Project Appraisal Document

Republic of Yemen

Government-CSOs Partnership
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To enhance Government-CSOs partnership in the implementation and monitoring of sector development programs. 5

STRATEGIC CONTEXT 7

Country Context 7

Sectoral and Institutional Context 8

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES 11

PDO 11

The development objective of the proposed project is to enhance Government-CSOs partnerships in the implementation and monitoring of sector development programs. 11

Project Stakeholders and Beneficiaries 11

PDO Level Results Indicators 13

17.The expected key results of the Government-CSOs Partnership Project are: 13

PROJECT DESCRIPTION 13

A.Project Components 14

B.Project Financing 17

32.Project Cost and Financing: 17

C.Lessons Learned from Countries in Transition and Reflected in the Project Design 19

IMPLEMENTATION 20

A.Institutional and Implementation Arrangements 20

KEY RISKS AND MITIGATION MEASURES 22

A. Risk Ratings Summary Table 22

1.Overall Risk Rating Explanation 22

APPRAISAL SUMMARY 22

Economic and Financial Analyses 22

1.Social (including Safeguards) 24

Environment (including Safeguards) 24

Annex 1: Results Framework and Monitoring 25

Annex 2: Detailed Project Description 28

1.The proposed project aims to enhance Government-CSOs partnership in the implementation and monitoring of sector development programs. This focus stems from the global experience that shows how government-CSOs partnerships can help the government to increase the sustainability of its reforms and improve participation and inclusion which promotes effective development results. 28

Annex 3: Implementation Arrangements 33

Annex 5: Implementation Support Plan 42

PAD DATA SHEET

Republic of Yemen

Government-CSOs Partnership Project

PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT

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Middle East and North Africa Region

MNSSD

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Basic Information

Date:

January 23, 2013

Sectors:

Social Development (100%)

Country Director:

Hartwig Schaefer

Themes:

Social Development, Civil Society Engagement and Community Development, Gender, Youth, Economic Empowerment

Sector Manager/Director:

Franck Bousquet / Junaid Kamal Ahmad

EA Category:

C

Project ID:

Lending Instrument:

TAL

Team Leader(s):

Najat Yamouri

Joint IFC:

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Borrower: Republic of Yemen

Responsible Agency: Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) for Components 2 and 3.

Contact:

Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Ali AI-Hawri

Title:

Deputy Minister for Economic Studies and Forecasts, MOPIC

Telephone No.: 967-1-250-665

Email:

[e-mail]

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Project Implementation Period:

Start Date:

June 30, 2013

End Date:

June 30, 2015

Expected Effectiveness Date:

Mayl 2013

Expected Closing Date: June 30, 2014

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Project Financing Data(US$M)

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Loan

[ X ]

Grant

[ ]

Other

[ ]

Credit

[ ]

Guarantee

For Loans/Credits/Others

Total Project Cost :

US$1.5 million

Total Bank Financing :

MNA Transitional Fund

Total Co financing :

n/a

Financing Gap : n/a

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Financing Source

Amount(US$1.5M)

BORROWER/RECIPIENT :

IBRD

IDA: New

IDA: Recommitted

Others: MNA Transition Fund

US$1.5 million

Financing Gap

Total

US$1.5 million

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Expected Disbursements (in USD Million)

Fiscal Year

2014

2015

Annual

0.91

0.59

Cumulative

0.91

1.5

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Project Development Objective(s)

To enhance Government-CSOs partnership in the implementation and monitoring of sector development programs.

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Components

Component Name

Cost (USD Millions)

Component One: Knowledge for Development Partnership (Bank-executed)

0.50

Component Two: Partnership and Mutual Accountability for Improved Participation and Inclusion (Recipient-executed)

0.55

Component Three : Results-oriented Action Plans for Effective Development Results (Recipient-executed)

0.45

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Compliance

Policy

Does the project depart from the CAS in content or in other significant respects?

Yes

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No

[ X ]

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Does the project require any waivers of Bank policies?

Yes

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No

[X]

Have these been approved by Bank management?

Yes

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No

[X ]

Is approval for any policy waiver sought from the Board?

Yes

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No

[X]

Does the project meet the Regional criteria for readiness for implementation?

Yes

[X]

No

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Safeguard Policies Triggered by the Project

Yes

No

Environmental Assessment OP/BP 4.01

X

Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04

X

Forests OP/BP 4.36

X

Pest Management OP 4.09

X

Physical Cultural Resources OP/BP 4.11

X

Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10

X

Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP 4.12

X

Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37

X

Projects on International Waterways OP/BP 7.50

X

Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP 7.60

X

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Legal Covenants

Name

Recurrent

Due Date

Frequency

Description of Covenant

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Team Composition

Bank Staff

Name

Title

Specialization

Unit

UPI

Najat Yamouri (TTL)

Senior Social Development Specialist

Social development

MNSSD

237027

Balakrishna Menon Sanjay

Lead Social Development Specialist

Local governance and decentralization

MNSSD

155077

Ali Khamis

Sr. Operations Officer

Urban development

MNSUR

156172

Sanjay Agarwal

Senior Social Development Specialist

Social development

SDN

257670

Moad Alrubaidi

Financial Management Specialist

Financial management

MNAFM

324944

Samira Al Harithi

Procurement Specialist

Procurement

MNAPC

364899

Hassine Hedda

Finance Officer

Disbursement

CTRLA

17700

Maya El-Azzazi

Program Assistant

Project Support

MNSSD

191011

Nikolai Soubotin

Legal Counsel

Legal

LEGAM

77725

Non-Bank Staff

Name

Title

Office Phone

City

TBD

Local STC

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Locations

Country

First Administrative Division

Location

Planned

Actual

Comments

Republic of Yemen

Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation

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