Malawi - Additional Financing to Sustainable Rural Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Project - IPR December 2023

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: additional financing to sustainable rural water and sanitation infrastructure project project code: p-mw -e00-009 country malawi sector: water supply and sanitation environmental categorization 2-category 2 report type: date of report: 26.06.2024 mission: desk supervision 3 from: 28.12.2023 to: 29.12.2023 prepared by task manager: lazarus botoman phiri alternate task manager : division manager : assefaw mecuria ahws2 project data project financing in usd financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totalgef-global envi. facility inssupregrant 597,640.00 2,045,860.00 2,643,500.00t o t a l 597,640.00 2,045,860.00 2,643,500.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 0155001651 10.05.2019 14.08.2019 14.08.2019 14.08.2019 31.12.2023 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 0155001651 2,643,500.00 1,921,818.66 1,921,818.66 0.00 1,921,818.66 t o t a l 1,921,818.66 1,921,818.66 0.00 1,921,818.66 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 0155001651 2,262,615.38 1,644,916.38 85.59 276,902.28 14.41 t o t a l 1,644,916.38 85.59 276,902.28 14.41 executing and implementation agencies borrower government of malawiguarantor government of malawiexecuting agency ministry of irrigation and water develop mentperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the stated objective of the gef additional financing for climate resilience activities was to sustain the availability of water supply in the river courses and climate proof the water resources outputs of the baseline sustainable rural water and sanitation infrastructure for improved satisfactory satisfactory health and livelihoods project srwsihlp in the same five districts of rumphi, nkhotakota, ntcheu, mangochi and phalombe. furthermore, it was to allow beneficiary communities to improve their resilience to climate change and ability to respond to drough t and flood conditions, while supporting the construction of more resilient infrastructure and more sustainable natural resource management practices, particularly catchment management. it was also envisaged to contribute to empowering the rural communit ies by improving livelihoods and providing support inclusive of women's priorities and needs to develop alternative income generating activities and reduce the dependence on trees. the project was well aligned with the objectives of malawi's national adaptation programme of action napa 2006 and the national adaptation plan nap stocktaking report 2016. in particular, the napa noted that water is a critical resource for human and industrial use, and for the maintenance of ecosystems. increasing dr oughts and floods seriously disrupt water availability, in both quantity and quality. the napa called for increased investment in the types of water resilience measures prioritized by the least developed country fund ldcf project, including construction of boreholes, water harvesting, water resource management, and flood management. activities were directly aligned to the core objectives of the bank's strategy for 2013 - 2022, the transition toward green growth that will protect livelihoods, improve wa ter, energy, and food security, promote the sustainable use of natural resources and spur innovation, job creation and economic development contributing the improvement of the quality of life of the rural people in the targeted districts. the strategy did not change. the supplementary financing was also in line with the bank's results based country strategy paper rbcsp 2013 -2017 pillar i: which seeks to address weak infrastructure and support transport, energy, water supply and irrigation. implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous most of the planned activities were implemented and completed. the procurement activities for all activities have been completed. the consultancy for the development of catchment adaptation plans was also rolled out and executed for each of the catchment m anagement committees. the number of institutional latrines was reduced due to budgetary constraints. satisfactory satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project did achieve its development objective project outcomes upon completion on 31st december 2023. it also disbursed 96.9 of its resources, in spite of the extension beyond the initial project duration for which it was designed, due particularly to initial planning challenges and the global impact of the covid -19 pandemic. what remains outstanding, is to ensure that the different models demonstrated through this project are replicated, using government of malawi's own resources, and to provide ong oing back stopping to the water user association and catchment management committee, in the noble work that they do, protecting fragile natural catchments. the subject of prompt maintenance of facilities already built, need not be overemphasised. non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status capacity building the need for ongoing capacity building of the wuas and the cmt is of necessity, to sustain the project gains, and keep these operational. water user fees, still need to be properly clarified to beneficiaries, so that the pool of resources required for futu re maintenance, and operation of these can be guaranteed gom 31.12.2024 in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline none none none gom 31.12.2024 b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective us ually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress to improve access to clean and sustainable water supply and improved health of rural communities. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment increased access to clean and sustainable water and improved and inclusive sanitation no. of added people with access to clean drinking water by gender nbr 0. 463,460. 515,850. 89.84 achievedlikely to be achieved as part of improving resilience of the gravity fed schemes under the baseline project, the gef additional financing has supported the drilling and construction of solar powered high yielding boreholes to supplement water resources in kasinje and nanyangu gravity fed schemes in ntcheu district phalombe major and sombani grav ity fed scheme in phalombe district. these works have been successfully implemented adding to the resilience of the beneficiary communities to climatic shocks. additionally, intake protection works for sombani intake weir and the construction of a masonry dam for dombole gravity fed system have been completed.[women] -no. of added people with access to clean drinking water by gender 0. 52. 52. 100.00 achievedlikely to be achieved as part of improving resilience of the gravity fed schemes under the baseline project, the gef additional financing has supported the drilling and construction of solar powered of high yielding boreholes to supplement water resources in kasinje and nanyang u gravity fed schemes in ntcheu district phalombe major and sombani gravity fed scheme in phalombe district. these works have been successfully implemented adding to the resilience of the beneficiary communities to climatic shocks. additionally, intake p rotection works for sombani intake weir and the construction of a masonry dam for dombole gravity fed system have been completed. according to the demography of the districts, over 52 of the beneficiary population are women.outcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project did achieve its development objective project outcomes upon completion on 31st december 2023. it also disbursed 96.9 of its resources, in spite of the extension beyond the initial project duration for which it was designed, due particularly to initial planning challenges and the global impact of the covid -19 pandemic. what remains outstanding, is to ensure that the different models demonstrated through this project are replicated, using government of malawi's own resources, and to provide ongoing back stopping to the water user association and catchment mana gement committee, in the noble work that they do, protecting fragile natural catchments. the subject of prompt maintenance of facilities already built, need not be over emphasised. 4 4 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment boreholes constructed motorised deep boreholes sited with drought risk consideration nbr 9. 3.00 3. 300.00 300.00 on track 9 high yield boreholes have been provided under the project, to address the drought induced water supply challenges in mitongwe and khola. a total of 70,382 41,022 women community members reportedly benefited from this water source augmentation. no. of additional water supply measures installed e.g., sand dams, rainwater harvesting nbr 12. 20.00 20. 60.00 60.00 not on track a masonry dam that was constructed in dombole to harness water for further use under the system. though currently not functional as it was silted up, the project is working on rectifying it. the construction of rainwater harvesting structures in schools ha s also been completed. the ministry is reportedly revising its in house designs, on account of the silting up of the masonry dam. deforested land reforested no of tree seedlings planted nbr 1,185,. 1,240,.00 1,240,. 95.56 95.56 on track tree planting has been completed in all catchments under the project. the survival rates are impressive trees lost from cattle damage and floods, at an average of 78 though some trees have been washed away during the tropical cyclones ana and gombe mainly in mangochi and phalombe districts. hectares of degraded catchment area hotspots restored nbr 504. 40.00 40. 1,260.00 1,260.00 on track restoration of about 504 hectares of damaged upper reaches of the catchments were undertaken, to reverse the destruction, as well as encroachment in 12 catchments. number of people trained on alternative income generation and nbr 9,651. 6,.00 6,. 160.85 160.85 on track under catchment management activities the mission was informed that sensitization of communities and identification of areas for tree regeneration were done in all the targeted districts. in phalombe about 630 community members were sensitized of which 302 were female and 328 were male. in ntcheu total of 747 were sensitized of which 403 were women. in nkhotakota a total of 246 were sensitized of which were women. communities trained in climate change adaptation number of institutions trained to identify, prioritize, implement, monitor and evaluate adaptation strategies and measures and capacity score out of 10 nbr 5. 24.00 24. 20.83 20.83 not on track training done in 5 district councils. catchment areas with climate change risks identified and nbr 14. 12.00 12. 116.67 116.67 on track 14 catchment areas were identified and scoped dwambadzi in khotakota and lingamasa in mangochi added catchment areas with climate change risks identified and documented nbr 14. 12.00 12. 116.67 116.67 on track all the 14 catchment areas were identified and scoped. number of catchment areas with climate adaptation plans prepared nbr 14. 12.00 12. 116.67 116.67 on track 14 climate adaptation plans have been prepared for all the 14 catchment areas water resources monitoring strengthened ce and operational nbr 10. 10.00 10. 100.00 100.00 on trackconstruction of data collection platform houses has been completed and that the supply of data loggers was completed in june 2022, training and installation of the data loggers has also been completed. now functional and used as early warning tool. waterways with community -led stream protection and erosion control measures implemented nbr 12. 12.00 12. 100.00 100.00 on track the project has implemented several land degradation prevention activities in all the districts which has assisted in reclaiming de - graded land institutional sanitation facilities constructed no. of latrines constructed rehabilitated with flood risk consideration nbr 25. 100.00 100. 25.00 25.00 not on track due to budgetary constraints the project reduced the scope on the number of institutional latrines with flood risk consideration constructed under the project. output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous most of the planned activities were implemented and completed. the procurement activities for all activities have been completed. the consultancy for the development of catchment adaptation plans was also rolled out and executed for each of the catchment management committees. the number of institutional latrines was red uced due to budgetary constraints. 3 3 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the stated objective of the gef additional financing for climate resilience activities was to sustain the availability of water supply in the river courses and climate proof the water resources outputs of the baseline sustainable rural water and sanitation infrastructure for improved health and livelihoods project srwsihlp in the same five districts of rumphi, nkhotakota, ntcheu, mangochi and phalombe. furthermore, it was to allow beneficiary communities to improve their resilience to climate change and ability to respond to drought and flood conditions, while supporting the construction of more resilient infrastructure and more sustainable natural resource management practices, particularly catchment management. it was also envisaged to contribute to empowering the rural communities by improving livelihoods and providing support inclusive of women's priorities and needs to develop alternative income generating activities and reduce the dependence on trees. the project was well aligned with the objec tives of malawi's national adaptation programme of action napa 2006 and the national adaptation plan nap stocktaking report 2016. in particular, the napa noted that water is a critical resource for human and industrial use, and for the maintenance of ecosystems. increasing droughts and floods seriously disrupt water availability, in both quantity and quality. the napa called for increased investment in the types of water satisfactory satisfactory resilience measures prioritized by the least developed country fund ldcf project, including construction of boreholes, water harvesting, water resource management, and flood management. activities were directly aligned to the core objectives of the bank 's strategy for 2013 - 2022, the transition toward green growth that will protect livelihoods, improve water, energy, and food security, promote the sustainable use of natural resources and spur innovation, job creation and economic development contributi ng the improvement of the quality of life of the rural people in the targeted districts. the strategy did not change. the supplementary financing was also in line with the bank's results based country strategy paper rbcsp 2013 -2017 pillar i: which seeks to address weak infrastructure and support transport, energy, water supply and irrigation. additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

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