Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project (P159653) Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project (P159653) LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN | OECS Countries | Environment, Natural Resources & the Blue Economy Global Practice | Global Environment Project | Investment Project Financing | FY 2018 | Seq No: 5 | ARCHIVED on 26-Sep-2019 | ISR37553 | Implementing Agencies: The World Bank, OECS Council, OECS Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 25-Sep-2017 Effectiveness Date: 18-Oct-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 08-Jan-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2021 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objective (PDO) Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to strengthen capacity for ocean governance and coastal and marine geospatial planning in the participating countries. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Strengthening Ocean Governance:(Cost $4.00 M) Strengthening Knowledge and Capacity:(Cost $1.99 M) Project Management, Monitoring and Assessment:(Cost $0.31 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project (CROP), approved on September 25, 2017, continues to move in the right direction. The Project was officially launched in the region on March 5, 2018 with the participation of the 5 countries, the OECS Commission and the World Bank. The Project has disbursed 37% of its total funds ($5.53 million). CROP continues to partner with various stakeholders on the ground in the implementation of the activities. 9/26/2019 Page 1 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project (P159653) Component 1: All activities are on track. Consultations are currently underway for the development of Coastal and Marine Spatial Plan (CMSPs) and national/regional ocean polices. To bring wide visibility to CROP activities, a 5-minute video to inform on CMSP and on the blue economy more generally has been developed. This video has been distributed via the OECS YouTube and Facebook channels and a shorter version of the video has been placed on OECS Twitter. The full-length video can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sJhhe9oIK9bxnxlmyij6C4Sv0hpegWrN/view. Three National Ocean Governance Committees (NOGCs) have already been established (St. Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada) which are essential to guide the development of CMSPs. Component 2: All activities are on track. Regional training workshops on marine data tools and uses have been conducted by The Nature Conservancy under the auspice of the OECS Commission. Additionally, work on the ‘Think Blue’ platform for ocean literacy, in partnership with Virtual Educa Foundation, has commenced. CROP is fostering a collaborative synergy amongst sectoral ministries, and resource users (stakeholders at all levels) both in-country and across the region. Component 3: The institutional arrangements for the OECS CROP PIU are in place and performing well. The major consultancy services contracts under CROP components 1 and 2 are in effect. CROP has been successful in fostering a collaborative synergy amongst sectoral ministries, and resource users (stakeholders at all levels) both in-country and across the region. CROP has also made progress towards generating knowledge partnerships, including the signed MOU with the Virtual Educa Foundation. Additionally, the PIU is active on public awareness and promotion of CROP. The regional Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) and the Indigenous Peoples Policy Framework (IPPF) for the project are available here: https://www.oecs.org/ogu-resources. CROP’s Grievance Redress Mechanism is active and can be found here: https://oecs.org/grievance-redress Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Low Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial Substantial Substantial Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Low Low Low Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Strengthen ocean governance IN00714571 9/26/2019 Page 2 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project (P159653) ►Marine spatial plans (a) developed in a participatory manner, and (b) endorsed at ministerial level by participating member states, and by the OECS Commission. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.00 Date 03-Oct-2018 15-Apr-2019 18-Sep-2019 13-Aug-2021 IN00714573 ►Coastal master plans (a) developed in a participatory manner, and (b) endorsed at ministerial level by participating member states (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 Date 15-Aug-2017 15-Apr-2019 18-Sep-2019 13-Aug-2021 Strengthen knowledge and capacity IN00714572 ►Improved OECS ocean data coverage and access to ocean education on existing platforms. (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 15-Aug-2017 15-Apr-2019 18-Sep-2019 13-Aug-2021 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Strenghen ocean governance IN00714574 ►1.1- Share of stakeholder groups participating in consultations (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 100.00 90.00 Date 15-Aug-2017 15-Apr-2019 18-Sep-2019 13-Aug-2021 CROP has succesfully engaged a total of 631 stakeholders across groups including Community, Academia, Provate Sector, Public Sector, NGO, and Indigenous Peoples. This is the total number of people consulted across activities including the 223 stakehoders consulted for the SESA. Community: 13 (2.06%) Academia: 6 (0.95%) Private Sector: 91 (14.42%) Comments: Public Sector: 477 (75.59%) NGO: 28 (4.44%) Indigenous people: 16 (2.54%) Of the above countdown the followin is the gender breakdown: Male: 357 (56.58%) Female: 274 (43.42%) IN00714576 ►1.2 - Coordinating bodies formed and actively oversee the development of the national and regional level marine and coastal spatial plans (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 9/26/2019 Page 3 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project (P159653) Date 15-Aug-2017 15-Apr-2019 18-Sep-2019 13-Aug-2021 Baseline: OECS Ocean Governance Committee On June 19, 2018 Saint Lucia informed that the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the expansion of the Coastal Zone Management Advisory Committee to include matters relating to ocean governance. As Comments: such, this committee has been renamed NOGC. In January 2019, the Cabinet of Ministers in St Vincent and the Grenadines approved the establishment of an NOGC. The Grenada NOGC was approved by cabinet on September 2019. IN00714578 ►1.3 National policies developed in support of ocean governance. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 3.00 3.00 3.00 5.00 Date 01-May-2017 15-Apr-2019 18-Sep-2019 13-Aug-2021 Baseline policies: Eastern Caribbean Regional Ocean Policy (ECROP); draft St Kitts and Nevis ocean Comments: Policy; and draft St Vincent and the Grenadines Ocean Policy Strenghen knowledge and capacity IN00714575 ►2.1 - Decision makers sensitized on how to transition to the Blue Economy. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 26.00 75.00 Date 15-Aug-2017 15-Apr-2019 18-Sep-2019 13-Aug-2021 A number of permanent secretaries, OECS ambassadors, and indigenous communities’ Chiefs were sensitized to inform on the CROP and Blue Economy matters. Some decision makers were also present Comments: at the national MSP seminars. Further, issues related to CROP were on the agenda of the COMES and OECS Authority at their annual meetings in 2018 and again planned for 2019 meetings. IN00714577 ►2.2 - Knowledge partnerships formed to develop and/or deliver training and data on the blue economy. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 3.00 4.00 Date 15-Aug-2017 15-Apr-2019 18-Sep-2019 13-Aug-2021 In 2018, an MOU was signed between the OECS Commission and Virtual Educa Foundation to facilitate knowledge sharing and capacity building on the blue economy. In addition, the following partnerships were established: - In January 2018 a partnership was established with Future Earth Coasts and the European Space Agency (ESA) to sensitize on the use of earth observation data. Resulting from this partnership is Comments: roadmap that investigates four key narratives and identifies priority research areas and key actions: 1. Fisheries and Aquaculture 2. Maritime Safety and Security 3. Sargassum Influxes into Coastal Systems 4. Climate Change and Risk Reduction - In February, 2019, the PIU commenced relations with the ESA initiative (Earth Observations for Sustainable Development – EO4SD) to support the use of earth observation in the CMSP process. IN00714579 ►2.3 - Learning products developed on the blue economy (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 7.00 4.00 Date 15-Aug-2017 15-Apr-2019 18-Sep-2019 13-Aug-2021 9/26/2019 Page 4 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project (P159653) CROP has succesfully prepared a Communication Strategy and Implementation plan for the Blue Economy Programme, along with key initial knowledge and communication products:  Two Posters (1: Blue Economy; and 2: Marine Spatial Planning)  Four technical Briefs: 1. Good Ocean Governance 2. Marine Spatial Planning Comments: 3. Coastal master Plans: Case of Grenada 4. Ocean Governance - Case of the OECS  Videos on the Blue Economy and CMSP: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sJhhe9oIK9bxnxlmyij6C4Sv0hpegWrN/view shortened version: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1AvWp9b4z_xfGVYddTpU6R1o_G-pll0Sw Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P159653 TF-A5428 Effective USD 6.30 6.30 0.00 2.32 3.98 37% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P159653 TF-A5428 Effective 25-Sep-2017 14-Oct-2017 18-Oct-2017 31-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 Cumulative Disbursements 9/26/2019 Page 5 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project (P159653) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 9/26/2019 Page 6 of 6