The World Bank Report No: ISR14749 Implementation Status & Results Europe and Central Asia DANUBE REGION WATER AND WASTE WATER SECTOR CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM (P128416) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: DANUBE REGION WATER AND WASTE WATER SECTOR Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 3 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 29-Jun-2014 CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM (P128416) Country: Europe and Central Asia Approval FY: 2012 Product Line: Recipient Executed Activities Region: EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA Lending Instrument: Technical Assistance Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 27-Jun-2012 Original Closing Date 15-Oct-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date 01-Jul-2014 Last Archived ISR Date 12-Oct-2013 Effectiveness Date 13-Nov-2012 Revised Closing Date 15-Oct-2015 Actual Mid Term Review Date 15-May-2014 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Development Objective of the proposed Danube Region Water Supply and Wastewater Sector Capacity Building Program would be to support institutional capacity building and the development of regulatory and policy instruments in the water supply and wastewater sector in participating countries in the Danube Region. The program would support (i) development of regulatory and policy instruments, and (ii) training and capacity building. The higher level objective of the program is to contribute to improving the efficiency and quality of water supply and wastewater service delivery in the Danube region. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Component 1 (Bank executed): Provision of Policy and Regulatory Support to National Level 2.10 Authorities and Support to Program Impleme ntation Component 2 (Recipient executed): Capacity Building for Water Supply and Wastewater Utilities 3.90 Public Disclosure Copy Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Low Low Implementation Status Overview Since the last ISR in October 2013 significant progress has been made on the implementation of the Danube Water Program. All activities planned in the Program's Work Plan have now started, including the preparation of a regional State of the Sector review, the kick-off for several capacity-building programs on energy efficiency, asset management and Page 1 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR14749 benchmarking, the launch of the DANUBIS.org waterplatform, and the successful 2014 Danube Water Conference bringing together 130 sector professionals from the entire region to discuss the sector's challenges and opportunities. The Danube Water Program is also leveraging an additional 2M Euros from various financing sources, including the GIZ' Open Regional Funds, several World-Bank managed trust funds and significant counterpart funds from utilities and implementation partners. Public Disclosure Copy The Program's Mid-Term Review, which took place between May 13 and 15, concluded that the Program is a on a realistic course to achieve its development objective in the planned time and budget. At the same time, the team considers that many of the Danube Water Program initiatives would greatly benefit from being supported beyond the current closing date to achieve meaningful and sustainable impacts, and plans to start discussions on a possible second phase focused on establishing sustainable, long-term mechanisms for the Program’s most relevant initiatives. Locations Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Moldova Chisinau Municipiul Chisinau ✔ ✔ Romania Bucuresti Bucuresti ✔ ✔ Ukraine Kyiv City Misto Kyyiv ✔ ✔ Bulgaria Sofia-Capital Sofiya-Grad ✔ ✔ Kosovo Komuna e Prishtines Komuna e Prishtines ✔ ✔ Serbia Central Serbia Belgrade ✔ ✔ Macedonia Centar Opstina Centar ✔ ✔ Austria Vienna Vienna ✔ ✔ Montenegro Podgorica Podgorica ✔ ✔ Bosnia and Herz Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ✔ ✔ Bosnia and Herz Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ✔ ✔ Croatia Grad Zagreb Grad Zagreb ✔ ✔ Albania Tirane Qarku i Tiranes ✔ ✔ Public Disclosure Copy Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target [NUMBER] of target countries in which Number Value 0.00 0.00 8.00 regulatory and policy recommendations have Date 27-Jan-2012 15-May-2014 31-Oct-2015 been discussed by decision makers. Comments Page 2 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR14749 [NUMBER] of Operational Performance Number Value 0.00 0.00 15.00 Improvement Action Plans or equivalent Date 27-Jan-2012 15-May-2014 31-Oct-2015 drafted by participating utilities. Comments Public Disclosure Copy [NUMBER] of participating countries that have Number Value 0.00 1.00 6.00 implemented and are using a sector Date 27-Jan-2012 15-May-2014 31-Oct-2015 information system to track utility performance. Comments [NUMBER] of participating utilities that have Number Value 0.00 0.00 10.00 defined and undergone at least one cycle of Date 27-Jan-2012 15-May-2014 31-Oct-2015 efficiency improvements monitored in the Comments sector information system. Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target [NUMBER] of sector regulation reviews Number Value 0.00 0.00 11.00 conducted. Date 27-Jan-2012 15-May-2014 31-Oct-2015 Comments [NUMBER] of sector policy reviews (including Number Value 0.00 0.00 11.00 identification of opportunities for Private Sector Date 27-Jan-2012 15-May-2014 31-Oct-2015 Participation) carried out. Comments [NUMBER] of energy audits conducted for Number Value 0.00 0.00 15.00 participating utilities. Date 27-Jan-2012 15-May-2014 31-Oct-2015 Comments [NUMBER] of participating utilities reporting Number Value 0.00 1.00 20.00 performance data to the sector information Date 27-Jan-2012 15-May-2014 31-Oct-2015 system. Comments [NUMBER] of policy makers, higher-level Number Value 0.00 150.00 45.00 technical and managerial staff from Date 27-Jan-2012 15-May-2014 31-Oct-2015 Public Disclosure Copy participating countries that benefited from Comments cross-country capacity building activities. [NUMBER] of utilities that have prepared Number Value 0.00 0.00 15.00 business plans. Date 27-Jan-2012 15-May-2014 31-Oct-2015 Comments Data on Financial Performance (as of 06-May-2014) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Page 3 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR14749 Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P128416 TF-12722 Effective 22-Oct-2012 22-Oct-2012 13-Nov-2012 15-Oct-2015 15-Oct-2015 Disbursements (in Millions) Public Disclosure Copy Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P128416 TF-12722 Effective USD 3.82 3.82 0.00 1.07 2.71 28.00 Disbursement Graph Key Decisions Regarding Implementation n/a Public Disclosure Copy Restructuring History Level two Approved on 21-Mar-2013 Related Projects There are no related projects. Page 4 of 4