The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Economy and Infrastructure Development Project (P150327) Local Economy and Infrastructure Development Project (P150327) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Armenia | Urban, Resilience and Land Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2016 | Seq No: 9 | ARCHIVED on 25-Mar-2020 | ISR40543 | Implementing Agencies: REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA, Armenia Territorial Development Fund Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 22-Dec-2015 Effectiveness Date: 29-Dec-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 01-Apr-2019 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 01-Apr-2019 Original Closing Date: 30-Apr-2021 Revised Closing Date: 30-Apr-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to improve infrastructure services and institutional capacity for increased tourism contribution to local economy in selected regions of Armenia. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Heritage Hub and Tourism Circuit Development:(Cost $50.55 M) Institutional Development:(Cost $4.45 M) Contingent Emergency Response Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Project was approved by the World Bank Board of Directors on December 22, 2015, and declared effective on December 29, 2016. Since its approval LEIDP experienced slow pace in implementation, however, towards the end of fiscal year the implementation progress has improved significantly evidenced by increased disbursements. The Bank team is working with the counterparts to restructure LEIDP to allow timely achievement of Project Development Objectives. 3/25/2020 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Economy and Infrastructure Development Project (P150327) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Low Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Project Development Objective Indicators IN00803701 ►Increased number of people in urban areas provided with access to all-season roads within a 500 meter range under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,000.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 28-Aug-2019 31-Mar-2021 IN00803702 ►Increased average number of hours per day of piped water services in project areas. (Number, Custom) 3/25/2020 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Economy and Infrastructure Development Project (P150327) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 8.00 8.00 8.00 14.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 28-Aug-2019 31-Mar-2021 IN00803703 ►Increased tourism spending (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 749.50 749.50 749.50 862.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 28-Aug-2019 31-Mar-2021 IN00803704 ►Increased number of jobs created by activities linked to support tourism industry (gender disaggregated) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 133,500.00 133,500.00 133,500.00 147,070.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 28-Aug-2019 31-Mar-2021 IN00803705 ►Number of destination management offices established and operational to ensure sustainability. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 28-Aug-2019 31-Mar-2021 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Heritage Hub and Tourism Circuit Development IN00803706 ►Beneficiaries that feel Project investments reflected their needs (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 28-Aug-2019 31-Mar-2021 A beneficiary survey is planned to be conducted at a later stage of the project implementation once selected sub-projects are completed - to allow sufficient time for beneficiaries to feel the benefit of the Comments: investments that they had identified. IN00803708 ►Grievances responded to within 2 weeks of being filed (%) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 3/25/2020 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Economy and Infrastructure Development Project (P150327) Value 0.00 0.00 1.00 100.00 Date 22-Oct-2015 28-Aug-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Mar-2021 IN00803710 ►Improved access roads to selected tourism attraction sites. (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 10.80 8.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Mar-2021 IN00803712 ►Grievances registered related to delivery of project benfeits addressed (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 28-Aug-2019 31-Mar-2021 To date, no complaints have been registered through the project GRM. LEIDP includes a project-wide grievance redress mechanism that will respond to all types of citizen concerns and feedback about the project. There is an active, ongoing engagement with the community members where the project has an activity. Draft appraisal subproject reports are publicly disclosed and consulted upon with respective ESMPs undergoing extensive disclosure and public consultations. The Minutes of these meetings are prepared and shared with the Bank. Individual subprojects were selected based on the community preferences. All construction sites have the information boards placed with contact details of both the Comments: Contractor and the financier in case of any complaints. To-date ATDF has already established a relevant GRM tool for grievance submission which include e- mail, Hot-line, web-tool. There has been an outreach campaign about the GRM to all target beneficiaries. GRM tools for grievance submission have been communicated to the main beneficiaries through public consultation meetings at the communities where initial sub-projects were launched. Furthermore, this information is listed on the posters established at public sites. IN00803714 ►Piped household water connections that are benefiting from rehabilitation works undertaken by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 60.00 300.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Mar-2021 Number of piped household water connections benefiting from rehabilitation works. This indicator is measured as the number of piped household water connections benefiting from rehabilitation works. Comments: Rehabilitation works are undertaken so that existing customers see the quantity and/or quality of their water supply services enhanced. IN00803716 ►Increased number of visitors to Project sites (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,203,746.00 1,203,746.00 1,203,746.00 1,384,307.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 28-Aug-2019 31-Mar-2021 IN00803717 3/25/2020 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Economy and Infrastructure Development Project (P150327) ►Increased number of tourism beds (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2,639.00 2,639.00 2,639.00 3,034.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 28-Aug-2019 31-Mar-2021 IN00803718 ►Number of old houses restored (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 28-Aug-2019 31-Mar-2021 IN00803719 ►Number of street lighting posts and bulbs replaced/installed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 435.00 200.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Mar-2021 IN00803720 ►Number of Parks upgraded (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 28-Aug-2019 31-Mar-2021 IN00803721 ►Project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 337,470.00 453,500.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Mar-2021 IN00803722 ►Of which female (beneficiaries) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 134,988.00 226,750.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Mar-2021 IN00803723 ►Number of tourism facilities constructed at the cultural heirtage sites along the tourist circuit (Number, Custom) 3/25/2020 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Economy and Infrastructure Development Project (P150327) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 28-Aug-2019 31-Mar-2021 IN00803724 ►Number of museum/art galleries refurbished (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 28-Aug-2019 31-Mar-2021 Institutional Development IN00803707 ►Production and distribution of new Tourism maps (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,000.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 28-Aug-2019 31-Mar-2021 IN00803709 ►Number of beneficiaries of skills development training provided by the Project, disaggregated by gender (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 300.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 28-Aug-2019 31-Mar-2021 IN00803711 ►Increased number of tourism-related SMEs at Project sites (e.g., souvenir and handcraft shops, family and guest houses, restaurants, museums, etc.), disaggregated by gender (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 7,813.00 7,813.00 7,813.00 8,984.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 28-Aug-2019 31-Dec-2015 IN00803713 ►Preparation of Site Management Plans for key cultural heritage sites (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 28-Aug-2019 31-Mar-2021 IN00803715 ►Working age population in Project areas engaged in non-farm employment (disaggregated) (Percentage, Custom) 3/25/2020 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Economy and Infrastructure Development Project (P150327) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 20.00 20.00 20.00 35.00 Date 22-Dec-2015 28-Aug-2019 28-Aug-2019 31-Mar-2021 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P150327 IBRD-85720 Effective USD 55.00 55.00 0.00 6.40 48.60 12% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P150327 IBRD-85720 Effective 22-Dec-2015 23-Feb-2016 29-Dec-2016 30-Apr-2021 30-Apr-2021 Cumulative Disbursements 3/25/2020 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Economy and Infrastructure Development Project (P150327) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 21-Apr-2018 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 3/25/2020 Page 8 of 8