PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) APPRAISAL STAGE Report No.: AB7019 Project Name Emergency Infrastructure Rehabilitation & Energy Project – 2nd Additional Financing Region AFRICA Country Togo Sector Flood protection (80%);Sanitation (20%) Project ID P126899 Parent Project ID P113415 Borrower(s) GOVERNMENT OF TOGO Government of Togo Togo Implementing Agency Ministry of Urban Development & Housing/AGETUR Togo Madame Koko AYEVA, Coordinator, Technical Secretariat, PURISE 05 B.P. 428 Lomé 05 Togo Tel: (228) 9001 14 91 dako305@yahoo.fr Environment Category [ ] A [X] B [ ] C [ ] FI [ ] TBD (to be determined) Date PID Prepared March 29, 2012 Date of Appraisal April 2, 2012 Authorization Date of Board Approval May 30, 2013 1. Country and Sector Background Country context. Decades of instability in Togo’s political and economic landscape have been replete with tensions dating back to its early days as an independent nation in the 1960s. Political tensions sparked off by successor selection in 2005 damaged the social and economic fabric of the nation. A comprehensive political agreement (Accord Politique Global) was negotiated in August 2006, a transitional national unity government organized legislative elections in October 2007 (considered free and fair), and a new government pursuing political and economic reforms and re-engaging with the international community has been in place since then. The peaceful outturn of the March 2010 presidential elections has clearly improved the socio-political outlook. Impact of the 2010 floods. Togo, together with most countries in West Africa, suffered from heavy precipitation and flooding during the fall of 2010 rainy season. Over 86,000 people were affected throughout the country, many of whom lived mainly in low-lying pockets of the capital, Lomé. The original Grant and first Additional Financing (as a result of the flooding emergency in Togo November 2010). On June 2, 2009 and also on May 31, 2011, the Board of Directors of the World Bank approved a grant and first Additional Financing grant respectively for an Emergency Urban Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Energy Project (Grant No H4890-TG and Grant No. H7030-TG) in an amount of US$41.82 million equivalent, processed under the streamlined procedures of Operations Policy 8.00--Rapid Response to Crises and Emergencies. These grants support the key pillars of the Bank’s reengagement strategy in Togo. The financing was urgently needed by the GoT as a result of the country’s decade-long creeping political crisis leading to social and political instability and to : (a) lack of maintenance and new investments which had considerably hampered the delivery of basic municipal services; and (b) dramatic increase in urbanization, largely compounded by crisis-led population displacement contributing to increased pressure on existing infrastructure and services in most urban centers, especially, Lomé. Link to Country Partnership, Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and MDG. The proposed activities are consistent with the overall objectives and the key pillars of the Interim Strategy Note (ISN) discussed by the Board on May 29, 2008. A new Interim Strategy Note which was discussed by the Board in January 2012 sets out the Bank Group’s support to the Government’s reform program for the period FY12-FY15. The ISNs are closely aligned with the Government’s I-PRSP and have the following three main pillars: (i) Improve governance and transparency, through a focus on public finance management and key sectors of the economy (phosphates, energy, cotton and financial sectors); (ii) Promote economic recovery and sustainable development by helping the Government rehabilitate critical infrastructure and restore productive capacity in the phosphate and cotton sectors. The Bank will also support the Government in addressing the challenges and obstacles to, and potential entry points for, private sector investment as a catalyst for growth in Togo; and (iii) Address urgent social needs, through rehabilitation of the infrastructure base to provide quality public services and income-generating opportunities to the residents of poorest communities in Togo. The proposed Emergency Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Energy Project (EIREP) Second Additional Financing is an integral part of the FY12 ISN. It directly supports the second and third ISN pillars and provides support to infrastructure rehabilitation needed to expand the economy and create jobs. The proposed rehabilitation works are essential to the Government’s ability to attract other donors to support its recovery effort while it takes steps to use public resources efficiently and effectively to support the country’s economic and social recovery. 2. Objectives The Project Development Objective (PDO) of the second Additional Financing will remain the same as that of the original: To increase access to infrastructure and urban services in Lomé. The achievement of this objective would support the GoT’s efforts to demonstrate concrete improvements in the lives of its citizens, a critical step for sustaining social and political stability in the country. The current closing date, December 31, 2015, of the original and first additional financing grants will remain unchanged and will apply to the second Additional Financing. 3. Rationale for Bank Involvement The proposed Additional Financing complements the Integrated Disaster and Land management Project (IDLMP) that was approved by the Board in December 2011. While EIREP addresses the immediate infrastructure needs that have come about as a result of the floods, the IDLMP supports the GoT in strengthening nationwide systems and institutions for management of disasters, including early warning systems and completion of analytical studies and mapping of the Greater Lomé area. The works to be accomplished by the proposed Additional Financing for Togo EIREP will not involve work to be carried out directly by the IDLM project. 4. Description The second Additional Financing project will have two components – an expansion of the rehabilitation and construction works under sub-component A1 (Drainage) and A2 (Urban Roads) in an amount of about US$14 million (equivalent) as follows: Component A: Infrastructure Rehabilitation (US$14 million equivalent) A.1 Drainage cleaning and Rehabilitation (US$9.80 million equivalent): to reduce the number of people affected by periodic flooding in the poor neighborhoods of Lomé. The activities planned for this component will benefit at least an additional 48,000 people. Strengthening of the drainage system through: (a) cleaning of, approximately, additional six (6) kilometers of canals in Gbati, Aflao Gakli, Totsi and Agbalépédogan neighborhoods of Lomé; (ii) rehabilitation and extension of, approximately, additional four (4) kilometers of unsound drainage structures, through resurfacing the inner walls of drains, and construction of new culverts along Malou road, 164 Street, 190 AGP Road and Baptist Church road at Agbalépédogan, using mostly labor-intensive methods; and (iii) construction of a gutter for drainage of rainwater from the natural depression in Gbati Aflao/Gakli linking it to a network of canals (some expanded in size) to drain the water into the Lomé lagoon. A.2 Urban Roads (US$4.20 million equivalent): to rehabilitate about 5.2 kilometers of secondary roads in Lomé to increase access to currently isolated areas of the city. Despite considerable efforts under the original project, enormous needs persist to rehabilitate heavily dilapidated roads and to reinforce drainage systems in the urban centers, mostly as a result of the excessive floods. Rehabilitation of, approximately, additional five (5) kilometers of roads (including, Baptist church road at Agbalepedogan, improvement and paving of Malou road, 164 street, 190 AGP road, second side of Boulevard Malfakassa and second part/side of Avenue Pya and Pya Prolongee) roads in Lomé to increase access to Agbalepedogan, Gbati, Aflao Gakli and Tokoin neighborhoods of Lomé through: reshaping and reinforcing of base structures, re-gravelling and paving of roads, and rehabilitating drainage and crossing structures along those roads. Key results are expected to include improved and lower cost public transportation in the disadvantaged neighborhoods in which citizens are currently isolated from businesses and job opportunities. An additional 27,500 people are expected to obtain access to all-season roads. 5. Financing Source: ($m.) BORROWER/RECIPIENT 0 IDA Grant 14 Total 14 6. Implementation The same implementation arrangements are to be used for the second Additional Financing as for the original project. These are tested and proven systems that have had the benefit of knocking out waste and non-performing parts leaving easily accessible systems and a better trained fiduciary, safeguards, M&E and results, and technical staff who are competent and able to better manage the project. The Government is under a lot of pressure from a restive population to deliver dividends of peace quickly and is looking up to this project to provide a bridge to bigger possibilities of engagement in programs that will contribute to normalizing the social and poverty situation in the country. The Government has therefore lent a strong supporting hand to this project and its implementation and they have contributed to removing bottlenecks to implementation thus creating an environment supportive of achieving the objectives of the project. 7. Sustainability Under component B, the original project supported (i) acquisition of hardware and software for financial and procurement management; (ii) monitoring and evaluation, environmental and social safeguards, and (iii) training of technical staff of governmental agencies (MUDH, Ministry of Mines, Energy, and Water, DGH, CEET, TdE), the Municipality of Lomé, AGETUR-Togo, and communities involved in the project to streamline implementation processes. The project thereby helped to build the foundation for sustainability of these services through other activities that the Government and other donors will implement in the future. The proposed project will build on complementarity and synergy with works that are on-going in support of the Government and the Municipality of Lomé in building their capacity to developing maintenance and rehabilitation culture. For example, AFD and EC have both sponsored two Technical Assistance Personnel located in the Municipality of Lomé working on Solid Waste Management planning and execution as well as helping to re-organize the finance department of the Municipality. Through dialogue with Government two Laws were passed to create two agencies to deal with maintenance of roads and urban infrastructure assets. The CEOs of these agencies have been appointed and Government will make adjustments to these arrangements and appropriately resource the agencies as it seeks to fine-tune establishment and proper operationalization of the infrastructure assets management and maintenance systems for the country. 8. Lessons Learned from Past Operations in the Country/Sector Successes in implementation of past IDA projects in Togo have been achieved through close technical and fiduciary supervision. The use of private sector operators in managing works contracts has brought about synergies between private and public sector management systems and has provided some feedback for improving service provision to the citizens of Lomé. 9. Safeguard Policies (including public consultation) The proposed activities are similar in type and scope to the original investment program. It is not expected that the additional civil works activities to be carried out under the proposed second Additional Financing will affect the environmental category of the Project, which remains at Category B. No new safeguard policies are triggered. The types of investments included in the second Additional Financing are covered by the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) and Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) prepared and disclosed in the country and InfoShop on August 13, 2009, and August 23, 2009, respectively, and the ESMF and RPF still apply. The implementation of these two safeguards policies was satisfactory. Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) and Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) will be prepared per site specific needs as project implementation progresses. 10. Contact point Contact: Kwabena Amankwah-Ayeh Title: Sr Urban Spec. Tel: (202) 458-2782 Fax: (202) 473-8249 Email: Kamankwahayeh@worldbank.org 11. For more information contact: The InfoShop The World Bank 1818 H Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20433 Telephone: (202) 458-4500 Fax: (202) 522-1500 Email: pic@worldbank.org Web: http://www.worldbank.org/infoshop