The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Bangladesh Urban Resilience Project (P149493) Bangladesh Urban Resilience Project (P149493) SOUTH ASIA | Bangladesh | Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2015 | Seq No: 9 | ARCHIVED on 17-Jul-2019 | ISR37699 | Implementing Agencies: Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh, Project Coordinating Monitoring Unit, Programming Division, Planning Commission, Ministry of Plannin Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 24-Mar-2015 Effectiveness Date: 03-Aug-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 08-Dec-2018 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 08-Dec-2018 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2020 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2020 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective is to strengthen the capacity of Government of Bangladesh agencies to respond to emergency eventsand to strengthen systems to reduce the vulnerability of future building construction to disasters in Dhaka and Sylhet. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component A: Reinforcing the Country’s Emergency Management Response Capacity:(Cost $110.00 M) Component B: Vulnerability Assessment of Critical and Essential Facilities:(Cost $12.00 M) Component C: Improved Construction, Urban Planning, and Development:(Cost $41.00 M) Component D: Project Coordination, Monitoring, and Evaluation:(Cost $10.00 M) Component E: Contingent Emergency Response Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Urban Resilience Project is being implemented by Dhaka City Corporation (DNCC) (On behalf of Dhaka Soutch City Corporation (DSCC), Sylhet City Corporation (SCC), and Fire Service and Civil Defence(FSCD)), Rajdhani Unnayan Kortiphokkho (RAJUK) and PCMU (Project Monitoring and Coordination Unit under Planning Commission). Coordination of the project activities is required across 5 Ministries and 7 Agencies. IDA Credit: US$173 million and Government of Bangladesh (GoB): US$6.5 million. IDA disbursement is at 29 %. The Project had a slow start, mostly due to the new nature of Project activities for the implementing agencies. These important activities will be carried out for the first time in the country and are now under implementation. Most of the major construction for DNCC, DSCC and FSCD have 7/17/2019 Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Bangladesh Urban Resilience Project (P149493) been completed. These include warehouses which will be used as centers for decentralized emergency services and will host search and rescue equipment that have been procured. DDM is implementing a contract for training exercises and drills which will do the capacity building of officials and emergency management response personnel, has also been signed and the firm is mobilized, and activities are on-going. RAJUK has signed six of their major consultancy packages which will carry out activities including vulnerability assessment of critical infrastructure, risk sensitive land use planning, establishing the urban resilience unit, and developing an electronic construction permitting system. The implementing agencies are engaging with several stakeholders to support the urban resilience agenda, and the progress and results are shared through the agencies' websites and the national press. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic -- Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Substantial Substantial Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall -- Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To strengthen the capacity of Government of Bangladesh agencies to respond to emergency events IN00718525 ►Wards with decentralized emergency response services in Dhaka (DNCC/DSCC jurisdiction) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 45.00 45.00 68.00 Date 31-May-2015 14-Dec-2018 24-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00718527 ►Wards with decentralized emergency response services in Sylhet (SCC jurisdiction) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 7/17/2019 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Bangladesh Urban Resilience Project (P149493) Value 0.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 Date 31-May-2015 14-Dec-2018 24-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00718528 ►Increased capacity of officials and emergency management response personnel (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N/A N/A yet N/A yet Baseline +3 Date 31-May-2015 14-Dec-2018 24-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2020 Baseline is expected to be set by January 2019 under the ongoing Training Exercises and Drills Contract. Comments: To strengthen systems to reduce the vulnerability of future building construction to disasters IN00718526 ►Systems established to reduce vulnerability of new buildings (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 Date 31-May-2015 14-Dec-2018 24-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2020 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component A: Reinforcing the Country’s Emergency Management Response Capacity IN00718529 ►DDM facilities renovated (ERCC, NDMRTI) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date 31-May-2015 14-Dec-2018 24-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00718533 ►DNCC/DSCC /SCC facilities constructed and/or renovated (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 24.00 24.00 26.00 Date 31-May-2015 14-Dec-2018 24-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00718536 ►FSCD facilities constructed and/or renovated (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 22.00 28.00 31.00 Date 31-May-2015 14-Dec-2018 24-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2020 7/17/2019 Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Bangladesh Urban Resilience Project (P149493) IN00718538 ►DDM/DNCC/ DSCC/SCC/FSCD and Satellite Control Room facilities equipped with ECT suites and/or kits (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 17.00 57.00 Date 31-May-2015 14-Dec-2018 24-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2020 All technical specifications finalized, will be tendered shortly. Comments: IN00718539 ►FSCD emergency management warehouses equipped with specialized search and rescue equipment (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 11.00 13.00 12.00 Date 31-May-2015 14-Dec-2018 24-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00718540 ►Multi-agency exercises and drills completed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.00 Date 31-May-2015 14-Dec-2018 24-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2020 The Training, Exercises and Drills (TED) activity is led by one firm which was recently brought on board. Comments: Project is on track to complete the target exercises and drills by project closing. Component B: Vulnerability Assessment of Critical and Essential Facilities IN00718530 ►Vulnerability of prioritized critical and essential facilities and lifelines assessed for Dhaka (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 25.00 100.00 Date 31-May-2015 14-Dec-2018 24-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2020 Indicator/Targets will be revised during upcoming restructuring Comments: IN00718534 ►Identified and prioritized critical and essential facilities and lifelines for Dhaka (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 100.00 100.00 Date 31-May-2015 14-Dec-2018 24-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2020 Indicator/Targets will be revised during upcoming restructuring Comments: Component C: Improved Construction, Urban Planning, and Development IN00718531 7/17/2019 Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Bangladesh Urban Resilience Project (P149493) ►E-Permits for construction issued by RAJUK (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 Baseline + 30% Date 31-May-2015 14-Dec-2018 24-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2020 Indicator/Targets will be revised during upcoming restructuring Comments: IN00718535 ►Urban Resilience Unit facility of RAJUK constructed (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 5.00 100.00 Date 31-May-2015 14-Dec-2018 24-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2020 Indicator/Targets will be revised during upcoming restructuring Comments: IN00718537 ►Urban Resilience Unit facility of RAJUK equipped with laboratory and field testing equipment (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 31-May-2015 14-Dec-2018 24-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2020 Indicator/Targets will be revised during upcoming restructuring Comments: Component D: Project Coordination, Monitoring, and Evaluation IN00718532 ►Monitoring Reports produced (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 4.00 20.00 Date 31-May-2015 14-Dec-2018 24-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2020 Target will be revised during upcoming restructuring Comments: Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P149493 IDA-55990 Effective USD 173.00 173.00 0.00 50.23 120.37 29% 7/17/2019 Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Bangladesh Urban Resilience Project (P149493) Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P149493 IDA-55990 Effective 24-Mar-2015 30-Jun-2015 03-Aug-2015 30-Jun-2020 30-Jun-2020 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 7/17/2019 Page 6 of 6