PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) ADDITIONAL FINANCING Report No.: PIDA2679 Project Name Benin Emergency Urban Env. Additional Financing (P148628) Parent Project Name Benin Emergency Urban Env. Project (P113145) Region AFRICA Country Benin Sector(s) General water, sanitation and flood protection sector (40%), Solid waste management (25%), Sub-national government administration (1 0%), Public administration- Water, sanitation and flood protection (15%), Wastewater Treatment and Disposal (10%) Theme(s) Other urban development (45%), Municipal governance and institution building (35%), Climate change (20%) Lending Instrument Investment Project Financing Project ID P148628 Parent Project ID P113145 Borrower(s) Ministry of Urban Planning, Housing and Sanitation Implementing Agency CSS Environmental Category B-Partial Assessment Date PID Prepared/Updated 27-Feb-2014 Date PID Approved/Disclosed 03-Mar-2014 Estimated Date of Appraisal 26-Feb-2014 Completion Estimated Date of Board 08-May-2014 Approval Decision I. Project Context Country Context Benin is a coastal country with a population of nine million people and a per capita annual income of US$753 (Atlas method, 2012). The agricultural sector accounts for 32% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and provides employment to about 70% of the workforce.GDP growth over the last two decades has averaged 4% annually, below the Sub-Saharan Africa average of 4.6%. Benin abandoned Marxism in 1990 to embrace democracy. Presidential elections since the National Conference of 1990 have been generally considered free and fair; and transfers of power have been peaceful. In March 2011, Dr. Boni Yayi was re-elected for a second and final five-year presidential term, and his alliance won a comfortable majority in the National Assembly. With a new mandate and cooperative and supportive legislature, the President has embarked on ambitious reform programs. Page 1 of 5 Sectoral and institutional Context Impact of the 2010 floods. During the 2010 rainy season, Benin, together with most countries in West and Central Africa, suffered from heavy precipitation and flooding. Beginning in the middle of September 2010, unseasonably heavy rains struck the entire country, with precipitation levels the highest since the beginning of the last century. The rising water levels took populations by surprise and surpassed their traditional preventive, response and resilience mechanisms. The 2010 flood disaster affected more than 680,000 people and caused the death of 46 persons. Fifty-five out of 77 municipalities were affected to varying degrees. More than 50,000 houses were destroyed and 150,000 people were left without shelter. In addition, 278 schools were flooded, 128,000 hectares of crops and farmland were ruined, and an estimated 12,000 metric tons of food stocks were lost due to destroyed storage facilities. In cities and Cotonou in particular, uncontrolled urban growth and poor environmental management had been responsible for much of the damage: occupation of low-lying areas and zones historically known to be liable to flooding obstructed the natural channels for storm water, and most of the existing drains and channels had been non-functional and clogged with solid wastes, vegetation and mud. In addition, access to sanitation had been limited, and there were no functioning sewage system or wastewater treatment facilities. Finally, the country was lacking a comprehensive management system of household waste. Consequently, Cotonou’s flat topography and high water table faced a mix of rain runoff with latrine and septic tanks’ contents during the floods, resulting in an increase of waterborne diseases in the aftermath of the floods. The Emergency Urban Environment Project. On September 30, 2010, the President of Benin wrote to the President of the World Bank in request for support; this request was reiterated by the Beninese Delegation during the World Bank’s Annual Meetings in Washington that year. In response, the World Bank sent a multi-sectoral scoping team to Benin in early October 2010 to carry out a preliminary assessment of the damages from the flooding, and make recommendations. The mission comprised site visits, a fly-over, and meetings with United Nations (UN) agencies, Non Governmental Organization (NGOs), and the Beninese Inter-ministerial Crisis Committee. The key recommendation of the scoping mission was to immediately undertake a Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA); and in November 2011, a mission comprising staff from the World Bank, the UN system, the European Commission and the Global Fund for Disaster Relief and Recovery (GFDRR) worked jointly with the GoB to prepare the PDNA. The report was completed in January 2011, and has since been published (see http://www.gfdrr.org/sites/gfdrr.org/files/ GFDRR_Benin_PDNA_2010.pdf). A direct output of the PDNA was the Emergency Urban Environment Project (EUEP), which became effective on December 13, 2011 with financing from the International Development Association (IDA) of US$50 million. The EUEP has been a flagship project of the GoB aimed at addressing the consequences of the 2010 flooding disaster and mitigating impacts of future floods through interventions on urban drainage systems, solid waste management, wastewater and flood risk management. The EUEP Additional Financing. On November 19, 2013, the GoB requested IDA to allocate additional financing (AF) to the EUEP. The proposed AF (US$6.4 million IDA) will help finance costs associated with scaling up the EUEP activities to enhance the impact and developmental effectiveness. The Project Development Objective (PDO) of the AF is the same as the EUEP’s (see below); the EUEP key outcome indicators also remain unchanged and include: (i) number of alerts on flood risk issued per year using the Flood Early Warning System; and (ii) percentage reduction Page 2 of 5 of households vulnerable toflooding in the targeted municipalities as a result of improved infrastructure. Both the EUEP and the AF have a closing date of December 31, 2015. The proposed AF is consistent with paragraph 26 of OP10.00 (Investment Project Financing), under which the International Development Association may provide Additional Financing for Investment Lending for scaling up the development effectiveness of a well performing project. II. Proposed Development Objectives A. Current Project Development Objectives – Parent To improve infrastructure and mitigate the negative environmental impact of floods in Cotonou Agglomeration and to increase Benin level of preparedness for future flooding. B. Proposed Project Development Objectives – Additional Financing (AF) III. Project Description Component Name Component 1: Drainage Improvement and Rehabilitation (Total IDA: US$25.96 million, of which US$2.40 million AF) Comments (optional) Component Name Component 2: Municipal Solid Waste Management (Total IDA: US$15.02 million, of which US $1.20 million AF) Comments (optional) Component Name Component 3: Improved Wastewater Management and Sanitation (Total IDA: US$5.40 million, of which US$0.70 million AF) Comments (optional) Component Name Component 4: Flooding and Disaster Risk Preparedness and Management (Total IDA: US$7.13 million, of which US$2.10 million AF) Comments (optional) Component Name Component 5: Project Management (Total IDA: US$2.89 million - No AF) Comments (optional) IV. Financing (in USD Million) Total Project Cost: 6.40 Total Bank Financing: 6.40 Financing Gap: 0.00 Page 3 of 5 For Loans/Credits/Others Amount BORROWER/RECIPIENT 0.00 International Development Association (IDA) 6.40 Total 6.40 V. Implementation VI. Safeguard Policies (including public consultation) Safeguard Policies Triggered by the Project Yes No Environmental Assessment OP/BP 4.01 ✖ Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 ✖ Forests OP/BP 4.36 ✖ Pest Management OP 4.09 ✖ Physical Cultural Resources OP/BP 4.11 ✖ Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 ✖ Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP 4.12 ✖ Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 ✖ Projects on International Waterways OP/BP 7.50 ✖ Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP 7.60 ✖ Comments (optional) VII. Contact point World Bank Contact: Africa Eshogba Olojoba Title: Senior Environmental Specialist Tel: 473-8587 Email: aolojoba@worldbank.org Borrower/Client/Recipient Name: Ministry of Urban Planning, Housing and Sanitation Contact: Jean Jacques Ehoue Title: CSS-Coordinator Tel: 22921317771 Email: jsehoue@yahoo.fr Implementing Agencies Name: CSS Contact: Title: Tel: Email: Page 4 of 5 VIII. 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 Web: http://www.worldbank.org/infoshop Page 5 of 5