PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID)



PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID)

Report No.: 30815

|Project Name |Africa Emergency Locust Project |

|Region |AFRICA |

|Sector |Crops (100%) |

|Project ID |P092473 |

|Borrower(s) |SEN, GAMB, MAURI, MALI, BURFASO, NIGER, CHAD |

|Implementing Agencies |Burkina Faso: |

| |Implementing Agency: Ministère de l’Agriculture, de l’Hydraulique et des Resources Halieutiques, |

| |Focal point: Ibrahim Kabore, Secretaire General, E-mail: depmahrh@fasonet.bf |

| |Project Implementation Unit (PIU): Focal point: Alain Kabore, Directeur General des Productions |

| |Vegetales E-mail: dgjou@burkinaonline.bf |

| |Chad: |

| |Implementing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture, BP 441 N’djamena, Focal point: M. Pascal |

| |Yoadoumnadji Tel: 52-69-79 |

| |Project Implementation Unit (PIU): Secretariat General- Ministere de l’ Agriculture |

| |Mali: |

| |Implementing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture, BP 61 Bamako. Focal point: Mr. Zana Sanogo |

| |Secrétaire Général, MA E-mail : zana_sanogo@yahoo.fr |

| |Project Implementation Unit (PIU): Unité Nationale de Lutte contre le Criquet Pèlerin (UNLCP). |

| |Focal point: Fakaba DIAKITE, Chef de l’UNLCP, E-mail unlcp@ |

| |Mauritania: |

| |Implementing Agency : Ministry of Rural Development and Environment. Focal point: Mohammed |

| |Abdelahi Oud Baba E-mail : Claa@topt5echnology.mr |

| |Project Implementation Unit : PIU: Centre de Lutte anti-acdridienne. Focal point: Mohammed |

| |Abdelahi Oud Baba. E-mail: Claa@topt5echnology.mr |

| |Niger: |

| |Implementing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture Development (MDA) Focal point: Mr. Abari Maimoussa, |

| |E-mail: dpv@internet.ne |

| |Project Implementation Unit (PIU): Secretaire General of MDA, Focal point: Mahaman Sani Moudi, |

| |Director of the PV, E-mail: dpv@internet.ne |

| |Senegal: |

| |Implementing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture; Focal point: Abdou Aziz Kane, E-mail : |

| |kolcel@yahoo.fr |

| |Project Implementation Unit (PIU): Project Coordination Unit. Focal point: Ibou Sane, E-mail: |

| |ibousane54@yahoo.fr |

| |The Gambia: |

| |Implementing Agency: Department of State for Agriculture, Focal point: Ebrima Secka, E-mail : |

| |Agripest@gamtel.gm |

| |Project Implementation Unit (PIU): Agricultural Pest Management Unit, Focal point: Ebrima Secka, |

| |E-mail: Agripest@gamtel.gm |

|Environment Category |[ ] A [X] B [ ] C [ ] FI [ ] |

|Safeguard Classification |[ ] S1 [X] S2 [ ] S3 [ ] SF [ ] |

|Date PID Prepared |November 22, 2004 |

|Estimated Date of Appraisal Authorization |October 22, 2004 (actual) |

|Estimated Date of Board Approval |December 16, 2004 |

1. Key development issues and rationale for Bank involvement

West Africa is facing its worst locust infestation in 15 years, spreading from the Atlantic coast to eastern Chad. The growing infestation threatens the agriculture productivity and could trigger famine in a region where many people are subsistence farmers and governments lack the means to fight the pests.

The locust infestation started following favorable condition for reproduction and was first detected locally in small areas in October 2003. Significant infestation commenced in the spring of 2004. As of July 2004 infestation spread significantly, and swarms are reproducing quickly and migrating across borders. So-called ‘circular migration’ whereby swarms migrate north to Maghreb countries and south again to Sahelian countries causing repeated ‘attacks’ is possible. There is also a possibility that Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and Guinea may be hit if no actions are taken. The threat is imminent, and actions must be undertaken immediately in order to disrupt the breeding cycle in October and November. Follow-up campaigns of pesticide application will be required during 2005 to manage resurgence of infestation.

Some investments have already been made to treat infested areas, but no party considers these adequate. Major organizations and governments of the affected countries are seeking additional resources and assistance with international coordination, both of control activities in the immediate and short-term, and subsequently in activities to mitigate the impact.

The FAO have monitored the situation and mobilized the donor community to assist with funding for immediate campaigns. Up until November 18, 2004, US$ 76 million was pledged to FAO managed ‘Unilateral Trust Funds’, including a US$ 28 million contribution from the European Commission. These funds are expected to finance emergency locust campaigns and complement national efforts and bilateral financial and in-kind donations. The African Development Bank has pledged US$ 10 million (including co-financing) to FAO for the EMPRES project aimed at strengthening the early warning system at country and regional level. The French government is expected to provide US$ 8.5 million in financing to the EMPRES project, including funds for research on options for bio-pesticides and new technology for locust monitoring. USAID have contributed pesticides and equipment, including several aircrafts, and the deployment of technical expertise in countries to assist with the analysis of impact of locust on food security and agriculture productivity.

In each country, a wide range of donors has provided financing to locust control activities. Details of these contributions exist with the committees that have been setup in each country to coordinate the locust control effort.

The Bank’s contribution for the Africa Emergency Locust Project is expected to be US$ 60 million, plus expected US$ 13.4 million of government contribution.

The Bank has been coordinating its contribution to financing of the locust activities with the major donors in the following way:

• September 20: Facilitated meeting between FAO and seven country delegations

• September 22: Informed the public about WB project approval of US$ 12.4 million as advance for WB financed locust project

• October 15: Invited donors to take part in appraisal of World Bank Locust project

• October 22: Project concept paper publicly disclosed on WB website

• October 25: Took part in donor meeting in Paris (convened on the initiative of the French, FAO and the World Bank)

• October 29: Hosted donor meeting in Dakar (with participation of USAID, French, and FAO)

• November 1 to 3: Included FAO and French in the appraisal of the World Bank Locust Project

• November 23: Public Information Document (PID) posted on world Bank web site

• November 29 to December 2: Participation in Extraordinary Session of the Desert Locust Control Committee at FAO in Rome (planned)

World Bank staff (AELP focal points) in each country is available to discuss coherence of the World Bank Locust project, and take part in the national committees on locust control.

2. Project Strategy

In line with the approach developed through consultations with countries and donors, this project will focus on areas of locust control and prevention where the World Bank has a comparative advantage: (i) provision of quick financial assistance for the imports necessary for control operations, (ii) reconstruction activities (restoring productive assets and providing bridging income-earning activities), and (iii) assistance to improve the early warning, mobilization, and mitigation systems.

The project team received endorsement from OPCS, LEGAF, QK and CD16 for the processing the project using procedures for Emergency Recovery Assistance (OP/BP 8.50).

3. Project Objectives

The project aims to help reduce the hardships imposed on people and the environment by current and future locust invasions. These hardships not only include the immediate effects of crop and livestock losses, but also delayed effects from lost productive assets and reduced income opportunities. It is the rural poor who suffer most from the effects locust infestation. The risks posed to people and the environment from application, handling, and storage of pesticides are equally significant.

The project will also seek to reduce the vulnerability of the concerned countries to future infestations by supporting improved strategies for prevention, early warning, reaction, and mitigation at both the national and regional levels. Regional collective action is required to respond to this regional plague.

The project (i) focuses on the Bank’s areas of comparative advantage in providing financing at the country level for activities that will complement funds committed by other donors for regional initiatives, and (ii) and builds upon existing World Bank operations in the region in order to respond quickly to the crisis.

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to reduce the vulnerability of the concerned countries to future infestations by supporting improved strategies for prevention, early warning, reaction, and mitigation, at both the national and regional levels. This will be achieved by (i) helping countries to control/manage locust infestations, (ii) mitigating the effects of locust infestations on people and the environment, and (iii) helping to ensure a more timely reaction to future infestations in Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, and The Gambia.

4. Project Components

The project will include a number of emergency activities, post-emergency recovery activities, and activities to improve future preparedness. These activities have been organized into four components:

Component A: Emergency Locust Management

This component includes investments for the emergency actions required to ensure that locust management activities are timely, cost-effective, and environmentally and socially sustainable. Two types of activities will be supported in this component: (i) an emergency locust campaign required to manage any current or resurgent infestations, and (ii) detailed inventories of pesticides and evaluation of pesticide storage areas to ensure effective management after the crisis, including upgrade of storage areas, and if necessary, preparation for disposal of any obsolete pesticides in the country.

Component B: Emergency Agriculture Investments

This component includes investments for the emergency actions required to restore agricultural productivity in priority rural areas that were damaged by locusts. Investments to be provided include provision of ‘starter packs’ (seeds, fertilizers, tools) and animal feed to rural populations, and may also include job creation for those who have lost crops/income due to locust infestation. Such jobs will be created through existing community-driven development or social projects and could include small-scale local civil works. Financing of activities under this component will complement that of other donors and will be within the framework of the needs expressed by FAO, WFP, and CILSS.

Component C: Early Warning and Response

This component includes medium- and long-term activities required to strengthen the national capacity for early warning and response to outbreaks. World Bank financing of activities in this component will complement investments made by the European Commission and the African Development Bank for the EMPRES program initiated by FAO. Investments will be made in three areas: (i) strengthening the early warning system procedures (capacity of crop protection agencies), (ii) equipment, software, and other goods required to operationalize the system, and (iii) awareness campaign and mobilization of village brigades for early warning.

Component D: Project Management

The output of this component will be effective project management (which is, designed, adjusted, monitored, and evaluated to reflect changing conditions) that would be able to address potentially shifting requirements and priorities of the effort to help manage locust infestations, as well as their effects on people and the environment in the concerned countries.

5. Activities with Regional Scope

There are three areas of intervention that warrant a regional approach — coordination of locust control, research into alternatives to chemical control measures, and monitoring and evaluation. Such activities will be financed through specific earmarked allocations in the country projects. The coordination of the regional work would take place at annual meetings of countries participating in this project, or at other relevant events such as sessions of CLCPRO.

6. Considerations for Flexibility of Project Design

The project is part of the countries’ overall emergency locust control programs. It has been designed in an emergency on the basis of available, very preliminary information about (i) the magnitude of actual infestation and its projected evolution, and of estimates of already and potentially affected communities; and (ii) the already mobilized and committed financial support. It is therefore likely that both its detailed design and funding will need to be adjusted to fit the evolution of the situation on the ground and additional financial resources that may become available. Estimated costs include important physical contingencies. Readjustments in program emphasis and detailed content, as well as reallocations of funds between components, will be done every year, or as necessary in close cooperation with all funding partners. Revisions will be based on actual development needs as tracked by the M&E system that will be established at the beginning of the program. Unnecessary/unused funds from the IDA credit will be cancelled at the end of the project.

Design of Components A and B: Special attention will be given to establishing efficient targeting mechanisms and defining sequencing and scale-up scenarios for the various activities involved in these components. These actions are intended to optimize the efficiency of project activities and minimize its environmental impact. Specific performance indicators and triggers will be used to determine the progress and success of the individual phases and subsequent program. An independent M&E committee will be established at the outset, composed of key stakeholders (government, donors, NGOs, rural communities, civil society, etc ), which will convene on a regular basis to track implementation progress and evaluate performance. Adjustments in design and scope will evolve and be implemented as the situation develops. After the first year of implementation, a joint in-depth implementation review will be carried out and the project will be scaled-up or down depending on outcomes/progress.

8. Proposed Country Outcome and Result Indicators

|PDO |Outcome Indicators |Use of Outcome Information |

| | | |

|To reduce the vulnerability of the |Early Warning and Response (EWR) |The effectiveness is measured using a scorecard |

|concerned countries to present future |effectiveness of seven countries improved by|that rates the incremental improvement in |

|infestations by supporting improved |end of project. |effectiveness. The Government and World Bank |

|strategies for prevention, early warning, | |will use the results to assess progress during |

|reaction and mitigation, both at the | |project supervision. |

|national level and at the regional level | | |

|Intermediate Results |Results Indicators |Use of Results Monitoring |

|One per Component |for Each Component | |

|Component One |Component One |Component One |

|Emergency locust control are improved |Ratio of hectares treated versus hectares |National committees will use this information to|

|(cost-effective, timely), and undertaken |infested |evaluate effectiveness of national program to |

|in environmental and social sustainable | |address infestation |

|manner | | |

| | | |

|Component Two |Component Two |Component Two |

|Livelihood of people impacted by locust |Percentage of beneficiaries receiving aid |National committees will use this information to|

|infestation addressed |from project that restore their livelihood |decide whether additional relief is required to |

| | |affected populations |

|Component Three |Component Three |Component Three |

|National capacity for early warning and |Reduction in response time from |National committees will use this information to|

|response improved |warning-to-reaction |inform if additional capacity is required to |

| | |undertake improved EWR |

|Component Four |Component Four |Component Four |

|Project is managed (designed, adjusted, |Evidence of use of information to adjust |Evidence of use of information to adjust project|

|monitored and evaluated) effectively |priorities of the project to respond to the | |

| |emergency | |

9. Proposed Result Framework

| | |Target Values (%) |Data Collection and Reporting |

|Outcome Indicators |

|Action |Time period |

|Decision to engage in the project |September 9 |

|Identification/preparation/pre-appraisal mission |September 20 to 22 |

|(Including Bank signing of PPF Advances) | |

|Donor Consultation Meeting |October 25 |

|Appraisal mission |November 1 to 3 |

|Negotiations |November 5 |

|Submission of Board Package |November 18 |

|Board approval (expected) |Dec. 16 |

|Date of effectiveness (expected) |Jan. 31 |

|Ad hoc Advisory Committee |

|Staff member |Affiliation |

|Ben Fisher |Consultant, OPCIL |

|Irene Xenakis |Operations Advisor, AFTQK |

|John McIntire |Sector Director, AFTSD |

|Mark Tomlinson |Director Regional Integration, AFC16 |

|Mary Barton-Dock |Sector Manager, AFTS4 |

|Sergio Margulis |Lead Environmental Economist, AFTS1 |

|Tjaart W. Schillhorn-Van Veen |Consultant (IPM), ARD |

|Staff who prepared the project |

|Staff member |Title | |Staff member |Title |

|Abdelaziz Lagnaoui |Sr Pest Management Specialist (HQ) | |Jean-Paul Chausse |Lead Specialist (Cote d’Ivoire) |

|Abdoulaye Toure |Sr Agric. Services Spec.(Burkina Faso) | |John Schwarz |Procurement Specialist (HQ) |

|Agadiou Dama |Senior Agricultural Spec. (Mali) | |John Virdin |Operations Specialist (HQ) |

|Agnes Albert-Loth |Senior Finance/Disbursement Officer (HQ) | |Laurent Brito |Procurement Analyst (HQ) |

|Aguiratou Savadogo-Tinto |Procurement Specialist (Burkina Faso) | |Liba C. Feldblyum |Finance and Operations Analyst (HQ) |

|Amadou Alassane |Agricultural Spec. (Niger) | |Lucie Tran |Operations Analyst (HQ) |

|Alberto Ninio |Sr Counsel (HQ) | |Lucienne M. M'Baipor |Social Development Spec. (Chad) |

|Amadou Oumar Ba |Agricultural Spec. (Mauritania) | |Mademba Ndiaye |Communications Coordinator (Senegal) |

|Bernard Abeille |Regional Procurement Manager (HQ) | |Mahaman Salifou |Sr Rural Development Specialist (Niger) |

|Bourama Diaite |Procurement Specialist (Senegal) | |Mamadou Yaro |Financial Management Specialist (Niger) |

|Charles Donang Ningayo |Procurement Specialist (Chad) | |Marie-Christine Balaguer |Paralegal (HQ) |

|Cheick A. T. Traore |Procurement Specialist (Mali) | |Nestor Coffi |Financial Management Specialist (Mali) |

|Daniel Moreau |Sr Agriculturist (HQ) | |Nyada Y. Baldeh |Liaison Officer (The Gambia) |

|Edward Olowo-Okere |Sr Financial Management Specialist (Nigeria) | |Peter Kristensen |Sr Environmental Specialist (TTL) |

|EH Adama Toure |Sr Agric. Services Spec. (Senegal) | |Pierre Morin |Sr Procurement Specialist (HQ) |

|Fily Sissoko |Financial Management Specialist (Senegal) | |Rohan Selvaratnam |Sr Program Assistant (HQ) |

|Hawanty Page |Senior Program Assistant (HQ) | |Sidi Boubacar |Sr Counsel (HQ) |

|Hugues Agossou |Financial Management Specialist (Benin) | |Timothy T. Carrington |Sr Communications Officer (HQ) |

|Ibrahim B. Nebie |Sr Agric. Extension Spec. (Burkina) | |Yao Wottor |Procurement Specialist (Niger) |

12. Map

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13. Contact point

Contact: Peter Kristensen

Title: Sr. Environmental Spec.

Tel: (202) 473-4789

Fax: (202) 614-1235

Email: pkristensen@

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