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Ratings for the Flood Emergency Rehabilitation Project for Djibouti were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, the risk to development outcome was substantial, Bank performance was satisfactory, and Borrower performance was moderately satisfactory. Some lessons learned included: it is important to entrust implementation of a post-disaster operation to a well established agency, with good knowledge of Bank procedures and adequate procurement and financial management capacity. ADETIP (National Executing Agency for Public Works - Agence Djiboutienne d'Execution des Travaux d'Interet Public) did a good job in coordinating implementation of a large number of components. The lack of government reaction to the encroachment on public domain in a sensitive area is puzzling and needs to be discussed within the country dialogue context. Sooner or later, the Government will have to address the problem, hopefully before a severe flood. The Bank policy on involuntary resettlement is ...
The Status of Projects in Execution (SOPE) report for FY09 provides information on all International Bank and Rural Development (IBRD)/International Development Association (IDA) projects that were active on June 30, 2009. The report is intended to bridge the gap in information available to the public between the project appraisal document, disclosed after the Bank approves a project, and the implementation completion report, disclosed after the project closes. In addition to the project progress description, the FY09 SOPE report contains project level comparisons of disbursement estimates and actual disbursements, and a table showing the loan/credit/grant amount and disbursements to date for all active projects.
Ratings for the HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis Control Project for Djibouti were as follows: outcomes were satisfactory, the risk to development outcome was low, Bank performance was satisfactory, and Borrower performance was highly satisfactory. Some lessons learned included: getting the support at the highest political level made a huge difference in implementation. The creation of the Interministerial Committee, later transformed into the CCMI (Comite de Coordination Multisectorielle et Inter-partenariale), succeeded in mobilizing the multi-sectoral and community-based activities and donor support. Moreover, it was important to engage religious leaders. Trained religious leaders and imams were often called on to conduct advocacy and question and answer sessions. The early delays in implementation were caused by the focus on strengthening the management capacity and qualified staffing of the newly established Executive Secretariat (ES) and on the development of detailed ...



