Tonga Cyclone Ian Reconstruction and Climate Resilience Project

Abstract*

The development objectives of the Cyclone Ian Reconstruction and Climate Resilience Project for Tonga are to: (i) restore housing, community facilities, and basic services to the affected population of Ha'apai; and (ii) strengthen the country's resilience to natural disasters. The project comprises of three components. The first component, housing and key community facilities repair, reconstruction, and climate resilience consists of following seven... Show More

Development Objective

The objectives of the Project are to: (a) strengthen the climate resilience of housing and selected community facilities for the affected population of Haâ??apai; and (b) strengthen the Recipientâ??s preparedness to recover from future natural disasters.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P150113
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Keiko Saito , Michael Bonte-Grapentin
Borrower 2
Kingdom of Tonga

Country
Tonga
Disclosure Date
May 28, 2014
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 28, 2014
Effective Date
July 1, 2014

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 15.89 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Infrastructure and Tourism,Ministry of Finance and National Planning
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2014

Commitment Amount
US$ 13.80 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
October 1, 2020
Closing Date
November 30, 2018

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change63%
- FY17 - Adaptation63%

FY17 - Finance

FY17 - Finance for Development25%
- FY17 - Disaster Risk Finance25%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Disaster Risk Management75%
- FY17 - Disaster Preparedness25%
- FY17 - Disaster Response and Recovery25%
- FY17 - Disaster Risk Reduction25%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit from CRW	6.00
Borrower/Recipient	2.09
IDA Grant from CRW	6.00
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery	1.80

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	12.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	12.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	1.80
Total Project Cost**	15.89

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-54770	Int Charges	19,389.48
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-54770	Int Charges	19,389.48
Mar 1, 2023	IDA-54770	Int Charges	19,133.02
Aug 16, 2022	IDA-54770	Int Charges	19,148.63
Aug 16, 2022	IDA-54770	Int Charges	75.33
Aug 16, 2022	IDA-54770	Int Charges	75.33
Aug 16, 2022	IDA-54770	Int Charges	19,148.63
Feb 22, 2022	IDA-54770	Int Charges	20,071.66
Feb 22, 2022	IDA-54770	Int Charges	20,071.66
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-54770	Int Charges	251.96
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-54770	Int Charges	251.96
May 28, 2014	IDA-54770	Loan Commitment	6,000,000.00
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-54770	Int Charges	414.06
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-54770	Int Charges	19,749.54
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-54770	Int Charges	19,749.54
Oct 30, 2018	IDA-H9620	Loan Cancel	13,808.44
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-54770	Int Charges	483.66
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-54770	Int Charges	483.66
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-54770	Int Charges	20,217.61
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-54770	Int Charges	20,217.61
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-54770	Int Charges	62.85
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-54770	Int Charges	62.85
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-54770	Int Charges	20,001.28
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-54770	Int Charges	20,001.28
Aug 16, 2016	IDA-54770	Int Charges	246.42
Aug 16, 2016	IDA-54770	Int Charges	246.42
Aug 16, 2016	IDA-54770	Int Charges	10,036.77
Aug 16, 2016	IDA-54770	Int Charges	10,036.77
Apr 5, 2016	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	211,658.81
Apr 19, 2016	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	364,057.22
Feb 18, 2016	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	431,222.16
Feb 18, 2016	IDA-54770	Int Charges	2,759.42
Feb 18, 2016	IDA-54770	Int Charges	2,759.42
Nov 25, 2015	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	325,710.62
Aug 7, 2015	IDA-H9620	Loan Disb	620,420.00
Jan 15, 2016	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	384,664.94
Sep 22, 2015	IDA-H9620	Loan Disb	131,349.98
Oct 7, 2015	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	437,633.22
Dec 11, 2015	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	355,483.80
Nov 23, 2015	IDA-H9620	Loan Disb	24,562.44
Nov 23, 2015	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	333,776.28
Sep 26, 2014	IDA-H9620	Loan Disb	692,105.40
Dec 9, 2014	IDA-H9620	Loan Disb	646,640.25
Jan 28, 2015	IDA-H9620	Loan Disb	878,649.30
Aug 26, 2014	IDA-H9620	Loan Disb	1,099,800.00
Mar 9, 2015	IDA-H9620	Loan Disb	793,854.75
Jun 12, 2015	IDA-H9620	Loan Disb	718,870.70
Oct 26, 2017	IDA-H9620	Loan Disb	-90,910.18
Oct 18, 2017	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	284,130.00
Oct 18, 2017	IDA-H9620	Loan Disb	133,056.00
Aug 16, 2017	IDA-54770	Int Charges	247.88
May 28, 2014	IDA-H9620	Loan Commitment	6,000,000.00
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-54770	Int Charges	33.26
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-54770	Int Charges	33.26
Feb 22, 2024	IDA-54770	Int Charges	19,304.12
Feb 22, 2024	IDA-54770	Int Charges	19,304.12
Aug 20, 2024	IDA-54770	Loan Repay	51,955.04
Aug 20, 2024	IDA-54770	Int Charges	18,178.76
Aug 20, 2024	IDA-54770	Int Charges	18,178.76
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-54770	Loan Repay	174.92
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-54770	Int Charges	45.09
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-54770	Int Charges	45.09
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-54770	Int Charges	19,832.17
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-54770	Int Charges	19,832.17
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-54770	Int Charges	241.29
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-54770	Int Charges	241.29
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-54770	Int Charges	130.52
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-54770	Int Charges	130.52
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-54770	Int Charges	19,770.64
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-54770	Int Charges	19,770.64
Aug 17, 2021	IDA-54770	Int Charges	40.64
Aug 17, 2021	IDA-54770	Int Charges	40.64
Aug 17, 2021	IDA-54770	Int Charges	20,692.54
Aug 17, 2021	IDA-54770	Int Charges	20,692.54
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-54770	Int Charges	451.11
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-54770	Int Charges	451.11
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-54770	Int Charges	20,925.83
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-54770	Int Charges	20,925.83
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-54770	Int Charges	234.05
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-54770	Int Charges	234.05
Mar 1, 2023	IDA-54770	Int Charges	19,133.02
Apr 26, 2018	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	7,174.95
Feb 22, 2018	IDA-54770	Int Charges	598.80
Feb 22, 2018	IDA-54770	Int Charges	598.80
Feb 22, 2018	IDA-54770	Int Charges	20,294.96
Feb 22, 2018	IDA-54770	Int Charges	20,294.96
Dec 12, 2017	IDA-H9620	Loan Disb	112,454.65
Nov 16, 2018	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	-25,495.66
Nov 16, 2018	IDA-54770	Loan Cancel	26,601.17
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-54770	Int Charges	414.06
Aug 16, 2017	IDA-54770	Int Charges	247.88
Sep 12, 2017	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	-250,427.30
Sep 12, 2017	IDA-H9620	Loan Disb	-176,509.73
Aug 16, 2017	IDA-54770	Int Charges	17,281.77
Aug 16, 2017	IDA-54770	Int Charges	17,281.77
Feb 17, 2017	IDA-54770	Int Charges	314.70
Feb 17, 2017	IDA-54770	Int Charges	314.70
Feb 17, 2017	IDA-54770	Int Charges	13,337.28
Feb 17, 2017	IDA-54770	Int Charges	13,337.28
Apr 4, 2017	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	327,471.94
May 3, 2017	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	415,237.30
Jul 12, 2017	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	423,539.56
Sep 12, 2016	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	411,743.20
Oct 20, 2016	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	331,234.72
Oct 25, 2016	IDA-H9620	Loan Disb	3,982.45
Jun 17, 2016	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	296,116.84
Jan 31, 2017	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	273,374.22
May 16, 2018	IDA-H9620	Loan Disb	6,988.95
Dec 8, 2017	IDA-54770	Loan Disb	45,260.32

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2018-06-05
Counterpart Funding	Highly Satisfactory	2018-06-05
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2018-06-05
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2018-06-05
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2018-06-05
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2018-06-05
Project Management	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2018-06-05

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-12-2019
Outcomes	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 08-27-2019	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance	Not Rated	N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Direct project beneficiaries Value 0.00 5800.00 5400.00
Date June 17, 2014 June 30, 2018 November 30, 2018
Comment
Project dwellings in Ha'apai built, repaired or retrofitted to resistant standard Value 0.00 1100.00 1031.00
Date June 17, 2014 June 30, 2018 November 30, 2018
Comment

National resilient reconstruction and recovery mechanisms and standards developed	Value	No policy	Policy implemented	Mechanisms and standards developed and submitted t
	Date	June 17, 2014	June 30, 2018	November 30, 2018
	Comment

Female beneficiaries Value 0.00 40.00 40.00
Date June 17, 2014 June 30, 2018 November 30, 2018
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Communications strategy prepared and implemented	Value	No strategy	Communications strategy fully implemented.	Communications strategy fully implemented.
	Date	June 17, 2014	June 30, 2018	November 30, 2018
	Comment

Community facilities repaired to a cyclone resilient standard Value 0.00 18.00 18.00
Date June 17, 2014 June 30, 2018 November 30, 2018
Comment

Effective implementation of asbestos removal plan and removal of asbestos containing materials undertaken in accordance to the plan	Value	No policy or plan	Removal of asbestos-containing materials identifie	Removal of asbestos-containing materials identifie
	Date	June 17, 2014	June 30, 2017	November 30, 2018
	Comment

Development of a national post-disaster housing policy to support recovery from future disasters	Value	No policy	Policy implemented	Policy developed and submitted to the Task Force G
	Date	June 17, 2014	June 30, 2017	November 30, 2018
	Comment

Tonga Building Code compliance strengthened	Value	0	Building Code revisions submitted to the Task Forc	Building Code revisions submitted to the Task Forc
	Date	June 17, 2014	June 30, 2018	November 30, 2018
	Comment

Direct project beneficiaries	Value	0.00	5800.00	5400.00
	Date	June 17, 2014	June 30, 2018	November 30, 2018
	Comment

Female beneficiaries	Value	0.00	40.00	40.00
	Date	June 17, 2014	June 30, 2018	November 30, 2018
	Comment