Liberia Land Administration Project

Abstract*

The development objective of the Land Administration Project for Liberia is to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Liberia land authority (LLA) and establish a land administration system. The project comprises of four components. The first component is support to the Liberia land authority. With the passage of the LLA act by the legislature in October 2016, the LLA has the legal mandate for land administration in Liberia. Even though the... Show More

Development Objective

The Project Development Objective is to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Liberia Land Authority and establish a land administration system.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P162893
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Linus Pott , Victoria Stanley
Borrower 2
Ministry of Finance and Development Planning

Country
Liberia
Disclosure Date
May 9, 2017
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
September 28, 2017
Effective Date
March 22, 2018

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 7.00 million
Implementing Agency
Liberia Land Authority
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2018

Commitment Amount
US$ 7.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
October 24, 2023
Closing Date
January 31, 2023

Consultant Services required
Yes
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 change19%
- FY17 - Adaptation19%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development100%
- FY17 - Geospatial Services51%
- FY17 - Land Administration and Management100%
- FY17 - Land Policy and Tenure84%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	7.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	7.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	7.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	7.00

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$)
Jun 30, 2018	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	428,203.03
Sep 8, 2020	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	354,355.16
Sep 8, 2022	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	337,204.62
Oct 31, 2022	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	88,154.28
Apr 8, 2021	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	415,109.12
May 11, 2018	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	499,716.47
Jan 28, 2022	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	444,371.66
Nov 1, 2018	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	149,856.34
Mar 26, 2019	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	227,573.94
Apr 1, 2019	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	409,955.38
Oct 18, 2019	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	117,353.11
May 25, 2022	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	407,207.03
Jul 8, 2022	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	437,027.62
Aug 22, 2019	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	129,128.49
Dec 2, 2020	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	311,233.25
Feb 3, 2020	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	241,656.17
Sep 28, 2017	IDA-D2370	Loan Commitment	7,000,000.00
Apr 14, 2022	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	355,100.40
Nov 2, 2021	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	-34,477.01
Nov 19, 2021	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	460,312.38
Sep 3, 2021	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	485,339.94
Jun 10, 2021	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	404,830.70
Jun 17, 2020	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	271,695.53
Jun 30, 2018	IDA-D2370	Loan Disb	283.52

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-01-29
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-01-29
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-01-29
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-01-29
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-01-29
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-01-29

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 07-07-2023
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 11-27-2023	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance		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

LLA departments are functional, with managers and minimum technical staff in place Value No Yes
Date March 30, 2017 October 31, 2022
Comment
Policy and processes for identification and recording of customary land rights developed and adopted Value No Yes
Date March 30, 2017 January 31, 2023
Comment
System for recording and managing land rights information established Value No Yes
Date March 30, 2017 January 31, 2023
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of Community Land Development Management Committees established disaggregated by men, women, youths Value 0 4
Date February 6, 2020 January 31, 2023
Comment
Number of national land laws developed and regulations adopted Value 0 2
Date May 1, 2017 January 31, 2023
Comment
Project M&E system developed and functional Value No Yes
Date May 1, 2017 January 31, 2023
Comment
Network of geodetic and survey control points established and functional Value No Yes
Date May 1, 2017 January 31, 2023
Comment
Gender-sensitive upscaling strategy for systematic registration of customary land rights developed Value No Yes
Date February 6, 2020 January 31, 2023
Comment
Increase of capacities of LLA staff in land related disciplines Value 50% 71%
Date May 17, 2017 January 31, 2023
Comment
Number of decentralized LLA offices established and operational Value 0 5 5
Date May 1, 2017 January 31, 2023 April 14, 2020
Comment
Number of communities surveyed and registered based on gender-sensitive community by-laws Value 0 4
Date February 6, 2020 January 31, 2023
Comment
Number of staff trained in land related disciplines, disaggregated by gender Value 0 429 staff trained (330 male; 99 female)
Date May 1, 2017 January 31, 2023
Comment
Number of total training days Value 0
Date May 1, 2017 January 12, 2018
Comment
Number of training certificates issued, disaggregated by gender Value 0
Date May 1, 2017 January 12, 2018
Comment
Increase of awareness of general public and Government entities about LLA and its mandates Value 32% 51.2%
Date May 1, 2017 January 31, 2023
Comment
Number of business plans developed and administrative procedures adopted Value 0 10 (1 business plan; 9 administrative procedures)
Date May 10, 2017 January 31, 2023
Comment
Grievance Redress Mechanism established and reported on regularly Value No Yes
Date June 12, 2017 January 31, 2023
Comment
System, capacities and budget for maintenance of geodetic network in place Value No No
Date May 10, 2017 January 31, 2023
Comment

LLA departments are functional, with managers and minimum technical staff in place	Value	No	Yes
	Date	March 30, 2017	October 31, 2022
	Comment

Number of staff trained in land related disciplines, disaggregated by gender	Value	0	429 staff trained (330 male; 99 female)
	Date	May 1, 2017	January 31, 2023
	Comment

Number of total training days	Value	0
	Date	May 1, 2017	January 12, 2018
	Comment

Increase of awareness of general public and Government entities about LLA and its mandates	Value	32%	51.2%
	Date	May 1, 2017	January 31, 2023
	Comment

Number of business plans developed and administrative procedures adopted	Value	0	10 (1 business plan; 9 administrative procedures)
	Date	May 10, 2017	January 31, 2023
	Comment