IRAN - Alborz Integrated Land and Water Management Project

Abstract*

The Alborz Integrated Land and Water Management Project will assist the government of Iran in piloting a basin-wide Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Mazandaran Province so that the lessons learned can be replicated in the rest of the country. The project consist of the following five components: Component 1) will establish effective soil and water protection measures by improving sustainable and participatory community-based forest... Show More

Development Objective

The proposed project will assist the Islamic Republic of Iran in piloting basin-wide integrated water resources management (IWRM)in Mazandaran Province so that lessons learned can be replicated in the rest of the country. The project's development objective is to demonstrate the benefits of the IWRM at the river basin level by: (a) sustainably increasing agricultural productivity through the improved irrigation and drainage system and participatory management mechanism; (b) reducing soil erosion and sediments yields into the Alborz Dam, which is currently under construction using the Islamic Republic of Iran's funds, through the improved upper watershed management; and (c) protecting the water environment downstream of the Babol River and other water bodies through improved hydrological/water quality monitoring reservoir operation, and pest management.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P071170
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Abdulhamid Azad
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Disclosure Date
March 25, 2004
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 26, 2005
Effective Date
February 17, 2006

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 200.30 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2005

Commitment Amount
US$ 120.00 million
Environmental Category
A
Last Update Date
April 29, 2013
Closing Date
October 31, 2012

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 - Water Resource Management24%
- FY17 - Water Institutions, Policies and Reform24%

FY17 - Finance

FY17 - Finance for Development7%
- FY17 - Agriculture Finance7%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Inclusion25%
- FY17 - Participation and Civic Engagement25%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development45%
- FY17 - Land Administration and Management13%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery25%
- FY17 - Rural Markets7%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	80.30
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	120.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	120.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	120.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	200.30

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$)
Mar 12, 2019	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	1,238,972.00
Aug 28, 2019	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	6,938.24
Aug 28, 2019	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	134,552.34
Aug 28, 2019	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	1,238,972.00
Jan 15, 2020	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	4,452.04
Jan 15, 2020	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	93,088.10
Jan 15, 2020	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	635,775.25
Jan 15, 2020	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	603,196.70
Jul 15, 2020	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	64,891.86
Jul 15, 2020	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	1,238,972.00
Mar 4, 2021	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	17,290.86
Mar 4, 2021	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	1,238,972.00
Sep 17, 2021	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	12,066.88
Sep 17, 2021	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	1,410.36
Sep 17, 2021	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	1,238,972.00
Jan 15, 2022	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	51,295.08
Jan 26, 2022	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	1,187,676.90
Jan 15, 2022	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	2,026.40
Jan 15, 2022	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	5,825.92
Jul 15, 2022	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	340.46
May 26, 2005	IBRD-47820	Loan Commitment	120,000,000.00
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	1,021.08
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	69,518.72
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	25,138.89
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	170,562.94
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	5,000,000.00
Jan 15, 2015	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	38,492.84
Jan 15, 2015	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	3,069.57
Jan 15, 2015	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	20,685.61
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	263,446.78
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	4,736,553.00
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	5,197.31
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	76,261.78
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	10,161.11
Sep 2, 2013	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	216,582.05
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	-70,671.00
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	-12,386.10
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	-129,106.03
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	-3,514,768.20
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	-7,000.88
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	-1,478,230.90
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	70,671.00
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	12,386.10
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	129,106.03
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	3,514,768.20
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	7,000.88
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	1,478,230.90
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	1,267,645.20
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	3,726,931.50
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	7,000.88
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	63,670.12
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	134,529.31
Feb 10, 2014	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	12,386.10
Mar 31, 2014	IBRD-47820	Loan Disb	-4,016.61
Jan 15, 2015	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	1,238,972.00
Mar 31, 2014	IBRD-47820	Loan Disb	-61,339.25
Mar 31, 2014	IBRD-47820	Loan Disb	-274,185.34
Jul 15, 2014	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	101,392.59
Jul 15, 2014	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	5,000,000.00
Mar 31, 2014	IBRD-47820	Loan Cancel	56,415,420.00
Jul 15, 2014	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	5,423.28
Jul 15, 2014	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	28,806.13
Jul 15, 2014	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	3,069.44
Jul 15, 2015	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	59,302.70
Jul 15, 2015	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	1,238,972.00
Mar 2, 2016	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	65,858.25
Mar 2, 2016	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	1,238,972.00
Jan 15, 2017	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	111.85
Aug 3, 2016	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	1,205,398.00
Jan 15, 2017	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	1,036.97
Jan 15, 2017	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	112,122.49
Jan 15, 2017	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	1,149,904.10
Jan 15, 2017	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	89,067.91
Jul 15, 2016	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	110,491.53
Jul 15, 2016	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	33,574.01
Jul 15, 2016	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	2,377.79
Jul 15, 2017	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	0.01
Jul 15, 2017	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	-0.01
Jul 15, 2017	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	125,208.43
Jul 15, 2017	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	1,238,972.00
Jul 15, 2018	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	116,113.73
Jul 15, 2018	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	1,238,972.00
Jan 15, 2018	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	113,551.77
Jan 15, 2018	IBRD-47820	Loan Repay	1,238,972.00
Mar 12, 2019	IBRD-47820	Int Charges	139,947.73

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Project Management	Satisfactory	2012-07-04
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2012-07-04
Counterpart Funding	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2012-07-04
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2012-07-04
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2012-07-04
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Unsatisfactory	2012-07-04
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Unsatisfactory	2012-07-04

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 04-25-2013
Outcomes	Unsatisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Substantial
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 04-29-2014	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Significant	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Area provided with irrigation and drainage services (ha) Value 0.00 20000.00 53500.00
Date June 1, 2009 June 19, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment
Area provided with irrigation and drainage services (ha) Value 0.00 20000.00 52000.00
Date August 3, 2009 June 19, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment
Operational water user associations created and/or strengthened (number) Value 0.00 12.00 17.00
Date August 3, 2009 June 19, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment
Water users provided with new/improved irrigation and drainage services (number) Value 0.00 14000.00 77000.00
Date April 6, 2009 October 31, 2012
Comment
Increased agricultural productivity and income through double cropping intensity (%) Value 20 34
Date September 30, 2004 June 19, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment
The rate of reduced soil erosion and sediment yields flowing into the Alborz Dam (%) Value 0 15
Date September 30, 2004 June 19, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment
Improved water quality downstream of the Babol River (DO mg/l) Value 5 more than 5
Date September 30, 2004 June 19, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment
Area provided with irrigation and drainage services - New (ha) Value 0.00 500.00 17325.00
Date June 1, 2009 June 19, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment
Area provided with irrigation and drainage services - Improved (ha) Value 0.00 20000.00 36178.00
Date June 1, 2009 June 19, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment
Area provided with irrigation and drainage services - New (ha) Value 0.00 500.00 19000.00
Date June 1, 2009 June 19, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment
Area provided with irrigation and drainage services - Improved (ha) Value 0.00 20000.00 36178.00
Date June 1, 2009 June 19, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment
Water users provided with irrigation and drainage services - female (number) Value 0.00 280.00 1540.00
Date June 19, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Area where watershed management plans are implemented (ha) Value 0 51,500
Date September 30, 2004 June 19, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment
Area covered by rehabilitated or new irrigation and drainage systems (ha) Value 0 52,000
Date September 30, 2004 June 19, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment
Established and functional Basin Water Council Value 0 1
Date September 30, 2004 June 19, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment
Increased number of hydrological and water quality monitoring stations Value 6 10
Date September 30, 2004 June 19, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment
Number of competent operational staff and consultants Value 9 25
Date September 30, 2004 June 19, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment

Area provided with irrigation and drainage services (ha)	Value	0.00	20000.00	53500.00
	Date	June 1, 2009	June 19, 2012	October 31, 2012
	Comment

Improved water quality downstream of the Babol River (DO mg/l)	Value	5		more than 5
	Date	September 30, 2004	June 19, 2012	October 31, 2012
	Comment

Area where watershed management plans are implemented (ha)	Value	0		51,500
	Date	September 30, 2004	June 19, 2012	October 31, 2012
	Comment

Area covered by rehabilitated or new irrigation and drainage systems (ha)	Value	0		52,000
	Date	September 30, 2004	June 19, 2012	October 31, 2012
	Comment