Hydrometerological System Modernization Project

Abstract*

The National Hydromet Modernization Project for the Russian Federation aims at increasing the accuracy of forecasts provided to the Russian people and economy by modernizing key elements of the technical base and strengthening RosHydromet's institutional arrangements. The project has the following four components: Component 1) will upgrade computing capacity and capacity for transmission, archiving and retrieval of data through three subcomponents:... Show More

Development Objective

The main development objective of the project is to increase the accuracy of forecasts provided to the Russian people and economy by modernizing key elements of RosHydromet's technical base and strengthening its institutional arrangements. This would enable enterprise and household adjustments to protect lives and support economic growth.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P082239
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Adriana Damianova
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Russian Federation
Disclosure Date
October 8, 2003
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 17, 2005
Effective Date
December 12, 2005

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 133.33 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Europe and Central Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2005

Commitment Amount
US$ 80.00 million
Environmental Category
C
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
May 31, 2013

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
January 15, 2013

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 Management25%
- FY17 - Water Institutions, Policies and Reform25%

FY17 - Finance

FY17 - Finance for Development13%
- FY17 - Disaster Risk Finance13%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration25%
- FY17 - Administrative and Civil Service Reform25%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Disaster Risk Management39%
- FY17 - Disaster Preparedness13%
- FY17 - Disaster Response and Recovery13%
- FY17 - Disaster Risk Reduction13%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	53.33
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	80.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	80.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	80.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	133.33

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Mar 17, 2005	IBRD-47690	Loan Commitment	80,000,000.00
Oct 15, 2014	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	3,162,450.00
Oct 15, 2014	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	156,446.03
Apr 15, 2014	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	176,679.14
Apr 15, 2014	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	-63.58
Apr 15, 2014	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	42.39
Apr 15, 2014	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	21.19
Apr 15, 2014	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	3,142,217.00
Apr 15, 2014	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	13.39
Apr 15, 2014	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	24.13
Apr 15, 2014	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	176,679.14
Oct 15, 2013	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	209,742.72
Oct 15, 2013	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	213.98
Oct 15, 2013	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	209,528.73
Oct 15, 2013	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	3,121,296.50
Sep 30, 2013	IBRD-47690	Loan Cancel	206,288.80
Oct 15, 2016	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	254,835.36
Oct 15, 2016	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	3,318,896.00
Apr 15, 2016	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	188,444.38
Apr 15, 2016	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	3,130,451.80
Apr 15, 2016	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	188,444.38
Oct 15, 2015	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	172,274.47
Oct 15, 2015	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	3,318,896.00
Apr 15, 2015	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	153,403.80
Apr 15, 2015	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	3,318,896.00
Apr 15, 2018	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	298,600.88
Apr 15, 2018	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	298,600.88
Apr 15, 2018	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	3,020,295.20
Oct 15, 2017	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	3,007,156.00
Oct 15, 2017	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	311,740.20
Oct 15, 2017	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	311,740.20
Apr 15, 2017	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	3,318,896.00
Apr 15, 2017	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	306,048.00
Apr 15, 2020	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	207,016.20
Apr 15, 2020	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	207,016.20
Apr 15, 2020	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	3,111,879.80
Oct 15, 2019	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	0.01
Oct 15, 2019	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	315,194.80
Oct 15, 2019	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	-0.01
Oct 15, 2019	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	315,194.80
Oct 15, 2019	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	3,003,701.20
Apr 15, 2019	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	365,822.50
Apr 15, 2019	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	2,953,073.50
Apr 15, 2019	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	365,822.50
Oct 15, 2018	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	396,212.30
Oct 15, 2018	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	2,922,683.80
Oct 15, 2018	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	396,212.30
Apr 15, 2022	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	3,279,089.00
Apr 15, 2022	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	11,272.77
Oct 15, 2021	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	0.01
Oct 15, 2021	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	24,819.41
Oct 15, 2021	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	3,318,896.00
Apr 15, 2021	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	3,318,896.00
Apr 15, 2021	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	37,100.17
Apr 15, 2021	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	0.01
Oct 15, 2020	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	115,052.00
Oct 15, 2020	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	3,203,844.00
Oct 15, 2020	IBRD-47690	Loan Repay	115,052.00
Aug 21, 2013	IBRD-47690	Loan Disb	-35,581.52
Oct 15, 2014	IBRD-47690	Int Charges	156,446.03

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Project Management	Satisfactory	2013-05-23
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2013-05-23
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2013-05-23
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2013-05-23
Overall	Low	2013-05-23
Procurement	Satisfactory	2013-05-23
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2013-05-23
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2013-05-23

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 11-30-2013
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance	Substantial
Government Performance	Substantial
Implementing Agency	Substantial

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 06-07-2014	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Moderate	N/a
Bank Performance	Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Highly Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Lead time increases for national and regional weather forecasts.	Value	Regional forecasts at Novosibirsk and Khabarovsk a	Regional forecasts at 36 hours lead time in lower	Regional forecasts at Novosibirsk and Khabarovsk a
	Date	February 16, 2005	April 9, 2013	April 9, 2013
	Comment		Beneficiaries survey shows high level of user's satisfaction.	End target is achieved.

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Computing centers obtain operational forecasts at higher resolution and using ensemble methods.	Value	T170L31 or better resolution is not used for opera	RHM uses a new version of the global weather forec	T170L31 or better resolution is used for operation
	Date	February 16, 2005	April 9, 2013	April 9, 2013
	Comment		End target was achieved by the original closing date September 30, 2010.	End target is achieved.

Data collected and transmitted (including processed information) within Russia or globally does not encounter infrastrucuture bottlenecks in RosHydromet telecoms.	Value	87% of WMO reporting stations now report data to G	92% of WMO-reporting stations now report data to G	92% of WMO reporting stations now report data to G
	Date	February 16, 2005	April 9, 2013	April 9, 2013
	Comment	Target was revised and values increased during the MTR.	End target achieved.	End target is achieved by the original closing date and prior to restructuring.

Response time drops for requests for archived data.	Value	Typical response time is now 14 days for an averag	Response time is up to several hours (less than 24	Average response time for requesters to the Obnins
	Date	February 16, 2005	April 9, 2013	April 9, 2013
	Comment		End target achieved.	End target is achieved

Percentage of upper air stations in compliance with WMO requirements	Value	5% (total of stations) - this value was re-evaluat	62% of the total number of upper air stations are	62% (total of stations) - this value was re-evalua
	Date	February 16, 2005	April 9, 2013	April 9, 2013
	Comment	The baseline target was reevaluated during MTR and augmented.	End target is achieved.	End target is achieved.

Area covered by strong wind alarms and precipitation	Value	strong wind alarms is 0 km2; 300,000 km2 for prec	The GORF continues to implement own plan for incre	100,000 km2 strong wind storm alarms 500,000 km2 f
	Date	February 16, 2005	April 9, 2013	April 9, 2013
	Comment	This target is delinked from project investments after the changes agreed during MTR. The MTR agreed to cancel procurement ofmeteorological radars and to re-allocate “released” funds to other high priority activities.	Doppler radar program is being implemented using funds from RF.	The GORF is currently implementing an investment program for Doppler radars with own funds.