AR APL1 Urban Flood Prevention and Drainage

Abstract*

The Urban Flood Prevention and Drainage Project, Phase 1, will increase the City of Buenos Aires' resilience to flooding, through the protection of its critical infrastructure, and the introduction of a risk management approach to the Government investment program. The project would focus on the issue of risk identification and reduction, through prevention, mitigation, education, and training. To this end, the three project components are as follows... Show More

Development Objective

The proposed APL project, Phase A, would increase The City of Buenos Aires resilience to flooding through protection of its critical infrastructure and the introduction of a risk management approach to the government investment program. The project would focus on the issue of risk identification and reduction through prevention, mitigation, education and training.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P088220
Status
Closed
Team Leader
John Morton
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Argentina
Disclosure Date
March 23, 2005
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
April 5, 2005
Effective Date
August 16, 2006

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 240.00 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Latin America and Caribbean
Fiscal Year 3
2005

Commitment Amount
US$ 180.00 million
Environmental Category
A
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
August 31, 2012

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
May 1, 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 Management20%
- FY17 - Water Institutions, Policies and Reform20%

FY17 - Finance

FY17 - Finance for Development10%
- FY17 - Disaster Risk Finance10%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Disaster Risk Management30%
- FY17 - Disaster Preparedness10%
- FY17 - Disaster Response and Recovery10%
- FY17 - Disaster Risk Reduction10%
FY17 - Urban Development40%
- FY17 - Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery40%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	130.00
Borrower/Recipient	60.00
Inter-American Development Bank	50.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	130.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	130.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	50.00
Total Project Cost**	240.00

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of June 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	1,854,507.10
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	4,475.55
Mar 15, 2020	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	3,741,599.20
Mar 15, 2020	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	370,279.10
Mar 15, 2020	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	2,895,448.00
Mar 15, 2020	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	3,895,791.50
Mar 15, 2020	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	4,762,760.50
Sep 15, 2019	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	2,703,903.00
Sep 15, 2019	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	2,877,933.80
Sep 15, 2019	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	1,936,113.10
Sep 15, 2019	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	929,741.70
Sep 15, 2019	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	1,577,983.60
Sep 15, 2019	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	73,607.86
Mar 15, 2019	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	1,763,438.10
Mar 15, 2019	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	2,759,485.00
Mar 15, 2019	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	2,937,093.20
Mar 15, 2019	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	1,975,912.40
Mar 15, 2019	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	1,610,421.10
Mar 15, 2019	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	948,853.70
Mar 15, 2019	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	75,120.97
Sep 15, 2018	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	77,656.08
Sep 15, 2018	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	803,366.00
Sep 15, 2018	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	1,822,949.10
Sep 15, 2018	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	2,852,609.80
Sep 15, 2018	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	3,036,211.80
Apr 5, 2005	IBRD-72890	Loan Commitment	130,000,000.00
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	2,209.13
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	38,468.28
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	3,647.70
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	2,149.18
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	9,807.02
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	5,778.24
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	457.45
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	33,456.74
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	306,287.56
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	671,932.20
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	771,613.25
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	1,750,897.40
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	2,739,860.80
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	1,761,101.40
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	9,440.95
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	24,483.22
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	38,312.15
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	40,778.02
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	175.42
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	2,676.79
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	7,046.86
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	24,828.50
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	14,628.85
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	1,158.18
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	31,502.46
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	288,396.50
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	632,682.90
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	726,541.25
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	259.74
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	3,566.98
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	9,129.43
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	11,981.47
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	27,187.63
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	42,544.06
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	45,282.34
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	30,463.40
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	619.31
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	7,937.83
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	19,901.71
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	22,854.14
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	51,859.13
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	81,150.87
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	0.03
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	0.04
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	772,581.56
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	352,166.66
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	86,373.99
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	58,107.57
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	47,359.23
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	27,903.86
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	2,916,205.80
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	25.65
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	704.46
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	2,060.58
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	2,957.84
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	8,054.09
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	12,032.74
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	14,703.92
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	17,886.06
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	5,025.65
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	6,925.46
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	18,334.01
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	32,788.11
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	34,898.46
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	23,477.73
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	19,134.98
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	11,274.22
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	100.08
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	1,832.71
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	662,725.20
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	761,040.40
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	1,726,906.00
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	2,702,318.20
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	892.60
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	32,998.33
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	302,090.72
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	27,433.15
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	22,358.76
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	13,173.68
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	1,042.95
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	33,651.74
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	308,072.60
Sep 15, 2018	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	2,042,593.80
Sep 15, 2018	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	1,664,768.10
Sep 15, 2018	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	980,874.75
Mar 15, 2018	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	3,207,722.80
Mar 15, 2018	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	2,157,976.80
Mar 15, 2018	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	1,758,808.40
Mar 15, 2018	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	1,036,282.90
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	1,492.73
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	3,100,950.00
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	2,086,146.00
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	1,390.43
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	819.22
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	64.87
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	325,691.16
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	714,499.70
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	820,495.56
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	1,861,818.10
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	2,913,433.20
Mar 15, 2018	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	739,101.50
Mar 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	18,037.47
Mar 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	20,713.33
Mar 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	47,001.38
Mar 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	78,283.15
Mar 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	52,664.47
Mar 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	42,922.99
Mar 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	25,290.02
Mar 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	2,002.22
Mar 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	41,349.87
Mar 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	378,546.80
Mar 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	73,549.27
Mar 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	673.58
Mar 15, 2014	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	8,222.08
Sep 15, 2013	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	707.61
Sep 15, 2013	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	7,403.24
Sep 15, 2013	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	16,241.15
Sep 15, 2013	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	1,802.79
Sep 15, 2013	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	39,554.83
Sep 15, 2013	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	18,650.49
Sep 15, 2013	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	42,320.58
Sep 15, 2013	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	66,224.61
Sep 15, 2013	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	70,487.03
Sep 15, 2013	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	47,419.71
Sep 15, 2013	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	38,648.31
Sep 15, 2013	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	22,771.40
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	675,848.20
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	776,110.10
Mar 15, 2018	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	848,747.06
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	33.27
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	146.07
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	251.64
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	761.33
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	1,489.07
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	1,901.88
Mar 15, 2018	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	1,925,924.80
Mar 15, 2018	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	3,013,749.20
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	1,700,264.40
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	174.68
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	574.80
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	880.13
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	2,496.42
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	4,687.78
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	5,821.08
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Int Charges	170.13
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	289,527.47
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	635,164.00
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	729,390.44
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	1,655,087.90
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	2,589,935.00
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-72890	Loan Repay	2,756,630.50

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2012-06-27
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2012-06-27
Project Management	Satisfactory	2012-06-27
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2012-06-27
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2012-06-27
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2012-06-27
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2012-06-27

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 03-01-2013
Outcomes	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Substantial
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Highly Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 04-13-2015	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Moderate	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	Unsatisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Negligible	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Population awareness, preparedness and consciousness (assessed through survey)	Value			Significant change.
	Date	October 10, 2006	February 11, 2011	June 30, 2012
	Comment		The community education center "Centro de Interpretacion Hidraulica" is open to the public since October 2006. The Communicationand Education Plan Program is yet to contracted. The survey on population awareness, preparedness and consciousness will beundertakenafter the implementation of this program.

Increase of real estate market values reflecting incremental improvements in flood protection levels.	Value	Agreed that the economic analysis, carried out dur	Over 40% cumulative increase from year 2006	10% increase on non-built parcels and 4.5% increas
	Date	October 10, 2006	November 30, 2011	June 30, 2012
	Comment	Values from the year 2006 were taken as the baseline in the report on evolution of real state values undertaken by the UPEAM.	A detailed report on the monitoring of this indicator was prepared by the UPEAM and is attached in the Aide Memoire. The realestate market value in the area has improved well above target values (although the entire increase cannot be attributed to theProject).

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Length of drainage tunnel completed Value 0 14,461 meters
Date April 5, 2005 February 11, 2011 June 30, 2012
Comment Short tunnel: 4.7 km (completed) Long tunnel: 4.5 km

Improvements to teh hazard map (New indicator in the proposed restrcuturing). Instead of Hazard Map publication	Value
	Date	January 12, 2012
	Comment	The flood model has been receiving new data inputs. A new contract will take place durong 2012 to update all city new drainagestrcutures as well as new data gathered from the green areas study. This will increase the map precision and spatial resolution.

Efficiency of the communication program	Value	"Centro vivencial plan hidraulico" open to the pub
	Date	January 12, 2012
	Comment	Although the PROCEAH was not financed under the project, some activities were performed and new objectives for the program achieved

institutional organization and procedures eficiency assessed through a auto perception questionare (new indicator proposed - restructuring) instead of Emergency agencies procedures technically assesed	Value
	Date	January 12, 2012
	Comment	The UPEAM has material for self perception. This new indicator will also merge the 1G indicator in the PAD "implementation ofresults of studies in the institutional organization and procedures"

Population consciousness assessed through survey (This indicator was agreed in the pad but will be removed because it is the same one as the PDO indicator)	Value
	Date
	Comment	This indicator was agreed in the pad but will be removed in the restructuring because it is the same one as the PDO indicator

Incorporation of results of studies in future TOR for solid waste management	Value
	Date	January 12, 2012
	Comment	UPEAM is working on the elaboration of teh TOR for future studies for solid waste related to urban drainage. Currently somestudiesare being performed gathering data from the performance of the short tunnel.

Incorporation of results of studies in planning and management of green areas and urban forestry	Value	None	Yes
	Date		January 12, 2012
	Comment		A studied was tendered and new data is already available. New topographic, soils, tree, data is available and is helping the floodmap, used as a decision tool for public investment.

Once in operation, hydraulic functioning monitored by the hydrometric sustem, show that results are consistent withthe design	Value
	Date	January 12, 2012
	Comment	New sub indicators were produced by the UPEAM to obtain and measure values from model and real works functioning. The subindicators are described in the attached Aide Memorie (Dec 2011)

City authorities holding strategic instruments for investin in order to increase the protection of its critical infrastructure for 10 yr return period	Value	None	Yes
	Date		January 12, 2012
	Comment		Several instruments are available. Hydraulic plan. Maldonado Basin project, Physical and mathematical models, Agreement with LaPlata National University. Measurements and instruments in the Maldonado (during construction), SIHVIGILA project, Other basinsexecutive projects development. Master Plans for green areas and urban forestry. Building and planing codes.

Existence of a hydro-metherological network with an adequate communication strategy.	Value	Procurement process underway
	Date	January 13, 2012
	Comment	The tendering process is underway after a long process for bidding documents construction

Neighbors informed about contingency plans	Value
	Date
	Comment	During 2004, for the social assessment a social baseline was obtained including this topic	A new exercise to measure population awarnes will be performed in 2012. The Bank and UPEAM are working on the TORs for thisactivity.

Basin population subject to be flooded once every two years Value It was calculated that 85.809 inhabitants were flo
Date January 1, 2006 January 13, 2012
Comment

Length of drainage tunnel completed	Value	0		14,461 meters
	Date	April 5, 2005	February 11, 2011	June 30, 2012
	Comment		Short tunnel: 4.7 km (completed) Long tunnel: 4.5 km

Basin population subject to be flooded once every two years	Value	It was calculated that 85.809 inhabitants were flo
	Date	January 1, 2006	January 13, 2012
	Comment