AR-GEF Sustainable and Transport and Air Quality Project

Abstract*

The Argentina Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Sustainable Transport and Air Quality (STAQ) Program, as well as the STAQ Program, concern to reduce the rate of growth of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport in Latin America through the promotion of less energy intensive and cleaner modes of transport. In addition, it serves as an example of how cites can tackle environmental problems, and implement sustainable transport policies through... Show More

Development Objective

The Argentina Project follows the higher level objectives of the Regional Program, and have a common focus in assisting participant cities in: (i) towards reducing GHG emissions by increasing use of less energy intensive transport modes in cities; and (ii) inducing policy changes in favor of sustainable transport projects.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P114008
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Veronica Raffo
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Argentina
Disclosure Date
September 3, 2008
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
November 4, 2008
Effective Date
August 3, 2010

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 11.87 million
Implementing Agency
PTUMA - Ministry of Interior and Transport
Region
Latin America and Caribbean
Fiscal Year 3
2009

Commitment Amount
US$ 3.99 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
October 31, 2014

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
March 11, 2021

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 change60%
- FY17 - Mitigation60%
FY17 - Environmental Health and Pollution Management21%
- FY17 - Air quality management7%
- FY17 - Soil Pollution7%
- FY17 - Water Pollution7%
FY17 - Environmental policies and institutions10%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Urban Development10%
- FY17 - Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery10%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	7.88
Global Environment Facility (GEF)	3.99

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

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

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	3.99
Total Project Cost**	11.87

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

No data available.

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2014-08-22
Project Management	Satisfactory	2014-08-22
Summary Global Objective Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	2014-08-22
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2014-08-22
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2014-08-22
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2014-08-22
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2014-08-22

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 04-30-2015
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 06-26-2015	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT: 07-21-2017
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Risk To Development Outcome	Moderate	Negligible
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	Not Rated
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	Moderately Satisfactory
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	Not Rated
M&e Quality	Modest	Modest

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of segregated BRT with final design in cities	Value	0	0	4
	Date	August 13, 2010	July 18, 2014	October 31, 2014
	Comment	UoM: Final Designs.Revised: This indicator is modified from “implemented BRT”s to “BRTs with final designs”	Design of Posadas BRT ( 2.7 km) is ongoing and just the final report is pending. The city of Rosario is finalizing the finaldesign for the first section of the segregated bus lanes (2.5 km), to be financed by PTUMA.

Number of km of additional pedestrian bikeways and ancillary facilities built.	Value	0	9.3	6.3
	Date	August 13, 2010	July 18, 2014	October 31, 2014
	Comment	UoM: KmRevised: The change consisted in replacing “pedestrian bikeways and ancillary facilities” by “bikeways” to correct a typoand facilitate measuring.	After the construction of 7.2. Km in Rosario and 2.1 Km in Cordoba a second contract for the construction of additional kilometersof bikeways in in progress.

Number of cities with revised/new land-use policies and regulations designed/proposed that create incentives for more efficient andsustainable transport oriented development	Value	1	3	4
	Date	August 13, 2010	July 18, 2014	October 31, 2014
	Comment	UoM: CitiesRevised: The change consisted in adding “revised/new” before “land-use” to facilitate the definition of a baselineindicator.	Rosario adopted an ordinance for the restructuring of the periphery of the city, which includes the promotion of sustainablemobility.Posadas, under the PRP 2022, adopted by ordinance the Urban Environmental Plan for Posadas, with guidelines on urban andenvironmental reorganization for a sustainable city. In Cordoba, the Ordinance No. 12076 which established the regulatory frameworkfor transport, requested the Strategic Mobility Plan, which have not been formally presented yet.

Number of NMT trips increase in intervened areas compared to corridor baseline	Value	0		5% increase in number of NMT
	Date	December 15, 2010	July 18, 2014	October 31, 2014
	Comment	UoM: % of NMT trips.Baseline for Corridors in Rosario (counts carried out in 2011); number of cyclist:Bv. 27 de febrero:1761Bv.O. Lagos: 1564	The team is expecting participating cities to send updated data comparable to the baseline in coming weeks.

Number of cities that are integrating environment and climate change components with urban transport, and land use into master plans that foster sustainable transport systems	Value	0	3	1
	Date	August 15, 2010	July 18, 2014	October 31, 2014
	Comment	UoM: CitiesRosario Sustainable Mobility Plan (2010). Cordoba Master Plan Cordoba 2020 (2008). Strategic Plan Posadas 2020 (2008).Tucuman Strategic Plan 2016	Rosario adopted an ordinance for the restructuring of the periphery of the city, which includes the promotion of sustainablemobility.Córdoba presented a Pre-diagnosis for the development of a Mobility Plan for the City, and published the “StrategicGuidelines for the Territorial Urban Plan for the Cordoba Metropolitan Area”. Posadas, under the PRP 2022, presented the UrbanEnvironmental Plan for Posadas, with guidelines on urban and environmental reorganization for a sustainable city

Number of new other transport initiatives aimed at enabling use of less energy transportation modes	Value	0.00	5.00	3.00
	Date	July 12, 2012	July 18, 2014	October 31, 2014
	Comment	UoM: InitiativesNew: This indicator was added as a realistic indicator of the enabling characteristics of this project	Bikeway construction in Rosario and Cordoba. Bicycle awareness campaign in Rosario; participatory process to discuss the city’smobility plan in Cordoba and two consultation workshops for a BRT in Posadas.

Number of cities preparing or implementing specific measures to promote inter-connectivity among transport modes.	Value	0.00	3.00	2.00
	Date	July 12, 2012	July 18, 2014	October 31, 2014
	Comment	UoM: Initiatives	Posadas has developed a feasibility study for integration terminals of the metropolitan transport system of the city. Rosario andCordoba have proposed new transfer terminals to be constructed in these city, and are preparing feasibility studies for theseinitiatives.

Number of increased cyclist in intervened corridors/areas	Value	0.00	0.00	5.00
	Date	July 12, 2012	July 18, 2014	October 31, 2014
	Comment	UoM: % of CyclistRevised: The change consisted in adding “increased” before “cyclist” to facilitate the definition of a baselineindicator.	The team is expecting participating cities to send updated data comparable to the baseline in coming weeks