RUSSIA FOREST FIRE RESPONSE PROJECT

Abstract*

The development objective of the Forest Fire Response Project for the Russian Federation is to improve forest fire prevention and management and to enhance sustainable forest management. Furthermore, the project will contribute to raising public awareness and education standards in forestry issues in general, with specific reference to forest fires prevention/control and forest governance issues. There are three components to the project. The first... Show More

Development Objective

The objectives of the Project are to improve forest fire prevention and suppression in select forest ecosystems, including targetedprotected areas, and to enhance forest management in pilot regions.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P123923
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Gayane Minasyan
Borrower 2
Russian Federation

Country
Russian Federation
Disclosure Date
April 19, 2011
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
September 20, 2012
Effective Date
December 5, 2013

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 121.26 million
Implementing Agency
Federal Forestry Agency,Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Region
Europe and Central Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2013

Commitment Amount
US$ 40.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
July 31, 2023
Closing Date
March 31, 2019

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 - Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management12%
- FY17 - Biodiversity12%

FY17 - Finance

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

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration6%
- FY17 - Municipal Institution Building6%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Inclusion6%
- FY17 - Participation and Civic Engagement6%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Disaster Risk Management30%
- FY17 - Disaster Preparedness10%
- FY17 - Disaster Response and Recovery10%
- FY17 - Disaster Risk Reduction10%
FY17 - Rural Development36%
- FY17 - Land Administration and Management36%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	40.00
Borrower/Recipient	81.26

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	40.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	40.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	121.26

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$)
Aug 5, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	108,028.52
Aug 5, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	89,172.38
Aug 15, 2014	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	186.11
Aug 15, 2014	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	1,512.64
Mar 2, 2015	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	248,974.06
Dec 16, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	207,540.95
Dec 16, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	262,055.62
Feb 15, 2015	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	47.17
Feb 15, 2015	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	4,036.64
Dec 16, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	57,193.56
Aug 15, 2015	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	2,514.09
Aug 15, 2015	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	16,484.64
Sep 20, 2012	IBRD-81970	Loan Commitment	40,000,000.00
Feb 15, 2022	IBRD-81970	Loan Repay	537,312.10
Feb 15, 2022	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	0.01
Feb 15, 2022	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	34,060.42
Aug 15, 2022	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	53,791.99
Aug 15, 2022	IBRD-81970	Loan Repay	483,520.16
Aug 15, 2022	IBRD-81970	Loan Repay	53,791.99
Dec 16, 2022	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	14,728.71
Dec 16, 2022	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	132,663.98
Dec 16, 2022	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	119,502.11
Dec 16, 2022	IBRD-81970	Loan Repay	8,583,338.00
Aug 15, 2020	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	124,776.57
Aug 15, 2020	IBRD-81970	Loan Repay	537,312.10
Feb 15, 2021	IBRD-81970	Loan Repay	46,078.58
Feb 15, 2021	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	46,078.58
Feb 15, 2021	IBRD-81970	Loan Repay	491,233.56
Aug 15, 2021	IBRD-81970	Loan Repay	37,419.50
Aug 15, 2021	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	37,419.50
Aug 15, 2021	IBRD-81970	Loan Repay	499,892.66
Jul 31, 2019	IBRD-81970	Loan Cancel	1,946,334.10
Feb 15, 2020	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	149,098.98
Feb 15, 2020	IBRD-81970	Loan Repay	537,312.10
Feb 15, 2020	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	2,977.89
Aug 15, 2019	IBRD-81970	Loan Repay	231,263.02
Aug 15, 2019	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	231,263.02
Aug 15, 2019	IBRD-81970	Loan Repay	394,621.20
Jul 29, 2019	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	-1,781,070.80
Jul 29, 2019	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	-165,263.38
Feb 22, 2019	IBRD-81970	Loan Cancel	23,756,380.00
Feb 15, 2019	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	229,314.55
Feb 15, 2019	IBRD-81970	Loan Repay	625,884.20
Aug 15, 2018	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	910.60
Aug 15, 2018	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	198,047.27
Aug 15, 2018	IBRD-81970	Loan Repay	625,884.20
Dec 5, 2017	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	2,800,000.00
Dec 5, 2017	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	500,000.00
Feb 15, 2018	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	133,317.03
Feb 15, 2018	IBRD-81970	Loan Repay	479,105.84
Feb 15, 2018	IBRD-81970	Loan Repay	133,317.03
Sep 19, 2017	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	500,000.00
Aug 15, 2017	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	6,869.33
Aug 15, 2017	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	99,636.61
Oct 18, 2017	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	410,384.16
Oct 18, 2017	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	11,835.84
Dec 26, 2017	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	336,533.44
Aug 15, 2016	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	118.42
Aug 15, 2016	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	33,072.02
Aug 25, 2016	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	212,582.84
Jun 29, 2016	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	565,487.94
Jun 29, 2016	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	91,754.80
Aug 18, 2016	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	200,000.00
May 5, 2017	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	862,044.06
May 5, 2017	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	401,731.62
Dec 29, 2016	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	2,600,000.00
Feb 15, 2016	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	21,830.68
Dec 29, 2016	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	600,000.00
May 26, 2016	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	400,000.00
Jul 8, 2016	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	200,000.00
Nov 18, 2016	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	103,323.24
Nov 18, 2016	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	307,493.78
Feb 15, 2017	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	1,315.09
Feb 15, 2017	IBRD-81970	Int Charges	57,554.26
May 28, 2015	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	255,615.02
May 27, 2015	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	23,550.11
Dec 28, 2015	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	100,000.00
Nov 13, 2015	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	55,642.23
Nov 24, 2015	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	189,075.64
Dec 9, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	67,014.20
Nov 10, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	146,056.62
Dec 30, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	1,500,000.00
Dec 22, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	117,190.98
Dec 22, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	262,055.62
Dec 22, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	158,824.52
Dec 22, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	207,891.45
Oct 20, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	200,000.00
Oct 10, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	23,703.67
Oct 10, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	167,442.12
Dec 26, 2013	IBRD-81970	Fee Charges	100,000.00
Jan 21, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	100,000.00
Jan 21, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	300,000.00
May 16, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	28,717.94
May 19, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	178,919.66
Aug 5, 2014	IBRD-81970	Loan Disb	85,784.12

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2018-12-28
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2018-12-28
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2018-12-28
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2018-12-28
Project Management	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2018-12-28
Procurement	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2018-12-28
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2018-12-28

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 12-06-2019
Outcomes	Unsatisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 03-31-2020	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance	Not Rated	N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Negligible	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Increase in percentage of fires contained within 24 hours following detection in pilot region extensive forest and project PAs Value N/A N/A N/A
Date December 15, 2011 March 31, 2019 December 15, 2016
Comment
Increase in percentage of fires contained within 24 hours following detection in pilot region extensive forest Value 73.9 75.00 76.5
Date December 15, 2011 March 31, 2019 December 15, 2016
Comment
Increase in percentage of fires contained within 24 hours following detection in project PAs Value 72 84.44 87
Date December 15, 2011 March 31, 2019 December 15, 2016
Comment
Average area of fires at detection in project PAs Value 14 4.92 5
Date November 17, 2015 March 31, 2019 December 15, 2016
Comment
Area covered by improved Forest Pest Monitoring System in Pilot Regions Value 0.00 0.00 10000000.00
Date December 15, 2011 March 31, 2019 December 15, 2016
Comment
Area of improved forest regeneration based on modern technology in Pilot Regions Value 0.00 0.00 5.00
Date December 15, 2011 March 31, 2019 December 15, 2016
Comment
Reach and acceptance of fire prevention messages among the PA target population in comparison to baseline Value N/A N/A N/A
Date December 15, 2011 March 31, 2019 December 15, 2016
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Development of a National Forest Fire Management Strategy for Federal PAs Value No No Yes
Date December 15, 2011 March 31, 2019 December 15, 2016
Comment
Protected Area fire brigades equipped and trained Value 0.00 13.00 25.00
Date December 15, 2011 December 25, 2018 December 15, 2016
Comment
Proportion of large fires out of the total number of fires in Pilot Regions exentsive forest Value 8.00 0.00 7.10
Date December 15, 2016 December 25, 2018 December 15, 2016
Comment
Pilot region fire brigades equipped Value 0.00 0.00 5.00
Date December 15, 2011 December 25, 2018 December 15, 2016
Comment
Decrease in the number of fires in Project PAs in comparison to comparable PAs without project support Value N/A N/A
Date December 15, 2016 December 25, 2018 December 15, 2016
Comment
Reforms in forest policy, legislation or other regulations supported Value No No Yes
Date December 15, 2011 December 25, 2018 December 15, 2016
Comment
Updated fire danger rating and hazard index system trialed in targeted Protected Areas Value 0.00 0.00 18.00
Date December 15, 2011 December 25, 2018 December 15, 2016
Comment

Forest information management systems in operation, with data generated by Protected Areas used to produce reporting on forest firerisks, hazards, response, and damage	Value	0.00	0.00	1.00
	Date	December 15, 2011	December 25, 2018	December 15, 2016
	Comment

Landscape restoration programs developed in disturbed PA landscapes Value 0.00 0.00 3.00
Date December 15, 2011 December 25, 2018 December 15, 2016
Comment
Number of PAs covered by fire management planning and implementation to protect biodiversity and habitat Value 0.00 2.00 6.00
Date December 15, 2011 December 25, 2018 December 15, 2016
Comment

Increase in percentage of fires contained within 24 hours following detection in pilot region extensive forest	Value	73.9	75.00	76.5
	Date	December 15, 2011	March 31, 2019	December 15, 2016
	Comment

Increase in percentage of fires contained within 24 hours following detection in project PAs	Value	72	84.44	87
	Date	December 15, 2011	March 31, 2019	December 15, 2016
	Comment

Average area of fires at detection in project PAs	Value	14	4.92	5
	Date	November 17, 2015	March 31, 2019	December 15, 2016
	Comment

Proportion of large fires out of the total number of fires in Pilot Regions exentsive forest	Value	8.00	0.00	7.10
	Date	December 15, 2016	December 25, 2018	December 15, 2016
	Comment

Pilot region fire brigades equipped	Value	0.00	0.00	5.00
	Date	December 15, 2011	December 25, 2018	December 15, 2016
	Comment