AFCRI-Sustainable Groundwater Management in SADC Member States

Abstract*

The objective of the Sustainable Groundwater Management in Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States Project for Africa is to support sustainable management of groundwater at national and transboundary levels across SADC Member States. The project has 4 components. (1) Operationalizing the SADC Groundwater Management Institute (GMI) component will ensure the coordination and administration of the SADC GMI during project implementation... Show More

Development Objective

To support sustainable management of groundwater at national and transboundary levels across SADC Member States.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P127086
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Anna Cestari
Borrower 2
SADC Secretariat

Country
Eastern and Southern Africa
Disclosure Date
November 4, 2012
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
April 24, 2014
Effective Date
June 30, 2015

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 10.20 million
Implementing Agency
University of the Free State
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2014

Commitment Amount
US$ 10.20 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2021

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
August 5, 2024

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 change20%
- FY17 - Mitigation20%
FY17 - Environmental Health and Pollution Management21%
- FY17 - Air quality management7%
- FY17 - Soil Pollution7%
- FY17 - Water Pollution7%
FY17 - Water Resource Management45%
- FY17 - Water Institutions, Policies and Reform45%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Regional Integration15%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Global Environment Facility (GEF)	8.20
Cooperation in International Waters in Africa	2.00

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	10.20
Total Project Cost**	10.20

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Project Management	Satisfactory	2021-06-29
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2021-06-29
Summary Global Objective Rating	Satisfactory	2021-06-29
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2021-06-29
Procurement	Satisfactory	2021-06-29
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2021-06-29

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 12-21-2021
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW:	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	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	Modest	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Development of the SADC Groundwater Management Institute to a recognised center of excellence	Value	n/a	92.6% of the requests from Member States and stake	GMI established with 80% satisfaction
	Date	July 1, 2014	June 30, 2021	January 30, 2019
	Comment

Transboundary institutions strengthened to improve regional cooperation	Value	Establ.	SADC-GMI operating @ full capacity & 5 RBOs streng	Operating with full staff, work-prgrm & long-term
	Date	July 1, 2014	June 30, 2021	January 30, 2019
	Comment

Enhanced capacity for sustainable transboundary groundwater management in the Ministries responsible for groundwater in SADC MemberStates	Value	n/a	81% of capacity needs met	70% of capacity demand met
	Date	July 1, 2014	June 30, 2021	January 30, 2019
	Comment

Direct project beneficiaries Value 0.00 96280.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
Female beneficiaries Value 0.00 30.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 November 30, 2017
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

# of Interns/ Seconded with the regional internship programme at SADC-GMI Value 0.00 65.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
Number of joint activities conducted with international groundwater organisations Value 0.00 25.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
# of guideline notes on policy and legislation for transboundary and national aquifers developed and disseminated Value 1.00 16.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
# of documents produced on financing of construction and maintenance of groundwater infrastructures Value 0.00 5.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
SADC-GMI obtains Subsidiarity Status of SADC Value Not obtained Approved by 38th SADC Summit in August 2018
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
# of people received training dedicated to groundwater data collection, management & sharing Value 0.00 293.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
MoU Signed between SADC Secretariat and the University of the Free State Value No MoU Hosting Agreement signed in May 2017
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
Sub Grant Manual Implemented Value None Sub-Grant Manual has been in use since Dec 2017 an
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
# of sub-grant pilot activities at SADC Member States level completed with satisfactory outcome Value 0.00 13.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
# of trainings dedicated to providing guidance to stakeholders on identifying solutions for strengthening legal, policy, and regulatory tools Value 0.00 10.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
# of people directly benefitting from demonstration/pilot groundwater infrastructures Value 0.00 96280.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
Improved strategic analyses conducted and knowledge products developed to illustrate the evidence base for cooperation needs and challenges Value 0.00 4.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment

Strengthened transboundary institutions with improved analytic tools, knowledge products, data, forecasting, and/or capacity for improved water and climate risk management	Value	0.00	5.00	5.00
	Date	July 1, 2014	March 31, 2021	January 30, 2019
	Comment

# of manuals produced which provide operational support for groundwater infrastructure development (including management of environmental and social impacts)	Value	0.00	5.00	4.00
	Date	July 1, 2014	June 30, 2021	January 30, 2019
	Comment

# of research studies completed on groundwater management challenges selected by SADC Member States Value 0.00 9.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
Financial resources sought and secured for long-term sustainability &/or expansion of operations Value None R 133,885,000
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
# of people learning applied skills from demonstration/pilot groundwater infrastructures Value 0.00 65.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
# of people receiving training in infrastructure solutions in priority areas of Member States Value 0.00 354.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
# of visitors to SADC GMI website Value 0.00 241430.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
% of participants satisfied with seminars and workshops conducted on knowledge transfer with ‘excellent’ outcome Value 0.00 78.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
% of trained groundwater practioners who deemed training and manuals satisfactory Value 0.00 78.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
Advanced scientific knowledge enabling sustainable transboundary groundwater management among SADC Member States Value 0.00 6.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment
Percentage of times on-demand technical assistance requests from SADC Member States met Value 0.00 83.40 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 June 30, 2021
Comment

Running of a fully integrated data management system: stores, connects, collects & makes available information from groundwater initiatives and data sources	Value	No	No	No
	Date	July 1, 2014	June 30, 2021	January 30, 2019
	Comment