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Building Resilience through Innovation, Communication & Knowledge Svcs

Abstract*

The objective of the Building Resilience through Innovation, Communication and Knowledge Services (BRICKS) Project for Africa is to improve accessibility of best practices and monitoring information within the Sahel and West Africa program portfolio on sustainable land use and management. There are three components to the project, the first component being knowledge management. The outcome of this component is: operational knowledge inside and outside...

* The project abstract is drawn from the PAD, SAR or PGD and may not accurately reflect the project's current nature

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Development Objective

The combined Project Development Objective and Global Environment Objective is to improve accessibility of best practices and monitoring information within the Sahel and West Africa Program portfolio on sustainable land use and management.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P130888

  • Closed

  • Philippe Dardel

  • West and Central Africa Office of IUCN,Sahel and Sahara Observatory

  • Western and Central Africa

  • March 3, 2013

  • (as of board presentation)

    September 4, 2013

  • November 26, 2013

  • US$ 0.00 million

  • Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control In the Sahel

  • Western and Central Africa

  • 2014

  • US$ 4.63 million

  • C

  • Not Applicable

  • June 30, 2019

  • Yes

  • BANK APPROVED

  • June 4, 2024

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
Global Environment Facility (GEF) 4.63

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 4.63
Total Project Cost** N/A

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

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Financier Approval Date Closing Date Principal Disbursed Repayments Interest, Charges & Fees

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Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory 2019-06-29
Project Management Satisfactory 2019-06-29
Summary Global Objective Rating Moderately Satisfactory 2019-06-29
Procurement Satisfactory 2019-06-29
Financial Management Moderately Satisfactory 2019-06-29
Monitoring and Evaluation Satisfactory 2019-06-29

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATORIMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 12-27-2019
OutcomesModerately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank PerformanceModerately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATORICR REVIEW: 05-21-2020PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome RatingModerately Satisfactory N/a
Risk To Development OutcomeN/a
Bank PerformanceModerately SatisfactoryN/a
Borrower PerformanceN/a
Government PerformanceNot RatedN/a
Implementing AgencyN/a
Icr QualitySubstantialN/a
M&e QualityModestN/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • National team members in projects in the SAWAP umbrella reporting satisfaction with the effectiveness of services provided by the BRICKS projectValue0.0080.0080.00
    DateAugust 9, 2013June 30, 2019
    Comment
  • Establishment and maintenance of a regional program-level monitoring system capable of aggregating environmental change informationfrom participating country projectsValue0.0012.001.00
    DateAugust 9, 2013June 30, 2019
    Comment
  • Direct project beneficiariesValue0.001200.001000.00
    DateAugust 9, 2013June 30, 2019
    Comment
  • Female beneficiariesValue0.0024.0040.00
    DateAugust 9, 2013May 31, 2018
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Team members for each of the SAWAP projects participating in regional knowledge exchanges per year (not cumulatively)Value0.001200.001000.00
    DateAugust 9, 2013June 30, 2019
    Comment
  • Learning products on best practices developed and disseminatedValue0.0030.0010.00
    DateAugust 9, 2013June 30, 2019
    Comment
  • Regional economic/ecosystem analyses completedValue0.003.001.00
    DateAugust 9, 2013June 30, 2019
    Comment
  • South-South learning events heldValue0.0012.000.00
    DateAugust 9, 2013June 30, 2019
    Comment
  • SAWAP communication strategy developed and updated annually with the communication teams for the 12 country projectsValueNoYesYes
    DateAugust 9, 2013June 30, 2019
    Comment
  • Activities in the BRICKS communication strategy’s action plan that have begun implementationValue0.0080.0060.00
    DateAugust 9, 2013June 30, 2019
    Comment
  • Regional on-line decision support portal establishedValueNoYesNo
    DateAugust 9, 2013June 30, 2019
    Comment
  • Regional atlas of land degradation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and disaster risks is prepared, integrated into portal, and updated annuallyValueNoYesYes
    DateAugust 9, 2013June 30, 2019
    Comment
  • SAWAP projects reached with training on GIS tools and approachesValue0.0011.007.00
    DateAugust 9, 2013June 30, 2019
    Comment
  • SAWAP projects reached with training on M&E tools and approachesValue0.0011.009.00
    DateAugust 9, 2013June 30, 2019
    Comment
  • Guidelines developed and disseminated on data standardization and reporting procedures for SAWAP’s project M&E teamsValueNoYesYes
    DateAugust 9, 2013June 30, 2019
    Comment
  • Country projects providing timely M&E reports to regional level M&E systemValue0.0011.003.00
    DateAugust 9, 2013June 30, 2019
    Comment
  • SAWAP portfolio monitoring and reporting system functional and providing information on SAWAP portfolio progressValueNoYesYes
    DateAugust 9, 2013June 30, 2019
    Comment
  • Activities in agreed BRICKS joint annual work program that have begun implementationValue0.0080.0050.00
    DateAugust 9, 2013June 30, 2019
    Comment
  • BRICKS monitoring and reporting system functional and providing information on BRICKS progressValueNoYesYes
    DateAugust 9, 2013June 30, 2019
    Comment