| Financier | Commitments |
|---|---|
| Partnership for Water and Urban Development in the West Bank | 1.50 |
Southern West Bank SWM Project - Additional Financing MDTF
Development Objective
The objective of the Project is to improve solid waste disposal services for the communities and businesses of Palestinian municipalities and joint services councils in the Bethlehem and Hebron governorates through provision of an efficient socially acceptable and environmentally friendly mechanism, including (i) strengthening the joint services council administrative and technical capabilities for a cost-effective management of waste disposal services; (ii) improving the waste disposal services through provision of a sanitary landfill facility and related infrastructure; and (iii) carrying out a public awareness campaign for promoting waste minimization, resource recovery and cost recovery for financial viability.
Key Details
Project Details
P154102
Closed
Ibrahim Dajani
N/A
May 11, 2015
(as of board presentation)
May 11, 2015
June 15, 2015
US$ 1.50 million
N/A
2015
US$ 1.50 million
A
August 9, 2024
June 30, 2016
BANK APPROVED
Finances
Financing Plan (US$ Millions)
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 | 1.50 |
| Total Project Cost** | 1.50 |
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 | Highly Satisfactory | 2016-06-13 |
| Counterpart Funding | Highly Satisfactory | 2016-06-13 |
| Financial Management | Satisfactory | 2016-06-13 |
| Monitoring and Evaluation | Satisfactory | 2016-06-13 |
| Overall Implementation Progress (IP) | Highly Satisfactory | 2016-06-13 |
| Progress towards achievement of PDO | Highly Satisfactory | 2016-06-13 |
| Procurement | Satisfactory | 2016-06-13 |
COMPLETION RATINGS
No data available.
INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS
No data available.
Results Framework
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS
| INDICATOR | BASELINE | CURRENT | TARGET |
|---|
The increase of municipal solid waste disposal in a sanitary landfill facility from 0% at appraisal to at least 75% by project completion; Value 0% of waste disposed in a sanitary landfill 95% 75% of waste disposed in a sanitary landfill Date June 30, 2009 November 14, 2014 December 31, 2014 Comment The new landfill is fully operational and receiving an average 600 tons (95%). Operational sanitary landfill. Zero discharge of leachate into ground water at the new landfill site as confirmed by field testing. Value Not due yet zero Zero Date June 30, 2009 October 15, 2014 December 31, 2014 Comment no sanitary landfill exist in the southern West Bank. New landfill is fully operational and there is zero discharge of leachatte into ground water. Leachate is stored in the speciallyconstructed leachate pond. Site inspections showed that no leachate seepage into the ground water aquifer. Leachate generated from waste at the newly constructed sanitary landfill is coll ected in the leachatte collection pond at the newsanitary landfill. At least 80% of target communities have full access to the new sanitary landfill by end of Project; Value Not due yet Not due yet 80% Date June 30, 2009 March 18, 2014 December 31, 2014 Comment All 33 municipalities originally targeted by the project can be assumed to have access to the new Sanitary landfill due to thecompletion of the construction of the access road. Length of access road is 4.5 km. Road is financed by a USAID grant, and notunder IDA funds. Minimum 80% of surveyed households and businesses in areas surrounding the existing dumpsites are satisfied with the new solid waste disposal practices Value No survey has been conducted yet. not due yet Minimum 80% of surveyed households and businesses Date June 30, 2009 October 15, 2014 December 31, 2014 Comment BIA is expected to be carried out in October 2014 and will provide baselines for monitoring during the operation of the landfill Minimum 80% of the participating municipalities are satisfied with the new solid waste disposal practices; Value No survey has been conducted yet. Surveys are in progress. Minimum 80% of participating municipalities are sa Date June 30, 2009 October 15, 2014 December 31, 2014 Comment BIA is expected to be carried out in October 2014 and will provide baselines for monitoring during the operation of the landfill Female beneficiaries Value 0.00 49.00 49.00 Date June 30, 2009 October 15, 2014 December 31, 2014 Comment Direct project beneficiaries Value 0.00 720000.00 672000.00 Date June 30, 2009 October 15, 2014 December 31, 2014 Comment The Sanitary Landfill is now fully constructed and operational serving 90% of the population in the Southern West Bank. 80% of population is the set target. In addition to the general population, 86 waste pickers working in Yatta Regional Dumpsiteand7 herdsmen in Al-Menya, and their families, are benefiting directly from the project by receiving livelihood assistance, andaround120 owners of the randum dumpsites and Al-Minya land (proposed for the sanitary landfill).
INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS
| INDICATOR | BASELINE | CURRENT | TARGET |
|---|
At least 80% of households which depend on livelihood income from picking are integrated within improved and commercially viable waste management plans, or other income-generating plans promoted by th Value None 95% 80% Date June 30, 2009 October 15, 2014 December 31, 2014 Comment This project supports sustainable alternative livelihoods options for the affected peoples as per OP 4.12 which are 86 wastepickers (Yatta) and 6 herders (Al Minya). Implementation of the livelihoods program is underway and has been monitored by theBank. Examples of the sets of livelihoods options chosen by project affected peoples to date are as follows: work at the landfilland transfer stations (30 individuals); livelihoods of wastepickers restored Technical Operations Unit (TOU) supported with adequate staffing throughout the life of the Project. Value 6 6 6 Date June 30, 2009 October 15, 2014 December 31, 2014 Comment qualified staff have been recruited TOU is staffed with qualified technical specialists. additional staff may be recruited as needed. Increase JSC-H&B share of Incremental Operating Costs (IOC) for the Technical Operations Unit. Value 0 100% 100% Date June 30, 2009 September 8, 2014 December 31, 2014 Comment This indicator is fully achieved. Contaminated land managed or dump sites closed under the project Value 0.00 8.00 24.36 Date June 30, 2009 October 15, 2014 December 31, 2014 Comment Yatta regional dumpsite alone comprises 14.5 hectares of land has been closed as of September 1, 2014 and will be rehabilitatedstarting November 2014.Original target of 17 dumpsites closed and rehabilitated has been exceeded. Two additional dumpsites havebeenadded, closed and rehabilitated. All illegal and open dump-sites operated by the municipalities in Southern West Bank closed. The number of operational (JSC-H&B/LGU) and EQA staff who receive qualified technical training identified in the Environmental and Social Management Plan and other diagnostics. Value None 60 50 staff Date June 30, 2009 September 8, 2014 December 31, 2014 Comment More than 60 staff, cumulatively, from the HJSC H&B, EQA (now Ministry of Environmental Affairs) and member municipalities havereceived training in PMSP, financial management, cost recovery, etc.. Training is currently sponsored through multipleinitiatives, including the IDA grant but not limited to it. The client will provide a training history (list) as part of the June2013 Implementation Support Mission JSC and EQA staff trained. One sanitary landfill and a transfer station are constructed and operational by project completion. Value None A sanitary landfill and two transfer stations have Sanitary landfill constructed in southern West Ban Date June 30, 2009 October 15, 2014 December 31, 2014 Comment One landfill and two transfer stations have been constructed and fully operational. One landfill and two transfer stations are fully operational. Gradual closure of 17 uncontrolled dumpsites in accordance with developed standards and procedures. Value 0 18 19 Date June 30, 2009 September 6, 2014 December 31, 2014 Comment 18 out of 19 identified locations (originally 17) have been closed and rehabilitated. A new site has been added. The last, Yatta,dumpsite is already closed and will be completely rehabilitated by mid April 2015. Originally 17 dump-sites closed and rehabilitated.