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Kazakhstan Resilient Landscapes Restoration Project

Abstract*

The Kazakhstan Resilient Landscapes Restoration Project is a child project of the GEF-financed Sustainable Forest Management Impact Program on Dryland Sustainable Landscapes. Project-financed activities will be grouped into the following three components: Component 1: Piloting community – centered approach on dryland agroforestry and landscape restoration (US$2.46 million) Component 1 will finance grants (cash-for-work), technical assistance, goods...

* 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

To pilot agroforestry practices using a community-centered approach and to build government capacity for landscape management and restoration.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P171577

  • Active

  • Talimjan Urazov , Leela Raina

  • Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Forestry and Wildlife Committee

  • Kazakhstan

  • December 12, 2019

  • (as of board presentation)

    June 14, 2021

  • July 1, 2021

  • US$ 4.34 million

  • Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Forestry and Wildlife Committee, Project Implem

  • Europe and Central Asia

  • 2021

  • US$ 4.34 million

  • N/A

  • December 19, 2023

  • September 30, 2025

  • Yes

  • BANK APPROVED

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
Global Environment Facility (GEF) 4.34

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 4.34
Total Project Cost** 4.34

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of February 28, 2025

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

Detailed Financial Activity as of February 28, 2025

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Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Procurement Satisfactory 2024-11-18
Monitoring and Evaluation Moderately Satisfactory 2024-11-18
Project Management Satisfactory 2024-11-18
Financial Management Satisfactory 2024-11-18
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory 2024-11-18

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Identification of the most effective agroforestry practices using a community-centered approach (based on a cost-benefit analysis of the pilots)ValueNoNoYes
    DateMarch 31, 2021December 8, 2023December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Land area under sustainable landscape management practicesValue0.002950.0010815.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021December 8, 2023December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Dryland Area Restored Using Community Centered ApproachValue0.002950.003135.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021December 8, 2023December 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Capacity built for landscape restoration through mapping of degraded landscapes in Dry Aral Seabed and inventory of unrecorded forestsValueNoNoYes
    DateMarch 31, 2021December 8, 2023December 31, 2025
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Mapping of the forest fund areas on the Dried Aral Sea bed (DAS)Value0.00300000.00300000.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021December 8, 2023December 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Forestry Nursery to supply planting materials to farmers and local communitiesValue0.000.001.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021December 8, 2023December 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Preparatory survey and design works for saxaul plantations on DASValue0.00100000.0050000.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021December 8, 2023December 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Establishment of saxaul and other drought-resistant plantations around KyzylordaValue0.002950.003000.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021December 8, 2023December 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Inventory of the unrecorded forestsValue0.00100000.00140000.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021December 8, 2023December 30, 2025
    Comment
  • 3 Demo plots to demonstrate innovative techniques of agroforestry in Kyzylorda oblastValue0.0015.0015.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021December 8, 2023December 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Depository of forest species' seeds (gene bank) in Kazakh Scientific Research Institiute in SchuchinskValue0.001.001.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021December 8, 2023December 30, 2025
    Comment
  • 6 Model Farms for agroforestry pilot sub-projects in Zhambyl OblastValue0.00120.007800.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021December 8, 2023December 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Forest area brought under management plansValue0.000.00100000.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021December 8, 2023December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Reduction of greenhouse gas emissionsValue0.000.00204800.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021December 8, 2023December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Community participation in forestry activitiesValue0.00531.001000.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021December 8, 2023December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Of which female participantsValue0.000.00160.00
    Date
    Comment