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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Report No: PAD2343

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT ON A PROPOSED GRANT

IN THE AMOUNT OF SDR 7.1 MILLION (US$10 MILLION EQUIVALENT)

TO THE

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC FOR A

NATURAL RESOURCES GOVERNANCE PROJECT February 16, 2018

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Environment & Natural Resources Global Practice Africa Region

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CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Exchange Rate Effective December 31, 2017

Currency Unit

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XAF 0.00128444

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US$ 1.42412999

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SDR SDR 1 SDR 1

FISCAL YEAR

January 1 ? December 31

Regional Vice President: Makhtar Diop Country Director: Franck Bousquet

Senior Global Practice Director: Karin Erika Kemper Practice Manager: Benoit Bosquet

Task Team Leader(s): Laurent Valiergue, Rachel Bernice Perks

AFD AGDRF

ASM BRGM BIVAC CAR CEMAC

CEMAC TTFP CEN CPIA CT REDD+ DGF DGMG DPO DRC EMPSRP

ESIA ESMF FA FCFA FCPF FDF FLEGT FM FOT FY GIS GIZ GDP HDI IBRD IDA IFR ILO IP IPMF IPP IPPF KPCS LDC LDP

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

French Agency for Development (Agence Fran?aise de D?veloppement) Sustainable Forest Resources Management Agency (Agence de Gestion Durable des Ressources Foresti?res) Artisanal and small-scale mining The French Geological Survey (Bureau de Recherches G?ologiques et Mini?res) Bureau Inspection Valuation Assessment Control Central African Republic Central African Economic and Monetary Community (Communaut? Economique et Mon?taire des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale) CEMAC Transport-Transit Facilitation Program Country Engagement Note Country Policy and Institutional Assessment REDD+ Technical Coordination Agency (Coordination Technique pour la REDD+) General Directorate for Forestry (Direction G?n?rale des For?ts) Directorate General for Mining and Geology Development Policy Operation Democratic Republic of Congo Emergency Public Services Response Project (Project d'Urgence de Restauration des Services Publics, PURSeP II) Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Environmental and Social Management Framework Fiduciary agent Central African CFA Franc Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Forestry Development Fund Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade Financial Management Free on Truck Fiscal Year Geographic Information System Gesellschaft f?r Internationale Zusammenarbeit Gross domestic product Human Development Index International Bank for Reconstruction and Development International Development Association Interim Financial Report International Labor Organization Indigenous Peoples Integrated Pest Management Framework Indigenous People Plan Indigenous People Planning Framework Kimberly Process Certification Scheme Local Development Committee Local Development Plan

M&E MESD

MINUSCA

MMG MOU MPs MPWRM

MWFHF

MTCA

NDC ND-GAIN NGOs NRGP OEFB

OMP PAP PARPAF PDO PDRSO

PF PIM PIU PPA PPECF PSC PPSD PVE RAP RCPCA REDD+

RD RD1 RD2 RPBA RPF SAESSCAM SAF

Monitoring and Evaluation Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (Minist?re de l''Environnement et du D?veloppement Durable) United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic Ministry of Mines and Geology (Minist?re des Mines et de la G?ologie) Memorandum of Understanding Management Plans Ministry of Public Works and Road Maintenance (Minist?re des Travaux Publics et de I'Entretien Routier) Ministry of Water, Forests, Hunting and Fisheries (Minist?re des Eaux, For?ts, Chasse et P?che) Ministry of Transports and Civil Aviation (Minist?re des Transports et de l'Aviation Civile) Nationally Determined Contribution Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index Initiative Non-governmental Organizations Natural Resources Governance Project Timber Sector Economic Monitoring Unit (Observatoire Economique de la Fili?re Bois) Operation and Management Permit (Permis d'Exploitation et d'Am?nagement, PEA)

Project Affected People

Support Project for the Development of Forest Management Plans Project Development Objective Regional development Project in the Southwest (Projet de d?veloppement r?gional dans le sud-ouest de la RCA) Process Framework Project Implementation Manual Project Implementation Unit Project Preparation Advance Promotion of Certified Forest Management Project Steering Committee Project Procurement Strategy for Development Export Verification Program Resettlement Action Plan Government of Central African Republic's Strategy for Recovery and Peacebuilding Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries Regional Directorate Regional Directorate No. 1 Regional Directorate No. 2 Recovery and Peacebuilding Assessment Resettlement Policy Framework Service for Assistance and Organization of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Safeguards Action Plan

SCD SCDP SDR SGP SOE SSA STEP TOR TU UN UNFCCC UNDRIP USAID USGS VAT VPA VSAT WA

Systematic Country Diagnostic State Consolidation Development Program Special Drawing Rights Small Grants Program Statements of Expenditures Sub-Saharan Africa Systematic Tracking and Exchanges in Procurement Terms of Reference Technical Unit United Nations United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. United States Agency for International Development United States Geological Survey Value-added tax Voluntary Partnership Agreement Very Small Aperture Terminal Withdrawal Application

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Natural Resources Governance Project in CAR (P161973)

BASIC INFORMATION

Is this a regionally tagged project? Country(ies) No

[] Situations of Urgent Need of Assistance or Capacity Constraints [ ] Financial Intermediaries [ ] Series of Projects

Financing Instrument Investment Project Financing

Approval Date 12-Mar-2018

Bank/IFC Collaboration No

Closing Date 30-Jun-2023

Environmental Assessment Category B - Partial Assessment

Proposed Development Objective(s)

The project will aim to improve governance and strengthen capacity in the forest and mining sectors in the Central African Republic.

Components

Component Name Component 1 - Institutional support: Strengthen the fiscal and governance framework of the forest sector Component 2 - Local development: Support forest communities in planning and financing their development priorities Component 3 - Technical assistance to improve mining sector policies and institutional governance

Component 4 - Local development -Formalization of the Artisanal Mining Sector

Cost (US$, millions) 1.26 2.42 1.81 1.98

Component 5 - Project management, including contingencies and overheads

2.22

Project Preparation Advance for the development of the safeguards instruments

0.30

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Natural Resources Governance Project in CAR (P161973)

Organizations Borrower : Implementing Agency :

Ministry of Economy, Planning and Cooperation

Ministry of Water, Forests, Hunting and Fisheries (MWFHF) Minsitry of Mines and Geology (MMG)

PROJECT FINANCING DATA (US$, Millions)

[ ] Counterpart Funding

[ ] IBRD

FIN COST OLD Total Project Cost:

10.00

[ ] IDA Credit

[ ] IDA Grant

Total Financing: 10.00

Of Which Bank Financing (IBRD/IDA):

10.00

Financing (in US$, millions) FIN SUMM OLD Financing Source

IDA-D2780

Total

[ ] Trust Funds

[ ] Parallel Financing

Financing Gap: 0.00

Amount 10.00 10.00

Expected Disbursements (in US$, millions)

Fiscal Year Annual Cumulative

2018 0.09 0.09

2019 1.11 1.21

2020 1.91 3.12

2021 2.33 5.45

2022 2.32 7.77

2023 2.23 10.00

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Natural Resources Governance Project in CAR (P161973)

INSTITUTIONAL DATA

Practice Area (Lead) Environment & Natural Resources

Contributing Practice Areas Energy & Extractives

Climate Change and Disaster Screening This operation has been screened for short and long-term climate change and disaster risks

Gender Tag Does the project plan to undertake any of the following? a. Analysis to identify Project-relevant gaps between males and females, especially in light of country gaps identified through SCD and CPF Yes b. Specific action(s) to address the gender gaps identified in (a) and/or to improve women or men's empowerment Yes c. Include Indicators in results framework to monitor outcomes from actions identified in (b) Yes

SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL (SORT)

Risk Category 1. Political and Governance 2. Macroeconomic 3. Sector Strategies and Policies 4. Technical Design of Project or Program 5. Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability 6. Fiduciary 7. Environment and Social 8. Stakeholders

Rating High High Substantial Moderate High Substantial Substantial Substantial

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