AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND MAU/PAAF/99/01 LANGUAGE : FRENCH ORIGINAL : ENGLISH ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA ARTISANAL FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (PHASE II) APPRAISAL REPORT NB: This document contains errata or corrigenda (see Annexes) COUNTRY DEPARTMENT OCDN NORTH REGION OCTOBER 1999 AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 01 BP 1387 ABIDJAN 01 Tel.: 20 44 44; Fax: 20 59 20 PROJECT BRIEF Date: May 1999 The information given hereunder is intended to provide some guidance to prospective suppliers, contractors, consultants and all persons interested in the procurement of goods and services for projects approved by the Boards of Directors of the Bank Group. More detailed information and guidance should be obtained from the Executing Agency of the Borrower. 1. COUNTRY AND NAME OF : Mauritania: Artisanal Fisheries Development PROJECT : Project Phase II 2. LOCATION : Southern part of the coast 3. BORROWER : Islamic Republic of Mauritania 4. EXECUTING AGENCY : Project Implementation Unit, Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Resources, BP 3838 Nouakchott, Republic of Mauritania, Fax (222) 25-99-00, Tel. 25-99-01 5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project intends to train 1,230 apprentice fishermen, provide further training to 675 sea fishermen and train 500 women in fish processing techniques and marketing. It will allow for additional production of 10,500 tonnes of fish, enable fishermen to settle on the sites and contribute to marine environmental protection, and establish a credit fund for the trained fishermen and women. To do this, it will: (i) renovate the two existing training centres in Blawakh and PK 28; (ii) construct a new training centre and create a development pole in PK 144, and (iii) construct a further training centre and project headquarters in Nouakchott. 6. TOTAL PROJECT COST : UA 9.77 million comprising : UA 6.44 million in foreign exchange & : UA 3.33 million in local currency: 7. ADF FINANCING : UA 5.00 million; 8. OTHER SOURCES OF FINANCE: - OPEC : UA 3.67 million; - Government : UA 0.58 million; - Beneficiaries : UA 0.53 million. 9. ESTIMATED PROJECT START-UP DATE AND DURATION : July 2000; 60 months. 10. PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES : (i) The engineering studies and technical assistance will be procured by invitation to bid on the basis of a short list; (ii) The civil works contracts for the construction of training/further training centres, the construction of the project headquarters, the development of access roads and creation of a development pole, for a total amount of UA 2.13 million, will be awarded in accordance with international bidding procedures. The invitation to bid will be divided into two packages : one package for construction works and the other for development works; (iii) The contracts for the procurement of boats, fish gear, outboard propeller units, rolling stock (vehicles, motor-cycles), solar energy equipment, monitoring equipment (motor patrol boats), and teaching aids, estimated at between UA 50,000 and UA 100,000 per contract will be awarded through national competitive bidding; (iv) The various other goods such as office supplies and sundry supplies for the running of the Implementation Unit per contract will be procured through local shopping. These supplies are procured with small amounts (less than UA 10,000 for each purchase) and their purchase is spread out to cover the project implementation period; (v) Goods to be procured with credit will be through local shopping, and the various suppliers will be approved by the Credit Steering Committee comprising 7 members. The beneficiaries will select their equipment freely from the approved suppliers. This procedure was followed satisfactorily during the first phase. 11. CONSULTANCY SERVICES REQUIRED: Consultancy services will be procured on the basis of a short list for the recruitment of three (3) long-term technical assistants, and short-term consultants for technical support, local training, monitoring and evaluation, mid-term review and audit of project accounts. 12. ENVIRONMENTAL CATEGORY The project is classified in environmental Category II. CURRENCY EQUIVALENCES (Going rate in April 1999) Currency Unit = Ouguiya (UM) UA 1 = UM 283.354 UA 1 = US$ 1.35784 FISCAL YEAR 1 January- 31 December WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Metric system LIST OF TABLES Table 4.1 Project Cost Estimates Table 4.2 Project Cost by Expenditure Category Table 4.3 Project Financing Schedule by Source of Finance Table 4.4 Expenditure by ADF Financing Category Table 4.5 Expenditure Schedule by Component Table 4.6 Expenditure Schedule by Expenditure Category Table 4.7 Expenditure Schedule by Source of Finance Table 5.1 Project Implementation Schedule Table 5.2 Procurement Arrangements LIST OF ANNEXES Number of pages Annex 1 Map of Mauritania and Project Area 1 Annex 2 PIU Organization Chart 1 Annex 3 Status of Bank Group Operations 2 Annex 4 Economic Analysis and EIRR 2 Annex 5 Project Implementation Schedule 1 Annex 6 Detailed Project Costs 10 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ADB African Development Bank ADF African Development Fund AF Artisanal Fisheries AFD Agence Française de Développement BMCI Banque Mauritanienne pour le Commerce et l’Industrie CDHLPI Commissariat aux Droits de l’Homme, à la Lutte contre la pauvreté et à l’insertion (Human Rights, Poverty Reduction and Insertion Authority) CNROP Centre National de Recherche Océanographique et de la Pêche (National Oceanographic Research and Fisheries Centre) DSCM Délégation à la surveillance et au contrôle en mer (Delegation for Sea Monitoring and Control) EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone ENEMP Ecole nationale d’enseignement maritime et des pêches (National Maritime and Fisheries Education School) EU European Union FAC Fonds d’Aide de Coopération FAO Food and Agriculture Organization IEC Information-Education-Communication IF Industrial Fisheries IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development MDRE Ministry of Rural Development and the Environment MFI Micro-Financing Institution MIPT Ministry of the Interior, Posts and Telecommunications MPEM Ministry and Fisheries and Maritime Resources MSAS Ministry of Health and Social Affairs NGO Non-Governmental Organization ONS Office National de la Statistique (National Statistics Authority) OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries PDPAS Artisanal Fisheries Development Project of the South PIU Project Implementation Unit PK Poste (borne) Kilométrique SAP Structural Adjustment Programme SDW Site Development Works SECF Secretariat of State for Women’s Affairs SME Small and Medium-scale Enterprises SNIM Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (National Industrial and Mining Company) UM Mauritanian Ouguiya UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNICEF United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund USAID United States Agency for International Development WB World Bank TABLE OF CONTENTS PROJECT BRIEF, CURRENCIES AND MEASURES, LIST OF TABLES, LIST OF ANNEXES, LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, BASIC DATA, PROJECT LOGICAL FRAMEWORK, ANALYTICAL SUMMARY Page 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Origin and History of the Project 1 1.2 Bank Group Strategy in Mauritania 1 1.3 Performance of Similar Projects in Mauritania 2 2. THE FISHERIES SECTOR 3 2.1 Maritime Resources 3 2.2 Institutions Associated with the Fisheries Sector 3 2.3 The Credit System 4 2.4 Constraints on the Fisheries Sector 5 2.5 Fisheries Development Policy 5 3. THE PROJECT AREA 6 3.1 Location 6 3.2 Fishing 6 3.3 Infrastructure and Equipment 6 3.4 Health, Education and Food Situation 7 4. THE PROJECT 7 4.1 Design and Rationale 7 4.2 Beneficiaries 7 4.3 Strategic Context 8 4.4 Objectives 8 4.5 Description and Outputs 8 4.6 Market and Prices 11 4.7 Environmental Impact 12 4.8 Project Costs Estimates 12 4.9 Sources of Finance and Expenditure Schedule 13 5. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT 16 5.1 Executing Agency 16 5.2 Institutional Provisions 16 5.3 Implementation and Supervision Schedule 17 5.4 Procurement Arrangements 18 5.5 Disbursement Arrangements 20 5.6 Monitoring and Evaluation 20 5.7 Financial and Audit Reports 20 5.8 Coordination with Donors 21 6. PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY AND RISKS 21 6.1 Recurrent Costs 21 6.2 Sustainability 21 6.3 Major Risks and Mitigation Measures 22 7. PROJECT BENEFITS 22 7.1 Financial Analysis 22 7.2 Economic Justification 22 7.2 Analysis of Social Impact 23 7.4 Sensitivity Analysis 24 8. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 24 8.1 Conclusions 24 8.2 Recommendations 24 This report was prepared by Messrs. F. EBEN EBEN, Agronomist OCDN.2, Mission Leader, B. TRAORE, Agro-economist OCDN.2, an Agro-economist (consultant), a Fisheries Expert (consultant) and an Environmental Expert (consultant), following a mission to Mauritania from 16 to 30 April 1999. Any enquiries relating to this report may be made or addressed to Mr. E.G. TAYLOR-.LEWIS, Division Manager, OCDN 2. BASIC DATA DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS Comparative Indicators (1995-2000) Developing Developed A. GENERAL Year MAURITANIA Africa Countries Countries Total area (in thousand km2) 1.026 30.060 80946 135575 Total population (in million) 1997 2.4 749 4718 1181 Male ratio (/100 women) 1997 98.4 99 104 94 Population under 15 years (%) 1997 43 45 35 19 Population aged 60 years and above (%) 1997 3.2 3 4.5 12.1 Dependency ratio 1997 85 92.3 67 50.4 Urban population (%) 1997 54 34 37 74 Rural population (%) 1997 46 66 63 26 Population density (km2) 1996 2.3 21 51 21 Population/arable land (km2) 1995 4 363 - - Literacy rate (%) Total 1998 51 52 70 99 - Men 1998 60 63 75 99 - Women 1998 41 42 62 99 Economic activity rate (%) Male 1997 52 - 50 - - Female 1997 39.9 - 35 - GNP per capita (in US$) 1997 450 679 1222 27086 GNP growth rate (%) 1998 3.0 4.1 4.0 1.1 B. DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS Annual population growth rate * 1997 2.5 2.7 1.8 0.4 Urban population growth rate 1997 5.7 5 3.8 0.8 Crude death rate (/000) 1997 13 13 9.0 9.0 Infant death rate (/000) 1997 120 76 65 6 Infant death rate (under 5 years) 1997 183 116 96 7 Maternal death rate (100 000 births) 1997 560 877 479 27 Life expectancy at birth - Total 1997 53 52 64 78 - Men 1997 52 - - 70.6 - Women 1997 54 - - 78.4 Crude birth rate (/000) 1997 38 40 27 12 Total fertility rate 1997 5.1 5.6 3.3 1.6 Median age 1997 17 17.3 22.2 33.6 Population doubling time (years) 1997 28 24 34 148 Women on contraception (%) 1998 4 18 55 72 C. HEALTH AND NUTRITION INDICATORS Number of inhabitants per doctor 1994 15770 18000 7000 390 Number of inhabitants per nurse 1993 3703 - 1700 180 Access to drinking water 1997 74 60 70 - Proportion of children aged 24 months completely vaccinated 1997 36 - 85 87 Proportion of children weighing less than 2500 g at birth 1997 11 15 18 6 Daily calorie intake 1993 2685 2328 2546 3412 GDP % allocated to health 1997 4 4 4 14 Per capita expenditure on health 1990 18 14 41 1958 D. EDUCATION SYSTEM INDICATORS Crude enrolment rate: - Primary education - Total 1998 85 79 99 104 - Women 1998 83 63 92 103 - Secondary education - Total 1998 17 58 50 107 - Women 1998 - 21 45 96 GDP % allocated to education 1997 23 12 10 4 ___________________ Source: - World Population, UN, 1998 - African Development Report, W. Bank, 1999 - The World Health Report, 1999 - World Development Report, 1998 - La situation des enfants dans le monde/UNICEF 1999 Human Development Report, UNDP 1997 Notes: * Natural growth rate Updated on 29/09/99 AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND Country : MAURITANIA Name of Project : ARTISANAL FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (SOUTH) - PHASE II Date of Project Completion: December 2004 Date of this Summary : September 1999 PROGRAMME MATRIX Hierarchy of Objectives Verifiable Indicators Means of Verification Assumptions/Risks 1. Sector Objective . To improve the living conditions of the Increase in income from UM 298,000 to Statistics from MPEM and the beneficiary population. UM 500,000/year/ fisherman as from the Ministry of Finance. fourth year. 2. Project Objective To increase artisanal fish production, and Additional production of 10,500 t/year. Field and monitoring/evaluation The fishery resources of the artisanal thereby increase the incomes of the reports. PIU/CNROP quarterly fishing area are monitored and protected beneficiary population. progress reports; ADB supervision by an adequate monitoring system. reports. 3. Outputs 3.1 Constructions: 3.1.1 Training Centre at PK 144; 3.1.1 The PK 144 training centre is PIU quarterly progress reports; ADB ADF procurement procedures are known constructed; supervision reports. and followed. 3.1.2 Further Training Centre in 3.1.2 The Nouakcchott further training Nouakchott; centre is constructed; Organization of the credit system is 3.13 Project headquarters building; 3.1.3 The project headquarters building efficient and operational in Nouakchott is constructed; Idem 3.1.4 Health Post + Primary School at PK 3.1.4 The health post and primary 144; school are constructed on the PK 144 site; 3.1.5 Administrative building at PK 144; 3.1.5 The administrative building is constructed on the PK 144 site; 3.1.6 Buildings for dwelling/offices for 3.1.6 The buildings for dwelling/ offices CNROP and DSCM employees. for CNROP and DSCM employees are constructed; Hierarchy of Objectives Verifiable Indicators Means of Verification Assumptions/Risks 3.1.7 Renovation of the Blawakh training 3.1.7 The renovation works for the PIU quarterly progress reports; ADB centre; Blawakh training centre are supervision reports. completed; 3.1.8 Renovation of the PK 28 training 3.1.8 The renovation works for the PK centre ; 28 training centre are completed; Idem Training: 3.2.1 of artisanal fishermen; 3.2.1 About two thousand (2,000) artisanal fishermen are trained. 3.2.2 of women in fish processing 3.2.2 Five hundred women are trained techniques. each year. 3.3 Installation of monitoring 3.3 The monitoring equipment (motor equipment. patrol boats and computer . equipment) is procured. 3.4 Establishment of micro-credit. 3.4 The credit fund is established. 3.5 Improved processing of fishery 3.5 The fish catch is processed and sold products. in local markets. Activities Financial resources 4.1. Training and further training of 4.1 UA 3.44 million PIU quarterly progress reports; ADB The Government’s financial contribution artisanal fishermen; supervision reports. and ADF disbursements are made on schedule. 4.2. Creation of a development pole; 4.2 UA 0.28 million. 4.3. Support for artisanal fishery 4.3 UA 2.91 million Idem operators; 4.4. Resource management and 4.4 UA 0.44 million. environmental activities; 4.5. Improvement of project 4.5 UA 1.27 million. PIU quarterly progress reports; ADB management. supervision reports.