Pakistan : Third Party Monitoring for Federally Administered Tribal Areas Water Resources Development Project
The proposed TA will provide resources for ADB administered third party monitoring to independently validate as well as complement Fata Water Resources Development Project ongoing support under loan financing. The TA is aligned with ADB's Country Partnership Strategy 2015-2019 for Pakistan, included in the ADB's Country Operations Business Plan 2017-2019 and discussed with the EA.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Zafar, Asad A.
Central and West Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Pakistan -
Modality
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Sector
- Agriculture, natural resources and rural development
Project Name | Third Party Monitoring for Federally Administered Tribal Areas Water Resources Development Project | ||||
Project Number | 49064-001 | ||||
Country / Economy | Pakistan |
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Project Status | Closed | ||||
Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions |
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Sector / Subsector | Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Water-based natural resources management |
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Gender | No gender elements | ||||
Description | The proposed TA will provide resources for ADB administered third party monitoring to independently validate as well as complement Fata Water Resources Development Project ongoing support under loan financing. The TA is aligned with ADB's Country Partnership Strategy 2015-2019 for Pakistan, included in the ADB's Country Operations Business Plan 2017-2019 and discussed with the EA. | ||||
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | FATA has low development capacity environment, difficult access, challenging security context, difficult topography, disperse and remote areas. Security situation is one of the major challenges and unpredictable and could disrupt project activities. The United Nations Department of Safety and Security rates travel modalities in three agencies as 'very high . Mobility constraints and capacity issues impedes development. The EA is providing security to project personnel and contractors as one of the project risk mitigation measures. It is not conducive for ADB's staff to visit project areas. For better monitoring and proxy for project review missions accessibility to sites, many development partners have engaged third party monitoring. Natural resources in FATA are shared by both ownership and utilization based on the blood-line, clan, lineage and family. Water rights in the project area follow customary practices. A criterion for financing of subprojects is that the communities agree to voluntarily provide land for both constructions as their contribution to the project, willing to take ownership for operation and maintenance of facilities from their own resources, and sites are free of conflict with regard to land and water rights. Ensuring this will be a challenge. Key lessons learnt in ADB's previous project in FATA were consistent monitoring and supervision by borrower and executing agency with ADB's active participation, flexibility in addressing actual conditions in the project area and providing essential support to the EA in a timely manner. The EA appreciated this approach and requested ADB to use the proposed TA resources for project external monitoring as well as implementation. | ||||
Impact | ADB strategy for increasing farm incomes in the project areas (Bajaur, Khyber, and Mohmand agencies) |
Project Outcome | |
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Description of Outcome | FWRDP outputs given in the DMF achieved, monitored and validated |
Progress Toward Outcome | All 5 TA consultants are recruited and mobilized. |
Implementation Progress | |
Description of Project Outputs | FWRDP environmental and social safeguards compliance improved and externally validated FWRDP construction cost, time and quality control improved and externally validated FWRDP technical and economic viability, and sustainability improved and externally validated |
Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | On going On going |
Geographical Location | FATA |
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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Environmental Aspects | |
Involuntary Resettlement | |
Indigenous Peoples | |
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
During Project Design | On going |
During Project Implementation | On going |
Business Opportunities | |
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Consulting Services | The consultants will be engaged by ADB in accordance with the Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2013, as amended from time to time). |
Responsible ADB Officer | Zafar, Asad A. |
Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
Responsible ADB Division | Pakistan Resident Mission (PRM) |
Executing Agencies |
FATA Secretariat |
Timetable | |
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Concept Clearance | - |
Fact Finding | - |
MRM | - |
Approval | 11 Jul 2017 |
Last Review Mission | - |
Last PDS Update | 26 Sep 2018 |
TA 9343-PAK
Milestones | |||||
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
Original | Revised | Actual | |||
11 Jul 2017 | - | 11 Jul 2017 | 30 Sep 2020 | 30 Jun 2022 | 14 Sep 2022 |
Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
225,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 225,000.00 | 01 Oct 2022 | 214,435.75 |
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وفاق کے زیر انتظام قبائلی علاقہ جات کے آبی وسائل کے ترقیاتی پراجیکٹ کے لیے تیسرے فریق کی نگرانی | Translated PDS | Aug 2017 |
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Tenders
Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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Monitoring Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
Community and Social Safeguards Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
Environment Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
Monitoring Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
Procurement and Contract Management Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
Water Resources Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed |
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