Mauritania - SONADER Technical Assistance Project

FB Document of COPU The Wold Bank IR OICRAL USE ONLY Repout No. P-2000a-MAU REPWO, ES REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED CREDIT TO THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITINIA FOR THE SONADER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT March 17, 1977 West Africa Regional Office Tb0z demt am a mtded disbdeuiem and may be used by reelpients only n Ae performmnce of ami 0efdofl MioO. lt contents may Mot tAerAse be disclosed wthoua Wodd Bman atborizaion. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = Ouguiya (UM) US$1.00 = UM 45 UN 1 = US$0.22 UM 1 million = US$22,000 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES EQUIVALENTS 1 meter (m) = 3.28 feet (ft) 1 kilometer (km) 2 = 0.62 mile (mi) 1 square kilometer (km ) = 0.386 square mile (sq mi) 1 kilogram (kg) = 2.2 pounds (lb) 1 metric ton (m ton) = 2.204 pounds (lb) 1 liter (1) = 0.26 US gallon (gal) 0.22 British gallon (imp gal) ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CCCE - Caisse Centrale de Cooperation Economique CIDA - Canadian International Development Agency EEC - European Economic Community FAC - Fonds d'Aide et de Cooperation FED - Fonds Europeen de Developpement KFAED - Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development MIFERMA - Mines de Fer de Mauritanie SOMIMA - Societe Miniere de Mauritanie SONADER - Societe Nationale pour le Developpement Rural UNDP - United Nations Development Program FISCAL YEAR anuary 1 - December 31 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CREDIT TO THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA FOR THE SONADER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT 1. I submit the following report and recommendation on a proposed development credit to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for the equivalent of US$3.5 million on standard IDA terms to help finance the SONADER Technical Assistance Project. The entire amount of the credit will be onlent to SONADER under the same terms and conditions. PART I: THE ECONOMY 2. A report entitled "The Current Economic Situation and Prospects of Mauritania" (243-MAU) was distributed to the Executive Directors on May 9, 1974. A mission visited Mauritania in December 1975 at the invitation of the Government to comment on a draft Five-Year Plan then under preparation; its findings are included in this report. Country Data appear in Annex I. Background 3. Mauritania is an extreme case of a dual economy with little inter- action between the modern sectors (mining, fish processing industry, public administration) and the traditional sectors (livestock, agriculture and traditional fishing). Productivity levels in these two sectors are widely divergent: about 75 percent of the population is active in the traditional sectors but contributes less than a quarter to Gross Domestic Product at fac- tor cost. Most of the country is desert; the bulk of the rural population is located in the South along the northern bank of the Senegal River, where soil and rainfall conditions permit agricultural and pastoral activities. Elsewhere, economic activity centers around Nouakchott, the capital, and Nouadhibou, an effectively isolated port serving the mining activities in the North and containing some fish processing plants. 4. The country is endowed with some natural resources, most notably large iron ore and copper deposits, fertile land along the Senegal River Valley, and exploitable fishing grounds in territorial waters all along its Atlantic Coast. However, development of these resources is hampered by the large distances separating the centers of economic activity and the accom- panying prohibitive costs of transport, by the harsh Sahelian climate with low and irregular rainfall even in the South, and perhaps most importantly, by the lack of skilled manpower at all levels--adult literacy and school enrollments are among the lowest in the world. 5. Mauritania's main political and economic links have traditionally been with France and the French speaking African countries south of the Sahara; recently, however, it has established close relations with some of This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. - 2 - its North African neighbors as well as with the Arab OPEC countries. In June 1972, it asked for revision of the 1961 Cooperation Treaty with France in the economic, monetary, technical, cultural, and military fields; a new agree- ment was reached in February 1973, except in monetary affairs. As a result, Mauritania left the West African Monetary Union and the Franc zone and estab- lished its own central bank and introduced its own currency, the Ouguiya, in June 1973, with financial support from Arab OPEC countries. However, it still maintains good economic relations with its West African neighbors and is a member of OMVS (Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Senegal) and of the Economic Community of West Africa. 6. In 1976, after Spain relinquished its control over the Spanish Sahara, Mauritania and Morocco divided the administration of the territory between them, with that part south of the 24th parallel to be administered by Mauritania. The population of the Mauritanian part is estimated at only about 30,000; even so, the extension of Mauritanian administration into this territory is straining the Government's limited domestic resources, both fi- nancial and human. Except for rich coastal fishing grounds, and discounting minerals yet to be located, the resources of the part of the former Spanish Sahara administered by Mauritania are limited. In its Third Development Plan (1976-1980) Mauritania has included a special allocation of $22 million (2.5 percent of total planned investment) for the territory. Past Developments 7. Between 1960 and 1968, the Mauritanian economy grew at 10 percent annually in real terms, mainly due to a rapid expansion of the mining sector. But, since then, growth has slowed down to 3-4 percent per year as a result of unfavorable developments, most of which, however, were beyond the control of the Government. Industrial production continued to increase, albeit more slowly than before, with the expansion of capacity of the iron ore mine and the exploitation of copper deposits, but agricultural output, struck by the Sahelian drought, decreased by 70 percent from 1970 to 1973, while livestock herds were substantially reduced. Thousands of people have been forced to seek refuge in the towns; unable to find work in the modern sector-,many have turned to the informal sector for opportunities or have remained unem- ployed. A recovery set in around 1974 and economic activity was slowly returning to normal when the doubling of the price of petroleum products together with rises in other import prices put pressure on the balance of payments and set the economy on an unprecedented inflationary path. Like other Sahelian countries, the ability of Mauritania to respond to the new situation was limited. Control of aggregate demand and marginal adjustments in fiscal or monetary policies proved to be inefficient in restoring balance of payments and budgetary equilibria. More than in the past,,stabilization of the economy, a pre-condition for viable economic growth in the future, had to come from abroad. In this respect, Mauritania was fortunate to receive substantial financial assistance during the past few critical years. Capital inflows in 1973 and 1974, mostly balance of payments support and project aid from OPEC countries, outstripped the current account deficits, leading to a build-up of foreign exchange reserves. In 1975, for the first -3- time since 1970, the balance of paymenes registered a deficit as a result of unfavorable copper prices and a drop of iron ore exports due to slacken- ing demand. 8. Around the end of 1974 the two foreign-controlled mining companies (MIFERMA iron ore, SOMIMA copper) were nationalized. In the case of MIFERMA, this reflected domestic pressures for greater Mauritanian control over an economic sector that generates 80 percent of foreign exchange earnings and finances more than 50 percent of total investments, as well as a concern that a large share of the proceeds was being diverted abroad at the expense of the country's development. Takeover did not jeopardize Mauritania's good relations with the former private shareholders who have provided substantial technical assistance to the mine and continued to purchase a large share of its production. In the case of SOMIMA, the government took over after the private sponsor had already decided to close down the mine because of mount- ing technical and financial problems. 9. As of December 31, 1975 Mauritania's external public debt outstand- ing and disbursed amounted to $155 million and most of this was incurred at low interest rates and with repayment periods of more than 20 years. So far servicing the debt has not been a drain on domestic resources, and net public savings (after debt payments) were able to contribute 20 percent of the fi- nancing of public investment programs. In 1975, following a slight decline in budgetary revenues (due to lower mining revenues) and a sharp increase in current expenditures reflecting the impact of a general salary increase and higher inflation, the current budget surplus was substantially reduced and the Government had to draw down its reserves to supplement the inflows of fresh capital destined to finance public investments. Strategy and Prospects 10. The Government's economic policy in the first decade after indepen- dence focused on the development of urban and transport infrastructure in an effort to equip Mauritania with a modern capital and the facilities needed to run the country and decrease the dependence of Mauritania on Senegal for the transport of goods into and out of the country. Thus, about 80 percent of public investments between 1963 and 1972 were absorbed by projects in the transport and urban sectors. Even though public investments increased con- siderably during this period, averaging some US$15 million p.a. in 1970-74 or 6 percent of GDP, investments outside infrastructure have remained small because of the limited capacity of government services to identify, prepare, and execute, under difficult conditions, projects in such key sectors as agriculture, livestock and education. 11. In spite of these difficulties the Government's future strategy, as reflected in the Third Plan (1976-80), will accord increasing priority to developing the country's natural resources in livestock, agriculture, and fisheries. Indeed, the number of projects already under consideration in the rural sector indicates that a larger share of public investments would be devoted to this sector than in the past. The development of irrigated -4- agriculture in particular is expected to play an important role in ensuring that the consequences of a recurrence of the recent drought would not be so drastic. 12. Continued growth in the modern sector will also be essential to improve the public finance situation and to provide a part of the resources needed to finance investment and recurrent expenditures in the rural sector. However, while new iron ore investments are planned, mining alone cannot pro- vide employment for more than a very small fraction of Mauritania's active population and its indirect effects on the rest of the economy will continue to remain limited. Similarly, establishment of manufacturing industries cannot raise the standard of living for the mass of the Mauritanian popula- tion, as high production and transport costs, limited skilled manpower, and small local markets severely limit possibilities. 13. During the Third Plan period, growth in the modern sector could average 5 percent per annum, with iron ore mining and fish processing being the main motors of expansion. Development of the rural sector, on the other hand, will probably not exceed 2-3 percent annually as the reconstitution of the livestock herds will be a slow process and the effects of the investments undertaken in the agricultural sector will only be felt after a substantial lag. Therefore, the overall growth of the economy would be in the neighbor- hood of 4 percent per year and will only result in a slow improvement in the level of income of the Mauritanian population. The use of mining reve- nues to broaden the productive base and accelerate structural changes should result in higher growth in the longer run. Balance of Payments Prospects and the Need for External Assistance 14. At this juncture prospects for the current account of the balance of payments appear particularly uncertain. While in contrast to many African countries, the outlook for Mauritania's export prices is reasonably favorable, the pace at which it can increase the volume of both exports (minerals, beef, and fish) and import substitutes (food crops) is severely constrained by physical factors as well as cost considerations. 15. On the other hand, prospects for a high inflow of foreign capital are good. Mauritania has raised substantial amounts of foreign capital assis- tance over the past few years--$300 million between 1973 and 1975, of which about half was for drought relief and balance of payments support. Govern- ment's Third Plan (1976-80), which comprises a list of projects totaling some $900 million in 1975 dollars, reflects the expectation that these generous aid flows will continue; indeed, Government claims to have nearly $250 million already committed for projects to be implemented during the Third Plan period (of this, about $100 million is committed to the Nouakchott-Nema road project). About two-thirds of the large inflows between 1973 and 1975 were provided by Arab OPEC countries, and the bulk of the anticipated commitments for the Third Plan period are from the same sources. - 5 - 16. The size of the public investment program is in large part attribu- table to the inclusion of major investments in such capital-intensive sectors as mining, mineral processing and basic transport infrastructure. In addi- tion, however, the government plans to spend nearly one-third of total plan outlays for the rural sector and social infrastructure (mainly education), sectors which are particularly demanding in terms of project identification and preparation. Thus, whether Mauritania will be able to absorb the amounts of foreign aid needed over the next five years will depend to a large extent on Government's ability to improve the preparation and implementation of the projects for which this aid is destined. In any case, the availability of local financing is expected to remain severely limited. Even assuming con- tinuing tight budgetary policies, the increase in current expenditures neces- sitated by the administration of part of the former Spanish Sahara coupled with the higher debt service obligations resulting from the MIFERMA compen- sation package and other new borrowing will preclude Government from contri- buting more than 10-15 percent to the financing of its investment program. External lenders will therefore have to finance a high portion of project costs, including a share of local costs. 17. As mentioned before, Mauritania has an urgent need to step up public investments substantially. To start with, a considerable amount of investments will be needed just to prevent mining production from falling; to achieve some real growth, considerable additional investments will be necessary. Considering the country's general poverty, its strong reliance on a single export product, and the long gestation period of many of the most important projects included in the Plan, Mauritania can only afford the necessary amount of borrowing if most of the foreign capital becomes avail- able at concessionary terms; otherwise debt service would almost certainly exceed 10 percent of export earnings by 1980 and increase rapidly thereafter. PART II: BANK GROUP OPERATIONS IN MAURITANIA 18. The Bank Group has participated in the financing of eleven opera- tions in Mauritania. Total lending amounts to US$121.0 million. The first operation was a Bank loan of US$66.0 million for the MIFERMA iron ore mining operation in 1960. Nine others are IDA credits totalling US$32.3 million. Four of these operations are in the transportation sector: US$6.7 million in FY66 for the construction of the Nouakchott-Rosso road; US$3.0 million in FY69 for a four-year road improvement and maintenance program; US$3 million in FY75 for another six-year follow-up to the first maintenance program; and US$8 million in FY76 for the enlargement of the Nouadhibou Port. Three oper- ations are in the rural sector: US$4.2 million for livestock development in FY72; US$2.5 million for a drought relief fund project in FY73; and US$1.1 million for the Gorgol irrigation engineering project in FY74. One operation is in the education sector amounting to US$3.8 million in FY74 and one is a US$2.7 million Technical Assistance operation to the Ministry of Planning in FY77. In 1968, IFC made a loan to and an equity investment in SOMIMA, a copper mining company, which totalled US$20 million; this IFC participation and the accompanying loan were paid back when the Government nationalized - 6 - SOMIMA in 1974. Annex II contains a summary statement of Bank loans, IDA credits, and IFC investments as of September 30, 1976, and notes on the execution of ongoing projects. 19. Implementation of these projects has often been retarded because of cumbersome Government administrative procedures. The combination of administrative delays and those due simply to the exceptionally difficult conditions prevailing in Mauritania (very unfavorable climate, huge dis- tances separating the few population centers, inadequate or nonexistent transport network, and a general lack of trained manpower) has led, in a period of high inflation and adverse changes in exchange rates, to cost overruns on nearly all of the projects financed in the period from FY69 to FY75. The scope of many of these projects has, of necessity, had to be reduced accordingly to stay within the financial envelope provided. 20. Government is acutely aware of the problems it is encountering in project execution. The recently approved technical assistance project to the Ministry of Planning is an important part of Government's program to overcome these problems; by strengthening Government's project prepara- tion capacity and by providing for monitoring of project execution on a more systematic basis, the project will help Government anticipate problems in project implementation and take steps to deal with them before they occur. To circumvent some of its own administrative procedures and to help reduce the high cost of civil works through increased domestic capacity on force account, Government has recently set up a new autonomous public company, SONADER, to implement rural development projects, particularly those in- volving irrigation. SONADER is as yet untested and will need considerable assistance, material and human, before it will be able to carry out its assigned tasks. The proposed Technical Assistance described in this report is designed to provide the additional key personnel, the project preparation and supervision expertise and the training of Mauritanian staff, needed to make SONADER a going concern. 21. In 1970-72, the Bank Group was the third largest donor (providing about 18 percent of Mauritania's external capital assistance) behind France (21 percent) and the European Economic Community (19 percent). Given the rapidly growing external financial assistance available to Mauritania, the role of the Bank Group is likely to change somewhat over the coming years, with increased emphasis on technical assistance and on a possible role as catalyst for cofinancing arrangements, both with traditional donors and with Arab OPEC countries. PART III: THE RURAL SECTOR AND THE NEED FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 22. Since independence Mauritania has made significant efforts to train skilled high-level nationals needed to manage and develop the country, but the demands for such personnel have grown even faster than the supply. Now, as the Government is about to embark on a major effort to develop the rural sector with a view to reducing the country's dependence on imports - 7 - and to ensuring for farmers a steady income as free as possible from the vagaries of climatic conditions, the shortage of people who are able to identify, evaluate and supervise the execution of projects is more acute. The proposed project is designed to provide the Government with some of the additional key personnel needed to carry out its investment program in the rural sector. 23. Developing the rural sector in Mauritania is a formidable task. Most of the country lies in the Sahara desert. The bulk of the rural popu- lation lives in the Sahelian zone (about one-fourth of the country), with rainfall ranging from 100 mm to 500-600 mm a year, but is scattered over vast areas deprived.of all basic infrastructure. About 80 percent, predom- inantly Moors, are engaged in nomadic livestock herding while the remainder, mainly Black ethnic groups, are sedentary farmers living along the Senegal River. The main crops are millet and sorghum. Due to both primitive cul- tivation techniques and rainfall irregularity, yields are extremely low, about 300-400 kg per hectare. Thus, local production covers only 60 percent of the country's food requirements. Livestock, the major economic activity, is based on traditional transhuman grazing in an area extending from the southern part of Mauritania to Mali and Senegal. During the 1960's, the Government's policy focused on the development of urban and transport infra- structure. Little was done for the rural sector. Extension services were virtually non-existent and little was achieved in terms of improving produc- tion techniques. Not prepared for the long years of drought, agricultural production decreased by 70 percent from 1970 to 1973 while livestock herds were reduced by 20 percent. Thousands of farmers and herdsmen having lost their source of livelihood in rural areas have had to migrate to the towns. 24. Due emphasis is now given to rural sector investments. However, the number of viable projects at an advanced stage of preparation is severely limited and substantial additional analysis and preparatory work will be needed to generate economically feasible projects. Given the ecological conditions, possibilities for developing rainfed agriculture are extremely limited. On the other hand, irrigation has considerable potential. Mauritania is a member of OMVS, a regional organization, common to Mali, Senegal, and Mauritania, which is responsible for preparing and implementing a vast devel- opment program in the Senegal River Basin. In addition, Mauritania can under- take a small number of national irrigation projects, somewhat independently from the overall OMVS program. 25. The main features of the OMVS program are the construction of two dams. The Diama dam would prevent salt intrusion into the Senegal Delta and would permit double cropping of 30 to 50,000 hectares. The Manantali dam on the Bafing River in Mali, one of the two main tributaries of the Senegal River, would partly regulate the flows of the main river and permit develop- ment of 2-300,000 hectares under irrigation. Preliminary and detailed engi- neering of the two dams started last year with financial assistance from France and Germany. - 8 - 26. A number of small to medium-scale irrigation schemes have already been undertaken in the Senegal River Basin. In Mauritania, however, imple- mentation of these projects is at an embryonic stage. Acreage under culti- vation at M'Pourie (single crop only) does not exceed 800 ha. Several very small irrigation schemes (25 to 30 ha each) along the Senegal River between Rosso and Kaedi have also been started, but their implementation is encoun- tering severe technical and managerial difficulties. The 975-ha first phase of the Boghe project is at the tendering stage. Two other OMVS-related irri- gation projects, Aftout es Sahel and Lac R'Kiz, which together could open up 22,000 ha for irrigation, are the subject of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies. 27. At the national level, the most advanced irrigation scheme is the Gorgol Project which consists of the construction of two regulating dams, protective dikes, drainage and irrigation networks necessary to develop in two phases 10,000 ha for double cropping. The engineering study for the first phase financed under a $1.1 million IDA Credit S16 and completed in 1975 showed that costs would be much higher than anticipated and led to a redesign of the project. The solution proposed to and accepted by the Government includes the construction of only one dam, at Foum El Gleita and irrigation of 3,500 ha downstream of the dam on the Gorgol Noir. Supplementary studies needed to confirm the economic viability of the new alternative and to final- ize the project design would be financed in part under the proposed technical assistance project. 28. The difficulties encountered in preparing the Gorgol scheme are by no means peculiar to this project, and all irrigation projects in Mauritania are liable to face the same problems of high construction costs, lack of transportation facilities, and paucity of local skills. In spite of these difficulties the irrigation sector represents in the long run the best available opportunity to develop and modernize Mauritanian agriculture and to protect the farmers against the periodic recurrence of droughts. However, substantial foreign technical assistance will be needed to complement the limited local capacity to prepare feasible sector strategies, set priori- ties, and undertake economic and financial analyses leading to the formu- lation of concrete development projects. The recently approved technical assistance project to the Ministry of Planning should play an important role in this respect. Implementing projects in the rural sector is, however, not assured by sound planning and preparation; the Government has learned through bitter experience that its rural administrative services are woefully inadequate in executing development projects. Mauritania needs a strong executing agency to take advantage of investment possibilities offered by the OMVS program and to ensure effective implementation of such national projects as the Gorgol Basin Development Scheme. SONADER, the new agency created to answer this need, will require considerable foreign assistance to carry out its functions. 29. SONADER's main objectives are to identify, execute, supervise and manage rural development projects, particularly irrigation projects, that may be entrusted to it by the Government. SONADER's charter gives it a sub- stantial amount of administrative and financial autonomy which frees it from - 9 - the constraints that burden the majority of public institutions in Mauritania. It has authority to obtain loans from public and private sources, can recruit its personnel without being subject to regular civil service procedures, and controls its own budget. SONADER is under the supervision of the Ministry of Water Resources which is, since the November 1975 reorganization, entrusted with preparing and implementing irrigation and rural water supply projects. Livestock services and agricultural production and marketing are under the responsibility of the Ministry of Rural Development. Both ministries are supervised by the new Super-Ministry of Rural Development. 30. The Government's request to IDA to finance a project advisory team is motivated by the need to turn SONADER into a strong development agency capable of carrying out a rational investment program for the rural sector. The general manager of SONADER is a competent Mauritanian agronomist, but he needs the support of experienced foreign experts to set up the agency, prepare a work program, and design and implement a training program aimed at providing the agency with a permanent staff capable of identifying, pre- paring and evaluating agricultural projects. In a first phase, major emphasis would be placed on making SONADER operational by strengthening its structure and by attaching to it the supervision of a few ongoing projects. It is only when the agency has gathered momentum that efforts may be concentrated on strengthening its project execution capability. In this second phase, empha- sis would be placed on developing force account brigades which would carry out land development and other simple civil works in connection with SONADER's irrigation projects. Equally important is the fact that, during execution of the first phase, training requirements and problems would have been identi- fied, thereby permitting the design and implementation of a program adapted to the needs of the agency, for the second phase. UNDP does not have suf- ficient resources available within its program for Mauritania to finance either phase of the project. PART IV: THE PROJECT 31. The project was prepared by the Director General of SONADER with the assistance of a Bank mission that visited Mauritania in August 1976 and was later finalized during discussions held in Paris in October 1976 in connection with the Gorgol Project and in Mauritania in February 1977. Negotiations were held in Nouakchott on Friday, March 11, 1977. The Mauri- tanian delegation was led by Moustapha ould Abeiderrahmane, Director of the Ministry of Planning. A credit and project summary is provided in Annex III. Further information appears in Annex IV. There is no separate appraisal report for this project. General Description 32. The proposed project is the first phase of a plan designed to build SONADER into a strong agency capable of preparing and executing well- conceived projects in the rural sector. The project would provide a three- year program of technical assistance aimed at strengthening the organiza- tional structure of SONADER. It would also finance consultant services needed to support the advisory team's work of making the agency rapidly - 10 - operational. Results obtained during this first phase, particularly in the training field, would be crucial for the design of the second phase which would aim at strengthening SONADER's executive capability by training Mauritanians to run the force account brigades and to take over the manage- ment of agricultural projects. Personnel and Functions 33. The project would provide the salaries for seven expatriate experts and seven Mauritanian professionals during a period of three years as follows: (i) A management team of three senior advisers (a finan- cial expert, an irrigation engineer and an agricul- tural economist). These experts would assist the Director General in recruiting the junior specialists, preparing and monitoring SONADER's work program and investment budgets, identifying and preparing rural projects, taking over the supervision of a few on- going projects, training the Mauritanians in their respective fields, and preparing the second phase of the program. (ii) Four junior specialists (an irrigation engineer, an agricultural economist, a mechanical engineer and a topographer). The irrigation engineer and the agri- cultural economist would assist the senior advisors in preparing projects and would particularly be respon- sible for the field supervision of ongoing projects. The mechanical engineer would help prepare the list of equipment needed by SONADER to execute the works and operate the irrigated perimeters and would or- ganize and supervise procurement and maintenance of such equipment. The topographer would prepare and supervise topographic studies to be carried out by SONADER and would train Mauritanian topographers. (iii) Seven Mauritanian professionals to be trained by the advisors. 34. The project would in addition provide for consultant services in- cluding: (i) Short-term expertise to deal with special subjects, such as training, including preparation and organi- zation of training. (ii) Specialists to carry out studies supplementing those made under Credit S16 for the preparation of the Gorgol irrigation project. These include: (a) the collection of pedological, topographical, and geo-technical data for an area of about 5,000 ha downstream of Foum El Gleita and (b) project design of an irrigation scheme - 11 - covering 3,500 ha and agro-economical studies related to it. Equipment 35. The acquisition of equipment would be limited to what is considered necessary to permit the technical and administrative staff of SONADER to oper- ate efficiently in the first phase of activities, i.e. five vehicles, and topographic, office and drawing materials. The topographic material envi- saged in the project is required to execute simple topographic works and to check more sophisticated studies carried out by the consultants. Equipment for irrigation work would be provided under the second phase. Project Organization and Execution 36. The executing agency of the project will be SONADER under the auspices of the Ministry of Water Resources. The team of expatriates and Mauritanians will be incorporated into the staff of SONADER, and will be responsible to the Director General. Each member of the team will be given clearly defined responsibilities and duties. Three senior managers would be recruited first to help the Director General select the four junior special- ists. They would act as directors of three main departments and would closely supervise the work performed by the Mauritanian engineers and agronomists. The four junior specialists would be essentially assigned to field work and to training at the execution level. Training 37. Since the Mauritanians scheduled to join SONADER (except the topo- grapher) are university graduates, the emphasis would be placed on on-the-job training although short formal instruction in the financial and economic techniques of project identification design and evaluation as well as other technical and management skills would be included where appropriate. The Mauritanians would have specific responsibilities within SONADER which wotild become more complex as they gain experience and advance through the training cycle. Their performance would be monitored during each step and their progression and promotion would depend on the successful completion of the previous stage. The training program for the Mauritanian professionals would be an integral part of the expatriates' work program which would in-- clude specific training objectives within a defined time frame, and would be closely evaluated by the Association during supervision missions. In this connection training consultants financed by the project would be re- tained to assist the Director General of SONADER and the senior advisers in establishing and monitoring the training program. 38. Eventually, SONADER will be responsible for managing agricultural projects and it is crucial to identify the training needs to prepare people in advance to staff them. The training consultants would therefore also have responsibility for: - 12 - (i) surveying the supply of potential managerial and technical personnel in Mauritania for possible assignment to SONADER's staff for training; (ii) selecting a small number of SONADER's qualified staff for further training for project managerial jobs; (iii) identifying the deficiencies of potential candi- dates and trainees in specific technical and man- agerial skills and proposing an appropraite training program. The training consultants to be selected will have had previous training expe- rience which is relevant to conditions in Mauritania. Their qualifications and terms of reference will be approved by the Association. Cost and Financing 39. The total project cost is estimated at US$4.4 million (net of taxes) of which 65 percent is expected to be foreign exchange. The proposed Credit of US$3.5 million would finance 80 percent of total project costs (net of taxes), including 100 percent of the foreign exchange cost and about US$0.6 million of the local costs (net of taxes). The financing of some local costs in Mauritania is necessary for the reasons noted in paragraph 16. The financing plan showing the proposed application of the contributions of the Association and of the Government is: US$ Thousand IDA Government Total 1. Salaries and allowances of advisers 1,980 - 1,980 2. Salaries and allowances of Mauritanian professionals - 500 500 3. Consultant budget 920 200 1,120 4. Equipment, vehicles and operating costs 150 50 200 4. Contingencies 450 110 560 Total 3,500 860 4,360 (in percentage) (80) (20) (100) The estimated cost covers 250 man/months of advisers, and approximately 140 man/months of consultants to carry out studies on the Gorgol project and to deal with special subjects including training, to be determined in the course - 13 - of project implementation. Cost per man/month, including allowances and travel, would amount to US$8,300 for senior advisers, US$7,000 for junior advisers and US$8,000 for consultants. It also covers 400 man/months of Mauritanian professionals and the necessary equipment for them and the advisors. Contingencies of about 13 percent on base prices have been in- cluded for price increases. As most contracts for consultants and equipment will be placed at the outset, this provision should suffice and reflects the most recent CPS guidelines. Details on cost estimates appear in Annex III. 40. Provision for retroactive financing of up to US$200,000 is proposed to (i) facilitate early recruitment of the team leader and of the two senior advisors, and (ii) cover the cost of supplementary studies needed to prepare the Gorgol project. Procurement 41. The Association is likely to be requested by the government to recruit some of the expatriate advisors (either through a consulting firm or directly) and second them to Mauritania. The Association would also help select the Mauritanian staff to be trained under the project. The entire cost of the advisors, their salaries and allowances, including costs incurred in their recruitment, would be covered by the proceeds of the Credit. All the, contracts for consultancy services would be subject to prior approval of the Association, except for those under US$10,000. 42. Vehicles, and topographic, office and drawing materials would be procured by competitive bidding in accordance with local procedures - as they apply to SONADER - which are acceptable to IDA when such contracts exceed US$10,000. For contracts under US$10,000, local shopping would be employed, provided the aggregate amount of such contracts does not exceed US$50,000. Disbursement 43. The Credit would be disbursed against: 100 percent of the salaries and allowances of the advisers together with their recruitment cost; 75 percent of the cost of equipment, vehicles, and operating costs; and 100 percent of foreign expenditures for consultant services. Benefits and Risks 44. The technical expertise to be provided under this project will help the Government in its efforts to build SONADER into an efficient insti- tution capable of taking advantage of the investment opportunities under the OMVS program and of ensuring the implementation of other high-priority in- vestments such as the Gorgol Basin Development Scheme. Work done on this project will be crucial to the preparation of the second phase and will help attract the necessary foreign assistance to finance it. Besides the normal risks for this kind of project, i.e., finding suitable expatriates and ensur- ing their cooperation with local staff, as well as competition between gov- ernment agencies which may limit SONADER's independence, there is the danger - 14 - that the agency might get involved in ill-formulated development programs. In this respect, the recently approved technical assistance to the Ministry of Planning aimed at strengthening the planning machinery, elaborating sec- toral strategies, and setting priorities, should reduce the risk. PART V: LEGAL INSTRUMENTS AND AUTHORITY 45. The draft Development Credit Agreement between the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the Association, the draft Project Agreement between the Association and SONADER, Recommendations of the Committee provided in Article V, Section I (d) of the Articles of Agreement of the Association and the text of a draft resolution approving the proposed credit are being distributed to the Executive Directors separately. The draft Development Credit Agreement follows the form previously used for this type of project. 46. I am satisfied that the proposed Credit would comply with the Articles of Agreement of the Association. PART VI: RECOMMENDATION 47. I recommend that the Executive Directors approve the proposed Development Credit. Robert S. McNamara President ATTACHMENTS Washington, D.C. March 17, 1977 вимп г Psge 1 ot 4 РеВеа TABIE 3А NAURiTAMIA - lfOClAL IMOICATOAS DATA SИЕЕТ lAMO AREA (TMOU Rи2) '����"""���""""""�""""�"��"�""' ............... нАUРiТАи U RЕ�ЕнЕИСЕ СОииТк1Е5 (1970) TUTAE 1030.7 н05i RECENT Асн1С. iэ5.i 19ьо 197с ЕSТtнАТЕ 5Еи[сАЕ тwнz ссАSт гли.агА++ ------------------- ^--------- -�-------� - -------- --------- GNP РЕР САРlТА (US�1 9С.0 21i.G 310.и 244.G 340.J 410.0 . . -' -'-" -' -' ^" "" POPUCATIUN ANJ JlTAI STATi5T1C5 "'---""-""""----"°'-" PUPUlAi10и <нIU'YF, н[СС10И) 1.G 1.2 1•3 4.4 5.А 4.3 POPuLATIUN OENSITY FEF ��UАнЕ Rн. 1.0 l.0 1.0 22.0 1ь.0 o.J PEF 5G. Кн. AGHlCULTUнAL LANG 3.0 /� .. .. 39.0 30.J .. vSTAL STAT15T1C5 CR'Л•Е 9IR'1}f RATE (/"'.ЧОП, А9.) А4.8 и4.9 64.8 47.Ь 46.1 49.7 CКIIIIE ПЕАТН Е(АТЕ (/T.HCII. АУ.) 27.1 24.7 24.э 2r.4 23.3 20.9 IпfвиТ нUнТАI[ТУ нАТЕ (/fмpU) 169.С 156.0 .• L:FQ EьPECiANCY АГ д[RТн (YFSI 35.9 4L.J За.S ии.0 41.0 43.5 инСS� RfPPUOUCTiOИ RATE .. 2.9 2•9 3.J 3.1 3.3 PUPC1ATION GBONtн нАТЕ (г) TŭTAL 0.8 � 1.9 2.7� 2.6 3.4 ia 2.9 JnSAN .. 7.б 14.1 6.G 6.7 Т 13.о[� URdAA РUРЛ ATILN (У �F TUTAC) b.G 14.2 21.7 29.J 29.0 30..J AGE oTFUC7URE (РЕмСЕhТ) 3 TG 14 УЕАйS 41.Ь 41.8 41.9 41.2 4Z.5 4ь.� 15 ТО о4 УЕАВS 55.2 `5.1 55.й 5ь.э 54.9 51.: 65 УЕАЧS АИО OVEP S.2 3.1 3.1 3•9 2.7 3.� AGE uEPEhJEиCY PAftO G.8 (.8 С.д С.д С.8 1.J E�JиGнIC ОЕРЕ:(DЕЬСУ РАТ1й 1.ь /b 1.L /а 1.) /а 1.2 /� О.Э /с 1.� F1.M1LY Vl1hNIP+6 ACCEpT��FS (CUнuCATivc, iм0о) .. .. .. .. .. .. JSEdS (г Or нАьЧ?EJ еин°_м) .. .. .. .. .. .. �нРСиУ�ЕnТ torAC иоои vooc� (Тн0иsАно) Э?с.о 36о.о .г0.0 гьои.с гьое.: .. 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IS.G 1�.0 13.L IS.J i2.J vOC.1TlONAC ЕhдJ��нЕиТ (: OF SECJhJAAY) 12.0 /ч . 12•9 /'о r.J '.0 3.J AOU�1 LITEkACY �АТЕ (:1 5.С 1G.c .. 1и.) 2С.0 37.J rJUi.иг, _ •°сF5ии5 PEF Ft7Гн (:,:.9n.i) .. .. .. .. .. 2.6 � OCC9PIED OnfLL1`1G5 и;Тн0иТ PiVEU нАТЕ.; (г) .. .. .. .. .. ог.� лйСЕ=� Тй CIECTPICITY (г йf ALL CЧEILI!.G�) .. .. � .. .. . huHAE D•+ECIfNGS CONhE�TE." .• ГU ELECTFICITY (;) .. .. .. .. .. .. СОИдинРТ10N .. """"' кАо(� нсСЕ1дЕ�5 (:Е4 TrJ� FGP> 1o.U 47.0 пь.С ьч.0 . .. pA.SCn�E, САпS <rE�. ТчйU +'и') ..4 ..� /е 9.4 1v.0 1ч.) E�c:I�IC:TY (rtнмi�; �Е: Слг) ..� л3.J ,..й 73.J 129.С 557.0 N:иjrhlNT ('1и/`.Н гп _?Р) .. .. .. G.1 0.: J.5 """""""""" ". """""""""""""."""""""""""' �""' �.""' _""' _"""""" """ iEE н(�ТЕS AhJ ОЕГ[niTiJиS JV kE�f�SE аКИЕд I Рв- ga Сг-of 4 рвgы 1qf8,5 Uпlевв ach<rvlee гос.д, дви for 1960 retec со апу уавг �acrean 1959 ид 19б1, [от 1970 Ьесrевп 196В впд 1970, впд for Илес десие Епlпасе becveen '_9 П апд 1975. • D1Еfегвпи• Ьвсvет I®.D рориlвсlоп gro.ch твсе вМ U-N. лсе оЕ исигвl lпстива дие сл д1[fпепс сепвие Ьавев. ZвтЬtв U авlессед ав м o6jecClee соип[гу Ьесвиве ц hae в large вдрогг огlепсвд mining а�гtот rhlch, 11ke Мвитlипiв, <опесlсиге• che bulk cf GDP апд ас<оипг• for товс едрогtв. мв0Аi?ANIв 1960 L 1964, L RвсЕл of рсриlвгlоп ипдег 13 апд 65 ид оvег со cotal 1аЬог foru; /с 1962; Id ..оvеггмис рвгаоппдl, L Соvет,ъпеnс hosplcal еесаЬllвhтсn[в; L 1964-Ь5. 1970 L &а[1о о£ рлриtв[1оп ипдег 15 ид 65 апд о�ег to [огsl 1еЬог force, L Оооетптапс hоврlСаl евсвЬllвМепtв, L 1964-Ьб. lqST RECII7T цТI11АТЕ: L lв[ia of poWlвttaп ипдаг 15 ид 65 nnd ovar [о [о[е1 1аЬог forte; /Ь 1971; � Covernman[ hosp![в1 евибlLеhтм[в, /д 1969-71 вverage; /е 1972. SENEWL 1970 L 8.г1е оЕ рориlвсlоп ипдет 15 ид 65 ид о г го сосеl 1вЬот Еогсе; L Cowrnmenc hosplul еесв611еtиаепсв; /_ 1964- бб; /д UпвдJив[ед; L Lo.reт весапдату leval. iVORY ГАаSI 1Ч70 L Dua со 1mmlgraclan,populatlon grorch rate 1в h18Aer Nм cha гвге of naCUra1 lпсгевее; L 19Ь5-70; � Racto of рориlвtlоп ипдек 15 ид 65 апд over го со[а1 1аЬлг Еотса; L Сооегптепс лп1у; L 1964-ЬЬ; L 1 18 уеагв оЕ age. AV4BIA 19%0 !в 1965-69; i6 Регоопв ег_aking wrk; !с 1964-Ьб; L Тоса1, urban мд гиrвl. А4, Jиwry З, 1Э7) ----"-'--° °-----' -' ---°----------'--°-°-----'----'-------°----"---'°°---'---'--°-'----'--"---'�'--_-°"°"-----------------' -----' ----° °'---' - DEFIIiПZOИS ОР SOC2AL INOICA1Y1R5 :.аод лтва (chou 1т2) Pow1e[ioa раг пигвlа¢ pereon - рориlвг£оа dlvidad Ьу оитЬет оЕ precclcing Tocal - Тосв1 auzfaca агев camprL tng lеад вгаа вад 1nlвад ниге. твlе аод fmle gndw[n mueas, "[гвlаед" ог "carClfled" питеее, вад Адт1с - Мввс гасеас евсlтв[е of agrlculcural ena шад tатротвтЕlу ог еиz111вгу рвпотвl rleh Crelalag от вхрегlвасе. ректеат[1у for поре, рввtитве, твгkвс 6 k1[ehea gвгдет от [о 11в Рориlвеlоо рет hoepltel Ьад - Рориlвtlоа дlvlдвд Ьу аитЬег of hoapfcal Ьада fвllor. иаllаЫв 1а pubtlс вnд prlve[e gemral and epaclalized hoeplcal апд п1иЫ11[аС1оn саа[етв; аксlидвв aurelag hовква end ев[аЫ 1eFeaence Еог L'VP осг сврl[е (1155) - GAP рет еарlгв naclmatea at сипго[ твтlгвt ргlсае, cw[od1e1 епд prevnn[1w саге. иlсиlвсед Ьу ватs coavenloa mechod и Чот1д Ввпk Ае1и (1973-75 Ьвs1д); Рег сврl[в auDD1v вЕ свlотlео (Z о£ тевиlгетеасе) - Сотрисед from evezgy 1%0, 1970 впд 1975 дв[а. aqulvalen[ of ав[ faod аиррllвв аое11вЬ1е 1а соиа[гу рег сарl[а рет дву, еvаllаЫе supplles сотртlвв дтее[1с productlon, lтрогсв lвее адрот[е, Рооиlвtlоа and а1св1 еисlвсlи end еЪваgвв iд seoelc, vве еиррllав впlиде аnlтвl °еад, аввдв, qшvсl[1ев Populaclon гтlд-уг. milltani - As of 7и1у Е1ге[ 1f аос ла11аЪ1е, шед 4а food ргосеввlаg еад lоевев tn дlсстlЬи[1оп; тваиlтетsаtв нге averege of �ro епд-уввг евсlтСав, 1960, 1970 вад 1975 дви. евсiтвсед Ьу РАО Ьввед оа phyefologleal аведа Еог nогтдl к[1v1ry and hmlth comlderlag аааlromвnul t®peracvre, Ьоду vefgh[e, ege and sex Powleclon депаlгу - рег вvивсе 1т - Чlдуоаг populaclon рвг вqште k12o- dlatrlDuclom of рориlа[1оп, аад a11ov1ag 10; for •+аеса вс hoшahold 1eve1. лвсег (100 heccareel of eotal атва. Реоиlегlлп deml[v - оаг вошге im of в¢гц. lsad - Сотригед ав eбwa for Рег ееоlса ашоlv of огоеаlп (¢rams ьсг двv) - Рто[еЕа сопtис оЕ рег agrlculcvrвl lалд on1v. еарlт т[ виррlу of food рвт деу, пес виррlу of faod 1в deflaad ав еЬые, теqиlrетвп[я for в11 еоw[гlев вв u611ahed Ьу USpA Есопотlг 4YCal агегlв[1св Аееевгеh Sarvцee prwlde for е тlnlmum вllывасе of 60 gгатв оЕ Спдде btrгh гасе оат thошвпд, вvетаде - Аааш1 11оа Ыrtha рет [Ьошаад еоСв1 procela рег дву, впд 20 grame of ва3таl аад риlее ргосеlд,лf of т1д-уеег рориlасlов, сеа оеаг аг1[hтесц вvегаgев e�1ag 1а 1%0 апд vhlгh 10 gтвтв еЪоиlд Ъе вnlтаl рга[е1п, сhеев в[апдвтдв ere lwer 19�0, адд flvaryeвr а raga мдlаg 1п 1975 £ог тоес г ееаг ев[3диее. сЬап choea of i5 gгатв of соиl ргосеlа вад 23 grm ot впlтаl ргосеiп С__п_ де deech квсе осг [tюшапд, еоегеде - Anaw1 dnacht раг [hошаад оЕ т1д- еа аоетвgе for che wr1d, ртлроеед Ьу FAO 1п che ТЫгд Чог1д Food уеаг рориlв[iлп, сеп-уеаг aricimeclc аоегаgев eadlag 1а 1960 еад 1970 sad Suney. flve-vear аоегаgв аадlа8 1а 19',5 for товt гасеа[ ев[lтесе. Рег еарlса vroteln aupplv Егот адlтеl and риlее - Pcoceia виррlу oF Еоод Infвnc овгсаllсо rвte (/chou) - Аrmш1 девсlи оЕ lаtеди иадаг от уаег двгlовд from аnlдяlе аад риlвев 1а grems рвт dq. of aga рег гhошеад llve бlrtha. Oeath гаеа (/thou) вдее 1-4 - Атш1 деесИв рвг [hошеыl Ln вgе group L1fe ехрессепсу ас Ъ1тсЪ (окЛ - Аоагвgа аитЪаг of qeere оЕ 11fe гетвln- 1-4 уаагв, со chlldren 1а [h1в ega gro 1ng ас бirгh. шш11у flve-year eoacegee eoding 1п 1960, 1970 аад malnurrlclaa. W� вце8еесед ав an 1ад4свсот of 1975 Еот developing гошпlве. стовв тертодис[1од тасе - Avвrage питЬег of 11ve двиgh[вгв е vomaa r111 Едиса[1on Ьевт 1п hвг погтвl rnproducclvn регlод 1f вhе ехрег£sасев ргвееа[ aga- Адjш[ад апгоllтпс гасlо - ртlдигу echoal - Еnгоllдюnс of е11 •ges ав spedflc terc411ty гегев, шш11у flve-year аwтвgвв endlag Еа 1960, parcentage of prlmary вchool-age рориlв[1аа; 1дсlидеы сhllдгва eged 1970 впд 19'S Еог developfag сыасгlвв. б-11 voare Ьи[ вдJш [вд Еог dlffaren[ leagche af prlmerv едиисlое., Pcpuleclon ¢rпvch гесе Г,".) - госаl - Сотроиад атиаl grwth ге[и of т1д- for готtтlав vlth иvlvегввl едисесlоа, еатоllтвпе тву ехсеед 1007. уавг populetlon for 1950-60, 1960-70 вы1 I970-75. еlдсе оате рирllв •те Ье1ы ог вЬые tha off1c1a1 всЪооl age. Pvpulatlon ¢tcwch :аге (7,) - �гbва - Сотригед 11ke gтw[h глса оЕ со[е1 Ад1��в[ед итоllтеаt zatlo - весоадасv school - Compvted ае eбove, рориlв[1оп, д1££етеас dnf1д1c1we of игЬва атавв тау affac[ свтратв- аасопдетv адисе[1оп геqиlпе а[ lеавс fovr уеап of epproved ртlтату Ь111го of двtа втопg соиастlев. 1ш true[1оа, ргwlдев gеттвl, ооевгiотl от сеееhвт erelaiag UтЬап populscloa (^. of сагаl) - Аде1о оЕ итоао ео cotal рориlа[Еаа; lmcrvetlan far рарllв of 12 со 17 уввтв оЕ age; сопавроааисе dtf.'егвnс def1n1c1лu лЕ uroen егевв тву affsc[ г®рвгеЬlцеу оЕ да[а гоигеее еге generвlly екеlидед. ®oag сош[г1ев. Уеап о£ всhооllад ртоvlдвд (flze[ вад еасоад 1evela) - То[а1 уевта оЕ ААе есгисгите гоатсепс) - СЬ1lдгеа (0-14 уевгеl, vor4lag-aga (15-64 уеел), schoollag; в[ весаодвry 1ие1, vucattoml £т[гие[1on тву Ье рвт- еад ге[lгед (65 уеага and wer) ав регсаасвgве ot т1д-уват рориlа[1оп. [1a11y ог complscalq ахсlидед. Аде дерепдеаг-: гвсlо - Rec1o оЕ рориlаСlоа иадвт !5 епд 65 вад wer со уьсасlотl вагоllтеп[ (: of aecoadarvl - Voca[1опа1 1т сlси[lоав :hше оЕ agee 15 ChrougЬ 64. tыtude [всЬаlсдl, lпдш[т1в1 ог other progrm vhlch ореге[е _цопотlс дарвддгыv гасlо - Аас1о of рориlа[Еоп иадаг 15 вод 65 аод оовт lадерепдеасlу ог ае дераг[оеасв of samndary 1авсlги[1ош . со che 1аЬгг Еогсе !n вgа grvup of 15-64 уеегв. Ади1с 1i[eracv гв[е Q) - L1[arate adul[е (аЫе ео гевд впд vr1[е) ве вт11о D1емlад - агсер[ол (cumulвctve, chou) - СгпвиlвСlvо аитЬег о£ рвтгерсеgе оЕ cotal адиl[ рориlвсlоп aged 15 уеага аод aver. сер[отв о£ бlrch-concrol drvlcaв иадет ешрlеее of овс!от1 famlly рlаикlаg рглдг® •lnce lдсерсlоп. уошlад ет1:у рlетlдд - иеегв (7. ci тпlед иотпl - Parcracages of тепlед Регвот var гаот (шЬаа) - Avecage numbar оЕ регеоы рег гоот ta г vomen л- ci11d-бesring age (15-44 vеагв) vho ша S1rch-control дгvlсев осгирlед conveacloml дн111аgе 1n игЬеп апве; dve111ags nдclude :о а11 овггlеА vomen 1а а®а ege 8гоир. аоn-рактваеа[ о[гvсСигев аад иnоссирlед pette. Оссирlед дн111аде vlchou[ вlосд va[ar (х) - Осгирlед cowenclaмl F�рlотипс dra111ngs !о игЬад апд пгтаl агевв v1[hout 1т1де ог оииlде р(ред Loca1 1аЬог £оссе (кhошеод) - Есопот1са11у acclve регвоав 1nc1uding ыаtег fac111[1ав ав рвтсеасаgа of е11 оосирlвд dнllingв. агтед fогсев вг.д unamployed Ьи[ excluding hoшevlvea, scudan[a, е[с., Ассеве [о еlасСгlсl[о СТ, of в11 dve111 св) - Co[rventlooal dva111nge deflaLCfoaв 1п овгlош соипсгlе■ аке аос сотрагаЬlе. v1[h аlас[тlсlср 1а 21v1a8 qтг[еп ва рвггеа[ of соиl dne111ngs 1п Lebar Еогса 1п а¢rlculture (7,) - Agrlculcvral 1вЬог fvree (1а famlag, игЬеа вад гигвl апав. °огеасгу, nunclдg ид ffsSlдg) ев percencage оЕ [о[в1 labor fотсв. Аитв1 dre!11адв comected to еlес[гц 1ту ('1) - Сотрисед ав ■bwe Еот .гпетрlо9вд („ оЕ lеоог Еотсе) - 1,Ъетрlwад вга шш11у deflmd вв rvraL dvв111age on1y. ргтвопв vho е аЬ1е аад v1111cg го гаlи а)о6, оцс о£ в Job on в gfven деу, гт lдвд ои[ оЕ а �о6, епд seakl.ng vorA £ог в spвciflcl Согогдагlоv тгпlтит рвгiод wc sxceeding оде veek; mev ао[ Ье сотрвгвбlа бecveaa Rad1o recelvere (par thou ooD) - А11 сурее а£ гесвlоетв for гадlо Ьговд- состсгlео дие со д4££егеас Эеf1д1[1от о£ иаат{+1r,.ed and воиксе of � cas[s се general риЫ1г рег [hошепд оЕ populeclon, едсlидев де[е, е д., еарlаутепс otfice ecacletlu , е®ple aurvevs, сотриlаоту иаllгетад eecalvan 1а соцпстlее еад 1д уавгр vhea regAtreclor. of иаетрlоутеп[ lтигапсе. гадlо вв[в ws in sffact; дви for гесепг уеага mav пос Ье сптрвгабlе ■lпсе товt соиа[гlвв sбolLhed 1lcensing. tacome д1с�гСЬигlос - Ре:сепг_есе оЕ prtvsce 1¢сетв fboCh 1n cash мд PesвeoAnc свге (рег cho•1 роо) - Paeeenger евгв сотргlее то[ог ип klad/ тесеlоед Ьу гlепее[ 5:, гlгnев[ 20Z, роогевс 20i, еад роотавс •aa[1ag lевв Сhва elgh[ perevas; цсlидев �Ьцlеасеа, hаагвев аад LC', о£ hошеЬоlдв. т£11[ату vвhlclee. C1ae[rlctry (kuh/д рег сар) - Аааивl comtmpelon of lадшгтlаl, еот- D1scr1buclv� of lвпд ovnarehle - Ретсисеgе■ of isnd овroвд 'ry vвal[hlacc тагсlе3, риЫ1с мд рт1•rs[e вlег[r1c1ry !в kllwв[[ hоип рег сарlса, 10S впд роогеас 1dv af lеад owere. gаоетвllу Ьавед оп ртодас[!on двса, vlchou[ вllыаыв £от lоввав 1а grlda Ьи[ в11оv1ккg ког [mpores в� вкрстса of aleccrlcicy. Healch вод Ки[т1�1лп Baиorlnt (kR/ут рег свр) - Рвт сарl[а втивl сотитр[1од 1а kElogrm Рогиlвсlос рет рьу.lсlек� - Рориlвгlrа dlvldad Dy пнЬаг аЕ prec[1c1ng авсlта[ад ftom д®вьсlс ркодш[1оа р1ш аес lтроки of аалргln[. рпvвlсlвт qш11Е1ед from в аедlcal всhооl ес иаLvвтвl[у 1ave1. АNЛЕ8 I Pege Э оЕ 4 pagea &WNOКIC I�VSIOP!1@ГЛ Г.1Т_А ш�и п опв с .. ета Ас�_ Евеlтвtед Рг91ае[ед 1970 197Э 1975 1970 1975 1 80 � 1 73 24 1^75 �76 1� QO 1973 t975 1980 КATIG1iAi. АС^ОRЧ15 j-?esr Average st 19Ь7- 1969 Рт!ces & r�.ccЬange nat?а A.erage Аллцаl lrexth 9atгs As ?егсег.: о£ GL"! Gross Лдтевt:с Рrоди.г 194.9 208.2 225.9 243.9 291.5 299.4 ' 2.2 В.2 4.2 104.0 111.5 108.8 ,^,a1ns from ?erms сР 1?аде 1�) -7.5 -�уг j -21.0 2i.2 -26.5 -24.2 -4_0 -11.5 -8.8 Croes Гomest.� :псоте 187.4 191.9 204.9 218.7 2Т5.0 275.2 0 8 6.8 4 7 100.0 100.0 100.0 Import (1пс1. NF'S) 94.2 114.2 123.9 129.2 129.6 158.1 5.5 6.4 4.1 50.3 59 1 57.4 Exports "(1�port саFьс?ty) 94,1 103.4 99.5 9Э.0 87.0 114.1 3.2 -5.1 4.2 50.2 42.5 41.4 Resouтce Gap 0.1 10.8 24.4 Эб.2 42.6 44.0 . . . 0.1 16.6 16.0 Сспsитргlоп el.cpenditurгs 148.3 159.5 174.3 184.9 187.7 219.7 2.5 7.7 Э.5 79.1 84.5 79.8 Eavestment '(iпс1. sгосkв) 39.2 4Э.2 55.0 70.0 79.9 99.5 Э.З 12.8 7.Э 20.9 Э2.0 36.2 Domest!с Savings 39.2 Э2.4 70.6 ЭЭ.8 Э7.3 55 5 -6.1 2.1 10.4 20 9 15.5 20 2 Natlonal Savinge 25.5 37.2 44.5 43.5 Э9.б 56.2 13.4 -1.1 5.3 1Э.Ь 19 9 20 G �PCцANLISE Т_�ШЕ Аппиаl 'Jata at Cureat Pr!.^еа Аа РекепL оР Total Iтipcrts Сарlгаl goods 16.1 '.3.7 88.8 81.0 10Э.1 191.0 35.0 22.8 18.7 16.9 Э7.0 42.5 Intгrmedlate r5oods (po:l.fcels) 19.6 27.6 36.6 42.1 50.7 90.3 12 1 2Э.5 16 5 20.5 19.3 20 1 Petroleum Ртодис[а 5.0 10.0 2Э 5 26.7 29.2 21.4 26.0 ЬЭ.О -4.3 5.Э 12 2 S.8 Сгиде Ре[гоlеит - - - - 16.4 Э.б Сопsивр!1ог. gnods 54,7 48•1 �5.4 59.0 75 8 130.5 -4 0 19 4 13 6 57 Э Э1_5 29 0 ?otal иетсh. °г�сr+.з (с1-) 95.4 139.7 224.3 219.8 259.8 449.6 13.5 25.5 i5.5 100.0 100.0 100 0 'Т.�СрОЛL9 Iron Оте 77.i 102.8 129.5 14Э.4 121.2 241.4 4.9 18 1 11.0 79 4 84.5 73.2 Саррег Concen[rate - I2 8 39.2 5.2 19.4 36.6 - -Э5.5 47.0 - J.1 11.1 P1sh Products 7.Э 12.Э 12.6 16.0 19.9 Э8.7 19.0 14.0 19.Э 7.5 9 4 11 7 О[her Ргодис� �� Э Ь 5.6 4.9 6.1 1Э.2 �,_5 16.7 21.0 1Э.1 2.9 4 0 Tota'_ Чerch, а'Smorts (ГоЪ) 97.6 131.5 186.9 169.5 166.6 329.9 10 4 1Э.5 14.Э 100 0 100.0 100.0 Чerchacdlse Ттч3е Ir.dices _ AversBe 1Чб7-1969 = 100 Expcrt °rice Iг.дех 104.0 126.0 151.9 168.7 175.5 261.9 Ь.б 15.7 9.2 Iatгcrt ?rice L^.дех 111.5 144.4 18�,4 214.9 2Э4,5 Э16.0 9.0 22.0 8.0 Тегц of :7аде ц:дех 9Э.Э 87.3 81.9 78.5 74.8 87.4 -2.2 -5.2 2.2 � 3лrerгs Vclume Index 121.5 135.6 159.9 1Э1.7 12i.5 16Э.7 3.7 -1.5 4.4 � :'ц.Li АDЛЕ...Т 'дУ SEC^.ОЕ агцrlаl Data а*. 1оЬ7-69 ?rices апд Exchan3e паtеа ;иега3е Аппивl Gгоч+tд 2a:es As ?етсеп: оР Tota1 дgтlсиl:ит> 69.3 46.7 61.2 65.8 69.9 76.Э -12.4 18.7 3.0 Э8.4 30.4 28.7 Induet.ry впд N�nirg ЬЬ.О 8Э.7 98.2 85.0 88.5 108.8 8 2 0.8 5.1 ?б Ь Э9.Э 41.0 5гтиiсе 45�,j 5t.4 57.9 Ь5.7 68.6 90.5 _4_5 1Э.0 4_1 25.0 30.Э 30 3 '1bta.L 180.й 191.8 217.3 216.5 226.9 2�i�Ti. 0.9 9.1 4 2 Tii�lт iiTTQ ТОПi PJEL"С ёlЧ.цьСЕ In 91111опв of цМ As Ретсепг о: ]JP Селстаl fп�иег-.х�еп:) Сиггел: 2eceip*.s 1.4 2.4 3.5 3.5 4.6 8.7 19 7 20.0 20.0 14.0 17.1 2Э.9 Сит-гпг fxnen'.1�,цеs l Э 2_0 2_5 3_4 4_1 7;7 15.4 30.0 17 8 12 8 16 7 21 2 к,двеtвту �а•г_п1,в о.1 о.4 1.0 о.1 о s 1.0 . . 1 т о.4 z`, 7 ссь�т РиЪ11с sес�„т -- -0.Э о.б о.Э о 4 о.в . :1 s o.z 1.s 2 2 ?.Ыic Sector ?nтэstaeat 0.2 0.) 1.1 4.2 4.7 8.6 52.0 . 15.4 5.6 20.7 23 7 CUR;2EN: FXPENЛIT,''tr"'. i'fi'Ъ\:� ассиаl LET�1� �.: - Teta1 ^_urrent Екр�г.д.i I970 1�71 =;72 1�J FlHL?С S^сС"'�Э РиЬ1_с Ir.veetпкnU П970-I4� I.`Л7Е5Л'ficRT Р?G:Z:3: 19'Э t.55 '�Со;а1 General Servlcee Э8.Ь 38.3 35.8 Э8.Э Нита1 Developmenc 9.0 1:.4 5ос1а1 5ervlces 32.2 29.6 32.4 ЭО.О :пдце[гv зnд N.1n1nR l1 : 14 3 Зсопотlс Ser+lces 7.Э 6.8 6.8 7.0 Traneport lnfraeeruc[ure "si.: 40.J 0[Иег Елрепдlсигеs 21.9 25.3 2_.S.G 24.7 Social Infreвtпctare 2.° 0 ]4.3 iotal Сиггеn[ Expendlturгs 100.0 100.0 100.J 100.0 То[а1 Ехрег.еl[игев 78 7 100 0 3Е:.,сС'"F.D INLICA*ОР8 1970 197Э 1975 Р=-`1f��CiVG (Саlсиlагед 1`.-ст ;-;/ьаi• аvетьеед дага) 197Э 1975 �90 ,,..1.r S..:.or 5а•✓inR9 13 5 17 2 нveraRe 1COR 6.12 7 07 8•Ь9 rorei2n А1д 55 ' А2.9 lmpor[ E1aat1.lty 1.32 1.00 0.84 Тоса1 гlnencLng 73.' 100.0 !1arg1nal \ational Savingв Rate 0.2д 0.ЭЭ 0.12 JLTICR FGRCE � То[а1 iabor Force OJ'"?J'i FEF. WC.'.КЕL In Thousande 7 of Тоеа1 19?0 197Э 1970 1973 a,gric�,�lture (1дс1сдlпg 11vее[оск) 306.0 315.0 85.�) 75,0 :ndustrv апд 5ervice s4 о 105,0 15.0 25.J То[а1 360.0 420.0 100.0 100•0 . ^et avu_1сьг1� - ni ог reg__31с_е .. пог аиц:iа*.° -- lезв .hs^. nai2' гне 9д181123L i'1.L ShJWn днlак 1 Рвgв 4 о[ 4 7в8вв Вlцц.З ОР РlТ1[R7[Sв Е2Тв2{N8L 198I3[АНСЕ <ЧО �8f вту в .. аг eureant р сео �vгrsge Мпив1 йтоьСh RACe ртоvlеlаовl рго eeted !970 1975 1980 Агt•ц1 1Э75 э __ __ _ 8 1Э75 1Э60 1995 �LYMART tA:.ANCE Ог едрQцгg -"� � �� � Еr�ггсв lcccl. :1F5) 1J5.5 12б.1 144.В 207.5 190.0 189.7 27Э.9 272.5 716.7 764.1 642.Э .2 5 17 9 12 0 '`_аг:в 1ncl. 6�51 1(16.1 1,я ° 154,9 246 6 382.4 2893 242.В J98.4 451.6 499 3 87ч.7 21.5 12.1 10 9 R.aource Звlвпсь �А-М) -+.1 -2.7 -10.1 -43.1 -93.4 -99.5 -108.9 -125 9 -134.9 -U5.2 -191.+ . . :�tеггвt (п<с) -О.ч -0.4 -0.5 -2.4 -Э.В -7.5 -10.5 -12.2 -14.5 -17.1 -77.2 55 5 i5 0 L4.2 91гпс Iглvвсавnс Iогитв -10.1 -U.7 -7.6 -Ь.О -0.2 -0.2 -0.7 -0.3 -0.Э -0.4 -1,0 Yorter.' еетlссеосе -4.0 -3.8 -L4.6 -11.б -L7.5 -10.0 -10.8 -11.5 -L2.5 -1Э.5 -17 5 Э4.5 5 4 Jcher F.ccor 5an•сс< Ircom (+eU 2.0 -2.4 -1.0 6.0 Э.7 1.7 2.5 7.8 5.9 Ь 5 8.2 10 i 14.5 4.В ^�^ег: :`.•а.о:се irot) 7.7 4.0 73.0 50.5 49.1 4.7 5.0 5 5 5_��0 6.5 8.5 . 5.5 ав1�-•г on с_-епt 1.слазга � 'IT�'•� Т£ '"�- �? ТП'� - �".�Г%� -14и��б -150��,7 -1�7.z -z75.4 . . �rlv�ce D1rer -дvеа Lпe:rt. -0.6 5.4 l0 J 75.4 11.6 5.5 6.0 6.5 7 9 7.5 10.0 ...:=v1 :ар1;а1 ^,rar.rs 5•0 :0.5 12.5 17.5 19 J 23.0 23.2 2Ь.б 29.7 Э2.2 51.9 71.0 IO 8 10.0 о�'"f 1" 4,) 6 0 7.9 !/ +8.5 4г..9 171.5 115.0 UB.S 150.G 1bL2 24Ь.7 . . ` ���sl' -J.0 -Ь.д -2.4 ?J J6.J 21 -66.0 3/ -28.0 -7l.2 -38.4 •45 4 -94 7 . . - - :гs _ _ _- _ _ __ _ .е.. __доит-гге�гs 1.7 -0.8 1.5 47.2 8.6 Ь5.6 В7.� 105.J 111.6 117.1 1Ь2.2 . . г 1.i,T �]av lпес) 2л' ?.7 -i4.1 -7.0 1.2 5.0 5.0 Ь.5 9.0 9.5 1.5 . . �Sturt-:erт �ар1•_а: (пес) 7.: Э.д -17.7 -+3.7 -12.2 13 1 -3.5 -2.5 - 7.J -5.5 % 4 � �:зр::а� Т- -. � г а -3.: 2.5 -0.7 -12.7 l.B 5 J В.5 В.О 7 5 5.� 5.2 . . . С`.+�qe :� �rc .е_е n<е 1.8 -5.7 l.0 -26.2 71 2 -5.3 -5.2 -9.8 -!0.! -12.6 -17.9 . кгиi . 0 _ 74 �_Т.' 1h7i 7ёВ'f 55RJZCE А:Ь 1г JеЬг Out. i 71аЬитаеа 27•3 Ь5 2 175.7 154.6 _ ��АС'^"':.ТS lлtетеаг оп риоllе 17aot 0.4 0•5 Z•4 3.8 zерь,/nents т o��S1,c ,ЭеЬг 3•0 2 Ь 5.7 25.2 � � г.._ s Totri °ио1:с Je�: 5е.^оlса 3.4 2.9 7.7 29.0 :_aJ - ' '_ 5 • 9 8 0 _ - е_а- - 9.9 4иг^ап о� Eaort ?атг_пр +<) . � - _ '.2 2 ) 7Э.J ЭО.Ч 104.8 -•-_, 0.5 • - +9.Ч 2.0 ?.сЬцс ,,Ълt �erv'_се 3.2 2 0 1.8 15 3 - - _ - ;�•у - - �•7 ?�� Puбte Ое6[ Serilгe . а1 гьеl-г "Ы' Lевпв 3'7 2 7 42.9 162.7 119 В + �цесt тrv�аг. йс. 12 8 7 7 6 8 15 4 дverage Те.-пs оР �иЬцс Oebt 1е:иа7 �вЬс JuгsLзrdsq ^.г Овс. ;_у 1975 L г. аа 5?:-1ог °еаг DDdгJ 1.5 l.4 7 1 2 9 ]L+baaed J:>),У 'ercent ч�nг'. дs S Рг!дг ?ear гЛ'6D 11 i 6.8 6 1 19 Ь -_1 73^� ._� 1_4.1 9 1 - г Ч., _.- _ . в. .7 в.7 . цб 2 81 7 _ �- 1 Ь 7 J `.��- +,'_ "- _ ,-.-гч � _13- Т11А xot but. k J1аЬ,агзед Тссаlс2�и]а!с чЬi' Jeбc 154 6 1J0 0 " аа ;?иЪ1!с :еог 'цр l8 1 17.7 9 0 Э 1 " ав 4 A1h:.ta 9ett 5емсе -_ 0 7 1 5 0 5 _ �г���г е�4f° eatlлw:e 1/ Excludlog cvo lоапв ` г Ьаlвпсе лЕ рв�таnсв suppor[ (Киvв1[ �10 2 xalltoп, ctbvn 515 2 ottl! . , _?г г'7е -- lеае еЬаа hal' chn _„zcluding 510 2 т1111оп герачтвп[ со Киvвlе оп ch< беlвпсе оЕ ра:ыепса 1оег. г•.с 1ne1uding ... -_ .__асlг +еаагв:�р етвllае[ ипlс аhом в рвутапt ot 521 3 m111IOn `от ch< всGиlвi[1оп of Sгt7tvA .... _..г_t.._ _з 'ла: 7/ Includfng 540 0 ai111en рауыеп[ ro Y1FERlИ в'+ereholdsra ANNEX II Page 1 THE STATUS OF BANK GROUP OPERATIONS IN MAURITANIA (as of January 30, 1977) A. Statement of Bank Loans and IDA Credits Loan or Amount less Cancellation Credit (US$ million) Number Year Borrower Purpose Bank IDA Undisbursed 249-FR 1960 MIFERMA Iron Ore Mining 66.0 69-MAU 1964 Mauritania Road Construction 6.7 159-MAU 1969 Mauritania Road Maintenance 3.0 - 273-MAU 1972 Mauritania Livestock 4.2 2.2 444-MAU 1973 Mauritania Drought Relief Fund 2.5 1.3 459-MAU 1974 Mauritania Education 3.8 3.5 S16-MAU 1974 Mauritania Irrigation Engineering 1.1 0.3 519-MAU 1975 Mauritania Third Highway 3.0 2.6 588-MAU 1975 Mauritania Nouadhibou Port 8.o 5.3 665-MAU 1976 Mauritania Technical Assistance 1 2.7 2.7 TOTAL 66.0 35.0 17.9 of which has been repaid 66.0 0.3 Total now outstanding - Amount sold 63.4 - of which has been repaid 63.4 - Total now held by Bank and IDA I/ - 34.7 17.9 I/ Prior to exchange adjustments. B. Statement of IFC Investments Amount (US$ million) Type of Equity Year Obligor Business Loan Investment Total 1968 SOMIMA Copper mining Total gross commitments 18.8 1.2 20.0 less cancellations, terminations, repayments and sales 18.8 1.2 20.0 Total commitment now held by IFC - - - Total undisbursed ANNEX II Page 2 C. Projects in Execution Cr. No. 159-MAU - First Road Maintenance Project: US$3.0 million; Credit Agreement: June 26, 1969; Closing Date: December 31, 1975 This project included (a) the purchase of highway maintenance equipment, (b) the provision of technical assistance to execute a four- year highway maintenance and betterment program, and (c) the training of mechanics and operators. The project is completed. It has contributed to setting up an effective maintenance organization. The major difficulty encountered during implementation was the inability of the Government to assign a sufficient number of counterparts to the expatriate experts as a result of a general shortage of middle and upper level staff in Mauritania. This project is being continued by a Third Highway Maintenance project (Credit No. 519-MAU), hereunder described. Cr. No. 273-MAU - Livestock Development Project: US$4.15 million; Credit Agreement: December 17, 1971; Closing Date: December 31, 1978 (original date: December 31, 1976) The project included (a) the repair, reconstruction or new con- struction of about 200 pastoral wells; (b) operation of veterinary vaccina- tion campaigns in four consecutive years, and (c) the development and main- tenance of 6,500 km of firebreaks during four years. Project implementation is finally making the expected progress, with all wells, vaccination and-- firebreak teams in the field; the program retained by the project review commission in April 1975 is now expected to be implemented without further delays. The animal health and firebreak components will terminate in June 1977 and the well program in June 1978. The closing date has been postponed from December 31, 1976 to December 31, 1978. Accounts for 1976 are in order and ready for auditing; agreement on the appointment of a Project auditor between Government and IDA is expected shortly. Cr. No. 444-MAU - Drought Relief Fund Project: US$2.5 million; Credit Agreement: December 7, 1973; Closing Date: November 15, 1977 (original date: November 15, 1976) This Credit is part of the total US$14 million provided to the six Sahelian countries - the Republics of Tchad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Upper Volta, which were affected by the severe drought of 1968-1973. Fol- lowing project supervision in November 1976, the project now contains five components: (a) rehabilitation and extension of small irrigation schemes; (b) development and improvement of irrigated vegetable production; (c) fea- sibility study and establishment of an irrigated fodder production center at Rosso; (d) technical assistance to the Ministry of Rural Development and (e) a package of strengthening field operations of the MRD-through the construction of ten small input warehouses, the purchase of pesticides and explosives for bird control; financing the cost of distribution; building ANNEX II Page 3 construction for the rural development experimental unit at Nouakchott, and construction of two sheds at the Nouakchott poultry center. The planned fodder production Center at Rosso could not be realized because of cost overruns and projected long-term deficits. Progress in the vegetable subproject is satisfactory, that in the small irrigation component slow, because of the breakdown of equipment and administrative delays. Progress in planning the remaining field operations of the MRD to be financed under the Project is satisfactory and the Credit should be fully disbursed by November 15, 1977, the extended closing date of the Credit. Cr. No. 459-MAU - Education Project: US$3.8 million; Credit Agreement: February 11, 1974; Closing Date: December 31, 1980 This project provides for (a) the establishment of a vocational training center in Nouakchott to meet training needs for clerical, mechanical and construction workers; (b) the establishment of a mining training program in Nouadhibou; (c) equipment and technical assistance for the National Pedagogical Center for the upgrading and counseling of teachers through educational broadcasting and related teaching materials; (d) the establish- ment of a pilot farmer training center in the irrigated rice perimeter of M'Pourie; (e) the establishment of a farmer radio programming center at Kaedi; (f) an experimental study of the feasibility of introducing basic education (reading, writing, arithmetic) in the Koranic school system; and (g) technical assistance for the Directorate of Planning to help develop better indicators of manpower demand. The project is experiencing a substantial cost overrun due to price escalation. The July 1975 supervision mission recommended that the project be reduced in scope to take account of the cost overrun. The Gov- ernment agreed to seek alternative sources of finance for two items, pri- mary teachers upgrading program and the rural radio station. The first has been integrated into an ongoing UNDP/FAO project, and the Government is seek- ing assistance from other donors for the rural radio station. Good progress is being made on the Koranic school studies, and on the vocational and mining training programs, and implementation of the farmer training center will soon start. Cr. No. S-16-MAU - Irrigation Engineering Project: US$1.1 million; Credit Agreement: June 12, 1974; Closing Date: December 31, 1977 The project provides for (a) the execution of the engineering studies needed for the implementation of the first phase of the Gorgol Basin Development Scheme; (b) the carrying out of related health and educational studies; (c) the preparation of final designs, tender documents and technical schedules; (d) assistance to the Government in bid evaluation; and (e) technical assistance to the Ministry of Planning for the analysis of rural development projects. Since the study completed in 1975 has shown alarmingly high costs, an IBRD/FAO mission was sent in March 1976 ANNEX II Page 4 to review project costs and the possibility of a more economic alterna- tive. Supplementary studies to finalize a project, which would consist of only one dam and irrigation of 3,500 ha, would be financed under the pro- posed project. Cr. No. 519-MAU - Third Highway Project: US$3.0 million; Credit Agreement: December 11, 1974; Closing Date: June 30, 1980 The principal aim of the project is to consolidate and expand the maintenance and betterment efforts started under the First Road Main- tenance Project (Cr. No. 159-MAU). The project consists of: (a) technical assistance to relieve the shortage of qualified highway personnel and to allow for the continuation of the training program undertaken under the previous credit; (b) purchase of highway equipment for maintenance and bet- terment works; (c) a betterment program of about 365 km including earthworks in new alignments to avoid sandy or periodically flooded areas, construction of surface drainage and high river-crossing structures; and (d) a feasibil- ity study and detailed engineering of the Rosso-Boghe road (200 km). The project, which costs a total of US$13.7 million, is cofinanced by the KFAED (US$3.8 million) and the Government of Canada (US$4.2 million). Due to in- flation, the proposal submitted by the group of consultants for technical assistance and the pre-investment study of the Rosso-Boghe road called for much higher fees than estimated by our appraisal team. To avoid possible cost overrun, the Government and the Association agreed to reduce the total technical assistance program from 350 man/months to 200 man/months with the balance of the program not financed by this project to be continued in a sub- sequent project. The Credit became effective on June 8, 1976. Cr. No. 588-MAU - Nouadhibou Port Project: US$8 million; Credit Agreement: October 31, 1975; Closing Date: March 31, 1979 This project supports the development strategy of the fishing sector in Mauritania. It aims to enlarge the port and improve its admin- istration and operation. Content: (a) construction of civil works, con- sisting of fishing and commercial berths and an approachway, a sewerage scheme, and various buildings; (b) purchase of a harbor master's launch and navigation aids, maintenance equipment; (c) technical assistance to PAN for port administration, operations and reorganization of its account- ing and financial systems; and (d) consulting services for studies on the need for and development of ship-repair facilities. The Credit became effective on June 2, 1976. The project is progressing satisfactorily. ANNEX II Page 5 Cr. No. 665-MAU - Technical Assistance Project: US$2.7 million; Credit Agreement: December 9, 1976; Closing Date: June 30, 1981 The aim of the project is to strengthen the Ministry of Planning in order that it can exercise its responsibility as a central agency which will integrate overall plan and policy formulation with the preparation and financing of sectoral programs and their related projects. The project pro- vides a four-year program to finance (1) five professionals for the Ministry of Planning to elaborate long term general and sectoral strategies, set prior- ities, identify projects, undertake economic and financial analysis, train Mauritanian counterparts to take over their tasks; and (2) temporary consul- tants to deal with special subjects when needed. ANNEX III Page 1 Islamic Republic of Mauritania Technical Assistance to SONADER Credit and Project Summary Borrower: Islamic Republic of Mauritania Beneficiary: SONADER Amount: US$3.5 million Terms: Standard Relending Terms Same as IDA credit Project Description: A three-year program of technical assistance consisting of: (i) seven expatriate experts and seven Mauritanian profession- als to strengthen the organizational structures of SONADER, to identify and prepare rural projects, and to take over the execution of a few ongoing irrigation projects; (ii) short term consultant services to carry out studies on the Gorgol project and on special topics (such as training) to be deter- mined in the course of project implementation; and (iii) ac- quisition of equipment, vehicles and related operating costs (including fuel). Estimated Costs: US$ Thousand Local Foreign Total Salaries and allowances of advisors (250 man-months) /1 590 1,390 1,980 Salaries and allowances of professionals (400 man/months) 500 - 500 Consultant Budget (140 man-months) 200 920 1,120 Equipment, vehicles and operating costs 50 150 200 Contingencies 110 450 560 Total 1,450 2,910 4,360 Association's share of local cost = 40% Contingencies of about 13 percent on base prices have been included for price increases. As most contracts for consultants and equipment will be placed at the outset this provision should suffice and reflect the most recent CPS guidelines. /1 Of which: 110 man/months of senior staff and 140 man/months of junior staff. ANNEX III Page 2 Financing Plan: The proposed credit of US$3.5 million would finance 80 percent of total project costs (net of taxes), including 100 percent of foreign exchange and about US$0.6 million of the local costs. The Government would provide the remainder. The proceeds of the Credit would cover: the total cost of advisors, 100 percent of foreign expenditures for the consultant budget and 75 percent of equipment, vehicles, and operating costs. About US$450 thousand are left for price contingencies. Estimated Disbursements: FY77 FY78 FY79 FY80 FY81 Total Annual 0.2 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.3 3.5 Cumulative 0.2 1.4 2.4 3.2 3.5 3.5 Procurement Arrangements: Some of the seven expatriate advisors would, at the request of the Government, be recruited by the Association. The entire cost of the advisors, their salaries and allowances, including costs in- curred in their recruitment, would be covered by the proceeds of the Credit. The Association will also help select the Mauritanian staff to be trained under the project. All contracts for consul- tancy services would be subject to prior approval of the Associa- tion, except for those under US$10,000. Vehicles, and topographic, office and drawing materials would be procured by competitive bidding in accordance with local procedures - as they apply to SONADER - which are acceptable to IDA when such contracts exceed US$10,000. For contracts under US$10,000, local shopping would be employed provided the aggregate amount of such contracts do not exceed US$50,000. Provision for retroactive financing of up to US$200,000 is proposed to (i) facilitate early recruitment of the team leader and of the two senior advisors, and (ii) cover the cost of studies needed to prepare the Gorgol project. Consultants: Total consultant's services would amount to about 140 man/months. Rate of Return: Not applicable. Staff Pro- ject Report: Not applicable. ANNEX IV Page 1 SUPPLEMENTARY PROJECT DATA SHEET Section 1: Timetable of Key Events (a) Time taken by the country to prepare the project: 6 months. (b) The agency which has prepared the project: SONADER. (c) Date of the first Bank mission to consider the project: August 1976. (d) Date of first presentation to the Bank: August 1976. (e) Date of completion of negotiations: (f) Planned date of effectiveness: Section II: Special Bank Implementation Actions The Association will recruit some of the advisors if requested to do so, by the government, and administer their contracts. Soon after the signa- ture of our Credit Agreement we will send a supervision mission which will advise the Mauritanian government on: (a) general organization and management of the project; (b) preparation of disbursement requests; (c) preparation of work programs; (d) selection of Mauritanian staff to be trained under the project. Section III: Special Conditions (a) Contracts of short-term consultancy under US$10,000 would not be subject to prior approval of the Assoc- iation in the interest of efficient operation (para. 41). (b) Vehicles, and topographic, office and drawing materials would be procured by competitive bidding in accordance with local procedures - as they apply to SONADER - which are acceptable to IDA, when such contracts exceed US$10,000. For contracts under US$10,000, local shopping would be employed provided the aggregate amount of such contracts does not exceed US$50,000 (para. 42). ANNEX V Page 1 MAURITANIA TERMS OF REFERENCE OF EXPATRIATES 1. Financial Expert/Senior Advisor Qualifications: University degree in economics or finance with a specialization in management. Substantial experience in financing of hydro-agricultural projects in developing countries. Knowledge of French essential and Arabic and English desirable. The candidate should have a demonstrated ability to deal with government officials and other expatriate technical staff and to train local staff. Duties: Collaborate in the preparation and control of the execution of SONADER annual work programs; prepare corresponding investment and operating budgets and propose adjustments, if required; collaborate in the planning for the construction and operation of sub-projects; appraise financing proposals; prepare procedures for financial control of the construction and operation of sub-projects; design and monitor a detailed training program for each Mauritanian professional; train his deputy, to take over his own duties in due course, and assist the Director General in the preparation of the second phase. 2. Irrigation Engineer/Senior Advisor Qualifications: Wide experience in planning hydro-agricultural development; good knowledge of the construction and operating techniques of small irrigated perimeters in developing, preferably Sahelian, countries; knowledge of French essential and of Arabic and English desirable; experience in dealing with other expatriates and in training local staff. Duties: Collaborate in the preparation and control of the execution of SONADER annual work programs; collaborate in the identification, appraisal and planning of sub-projects; supervise engineering studies; control the execution of the programs related to his field; assist in the training activities of the mission and train at least two Mauritanian engineers. 3. Agricultural Economist/Senior Advisor Qualifications: Extensive experience in planning hydro-agricultural development in developing countries; good knowledge of the agricultural and livestock problems of the Sahelian region; good knowledge of French essential and of Arabic and English desirable; experience in dealing with other expatriates and in training local staff. ANNEX V Page 2 Duties: Collaborate in the preparation and control of the execution of SONADER annual work programs; collaborate in the appraisal and planning of sub-projects; supervise the economic studies for the implementation of the sub-projects; assist in the formulation of the mission's training program; and train at least two Mauritanian agricultural economists. 4. Irrigation Engineer/Junior Specialist Qualifications: At least five years experience in planning and supervision of irrigation works in developing, preferably Sahelian, countries; good knowledge of bilateral and multilateral financing procedures; good knowledge of French essential and of Arabic and English desirable. Duties: Collaborate with the other experts in the appraisal studies of the sub-projects; carry out or otherwise supervise the engineering studies for the sub-projects; supervise the construction of the works and the technical aspects of operation and maintenance of the sub- projects. 5. Agricultural Economist/Junior Specialist Qualifications: Agricultural economist with broad experience in planning and studying hydro-agricultural schemes in developing, preferably Sahelian countries; good knowledge of the agricultural and livestock problems in the Sahel; knowledge of French essential and of Arabic and English desirable. Duties: Collaborate with the other experts in the appraisal studies of the sub-projects; carry out and supervise the agro-economical studies for the sub-projects. 6. Mechanical Engineer/Junior Specialist Qualifications: Wide experience in utilization of materials and equipment for the construction of irrigation perimeters; very good knowledge of the mechanical structures for irrigation (pumps, gates, etc.) and of the operation and maintenance equipment for the peri- meters; knowledge of French essential and of Arabic and English desirable. Duties: Prepare and evaluate proposals for the acquisition of equipment needed for the construction of the works and operation of the perimeters; control the quality of the supplied equipment; prepare the operating procedures and control the performance and the maintenance schedules of the equipment; and train Mauritanian engineers. ANNEX V Page 3 7. Topographer Qualifications: Extensive experience in the study and execution of topographic works connected with hydro-agricultural schemes; confirmed knowledge of cartography and map interpretation and utilization; good working knowledge of French essential, and Arabic and English desirable. Duties: Orientate and supervise all topographic work to be carried out directly by SONADER or by contract; prepare and supervise and terms of reference and specifications of the topographic studies; train personnel; prepare and organize the annual program of topo- graphic activities in accordance with the pace of development. IBRD 12750 斗