Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet (Appraisal Stage) - Namibian Coast Conservation Additional Finance - P128511

 INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET APPRAISAL STAGE Report No.: ISDSA1419 Public Disclosure Copy Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 05-Nov-2012 I. BASIC INFORMATION 1. Basic Project Data Country: Namibia Project ID: P128511 Project Name: Namibian Coast Conservation Additional Finance (P128511) Task Team Claudia Sobrevila Leader: Estimated 05-Oct-2012 Estimated 20-Dec-2012 Appraisal Date: Board Date: Managing Unit: AFTN2 Lending Specific Investment Loan Instrument: Focal Area: Biodiversity Sector: Forestry (50%), General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector (50%) Theme: Biodiversity (30%), Environmental policies and institutions (30%), Climate change (20%), Water resource management (20%) Financing (In USD Million) Financing Source Amount BORROWER/RECIPIENT 5.87 Public Disclosure Copy Global Environment Facility (GEF) 1.93 Total 7.80 Environmental B - Partial Assessment Category: Is this a Yes Repeater project? 2. Global Environmental Objective(s) To assist the Recipient to conserve, use sustainably and mainstream biodiversity of the Namibian Coast. 3. Project Description This additional finance operation will be funded by a US$1.92 million GEF grant and US$5.8 million in co-financing from GRN and other funders and will assist the Government of Namibia to consolidate the results of the first project and build on these achievements to support the implementation of the National Policy on Coastal Management for Namibia (NPCM), scale up the communication and capacity building activities and strengthen the management of coastal protected areas and their buffer areas. This follow-up project has been requested by the Government of Page 1 of 8  Namibia to the GEF and the Bank and a US$ 1.92 million proposal was approved by the GEF Council in June 2012. Overall performances over the last 24 months regarding outcome (PDO) and implementation (IP) are rated as “Satisfactory