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Annexes

Measures Used to Assess
CIWA’s Value for Money
Economy
i) Program Management and established norms to maintain processes, cost-sharing, and greater
Administration. As described in Annex 4, enhanced supervision costs under 6 travel efficiencies, using video
CIWA estimates this at 6 percent of percent of contributions to the connection for meetings when possible,
cumulative contributions to the fund, fund—one-time identification and convening CIWA meetings back-to-back
and CIWA has spent about 6 percent preparation cost of US$150,000 per when feasible, and linking to other water
(US$9.9 million of US$172.5 million in total project and implementation supervision sector-related meetings to take
pledges), keeping PMU expenses well cost of US$100,000 per year for three advantage of synergies. Within the overall
within the suggested range. This fee years over the duration of a project. 6 percent cap, the program manager has
covers all management and the discretion to allocate additional
administration responsibilities of the The World Bank’s Africa Region data preparation or supervision funds to
program management team including show that the average cost to prepare an individual projects based on need.
developing and implementing investment project is around
management tools, procedures, and US$350,000 and the annual cost for Efficiency
systems; negotiating the replenishment supervision of a project is around
and expansion of existing programs; US$150,000 (2023 data). Costs for Leverage Ratio—CIWA improves its
soliciting and evaluating activity preparation and supervision of regional economy by leveraging additional
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proposals and allocating programmatic projects and projects with FCV-affected sources of funding for RETF projects,
funds to implementing units; work countries under IDA are normally thereby reducing its unit cost of inputs
program planning; program-level expected to be higher due to additional in relation to the overall sum of outputs
resource planning; budget planning and complexity, yet CIWA achieves lower it mobilizes. CIWA uses the following
management; program monitoring and costs by basing budgets for projects on a metric as an indicator of increased
evaluation; program communications careful assessment of estimated costs economy due to leveraging of funds
and outreach; donor visibility, and through effective procurement from additional sources:
coordination, travel, and meetings; and
results reporting.
ii) Enhanced Preparation and Supervision.
To ensure high-quality program delivery,
World Bank policies require ensuring that Table A5.1. Cumulative co-finance contributions through FY24
implementation of trust fund activities
complies with applicable Bank policies
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and procedures and that all recipient-
executed activities are adequately
supervised and implemented in line with
the terms and conditions of the
Administration and Grant Agreements
and Bank supervision standards and
procedures. Estimated at 6 percent of
contributions to the fund (but only
charged against actual costs),
preparation and supervision costs cover
expenses for identifying and scoping
possible projects, supporting
preparation, undertaking implementation
support, and supervision. As specified in
the Administration Agreement, the Bank
will seek the CIWA Advisory Committee’s
prior approval in case enhanced
supervision costs of CIWA activities
increase beyond the amount noted in the
agreement and these costs increase
beyond 6 percent. CIWA has

58 World Bank CFPTO Trust Fund Handbook (revised July 8, 2010).
59 The Leverage Ratio for CIWA considers the additional funds that cofinance CIWA projects, which are only the RETF grants (see Annex 4 for the full list of CIWA RETFs and
BETFs). Funds cofinanced with CIWA BETFs are not computed into the leverage ratio, although many CIWA BETFs are efforts to enhance IDA-funded project impacts through
cofinance (e.g., CIWA is the co-financier). This aspect of complementarity and leverage is measured in CIWA’s results indicators in Annex 2.
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