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17 April 2018 | Adaptation Planning

READINESS AND PREPARATORY SUPPORT

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Readiness and Preparatory Support Proposal

How to complete this document? - A readiness guidebook is available to provide information on how to access funding under the GCF

Readiness and Preparatory Support programme. It should be consulted to assist in the completion of this proposal template.

- This document should be completed by National Designated Authorities (NDAs) or focal points with support from their delivery partners where relevant.

- Please be concise. If you need to include any additional information, please attach it to the proposal.

- Information on the indicative list of activities eligible for readiness and preparatory support and the process for the submission, review and approval of this proposal can be found on pages 11-13 of the guidebook

Where to get support? - If you are not sure how to complete this document, or require support, please send an e-mail to

[email protected]. We will aim to get back to you within 48 hours.

- You can also complete as much of this document as you can and then send it to [email protected]. We will get back to you within 5 working days to discuss your submission and the way forward.

Note: Environmental and Social Safeguards and Gender

Throughout this document, when answering questions and providing details, please make sure to pay special attention to environmental, social and gender issues, in particular to the situation of vulnerable populations, including women and men. Please be specific about proposed actions to address these issues. Consult page 4 of the readiness guidebook for more information.

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SECTION 1: SUMMARY

1. Country submitting the proposal

Country name: Niger Name of institution (representing National Designated Authority or Focal Point): Executive Secretariat of the National Council on Environment for Sustainable Development, Government of Niger Name of official: Kamayé Maâzou Position: Executive Secretary

Telephone: +227 722981 Email: [email protected]

Full Office address: B.P. 10193 Niamey, Niger

2. Date of initial submission

11/11/2016

3. Last date of resubmission (if applicable)

14/02/2017, 26/10/17

4. Which entity will implement the Readiness and Preparatory Support project? (Provide the contact information if entity is different from NDA/focal point)

National Designated Authority 󠅃 Accredited Entity Delivery Partner

(Please provide contact information if the implementing partner is not the NDA/focal point)

Name of institution: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Name of official: Rohini Kohli Position: Lead Technical Specialist

Telephone: +66 (2) 304 9100, ext. 2132 Email: [email protected]

Full Office address: UNDP – Global Environmental Finance, Bureau for Policy and Programme

Support, 304 East 45th Street, FF 914, New York, NY 10017, USA

5. Title of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Proposal

Advancing medium and long-term adaptation planning and budgeting in Niger

6. Brief summary of the request(500 words)

Please describe the current status of NAP in country and what the readiness support is aiming to achieve

The Government of Niger launched its process for the formulation and implementation of a National Adaptation Plan (NAP) in May 2014. A NAP process and stocktaking was undertaken, and a NAP road-map was prepared in late 2014 which detailed activities, and a timeline over a three to five year period. These activities are aligned with 󠅃the 󠅃“Nigeriens 󠅃Nourish 󠅃 the 󠅃 Nigeriens” 󠅃 Initiative (Initiative 3N), the Sustainable Development and Inclusive Growth Strategy (SDDCI), the National Economic and Social Development Plan (PDES), and the National Climate Learning Strategy. However, previously actions included in the roadmap could not be implemented due to lack of funding. A first funding proposal was developed and submitted to the GEF-LDCF which included adaptation planning and monitoring activities, as well as an operational component to expand the irrigation network. This project was endorsed by the GEF CEO in March 2017 after this NAP-GCF project was submitted, and discussions ensued to build synergies and avoid overlaps between the two projects.

The proposed project will address the main challenges to integrating climate change adaptation into planning and budgeting, as identified in the May 2014 National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Stocktaking Report and under the framework of the 2012 LEG Technical Guidelines on NAP and will complement. These challenges and proposed interventions were confirmed by stakeholder consultations held in August 2016. Thus, the proposed project seeks to address the challenges through an integrated strategy which includes the following:


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The first output, “National 󠅃mandate, 󠅃strategy 󠅃and 󠅃steering 󠅃mechanisms are in place and gaps 󠅃are 󠅃assessed 󠅃and 󠅃addressed,” will aim to strengthen the NAP and climate change adaptation (CCA) coordination mechanisms in Niger. It will facilitate stakeholder and cross-sectoral engagement, and will develop a long-term approach to capacity development for national adaptation planning and climate change responses in Niger.

The second output, “Preparatory work for the NAP undertaken to develop a knowledge base and compile a NAP,” will ensure that adaptation planning relies on the best available climate and socio-economic information. By providing an appraisal of adaptation options and establishing a knowledge-base of existing information, the assessment and filling of gaps and the adaptation options will become easier and more evidence-based.

The third output, “NAP 󠅃implementation 󠅃facilitated,” will facilitate the integration of CCA into national development planning and budgeting processes. It will support the alignment of NAP with national priorities and strategic frameworks.

The fourth output, “Mechanisms for Reporting, Monitoring and Review of NAPs and adaptation 󠅃 progress 󠅃 in 󠅃 place,” 󠅃 will strive to reinforce monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to assess and share the results of CCA initiatives. It will contribute to an integrated national CCA platform to support the organization, management and provision of ready access to such data as well as to align it with other existing or upcoming systems in other sectors. This would also help strengthen the monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for wider development planning.

The fifth and final output, “Funding 󠅃strategy 󠅃for 󠅃the 󠅃NAP 󠅃and 󠅃CCA 󠅃is 󠅃available,” 󠅃will 󠅃address 󠅃the constraints of the financial resources in Nigerien government processes for climate change adaptation through costing adaptation needs, engaging the private sector, and identify financing opportunities, particularly for national actors such as the National Implementing Entity (NIE), and local authorities.

This project will be steered at country level by the Executive Secretariat of the National Council of Environment for Sustainable Development (SE/CNEDD), which is the coordinating body for all Rio Conventions and climate change-related initiatives and the National Designated Authority to the GCF. It will closely engage the Ministry of Planning and the Ministry of Finance, as well as key sectoral ministries, national training and research institutions and civil society, including the private sector. It will closely coordinate with other related initiatives such as the GEF-LDCF adaptation planning in the water sector project, the EU-funded PARC-DAD and the World Bank Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience

7. Total requested amount and currency

2,997,282.20 USD

8. Anticipated duration Total proposal period is for 4 years [48] months (2018 – 2021).

9. Is the country receiving other Readiness and

Yes No


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Preparatory Support related to the GCF?

The country is finalising a request for readiness support to the GCF with UNEP. It is also in the process of accrediting an entity to the Adaptation Fund as part of the support from the EU-funded PARC-DAD (Support Project to Climate Resilience for Sustainable Agriculture) and has submitted all the requested documentation. This could potentially support the entity to build capacities to gain accreditation under the GCF.


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SECTION 2: COUNTRY READINESS LOGICAL FRAMEWORK1 Please complete the table below, which enables a country to assess its capacity and set targets for advancing its NAP, including proposed outputs and activities to improve the country’s institutional capacity to achieve key objectives of NAP.

OUTPUTS AND ACTIVITIES BASELINE2 TARGET INPUTS

(including key deliverables where applicable)

1. National mandate, strategy and steering mechanism are in place and gaps are assessed and ad-dressed

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1.1 Re-launch the NAP process 0 X1 2 0 1 X 2 1.1.1 Strengthening the steering, coordination, and monitoring mechanism for the NAP process, led by the National 󠅃 Council 󠅃 on 󠅃 Environment 󠅃 for 󠅃 Sustainable 󠅃 Development’s 󠅃 Executive 󠅃 Secretariat 󠅃(SE/CNEDD). This will start with a comprehensive institutional assessment, including a gap analysis, of coordination mechanisms, stakeholders’ 󠅃engagement, 󠅃key 󠅃sectors, 󠅃and 󠅃other 󠅃relevant 󠅃institutional 󠅃func-tions for the NAP process as informed by the stakeholder consultations which were held in August 2016. Deliverable: 1 institutional assessment validated by stakeholders. (Y1, Q1) 1.1.2 Recruiting technical experts on CCA to support the SE/CNEDD Deliverable: Recruitment of 3 experts. (Y1, Q1) 1.1.3 Strengthening the CNEDD’s 󠅃National Climate Change Commission and its technical Secretariat

(CNCVC) by allocating resources for its meetings and providing technical assistance for it to play its role as the advisory body on all matters pertaining to climate change.

Deliverable: 12 meetings will be organized (Y1, Q2 – Y4, Q4) 1.1.4 Updating and adopting a NAP roadmap that includes activities and institutional roles and time

line for the NAP process Deliverable: 1 roadmap available and validated through 1 workshop. (Y1, Q1) 1.1.5 Reinforcing the collaboration between SE/CNEDD and the National Mechanism for Disaster and

Food Crises Prevention and Management (DNPGCCA) as most disasters in Niger are linked to weather 󠅃events 󠅃and 󠅃both 󠅃are 󠅃under 󠅃the 󠅃responsibility 󠅃of 󠅃the 󠅃Prime 󠅃Minister’s 󠅃Office. 󠅃This 󠅃would 󠅃start 󠅃with an assessment of existing coordination mechanisms for DRR and DRM under the DNPGCCA, including the disaster database and early warning systems. This would help ensure that climate re-lated risks are better integrated into the DNPCCA and its strategies.

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Deliverable: The revised Strategy for Disaster and Food Crises Protection fully integrates climate change and aligns with the Climate Change Policy (Y1, Q2-Q4)

1.2 Conduct stocktake, identity available information on climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation, and assess gaps

0 X 1 2 0 1 X 2 1.2.1 Conducting a comprehensive assessment of available information on climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation. This would start by a thorough revision, updating and completing of a previous stocktaking report prepared in 2014, and identifying any changes since then.

Deliverable: 1 assessment report will be compiled. (Y1, Q1) 1.2.2 Proposing recommendations and steps to collect and produce additional climate information

and vulnerability assessments to inform the NAP and which would be addressed in output 2.

Deliverable: 1 action plan is produced and validated through a workshop (as part of 1.2.1) (Y1, Q2)

1.3 Address capacity gaps and weaknesses in undertaking the NAP process

X0 1 2 0 1 X2 1.3.1 Conducting a comprehensive assessment, including a gap analysis, of capacities relevant for CCA adaptation and the NAP process of the main climate change and development planning and budgeting institutions, namely SE/CNEDD, Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Finance and key sectoral ministries

Deliverable: 1 report on capacity gaps will be conducted. (Y1, Q2) 1.3.2 Establishing partnerships with key national (e.g. ENAM, University of Niamey - Department of

Geography, FAST- Msc en Environment Studies, EMIG, University of Diffa, ESCAE, Ecole des Cadres) and regional (AGRHYMET, ACMAD) institutions for designing and implementing training packages. Also developing a long-term training programme at national and regional levels for government of-ficials engaged in CCA

Deliverable: At least 2 agreements signed (Y1, Q2) and 2 training programs implemented (Y1, Q3 – Y4, Q3) 1.3.3 Building the capacities of the National School of Administration and Justice (ENAM), and other

relevant higher education and continuing education institutions by updating and developing up-to-date curriculum on CCA mainstreaming, as well as other relevant modules for climate change inte-gration to integrate into regular courses for civil servants and for students of continuing education.

Deliverable: At least 1 curriculum updated at the ENAM. (Y1, Q3-Q4) 1.3.4 In partnership with ENAM and other relevant higher education institutions, implement a train-

ing programme in priority areas for key Ministries and civil society at national and regional level over a four-year period based on the capacity needs assessment.

Deliverable: 1 training program to be conducted (Y2, Q1 – Y4, Q3) 1.3.5 Advocating for an increased importance of climate change in higher and continuing education

in partnership with key institutions Deliverable: Signed commitments from 4 institutions for including climate change in curriculum. 1 higher education conference on climate change (Y2, Q1-Q3)



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1.4 Comprehensively and iteratively assess development needs and climate vulnerability

X0 1 2 0 1 X2 1.4.1 Identifying synergies between development and adaptation objectives, policies, plans and pro-grammes, including synergies with sustainable development goals and wider strategic frameworks (3N Initiative, PDES, SDDCI) in partnership with the Ministry of Planning

Deliverable: 1 study to be conducted and validated through a national workshop (Y2, Q1-Q2) 1.4.2 Conducting a gender analysis of the link between climate change and sustainable development

and Identifying barriers to gender mainstreaming in climate change activities Deliverable: 1 study to be conducted (Y1, Q2) 1.4.3 Organising consultation workshops with key stakeholders at national and regional levels to

raise awareness on risks and opportunities related to climate change and the NAP process in partic-ular, and to identify and prepare detailed documentation on synergies between adaptation and de-velopment objectives

Deliverable: 5 workshops to be conducted (Y1, Q2-Q4) 1.4.4 Identifying and documenting good practices in gender mainstreaming emerging from the con-

sultative workshops as well as desk reviews of on-going adaptation related initiatives in conjunction with activity 1.4.2

Deliverable: 1 report is available. (Y2, Q1-Q2)

2 Preparatory work for the NAP un-dertaken to develop a knowledge-base and compile a NAP

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2.1 Analyse current climate and future climate change, and socio-economic scenarios

0 X1 2 0 1 X2 2.1.1 Implementing the recommendations drawn through the stocktaking in activity 1.2.1 by compil-ing and synthesising available analyses of current and future climate, at national and/or regional level, especially from the Third National Communication and Africa Adaptation Programme, as well as available scenarios downscaled from West African scenarios. Update climate information if re-quired

Deliverable: Updated climate scenarios are produced using updated regional data (Y1, Q3 – Y2, Q2) 2.1.2 Compiling and synthesising available socio-economic scenarios at national and/or regional

level, especially scenarios produced for the formulation of the SDDCI, PDES, I3N and other key mod-elling exercises conducted at national and regional levels

Deliverable: All studies are compiled (Y1, Q3-Q4) 2.1.3 Formulating a climate information and knowledge management strategy to strengthen the in-

formation collection, production and dissemination mechanisms for iterative updating of climate-relevant knowledge

Deliverable: 1 strategy is produced and validated through a workshop (Y1, Q4)

2.2 Assess climate vulnerabilities and identify adaptation options at the

0 X 1 2 0 1 X 2 2.2.1 Conducting an assessment of on-going and past adaptation activities to identify gaps and scal-ing-up opportunities to complement the stocktake in activities 1.2 and 2.1

Deliverable: 1 assessment to be conducted (Y1, Q3-Q4)



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sector, subnational, national and other appropriate levels

2.2.2 Compiling adaptation options for most vulnerable sectors identified under activity 2.1 Deliverable: 1 study to be conducted and validated through a workshop (Y2, Q1-Q2) 2.2.3 In partnership with research institutions, conducting a review of existing criteria, appraisal and

evidence-based tools, including multi-criteria, cost-benefit analysis, integrated assessment analysis and other economic and non-economic appraisal tools for their suitability of use in the Nigerien context, identify tools to be applied, and train Government staff and national economists on these tools

Deliverable: 1 report on tools, and 3 trainings organised (Y2, Q1-Q4)

2.3 Review and appraise adaptation options

X0 1 2 0 1X2 2.3.1 Selecting up to 5 priority sectors in up to 3 geographical areas as specified by the NAP road-map or through assessments conducted in 2.1 and 2.2. 󠅃The 󠅃water 󠅃sector 󠅃will 󠅃be 󠅃left 󠅃out 󠅃as 󠅃it’s 󠅃cov-ered by the GEF-LDCF project

Deliverable: 1 workshop to be conducted during which the 5 sectors will be identified (Y2 – Q2) 2.3.2 Conducting appraisal for adaptation interventions through the definition of the geographical

scale, the undertaking of gender-disaggregated surveys and collection of data on potential impact, costing and stakeholder consultations and application of selected appraisal tools.

Deliverable: 1 appraisal report is available (Y2, Q2 – Y3, Q2)

2.3.3 Prioritising adaptation options in key sectors and geographical areas in light of their contribu-tion to medium-and long-term sustainable socioeconomic development, their costs, effectiveness and efficiency

Deliverable: 1 national workshop and 3 regional workshops to be conducted (Y3, Q1-Q2)

2.4 Compile and communicate National Adaptation Plan

X0 1 2 0 1 X 2 2.4.1 Compiling a draft NAP including adaptation priorities, planned activities (policies, projects, and programmes), integrating comments from stakeholders (relevant private and public sector actors), based on preparatory work done in activities 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3, and through the analyses conducted for the water sector under the GEF-LDCF NAP project. This would also be complemented by the CPEIR and CPrEIR under activity 3.3

Deliverable: A draft of the NAP will be produced through this activity (Y3, Q3-Q4) 2.4.2 Validating (e.g. via peer review and technical review) and disseminating the NAP Deliverable: 1 Peer Review to be conducted & 1 technical workshop to validate the NAP (Y3, Q4)

2.5 Integrate climate change adaptation into national and subnational development and .sectoral planning and budgeting

0 X1 2 0 1 X2 2.5.1 Reviewing and revising existing integration guidelines such as the mainstreaming methodology for local development plans, mainstreaming methodology for sectoral policies and strategies and DRR mainstreaming guidelines, to complement guidelines and integration conducted under the GEF-LDCF project.

Deliverable: 3 guidelines updated (Y4, Q1-Q2) 2.5.2 Designing additional guidelines as required (especially mainstreaming tools in Regional Devel-

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Deliverable: 1 Guidelines produced (Y4, Q2)

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3.1 Prioritize climate change adaptation in national planning and budgeting

X0 1 2 0 X1 2 3.1.1 Reviewing development planning processes and setting up institutional mechanisms for CCA integration through cross-sectoral technical working groups, definition of gender-sensitive criteria for prioritizing implementation, objectives, targets and indicators for the monitoring and evaluation mechanisms. This would especially focus on the I3N, under axis 5, to complement training activities on climate risks prevention and management, and the Planning Directorate and Local Development Directorate of the Ministry of Planning

Deliverable: 3 sensitization workshops. (Y1, Q2 – Y2, Q1)

3.2 Develop a national adaptation implementation strategy

X0 1 2 0 1 X2 3.2.1 Formulating a NAP implementing strategy which will provide operational guidance on imple-mentation including network of implementing institutions and relevant roles of the implementing institutions at national and sub-national levels, as well as appropriate private sector actors

Deliverable: 1 NAP implementation strategy is available and validated through 1 workshop (Y4, Q1)

3.3 Enhance capacity for planning, budgeting and implementation of adaptation

X0 1 2 0 X1 2 3.3.1 Training and building awareness on usefulness of climate-sensitive budgeting among ministries, and in particular the Ministry of Finance.

Deliverable: 1 Training Programme for officials from the MoF with at least 3 trainings (Q1, Q3-Q4) 3.3.2 Conducting a Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (CPEIR) and Climate Private

Expenditure and Institutional Review (CPrEIR),building on the policy and institutional analysis con-ducted under Outputs 1, 2 and 3, and focusing on the review of the budgeting processes.

Deliverable: 1 CPEIR review & 1 CPrEIR review reports (Y1, Q3 - Y2, Q4) 3.3.3 Adapting budget tagging and tracking tools for climate finance, including contribution of the

private sector, with a particular focus on adaptation, to the Niger context and assisting sector budget and planning departments to apply tagging tools.

Deliverable: 1 Guidelines produced (Y3, Q1-Q2) 3.3.4 Improving capacity on climate monitoring and budgeting in the public and private financial

management framework, based on recommendations from the CPEIR Deliverable: 3 trainings conducted (Y3, Q3-Q4)

3.4 Promote coordination and synergy at the regional level and with other multilateral environmental agreements

X0 1 2 0 1 X2 3.4.1 Participating in South-South events or international events to share experience on the NAP Deliverable: 4 missions (Y2, Q4; Y3, Q3, Y4, Q4) 3.4.2 Analysing 󠅃Niger’s 󠅃 responses 󠅃 to 󠅃 international 󠅃 and 󠅃 regional 󠅃 sustainable 󠅃development, 󠅃disaster 󠅃

risk reduction and climate change frameworks, specially SDGs, Sendai and the Paris Agreement Deliverable: 1 study validated through a workshop (Y3, Q3-Q4)

4 Mechanisms for Reporting, Moni-toring and Review of NAPs and ad-aptation progress in place

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4.1 Enhance capacity to monitor the NAP process and adaptation progress

0 X1 2 0 1 X2 4.1.1 Mapping existing monitoring and evaluation systems for tracking progress for national and sec-toral priorities, including the system put in place through the PARC/DAD and GEF-LDCF projects. Mapping existing indicators and identifying those with climate change adaptation relevance and Recommending additional indicators with sources of verification, in particular those useful to mon-itor 󠅃private 󠅃sector’s 󠅃adaptation 󠅃interventions. 󠅃Identifying appropriate gender-sensitive indicators for monitoring climate change impact and develop recommendations on a system for collecting data for these indicators

Deliverable: 1 study and 1 workshop (Y2, Q1-Q2) 4.1.2 Strengthening the CNEDD monitoring / evaluation system in synergy with the European Union's

PARC /DAD project Deliverable: All climate information is uploaded on the web platform (Y1, Q2 – Y4, Q4) 4.1.3 Contributing to annual and mid-term reviews of the PDES to ensure CCA integration Deliverable: MTR report of 2017-2012 PDES includes climate change adaptation priorities across out-comes (Y2, Q4 – Y 3, Q1)

4.2 Review the NAP process to assess progress, effectiveness and gaps.

X0 1 2 0 1 X2 4.2.1 Establishing and maintaining an effective M&E system for NAP at CNEDD and linked to Ministry of 󠅃Planning’s 󠅃M&E 󠅃mechanism 󠅃for 󠅃development, and in close partnership with other already estab-lished M&E systems and using outputs of input 4.1.1

Deliverable: An M&E system, with appropriate indicators to measure progress (Y2, Q3-Q4)

4.3 Conduct outreach on the NAP process and report on progress and effectiveness

X0 1 2 0 1 X2 4.3.1 Implementing the existing National Communications Strategy on Climate change and Adapta-tion

Deliverable: At least 10 actions of the strategy are implemented (Y1, Q2 – Y4, Q4) 4.3.2 Assessing and communicating progress on the NAP and the NDC to the UNFCCC Secretariat and

in relevant fora Deliverable: 2 reports to the UNFCCC is drafted and communicated (Y2, Q4 – Y4, Q4)

5 Funding strategy for the NAP and CCA is available

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5.1 Assess costs of meeting integrated adaptation needs

X0 1 2 0 1 X2 5.1.1 Evaluating capacity of national government institutions to mobilise and channel funds for ad-aptation

Deliverable: 1 Study (Y2, Q1-Q2) 5.1.2 Assessing the costs of implementing the NAP compiled under output 2 and developing a fund-

ing strategy for priority programmes, based on existing level of assessments and costing options for scaling up, 󠅃and 󠅃through 󠅃comprehensive 󠅃stakeholders’ 󠅃consultations.

Deliverable: 1 funding strategy and 1 round table organized (Y4, Q3-Q4)

5.2 Identify, analyze and recommend policy and strategic options for scaling up financing for adaptation investments, including through public-private partnerships

X0 1 2 0 X1 2 5.2.1 Assessing 󠅃private 󠅃sector’s 󠅃engagement 󠅃and 󠅃developing a strategy to leverage private sector fi-nance and private sector development, including measures to strengthen the enabling environment for crowding-in private sector investments at national, regional and international levels exists.

Deliverable: 1 study (Y2, Q3-Q4) 5.2.2 Assessing 󠅃local 󠅃government’s 󠅃budgeting 󠅃and 󠅃financing 󠅃frameworks 󠅃and 󠅃developing 󠅃a 󠅃strategy 󠅃

to leverage private sector engagement through local government, especially in the water sector in close cooperation with the GEF-LDCF project.

Deliverable: 1 study (Y3, Q1-Q2)

5.3 Conduct study or research programmes to inform future investments in adaptation across sectors

X0 1 2 0 X1 2 5.3.1 Built the capacity on project development of key staff at the NIE and other key staff in ministries and civil society, based on the Financial Resource Mobilisation Study conducted in 2015 by the SE/CNEDD and on input 5.1.1., through a comprehensive training programme. This will include the training of the main actors on results-based management as well as on the various climate funds and their financial mechanisms. This would be incorporated into the curricula of training plans for these agencies.

Deliverable: 2 trainings organised (Y2, Q3-Q4) 5.3.2 In line with the GCF Country Programming undertaken through the GCF Readiness Programme,

identify and prioritise at least two project concept ideas, usually the prioritization exercise con-ducted in activity 2.2 with potentially one on the water sector based on the GEF-LDCF project out-puts

Deliverable: 2 project idea concept notes to be developed (Y3, Q3-Y4, Q1)


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SECTION 3: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please explain how this grant will help deliver on the country’s NAP as identified above and build on institutions, processes or existing work already underway in the country (maximum 1000 words) Please provide a brief description of:

a. Context b. Baseline situation with regards to each output c. Objectives, outcomes and impact d. Stakeholders’ consultation

Niger is a Sahelian landlocked country of approximately 18 million people with a surface of 1,267,000 sqm mainly consisting of savannah, dotted with trees in the southern part and bushes in its northern part. The country was ranked 󠅃188 󠅃out 󠅃of 󠅃188 󠅃 in 󠅃 the 󠅃United 󠅃Nations 󠅃Development 󠅃Programme’s 󠅃 (UNDP)’s 󠅃Human 󠅃Development 󠅃 Index 󠅃 in 󠅃

2015, with 89.8% of the population living in multidimensional poverty3. In Niger, 42.8% of the GDP comes from agriculture, forestry and the livestock sectors, and 80% of the workforce are employed in these areas4. Climate change is expected to worsen climate risks over the next decades, with an increase in the frequency of (i) droughts, resulting in a decrease in agricultural production, an increase in grazing pressure on pastoral ecosystems, and consequently soil erosion on a mass scale; and (ii) floods resulting from the heavy rainfall and overflow of rivers. This exposure to climate risks, associated with its position as a Sahelian landlocked country, makes Niger one of the most vulnerable countries in the world and threatens food security even further. In terms of climate projections, the “wet” scenario projects an average increase in precipitation, compared to the reference period 1961-1990, ranging from less than 10% in Niamey to almost 90% in Agadez. The “dry” scenario projects an increase in precipitations ranging from 25% in Agadez to a decrease of around 10% in Niamey or Tillabéry. Compared to the same reference period, the maximum and minimum average temperatures are projected to increase from 0.5⁰ C in Tahoua (dry scenario) to more than 2⁰C to (wet scenario) in Maradi and Agadez in 2050.

The Government of Niger recognises the pressing need of tackling climate change to safeguard food security and to reduce poverty. Therefore, the Government of Niger has set up institutional arrangements to address this need. The National Technical Commission on Climate Change and Variability (CNCVC) was set up in July 1997. To coordinate climate change and disaster related interventions, the Government of Niger has also established the National Council on Environment for Sustainable Development (CNEDD) and the National Mechanism for Disaster and Food Crises Prevention and Management (DNPGCCA). The Government has also signed and ratified various international conventions and agreements, such as the three Rio Conventions, the Paris Agreement, and the Sendaï Framework for DRR.

This grant will facilitate the implementation of activities to strengthen adaptation-related prioritisation and planning, financing and capacity development for the medium term. Reducing 󠅃Niger’s 󠅃vulnerability 󠅃to 󠅃climate 󠅃change 󠅃requires 󠅃greater investments and greater integration of CCA and DRR into on-going development programmes. The foundations have been built through the preparation of the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) in 2006 with support from the United Nations Development Programme / Global Environment Fund (UNDP / GEF) in 2006. The NAPA identified urgent and most immediate needs in seven vulnerable sectors and fourteen priority adaptation interventions. The National Climate Change Policy (PNCC) adopted in 2013 provides the overall strategic framework to tackle climate change. To move beyond urgent and immediate needs, and towards a medium-term approach, Niger intends to integrate climate change into medium- and long-term development planning and budgeting through the NAP process, under its obligation towards the UNFCCC and as stated in its PNCC. This process will contribute to ensuring that the 󠅃 country’s 󠅃 long-term development strategy, starting with its Sustainable Development and Inclusive Growth Strategy (SDDCI) and its National Economic and Social Development plans, be based on an understanding of climate-related risks and opportunities for inclusive growth and sustainable development.

3UNDP (2015) Human Development Report 4 http://sdwebx.worldbank.org/climateportal/countryprofile/home.cfm?page=country_profile&CCode=NER


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In this context, the GoN has been advancing its NAP process by conducting a preliminary stocktake of relevant initiatives on climate adaptation and mainstreaming to identify gaps, needs. A NAP road-map was subsequently drafted, which outlined the main steps and timeline of advancing the NAP process in Niger. These were confirmed through consultations with key national stakeholders in August 2016. In 2014 with the support of UNDP, GWP and UNITAR. Furthermore, the GoN has submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) in September 2015, signifying a commitment to address both mitigation and adaptation challenges. In terms of adaptation, the INDC has identified the urgent need to support the agriculture, livestock and forestry sectors. This project will complement a project funded by the GEF-LDCF 󠅃and 󠅃entitled 󠅃“Planning 󠅃and 󠅃financing 󠅃adaptation 󠅃in 󠅃Niger”. 󠅃The 󠅃project 󠅃concept was approved in March 2017 after this proposed project was first submitted. Both projects stemmed from the initial stocktake as financing was uncertain. As the GEF-LDCF project has only recently started its preparation phase, the Government of Niger has decided to revise the scope of the activities so that it would entirely focus on the water sector and the subnational level where water resource management investment are planned. The activities regarding adaptation planning and financing will contribute to the national-level activities which the present project will support.

Under this grant, activities under Output 1 will build on existing mechanisms, by focusing on the CNEDD and its Secretariat, under national climate change strategic frameworks such as the National Climate Change Policy. They will start addressing capacity gaps needs and complement on-going capacity building activities. They would rely on existing higher education and continuing education institutions such as the Universities of Niamey and Diffa, the National School of Administration and Justice as well as private education institutions to ensure long-term capacity building outcomes.

Under Output 2, the project will build on the significant climate-related knowledge base that has already been de-veloped for the formulation of the Third Communication, as well as through previous initiatives such as the 2008-2012 UNDP Japan-funded African Adaptation Programme which produced a considerable amount of assessment and vulnerability studies. The grant will therefore help compile existing information and subsequently fill the gaps. It will conduct complementary activities to develop the necessary information in view of compiling a NAP. Activities under this project will also build on the results of the following projects and initiatives executed:

• PAC-RC, one of the four PPCR projects: Approach taken and the tools developed to integrate climate change and adaptation into national, sectoral, and local planning processes;

• NAPA-Agriculture and Water Resilience Project: Funded by LDCF and Canadian Ministry of External Co-operation: experience in terms of gender mainstreaming and capacity building of institutions for climate risk management among others;

• Africa Adaptation Programme: Capitalisation on the number of studies and assessments produced

• EU-GCCA PARC-DAD Project: Monitoring and evaluation system on climate change, biological diversity and desertification.

Activities under Output 3 will lay the ground for the implementation of the NAP and focus on analysing the current state of mainstreaming in planning and budgeting, especially through a climate public expenditure and institutional review. There are several entry points for mainstreaming CCA into budgets, from budget planning and formulation, execution and implementation, to monitoring and review. Only three sectors (education, water and health) currently have mid-term expenditure frameworks, but the country aims to have them available for all sectors, in line with the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) 2009 Guidelines on Finance Laws which request countries to draft Multi-Annual Expenditure Programming Documents by 2018. Through this process, a comprehensive diagnosis of public finance management capacities and an expenditure review were undertaken, and a priority action plan developed. This has sensitised General Secretaries, Study and Foresight Directors, and Administrative and Finance Directions of technical Ministries. In addition, multiannual budgets were drafted based on the WAEMU template. The NAP project could continue strengthening these capacities through trainings to ministries, and technical assis-tance to draft sectoral multi-year expenditure frameworks with a climate lens. In addition, the grant would assist mutual exchange and learning opportunities in the form of study visits to selected countries.


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Activities under Output 4 will strengthen the monitoring, review and reporting of the NAP. This will build on work completed under the UNDP Japan-funded Africa Climate Adaptation and Food Security Programme. The SE/CNEDD developed a data platform to collect and disseminate climate-related information, as well as GIS tools. Regarding social and economic data, several scenarios were constructed based on an extensive collection of data to formulate the SDDCI. Work under the output will also rely on information from existing data platforms, such as the National Statistics Institute and the High Commission on the 3N Initiative. This activity will complement the PARC-DAD pro-ject’s 󠅃activities 󠅃related 󠅃to 󠅃strengthening 󠅃monitoring 󠅃and 󠅃evaluation 󠅃of 󠅃CCA 󠅃and 󠅃the 󠅃 integration 󠅃 into 󠅃the 󠅃 I3N 󠅃M&E 󠅃mechanisms. The post-gresql / postgis database management system (DBMS) was installed and configured in the AAP-2 project. Additional needs are a reliable system for data retrieval and integration into the database, hence the need for qualified experts and for the maintenance of the system.

Activities under Output 5 will contribute to Readiness activities. They will help identify financing sources and oppor-tunities and contribute to enhancing access to climate finance by national actors, especially the NIE. The project will support the engagement of the private sector through a comprehensive assessment of the enabling environment and 󠅃barriers 󠅃to 󠅃leveraging 󠅃its 󠅃engagements, 󠅃especially 󠅃through 󠅃local 󠅃governments, 󠅃in 󠅃line 󠅃with 󠅃Niger’s 󠅃priorities 󠅃in 󠅃terms of decentralisation and development of the private sector. It will also support pre-feasibility analyses and other assessments required to develop a funding proposal for a project with transformational impacts.

As part of the government consultations at national level held in 2014 and 2016 with the support of UNDP, approximately 70 stakeholders were consulted and 25 interviews and meetings were conducted. During the development of this project, a note was formulated by government and validated through a meeting of the national GCF committee, which is comprised of representatives of SE/CNEDD, Ministries of Planning, Agriculture, Economy, Energy, Finance, High Commission on I3N, and the National Meteorological Institute among others. The Ministries of Finance and Planning and the High Commission for the 3N Initiative were also consulted on the priority interventions of the project. Going forward, stakeholders will be consulted and engaged at all stages, from the launch to implementation and review of the NAP. This will be done through sensitisation, consultation, and training workshops. Stakeholders will represent Government institutions, financial and technical partners, international non-governmental organisation, and local civil society. A gender analysis will be conducted to assess the status of gender mainstreaming and to promote gender-responsive adaptation planning.

SECTION 4: PROJECT/PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION

Describe the main activities and the planned measures of the project/programme according to each of its components.

The proposed project will advance medium and long-term adaptation planning and budgeting in Niger. The project will address the main challenges to climate adaptation integration into planning and budgeting, as identified in the NAP 󠅃Stocktaking 󠅃 report 󠅃and 󠅃subsequent 󠅃 stakeholders’ 󠅃 consultations. 󠅃Project implementation will address all four elements of the LEG Guidelines, from which the Outputs are derived, and will foster sustainability through an output of financing and private sector engagement. It will not address the water sector, which is the focus of the GEF-LDCF project, but will use the outputs of that project for the overall national adaptation planning process

Output 1: National mandate, strategy and steering mechanisms are in place and gaps are assessed and addressed

Activity 1.1: Re-launch the NAP process

This activity will build on existing mechanisms, by focusing on the CNEDD and its Secretariat in particular, under strategic frameworks such as the National Climate Change Policy and the DRR national Strategy. It will contribute to the implementation of Element A –Step 󠅃 1 󠅃 “Initiating 󠅃 and 󠅃 launching 󠅃 the 󠅃 NAP 󠅃 process” 󠅃 as 󠅃 outlined 󠅃 in 󠅃 the 󠅃 LEG 󠅃Guidelines. It will focus on:

1.1.2 Advancing the NAP process through the allocation of a national mandate and the setting up of a steering and monitoring mechanism, including the definition of a mandate, timelines, means of cooperation, roles of


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actors determined, under the responsibility of the SE/CNEDD, through strengthening the National Climate Change Commission and its technical Secretariat;

1.1.3 Updating and adopting a NAP roadmap and developing a monitoring plan; 1.1.4 Reinforcing the collaboration between SE/CNEDD and the National Mechanism for Disaster and Food Crises

Prevention and Management (DNPGCCA).

Activity 1.2: Conduct stocktake, identity available information on climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation, and assess gaps

Climate data are the groundwork for every climate initiative. These data provide the baseline situation as well as future projections that will justify the need for CCA interventions. The already-completed stocktake exercise serves as the basis for the present project, and will be furthered through a review of available climate modelling and scenario information. These data are currently used and developed by regional centers such as the Agrhymet and the ACMAD and downscaled for the Niger context. Significant documentation already exists in terms of assessing the impacts of climate change in the AAP project (Phase 1 and 2), national climate change communications, and other studies con-ducted as part of the PPCR formulation. However, gaps exist in the areas of data quality and projections, as well as evaluations of the socio-economic impacts of climate change. To this end, this activity would focus on conducting a comprehensive 󠅃assessment, 󠅃including 󠅃a 󠅃gap 󠅃analysis, 󠅃of 󠅃coordination 󠅃mechanisms, 󠅃stakeholders’ 󠅃engagement, 󠅃key 󠅃sectors, and other relevant institutional functions for the NAP process.

Activity 1.3: Address capacity gaps and weaknesses in undertaking the NAP process

As part of an initial skills assessment already carried out by UNDP and UNITAR, technical and management/functional skills required implement the NAP’s process were identified. A long-term training programme will be designed and delivered to 󠅃train 󠅃ministries’ 󠅃staff 󠅃and 󠅃civil 󠅃society 󠅃both 󠅃in terms of technical skills and functional skills as identified in the stocktaking report. The activity will include:

1.3.1 Conducting a comprehensive assessment, including a gap analysis, of capacities relevant for CCA and the NAP process, establishing partnerships with key national (e.g. ENAM, University of Niamey - Department of Geography, FAST- Msc en Environment Studies, EMIG, University of Diffa, ESCAE, Ecole des Cadres) and regional (AGRHYMET, CILSS, ACMAD) institutions for designing and implementing training packages, and developing a long-term training programme at national and regional levels;

1.3.2 Building the capacities of the National School of Administration and Justice (ENAM), and other relevant higher education and continuing education institutions by updating curricula on climate information and risks and developing climate change mainstreaming modules, as well as other relevant modules for the NAP;

1.3.3 Implementing a training programme in priority areas for key Ministries and civil society at national and re-gional level;

1.3.4 Advocating for an increased importance of climate change in higher and continuing education in partnership with key institutions.

Activity 1.4: Comprehensively and iteratively assess development needs and climate vulnerability

The essence of the NAP process is to integrate climate change adaptation into development planning. It is therefore essential to adequately analyse development needs, climate change risks and vulnerabilities, and the links between CCA and development.

It would focus on:

1.4.1 Identifying synergies between development and adaptation objectives, policies, plans and programmes, in-cluding synergies with sustainable development goals and wider strategic frameworks (3N Initiative, PDES, SDDCI);

1.4.2 Organizing consultation workshops with key stakeholders at national and regional levels to raise awareness on risks and opportunities related to climate change and the NAP process in particular, and to identify and prepare detailed documentation on synergies between adaptation and development objectives;

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Output 2: Preparatory work for the NAP undertaken to develop a knowledge-base and compile a NAP

This activity will start with a stocktaking of available information collected and produced through other initiatives. Additional assessments, analyses and modelling will be produced to complement existing information. Information collected and produced will be made available through the information platform developed under the CNEDD Executive Secretariat through the Africa Climate Change and Food Security Project and supported through the PARC-DAD project. It would also build on research institutes such as the National Agricultural Research Institute and the International Crops Research Institute for semi-arid tropics (ICRISAT).

Activity 2.1: Analyse current climate and future climate change, and socio-economic scenarios

This activity will be implemented through:

2.1.1 Implementing the recommendations drawn through the stocktaking in activity 1.2.1 by compiling and syn-thesising available analyses of current and future climate, at national and/or regional level, especially from the Third National Communication and Africa Adaptation Programme, as well as available scenarios downscaled from West African scenarios. Update climate information if required;

2.1.2 Compiling and synthesising available socio-economic information and scenarios at national and/or regional level, especially scenarios produced for the formulation of the Sustainable Development and Inclusive Growth Strategy (SDDCI), the National Economic and Social Development Plan (PDES) and the Nigeriens Nourish the Nigeriens Initiative (I3N) and other key modelling exercises that may be useful for sectoral plan-ning purposes;

2.1.3 Formulating a strategy to strengthen the information collection, production and dissemination mechanisms for iterative updating of climate-relevant knowledge.

Activity 2.2: Assess climate vulnerabilities and identify adaptation options at the sector, subnational, national and other appropriate levels

Many interventions have already been implemented in Niger following the formulation of the NAPA in 2006, and as shown in the Stocktaking Report. The NAPA identified seven priority sectors (agriculture, herding, water resources, wildlife, health and wetlands) and fourteen adaptation options. This activity will identify medium and long-term adaptation options, based on risks and vulnerabilities in these sectors, with relevant social and economic information, compiled and produced through Activity 2.2. Additional sectors will be considered based on the analysis of development/adaptation linkages under Activity 1.4.

This activity will be undertaken through:

2.2.1 Conducting an assessment of ongoing and past adaptation activities to identify gaps and scaling-up oppor-tunities;

2.2.1 Compiling adaptation options for most vulnerable sectors identified under activity 2.1 in partnership with research institutions, reviewing existing criteria and appraisal tools, including multi-criteria, cost-benefit analysis and other economic and non-economic appraisal tools for their suitability of use in the Nigerien context, identifying tools to be applied, and training Government staff and national economists on these tools.

Activity 2.3: Review and appraise adaptation options Adaptation options compiled through activity 2.2 will be appraised especially with regard to their transformative potential, using a mix of economic and non-economic appraisal methods identified in activity 2.2. This will be conducted through: 2.3.1 Selecting the priority sectors and geographical areas to determine which options will be appraised; 2.3.2 Applying a range of relevant tools, such as those to support analysis of gender issues; 2.3.3 Prioritising the adaptation options in light of their contribution to medium-and long-term sustainable soci-

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Activity 2.4: Compile and communicate National Adaptation Plan A NAP document would be compiled under this activity using the outputs of all preceding assessments and appraisals and would be validated through a thorough stakeholder engagement process. Activity 2.5: Integrate climate change adaptation into national and subnational development and sectoral plan-ning and budgeting Under this activity, the existing guidelines developed through several other projects such as the AAP, the PAC-RC, and the PANA Resilience, will be reviewed and revised as required. These include the Mainstreaming Guidelines for CC for school curricula and for local development plans.

Output 3: NAP implementation facilitated

Mainstreaming climate change into planning and budgeting is still at a nascent stage in Niger despite the threat climate 󠅃change 󠅃poses 󠅃to 󠅃the 󠅃country’s 󠅃development. 󠅃 It 󠅃 is 󠅃still 󠅃 in 󠅃part 󠅃considered 󠅃a 󠅃sectoral 󠅃 issue 󠅃and 󠅃needs 󠅃to 󠅃be 󠅃further integrated into development planning and budgeting, and aligned with national priorities and strategic frameworks, such as the SDDCI, the PDES and the I3N. The NAP process deals with the full integration of climate change concerns and climate risks into planning, budgeting and decision-making processes in all relevant sectors and at all adequate levels. This output will facilitate the NAP implementation, in particular by reinforcing the current budgeting framework, and supporting the integration of CCA into future budgets. It will also include developing an implementation strategy for the NAP.

Activity 3.1: Prioritize climate change adaptation in national planning and budgeting

This activity will consist in reviewing development planning processes and setting up institutional mechanisms for CCA integration through cross-sectoral technical working groups, definition of gender-sensitive criteria for priorising implementation, objectives, targets and indicators for the monitoring and evaluation mechanisms. This would espe-cially focus on the I3N, under axis 5, to complement training activities on climate risks prevention and management, and the Planning Directorate and Local Development Directorate of the Ministry of Planning.

Activity 3.2 Develop a national adaptation implementation strategy

Under this activity, a NAP implementation strategy 󠅃will 󠅃drafted 󠅃through 󠅃extensive 󠅃stakeholders’ 󠅃consultation, 󠅃and 󠅃will include a clear distribution of roles for Government agencies, technical and financial partners, civil society and the private sector.

Activity 3.3: Enhance capacity for planning, budgeting and implementation of adaptation

This activity would start with a diagnosis in the form of a Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (CPEIR). It would then address gaps in climate change integration at the different stages of the budgeting processes, in consultation with relevant institutions. The aim would be to assist Niger in making more informed planning decisions related to climate change. This will result in enhanced understanding of how to incorporate budget codes for climate change and how to track climate finance effectively. 󠅃Building 󠅃institutional 󠅃knowledge 󠅃in 󠅃this 󠅃area 󠅃will 󠅃support 󠅃Niger’s 󠅃case for additional financing from public and private sources. This result is anticipated for several reasons, one of which is the expected improvements in transparency of expenditures.

This activity will be conducted through:

3.3.1 Training and building awareness on the usefulness of climate-sensitive budgeting and CPEIR; 3.3.2 Conducting a CPEIR, building on the policy and institutional analysis conducted under Outputs 1, 2 and 3,

and focusing on the review of the budgeting processes; 3.3.3 Adapting budget tagging and tracking tools for climate finance, with a particular focus on adaptation, to the

Niger context and assisting sector budget and planning departments to apply tagging tools; 3.3.4 Improving capacity on climate monitoring and budgeting in the public financial management framework,

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This activity would focus on training and building awareness on the usefulness of climate-sensitive budgeting and CPEIR. Further capacity development would be required to implement the recommendations of the CPEIR in another phase of the project. Additionally, as per the Stocktaking Report, there are avenues for private sector investment, in particular, for the provision of climate change adaptation services.

Activity 3.4: Promote coordination and synergy at the regional level and with other multilateral environmental agreements

Coordination across sectors and synergies with other development processes is a key outcome of the NAP process. The Niger has adhered to several processes, such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Sendai Framework and the Paris Agreement, as well as other Rio Conventions. This activity will pave the way for further synergies between the different multilateral agreements by:

3.4.1 Participating in South-South events or international events to share experience on the NAP; 3.4.2 Analysing 󠅃Niger’s 󠅃responses 󠅃to 󠅃international 󠅃and 󠅃regional 󠅃sustainable 󠅃development, 󠅃disaster 󠅃risk 󠅃reduction

and climate change frameworks, especially SDGs, Sendai and the Paris Agreement to foster alignment and synergies.

Output 4: Mechanisms for Reporting, Monitoring and Review of NAPs and adaptation progress in place

This output will contribute monitoring, review and updating of adaptation plans over time, to ensure progress and effectiveness of adaptation efforts and to demonstrate how gaps are being addressed. It will also go beyond the NAP, to include monitoring of adaptation interventions into a wider development framework. Activities under this output will also support reports and outreach on the NAP process to stakeholders nationally and internationally vis-à-vis progress on adaptation under the UNFCCC convention. Activity 4.1: Enhance capacity to monitor the NAP process and adaptation progress The availability of up-to-date and quality data upon which to base decisions, on prioritisation for example or on decisions about training needs, has a very significant impact on management effectiveness for CCA. At present in Niger, it is evident that putting in place a harmonised data collection and distribution platform on CCA is essential, and that staff positions and related skills to support this work need to be defined and put in place. At present there is no centralised record of training and capacity building activities, which enable follow-up to gauge uptake. This output will complement ongoing capacity building activities, as well as those related to CCA monitoring and evaluation under existing projects and initiatives, especially the EU-funded PARC-DAD and I3N. The activity would focus on:

4.1.1 Mapping existing monitoring and evaluation systems for tracking progress for national and sectoral priori-ties, including the system put in place through the PARC/DAD and GEF-LDCF projects. Mapping existing indicators and identifying those with climate change adaptation relevance and Recommending additional indicators 󠅃with 󠅃sources 󠅃of 󠅃verification, 󠅃in 󠅃particular 󠅃those 󠅃useful 󠅃to 󠅃monitor 󠅃private 󠅃sector’s 󠅃adaptation 󠅃in-terventions. Identifying appropriate gender-sensitive indicators for monitoring climate change impact and develop recommendations on a system for collecting data for these indicators

4.1.2 Strengthening the CNEDD monitoring / evaluation system in synergy with the European Union's PARC /DAD project

4.1.3 Contributing to annual and mid-term reviews of the PDES to ensure CCA integration

Activity 4.2: Review the NAP process d to assess progress, effectiveness and gaps Based on the results of activity 4.1, recommendations will be implemented to establish and maintain effective M&E system for NAP to ensure that existing data, if relevant, can inform, or be useful to, NAP implementation. Activity 4.3 Conduct outreach on the NAP process and report on progress and effectiveness A National Communications Strategy on Climate change and Adaptation was drafted in the framework of the UNDP Adaptation to Climate Change and Food Security Project, and will be implemented through this project to provide public information on climate change to the general public and promote informed discussions with


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The activity would focus on:

4.1.1 Implementing the National Communications Strategy on Climate change and Adaptation; 4.1.2 Assess and communicate progress on NAP and NDC to the UNFCCC Secretariat and in relevant fora;

Output 5: Funding strategy for the NAP and CCA is available

The NAP should serve as an investment framework and as a means of attracting domestic and international funding, both from public and private sources. Adaptation options will be costed, appraised and prioritised, ahead of NAP compilation. This output will also help identify financing sources and opportunities and contribute to enhancing access to climate finance by national actors, especially the national implementing entity (NIE), as well as local authorities.

Activity 5.1: Assess costs of meeting integrated adaptation needs

This activity will focus on developing a funding strategy for the NAP, including an approximate costing of NAP implementation. This activity will involve conducting a more comprehensive costing of a selection of priority programmes in view of developing project proposals in activity 5.3.

Activity 5.2: Identify, analyse and recommend policy and strategic options for scaling up financing for adaptation investments, including through public-private partnerships

Based on the implementation strategy of the NAP developed under Output 3, a funding strategy will be necessary to implement the NAP. It will be developed following the CPEIR and in parallel to the budget coding exercise, as a way to effectively mobilise and utilise funding sources for adaptation. It will aim at leveraging innovative mechanisms for funds mobilization and private sector involvement.

This activity will consist of:

5.2.1 Assessing the private 󠅃sector’s 󠅃engagement 󠅃and 󠅃developing 󠅃a 󠅃strategy 󠅃to 󠅃leverage 󠅃private 󠅃sector 󠅃finance 󠅃and 󠅃private sector development, including measures to strengthen the enabling environment for crowding-in private sector investments at national, regional and international levels exists;

5.2.2 Assessing 󠅃 local 󠅃government’s 󠅃budgeting 󠅃and 󠅃financing 󠅃frameworks 󠅃and 󠅃developing 󠅃a 󠅃strategy 󠅃to 󠅃 leverage 󠅃private sector engagement through local government.

Activity 5.3: Conduct study or research programmes to inform future investments in adaptation across sectors

A Nigerien National Implementation Entity (NIE) will be supported through the PARC-DAD project. Sound investment proposals will be necessary to achieve adaptation outcomes and they would require adequate feasibility studies, social and environment impact assessments, and consultations to ensure wide inclusiveness, in particular of women and other vulnerable groups, to promote quality investments. To ensure the sustainability of the project, this activity will assist Government staff, especially at the NIE, to develop project proposals and leverage funds for NAP implementation, as well as support the development of at least three interventions.

This activity will be conducted through:

5.3.3 Developing a project development curricula to build the capacities of key staff at the NIE and other key staff in ministries, building on the Financial Mobilisation Study conducted by SE/CNEDD in 2015;

5.3.4 Identifying at least two adaptation interventions as prioritised in Output 2.2 and formulating at least three project proposals.


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SECTION 5: BUDGET, PROCUREMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND DISBURSEMENT

GCF Output/Atlas Activity Donor Name

ATLAS Budget Description Amount Year 1

(USD) Amount Year 2

(USD) Amount Year 3

(USD) Amount Year 4

(USD) Total Note

Output 1. National man-date, strategy and steering

mechanism are in place and gaps are assessed and

addressed

GCF

Service Contracts 82,864.00

16,000.00

16,000.00

16,000.00

130,864.00

a

Local Consultants 9,125.00

9,125.00

9,125.00

9,125.00

36,500.00

b

Travel 15,000.00

10,000.00

10,000.00

10,000.00

45,000.00

c

Training, workshops and confer-ences

35,000.00

10,000.00

20,000.00

20,000.00

85,000.00

d

Office Supplies 4,000.00

1,000.00

1,000.00

1,000.00

7,000.00

e

IT Equipment 5,500.00

1,000.00

1,000.00

1,000.00

8,500.00

f

Audio Visual&Print Prod Costs 4,500.00

3,000.00

3,000.00

2,000.00

12,500.00

g

Miscellaneous 3,750.00

3,750.00

3,750.00

3,750.00

15,000.00

h

International Consultants 10,000.00

20,000.00

20,000.00

20,000.00

70,000.00

i

Contractual services - companies 15,000.00

50,000.00

50,000.00

20,000.00

135,000.00

j

Total Output 1 184,739.00

123,875.00

133,875.00

102,875.00

545,364.00

Output 2. Preparatory work for the NAP under-taken to develop a knowledge-base

and compile a NAP

GCF International Consultants

42,750.00

40,000.00

40,750.00

17,750.00

141,250.00

k


70,000.00

59,000.00

19,000.00

183,250.00

l


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Contractual services - companies 50,000.00

60,000.00

50,000.00

-

160,000.00

m

National UNV 12,000.00

12,000.00

12,000.00

12,000.00

48,000.00

n

Travel 29,000.00

40,000.00

40,000.00

15,000.00

124,000.00

o


25,000.00

25,000.00

25,000.00

25,000.00

100,000.00

p


12,000.00

2,000.00

1,000.00

40,000.00

q

Professional services 5,000.00

5,000.00

5,000.00

5,000.00

20,000.00

r


7,500.00

11,250.00

5,500.00

29,250.00

s


3,750.00

3,750.00

3,750.00

15,000.00

h


76,864.00

10,000.00

10,000.00

106,864.00

a


352,114.00

258,750.00

114,000.00

967,614.00

Output 3. NAP implemen-tation facilitated

GCF

Travel -

5,000.00

10,000.00

15,000.00

30,000.00

t


20,000.00

20,000.00

20,000.00

75,000.00

u


10,000.00

20,000.00

25,000.00

20,000.00

75,000.00

v


11,250.00

9,500.00

7,500.00

38,000.00

h


29,000.00

12,000.00

12,000.00

71,000.00

w


3,750.00

3,750.00

3,750.00

15,000.00

x

Service Contracts -

-

66,864.00

-

66,864.00

a


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89,000.00

147,114.00

78,250.00

370,864.00

Output 4. Mechanisms for Reporting, Monitoring and

Review of NAPs and adapta-tion progress in

place

GCF

Professional services -

2,500.00

2,500.00

5,000.00

10,000.00

r


2,250.00

5,000.00

5,000.00

13,500.00

y


10,000.00

15,000.00

15,000.00

50,000.00

z


3,750.00

3,750.00

3,750.00

15,000.00

h


-

15,000.00

16,000.00

16,000.00

47,000.00

aa


44,552.50

44,552.50

44,552.50

178,210.00

a

Travel 10,000.00

11,000.00

21,000.00

21,000.00

63,000.00

ab

International UNV 74,000.00

74,000.00

am


89,052.50

107,802.50

110,302.50

450,710.00

Output 5. Funding strategy for the NAP and CCA is

available GCF

International Consultants -

30,000.00

40,000.00

40,000.00

110,000.00

ac

Local Consultants -

10,000.00

20,000.00

22,000.00

52,000.00

ad

Travel -

10,000.00

20,000.00

20,000.00

50,000.00

ae


-

15,000.00

21,000.00

21,000.00

57,000.00

af

Total Output 5 -

65,000.00

101,000.00

103,000.00

269,000.00

Project Management GCF Service Contracts 27,000.00

27,000.00

27,000.00

27,000.00

108,000.00

ah

Audio Visual&Print Prod Costs 750.00

1,500.00

1,500.00

1,500.00

5,250.00

ai


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1,000.00

1,000.00

1,000.00

8,000.00

aj

Total PM 32,750.00

29,500.00

29,500.00

29,500.00

121,250.00

TOTAL OUTPUTS

660,291.50

748,541.50

778,041.50

537,927.50

2,724,802.00

Delivery Partner fee

66,029.15

74,854.15

77,804.15

53,792.75

272,480.20

Grand TOTAL

726,320.65

823,395.65

855,845.65

591,720.25

2,997,282.20

Note Description of cost item

OUTPUT 1

a

Service contracts for lead NAP technical specialist/CC Policy Expert who also acts as project manager (SB5-5, 52000 USD/year), communications and knowledge management expert (SB4, 32000 USD/year), M&E expert (SB4, 36700.5 USD/year)

b Local consultants for specific workshop interventions 200-300 USD/day depending on expertise 40-50 days

c Travel cost for national expert and local consultants

d Costs of consultation workshops at national and regional levels (9) and technical meetings (12) at national level

e Office supplies for national climate policy expert and capacity building expert

f IT equipment (laptop and peripherals) for technical staff of the project

g Printing of NAP material for workshops

h Contingency for unforeseen costs related to activities (<5%)

i International consultant for specific training resources 400-600 USD/per day depending on expertise (140 days)

j Framework agreement with 3 university/training institutions: design of training package, delivery of training, assessment of trainees

OUTPUT 2


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k

2 International consultants for advisory support on climate/socioeconomic/vulnerability assessments, 2 on appraisal, costing and prioritisation of climate change adaptation options for key sectors , 1 for advisory support on integration tools, 500-700 USD depending on expertise, 300 total days

l

3 local consultants to compile and assess climate and socioeconomic scenario, compile and assess vulnerability studies (3* 60 days*300 USD) , and 5 for the appraisal and costing of climate change adaptation options for key sectors (5*65 *300 USD), 1 local Consultant to support compilation of documentation & compilation of NAP document (75*300 USD), 1 consultant to train on, revise and draft integration tool approximately 31 days (31*300)

m

Companies to carry out additional climate scenario, socio economic and vulnerability analysis, and to conduct multicriteria analysis and other economic and non-economic appraisal tools to appraise and prioritize adaptation measures

n National UNV gender/social impact ($12000/y for 4 years)

o Travel cost for international, national experts and local consultants to 3 regions

p

10 consultation and validation workshops on climate/socioeconomic/vulnerability assessments , appraisals of options, NAP ((5000-15000 USD/work-shop depending on number of participants and location)

q Software and small hardware for information management

r

The project will be audited according the UNDP regulations and rules and applicable audit policies on DIM implemented projects. Additional audits may be undertaken at the request of the GCF. Project audit will be conducted by external audit firm hired competitively. This also covers mid-term review and terminal evaluation costs.

s Printing of assessment and analyses reports

OUTPUT 3

t Travel costs for international experts and travel to local and international events

u 1 international consultants on climate vulnerability and policy response, 1 international consultant on decentralisation, 1 international consultant on public finance 500-700 USD depending on experience, 140 days in total

v 10 consultations and trainings workshops/meetings 2000-15000 USD per workshops depending on size and location

w 1 national consultant on decentralisation 80*300 USD, 1 national consultant on public finance 80*300 USD, 1 statistician 80*300 USD

x Printing of CPEIR and training material

OUTPUT 4

y Printing of training materials and publications

z 3 international consultants to train on and support the M&E mechanism, the communications strategy and support to NAP 400-600 USD depending on expertise, Total max of 100 days


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aa 4 consultation meetings

ab Travel to international meetings

am International UNV with climate change and M&E expertise to be recruited to support project implementation in year 1; Y2-4 will be covered by the GEF-LDCF project

OUTPUT 5

ac

4 International consultants on appraisal, costing and prioritisation of climate change adaptation options for key sectors (40*700), pre-feasibility study (60*600), environmental and social impact assessment and safeguards (30*600), gender analysis (30*500); 1 international consultant to support the private sector strategy (30*600).

ad 2 local consultants to undertake stocktaking of financing options and draft funding strategy (80*300) and support project developments (90*300 USD)

ae Travel cost for national expert and local consultants

af 6 consultation and training workshops 5000-15000 USD depending on size and location

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ah Administrative and Financial Assistant (SB3-5, 27000/year)

ai Printing of M&E reports and others

aj 1 laptop, 1 printer, & small IT supplies for the PMU


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Procurement plan

Atlas Budget De-scription

General Descrip-tion

Contract Value Recruitment

Method1 Advertisement

Method

Advertisement Date (quar-

ter/year)

Service Contract

Lead NAP tech-nical Special-ist/Project Man-ager

208,000.00 Test, interview Competitive

Sourcing QTR1-YR1

Service Contract Communica-tions/KM Expert


Sourcing QTR1-YR1

Service Contract M&E Expert 146,802.00 Test, interview Competitive

Sourcing QTR1-YR1

Service Contract Admin. And fin. Assistant


Sourcing QTR1-YR1

National UNV Gender expert 48,000.00 Test, interview Competitive

Sourcing QTR1-YR1

International UNV Climate Change and M&E Expert


Sourcing QTR1-YR1

Local consultant 3 local training ex-perts

36,500.00 Desk Review Competitive

Sourcing QTR1-YR2

Local consultant 3 local consultants for vulnerability assessments


Sourcing QTR3-YR1

Local consultant

5 local consultants for the appraisal and costing of op-tions


Sourcing QTR2-YR2

Local consultant

2 local consultants for NAP compila-tion and dissemi-nation


Sourcing QTR3-YR3

Local consultant National Integra-tion tools consult-ant


Sourcing QTR1-YR4

Local consultant 1 decentralization expert


Sourcing QTR3-YR1

Local consultant 1 public finance expert


Sourcing QTR3-YR1

Local consultant 1 statistician 24,000.00 Desk Review Competitive

Sourcing QTR3-YR1

Local consultant 1 funding mobili-zation expert


Sourcing QTR3-YR2

Local consultant 1 project devel-oper


Sourcing QTR3-YR3

International con-sultant

6 experts for train-ings


Sourcing QTR1-YR2


2 international consultant on vul-nerability assess-ment


Sourcing QTR2-YR2


2 experts on ap-praisal, costing and prioritization of climate change adaptation options


Sourcing QTR2-YR2


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International con-sultant on climate change main-streaming


Sourcing QTR1-YR1


1 International consultant on cli-mate vulnerability and policy re-sponse


Sourcing QTR3-YR1


international con-sultant on public finance


Sourcing QTR3-YR1


international con-sultant on decen-tralization


Sourcing QTR3-YR1


1 M&E Expert 20,000.00 Desk Review

Competitive Sourcing

QTR2-YR2


1 Communications Expert 12,000.00 Desk Review

Competitive Sourcing

QTR3-YR1


1 Climate Policy Expert


Sourcing QTR1-YR4


private sector strategy expert


Sourcing QTR3-YR2


international con-sultant for feasibil-ity study


Sourcing QTR2-YR3


international con-sultant for eco-nomic analysis


Sourcing QTR2-YR2


international con-sultant for ESIA


Sourcing QTR2-YR2

CS companies

Companies to carry out addi-tional climate sce-nario, socio eco-nomic and vulner-ability analysis

160,000.00 International Ad-

vert** CS with Advert QTR3-YR1

CS companies

Contractual ser-vice companies to conduct multicrite-ria analysis and other economic and non-economic appraisal tools

135,000.00 International Ad-

vert** CS with Advert QTR3-YR1

IT Equipment Various IT Equip-ment (Laptops, printer etc)


Sourcing QTR1-YR1

Professional ser-vices

Midterm review 8,000.00 Desk Review Competitive Sourcing

QYR2-YR2


Terminal Evalua-tion

10,000.00 Desk Review Competitive Sourcing

QYR4-YR4


External Audit Firm

12,000.00 Desk Review Competitive Sourcing

QYR2-YR2

Audio Visual&Print Prod Costs

Various Printing Material


Sourcing QTR4-YR1


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Office Supplies Office Supplies 7,000.00 Desk Review Competitive

Sourcing QTR2-YR1

TOTAL 1,978,506.00

Disbursement schedule

Disbursement requests will be managed at portfolio level by UNDP-GEF 󠅃MPSU 󠅃in 󠅃NY, 󠅃as 󠅃agreed 󠅃in 󠅃the 󠅃“Framework 󠅃Readiness and Preparatory 󠅃Support 󠅃Grant 󠅃Agreement” 󠅃between 󠅃GCF 󠅃and 󠅃UNDP. 󠅃Under 󠅃Clause 󠅃4 󠅃of 󠅃said 󠅃Framework 󠅃Agreement, 󠅃“the 󠅃Delivery 󠅃Partner 󠅃shall 󠅃be 󠅃entitled 󠅃to 󠅃submit 󠅃two 󠅃Requests 󠅃for 󠅃Disbursement 󠅃each 󠅃year. 󠅃Each 󠅃such 󠅃Request for Disbursement must be submitted to the Fund within 30 days of receipt by the Fund of the Portfolio Re-port referred to in Section 9.02. Indicative Disbursement Schedule

Description Scheduled

date GCF Project

Funds

For Year 1 Activities 1-Jan-18 726,320.65




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SECTION 6: IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION

Please attach an “implementation map” or describe how funds will be managed by the NDA/FP or delivery partner

The 󠅃project 󠅃will 󠅃be 󠅃implemented 󠅃following 󠅃UNDP’s 󠅃Direct 󠅃Implementation 󠅃Modality 󠅃(DIM), 󠅃according 󠅃to 󠅃the 󠅃Readiness 󠅃and Preparatory Support Grant Framework Agreement between the GCF and UNDP. Letters of agreement could be signed between UNDP and national executing entities to facilitate implementation, pending adequate capacity assessment.

The Project Management Unit will carry out project implementation, with the support of a Financial and Administrative Assistant. The management arrangements for this project are summarized in the chart below:

The implementation of the project will be carried out in full collaboration with and consultation of Niger, the Executive Secretariat of the CNEDD (UNFCCC and GCF Focal Point), the Ministry of Planning and the Ministry of Finance. As per the GCF framework readiness and preparatory support grant agreement, the project will be implemented according to the UNDP Direct Implementation Modality. It will be guided by the United Nations Programme / United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for 2014-2018, 󠅃and 󠅃UNDP’s 󠅃Country 󠅃Programme 󠅃Document 󠅃(CPD) 󠅃for 󠅃2014-2018 for Niger. Guided by these above-mentioned country programme frameworks, the DIM will be applied in a way to consider potentials for maximum cost-effectiveness and tailored capacity development of counterpart government institutions. UNDP provides a three – tier oversight and quality assurance role involving UNDP staff in Country Offices and at regional and headquarters levels. The quality assurance role supports the Project Board by carrying out objective and independent project oversight and monitoring functions. This role ensures appropriate project management milestones are managed and completed. Project Assurance must be independent of the Project Management function; the Project Board cannot delegate any of its quality assurance responsibilities to the Project Manager. The project assurance role is covered by the accredited entity fee provided by the GCF. As a Delivery Partner to the GCF, UNDP is

Project Management Unit

Project Manager (NAP Technical

Specialist) Administrative and Financial Assistant

PROJECT BOARD

Executive Secretary of SE/CNEDD, Min. of planning, Min

.of Finance, HC3N

UNDP

(Represented by Deputy Resident Representative

(Programme)

Project Assurance

UNDP (Country Office- Niamey, Regional Service

Center, Addis Ababa, and HQ-New York)

Project Support

- Climate Change Advisors at SE/CNEDD

- Executive Secretariat of the National Climate Change Commission

- National Green Climate Fund Committee

- UNDP-UNEP National Adaptation Plans – Global Support Programme’s


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required to deliver GCF-specific oversight and quality assurance services including: (i) Day-to-day oversight supervision, (ii) Oversight of project completion, (iii) Oversight of project reporting The Project Board is comprised of UNDP and the SE/CNEDD. UNDP acts as the Executive. It also provides quality as-surance for the project, ensures adherence to the DIM guidelines and ensures compliance with GCF and UNDP policies and procedures. The Project Board5 is responsible for approving workplans, by consensus, and to provide guidance is required by the Project Manager. Project Board decisions will be made in accordance with standards that shall ensure management for development results, best value money, fairness, integrity, transparency and effective international competition. In case a consensus cannot be reached within the Board, final decision shall rest with the UNDP. The Project Board will meet twice year.

The Project Steering committee is comprised of the Executive Secretary of SE/CNEDD, a representative of Ministry of planning, a representative of Ministry of Finance, and a representative of HC3N, as well as Ministry of Water. UNDP, the World Bank, the EU and other key development partners will also be part of the committee. They will provide guidance on the technical elements of the project and ensure coordination among different initiatives which contrib-ute to adaptation planning, such as the GEF-LDCF, the PARC-DAD and the PPCR. This committee will also steer the GEF-LDCF project.

The Project Management Unit will be based at the SE/CNEDD. The NAP Technical Specialist will act as Project Manager and run the project on a day-to-day basis on behalf of UNDP within the constraints laid down by the Project Board. His/her function will end when the final project terminal evaluation report and other documentation required by the GCF and UNDP has been completed and submitted to UNDP. He/she is responsible for day-to-day management and decision-making for the project. His/her prime responsibility is to ensure that the project produces the results specified in the project document, to the required standard of quality and within the specified constraints of time and cost. He/she will be supported by an administrative and a financial assistant for operational aspects of the project. In addi-tional, a M&E expert, a communications and knowledge management expert and a national UN Volunteer (Gender Specialist) will provide guidance and deliver specific activities of the project. The PMU will be partly shared with the GEF-LDCF PMU as they will both be based at the SE/CNEDD.

Project Support will 󠅃be 󠅃provided 󠅃by 󠅃the 󠅃SE/CNEDD’s 󠅃Climate 󠅃Change 󠅃advisors, 󠅃and 󠅃be 󠅃guided 󠅃by 󠅃the 󠅃National 󠅃Climate 󠅃Change Commission, which includes all key stakeholders including civil society organisations, and the National Green Climate Fund Technical Committee.

Local stakeholders and community members have a key role in the implementation and monitoring of the project. During the inception phase of the project, UNDP, will consult with all stakeholders, including vulnerable community members, NGOs, civil society, women organizations, etc., to facilitate an understanding of the roles, functions, and responsibilities within the Project's decision-making structures, including reporting and communication lines, and conflict resolution mechanisms. The project Logic Framework (indicators, means of verification, assumptions) will be reviewed and the quarterly and annual plans will be refined engaging the communities from the targeted counties. The stakeholders will also be engaged during the mid-term and final evaluations to assess the progress of the project and enable adaptive project management in response to the needs and priorities of the communities. Technical Assistance: The 󠅃UNDP’s 󠅃National Adaptation Plan Global Support Programme, in partnership with UNEP, will extend the support provided already through the ongoing NAP GSP to the Government of Niger by delivering additional technical support to overcome capacity gaps, in line with the objectives of the programme. The objective of the pro-gramme is to further strengthen the institutional and technical capacities of countries to start and/or advance their NAP process. This will assist in adapting to the impacts of climate change by providing these countries with an en-hanced capacity to plan, finance, and implement adaptation interventions through integration of climate change into medium- to long-term development frameworks. The programme objective will be achieved by: i) expanding technical support with tailored one-on-one support; ii) building on the ongoing NAP GSP project to further develop and dissem-

5Sample ToR for Project Board: http://cfapp2.undp.org/gef/documents/1/g5710/g2_20672/PIMS3603TORProjectBoard.pdf

http://cfapp2.undp.org/gef/documents/1/g5710/g2_20672/PIMS3603TORProjectBoard.pdf


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inate tools and methodologies that support important steps of the NAP process; iii) organising targeted training work-shops on key elements of the NAP process; and iv) further facilitating the exchange of knowledge and lessons learned – through South-South and North-South cooperation – with a view to enhancing the capacity for advancing the NAP process.

Other relevant information This box provides an opportunity to include any important information you wish to bring to the attention of the GCF Secretariat, but did not have an opportunity to provide in the sections above.

The project will be conducted with very extensive consultations at the national and local levels to guarantee a partici-pative approach and avoid any social issue. Moreover, the project will build the capacities of decision-makers at dif-ferent levels to measure and evaluate the exposure of communities to climate-related hazards for the integration of these risks into planning and budgeting.

The project does not include the construction of any infrastructure and will focus on soft interventions, including ca-pacity building activities, sensitization interventions and policy development support, having minimal to no negative impact on the environment. These activities are expected to strengthen the understanding of the challenges and im-pacts climate change will have on the economy and the development of the country and therefore, incentivize the national identification and development of adaptation initiatives – including projects, programmes, policies, strategies, etc. Specific care will be given to highlight the need for extensive consultations and thorough studies and assessments to avoid any social and environmental negative impacts due to the inadequate and deficient selection of future adap-tation interventions.

Gender considerations are also at the centre of the NAP process as it insists on gender inclusiveness in climate change adaptation planning and budgeting and recognizes that adaptation cannot be successful without the involvement of all the Nigeriens, in particular women, who are the main actors of the education of future generations. During the implementation process, gender concerns will be brought to the forefront through (i) the sensitization of official ben-eficiaries on the crucial role women are playing in the society and in the adaptation process and how essential it is to involve them in every aspect of this process; (ii) the engagement of women decision-makers in the trainings, meetings, workshops, etc.; (iii) the development support, evaluation and selection of gender-sensitive initiatives for further im-plementation. Activity 1.4 and activity 2.3 in particular will strengthen gender mainstreaming through the undertaking of a gender analysis as well as the support to produce and collect gender-disaggregated data.

This project will be directly aligned with the gender policy of the GCF which identifies six priority areas to implement its policy, namely (i) Governance and institutional structure; (ii) Operational guidelines; (iii) Capacity building; (iv) Out-puts, outcomes, impacts and paradigm-shift objectives used for monitoring, reporting and evaluation; (v) Resource allocation and budgeting; and (vi) Knowledge generation and communications. The project, by covering a large range of areas of adaptation, will address all of these six priorities and put an emphasis on addressing gender inequality along its implementation and operationalisation.

SECTION 7: ARRANGEMENTS FOR MONITORING, REPORTING AND EVALUATION

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The project results will be monitored and reported annually and evaluated periodically during project implementation to ensure the project effectively achieves these results. Project-level monitoring and evaluation will be undertaken in compliance with UNDP requirements as outlined in the UNDP POPP and UNDP Evaluation Policy. While these UNDP requirements are not outlined in this project document, the UNDP Country Office will work with the relevant project stakeholders to ensure UNDP M&E requirements are met in a timely fashion and to high quality standards. Additional mandatory GCF-specific M&E requirements will be undertaken in accordance with relevant GCF policies. M&E oversight, results monitoring and reporting responsibilities: Project Manager: The Project Manager is responsible for day-to-day project management and regular monitoring of project results and risks, including social and environmental risks. The Project Manager will ensure that all project personnel maintain a high level of transparency, responsibility and accountability in M&E and reporting of project results. The Project Manager will inform the Project Board, the UNDP Country Office and the UNDP-GEF Regional Technical Advisor of any delays or difficulties as they arise during implementation so that appropriate support and corrective measures can be adopted. The Project Manager will develop annual work plans to support the efficient implementation of the project. The Project Manager will ensure that the standard UNDP and GCF M&E requirements are fulfilled to the highest quality. The Project Manager will collect the following indicators to monitor the project progress and report the results to the stakeholders. Project Board: The Project Board will take corrective action as needed to ensure the project achieves the desired results. The Project Board will hold project reviews to assess the performance of the project and appraise the Annual Work 󠅃Plan 󠅃for 󠅃the 󠅃following 󠅃year. 󠅃In 󠅃the 󠅃project’s 󠅃final 󠅃year, 󠅃the 󠅃Project 󠅃Board 󠅃will 󠅃hold 󠅃an 󠅃end-of-project review to capture lessons learned and discuss opportunities for scaling up and to highlight project results and lessons learned with relevant audiences. This final review meeting will also discuss the findings outlined in the project terminal evaluation report and the management response. UNDP: will retain all project records for this project for up to seven years after project financial closure in order to support any ex-post reviews and evaluations undertaken by the UNDP Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) and/or the GCF. UNDP is responsible for complying with all UNDP project-level M&E requirements as outlined in the UNDP POPP. This includes ensuring the UNDP Quality Assurance Assessment during implementation is undertaken annually; the regular updating of the ATLAS risk log; and, the updating of the UNDP gender marker on an annual basis based on gender mainstreaming progress reported in the Annual Project Report and the UNDP ROAR. Any quality concerns flagged during these M&E activities (e.g. Annual Project Report quality assessment ratings) must be addressed by the Project Manager. UNDP will initiate and organize key M&E activities including the Annual Project Report, the independent mid-term review and the independent terminal evaluation. UNDP will also ensure that the standard UNDP and GCF M&E requirements are fulfilled to the highest quality. UNDP Country Office: The UNDP Country Office will support the Project Manager as needed, including through annual supervision missions. The annual supervision missions will take place according to the schedule outlined in the annual work plan. Supervision mission reports will be circulated to the project team and Project Board within one month of the mission. The UNDP Country Office and the project team will support GCF staff (or their designate) during any missions undertaken in the country, and support any ad-hoc checks or ex post evaluations that may be required by the GCF. UNDP-Global Environmental Finance Unit (UNDP-GEF): Additional M&E and implementation oversight, quality assurance and troubleshooting support will be provided by the designated UNDP-GEF Regional Technical Advisor and the UNDP-GEF Directorate as outlined in the management arrangement section above.

i. Audit:

http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/operations/accountability/programme_and_operationspoliciesandprocedures.html

http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/operations/accountability/evaluation/evaluation_policyofundp.html

http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/operations/accountability/programme_and_operationspoliciesandprocedures.html


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The project will be audited according to UNDP Financial Regulations and Rules and applicable audit policies on DIM implemented projects.6 Additional audits may be undertaken at the request of the GCF.

ii. Additional monitoring and reporting requirements: Inception Workshop and Report: A project inception workshop will be held within two months after the project document has been signed by all relevant parties to, amongst others: a) re-orient project stakeholders to the project strategy and discuss any changes in the overall context that influence project strategy and implementation; b) discuss the roles and responsibilities of the project team, including reporting and communication lines and conflict resolution mechanisms; c) review the results framework and finalize the indicators, means of verification and monitoring plan; d) discuss reporting, monitoring and evaluation roles and responsibilities, and finalize the M&E budget; identify national/regional institutes to be involved in project-level M&E; e) identify how project M&E can support national monitoring of SDG indicators as relevant; f) update and review responsibilities for monitoring the various project plans and strategies, including the risk log (Ref to pre-identified “Risk Assessment Summary” included at the end of this Section); g) review financial reporting procedures and mandatory requirements, and agree on the arrangements for the audit; and h) plan and schedule Project Board meetings and finalize the first year annual work plan. The Project Manager will prepare the inception workshop report no later than one month after the inception workshop. The inception workshop report will be cleared by the UNDP CO and the UNDP-GEF Regional Technical Advisor, and will be approved by the Project Board. Annual Project Report: The Project Manager, the UNDP Country Office, and the UNDP-GEF Regional Technical Advisor will provide objective inputs to the annual project report covering the calendar year for each year of project implementation. The Project Manager will ensure that the indicators included in the project results framework are monitored annually in advance so that progress can be included in the report. Any environmental and social risks and related management plans will be monitored regularly, and progress will be included in the report. The Annual Project Report will be shared with the Project Board. UNDP will coordinate the input of other stakeholders to 󠅃the 󠅃report 󠅃as 󠅃appropriate. 󠅃The 󠅃quality 󠅃rating 󠅃of 󠅃the 󠅃previous 󠅃year’s 󠅃report 󠅃will 󠅃be 󠅃used 󠅃to 󠅃inform 󠅃the 󠅃preparation of the subsequent report. Lessons learned and knowledge generation: Results from the project will be disseminated within and beyond the project intervention area through existing information sharing networks and forums. The project will identify and participate, as relevant and appropriate, in scientific, policy-based and/or any other networks, which may be of benefit to the project. The project will identify, analyse and share lessons learned that might be beneficial to the design and implementation of similar projects and disseminate these lessons widely. There will be continuous information exchange between this project and other projects of similar focus in the same country, region, and globally. Independent Mid-term Review (MTR): Should the project be extended beyond the initial three years, an independent mid-term review process will begin after the second Annual Project Report has been submitted to the GCF. The MTR findings and responses outlined in the management response will be incorporated as recommendations for enhanced implementation 󠅃during 󠅃the 󠅃final 󠅃half 󠅃of 󠅃the 󠅃project’s 󠅃duration. 󠅃The 󠅃terms 󠅃of 󠅃reference, 󠅃the 󠅃review 󠅃process 󠅃and 󠅃the 󠅃MTR 󠅃report will follow the standard templates and guidance prepared by the UNDP IEO for GEF-financed projects available on the UNDP Evaluation Resource Center (ERC). As 󠅃 noted 󠅃 in 󠅃 this 󠅃 guidance, 󠅃 the 󠅃 evaluation 󠅃 will 󠅃 be 󠅃 ‘independent, 󠅃impartial, and 󠅃 rigorous’. 󠅃 The 󠅃 consultants 󠅃 that 󠅃will 󠅃be 󠅃hired 󠅃 to 󠅃undertake 󠅃 the 󠅃assignment 󠅃will 󠅃be 󠅃 independent 󠅃 from 󠅃

6 See guidance here: https://info.undp.org/global/popp/frm/pages/financial-management-and-execution-modalities.aspx

http://web.undp.org/evaluation/guidance.shtml#gef

https://info.undp.org/global/popp/frm/pages/financial-management-and-execution-modalities.aspx


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organizations that were involved in designing, executing or advising on the project to be evaluated. Other stakeholders will be involved and consulted during the terminal evaluation process. Additional quality assurance support is available from the UNDP-GEF Directorate. The final MTR report will be available in English and will be cleared by the UNDP Country Office and the UNDP-GEF Regional Technical Advisor, and approved by the Project Board. Terminal Evaluation (TE): An independent terminal evaluation (TE) will take place upon completion of all major project outputs and activities. The terminal evaluation process will begin at least three months before operational closure of the project allowing the evaluation mission to proceed while the project team is still in place, yet ensuring the project is close enough to completion for the evaluation team to reach conclusions on key aspects such as project sustainability. The Project Manager will remain on contract until the TE report and management response have been finalized. The terms of reference, the evaluation process and the final TE report will follow the standard templates and guidance prepared by the UNDP IEO for GEF-financed projects available on the UNDP Evaluation Resource Center. As noted in this 󠅃 guidance, 󠅃 the 󠅃 evaluation 󠅃 will 󠅃 be 󠅃 ‘independent, 󠅃 impartial 󠅃 and 󠅃 rigorous’. 󠅃 The 󠅃 consultants 󠅃 that 󠅃 will 󠅃 be 󠅃 hired 󠅃 to 󠅃undertake the assignment will be independent from organizations that were involved in designing, executing or advising on the project to be evaluated. Additional quality assurance support is available from the UNDP-GEF Directorate. The final TE report will be cleared by the UNDP Country Office and the UNDP-GEF Regional Technical Advisor, and will be approved by the Project Board. The TE report will be publically available in English on the UNDP ERC. Final Report: The 󠅃 project’s 󠅃 final 󠅃 Annual 󠅃 Project 󠅃 Report 󠅃 along 󠅃 with 󠅃 the 󠅃 terminal 󠅃 evaluation 󠅃 (TE) 󠅃 report 󠅃 and 󠅃corresponding management response will serve as the final project report package. The final project report package shall be discussed with the Project Board during an end-of-project review meeting to discuss lesson learned and opportunities for scaling up.

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ANNEX: GANTT Chart

Year1 Year2 Year3 Year4

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Outcome 1: National Mandate, strategy and steering mechanisms are in place, and gaps are assessed and addressed.

1.1: Re-launch the NAP process.

1.2: Conduct stocktake, identify available in-formation on climate change impacts, vul-nerability and adaptation, and assess gaps.

1.3: Address capacity gaps and weaknesses in steering the NAP process.

1.4: Comprehensively and iteratively assess development needs from a climate perspec-tive.

Outcome 2: Preparatory work for the NAP undertaken to develop a knowledge base and compile a NAP.

2.1: Analyse current climate and future cli-mate change and socio-economic scenarios.

2.2: Assess climate vulnerabilities and iden-tify adaptation options at the sector, subna-tional, national, and other appropriate lev-els.

2.3: Review and appraise adaptation options.

2.4: Compile and communicate National Ad-aptation Plan.

2.5: Integrate climate change adaptation into national and subnational development and sectoral planning and budgeting.

Outcome3: NAP Implementation Facili-tated.

3.1: Prioritize climate change adaptation in national planning and budgeting. 3.2: Develop a national adaptation imple-mentation strategy.

3.3: Enhance capacity for planning, budget-ing, and implementation of adaptation. 3.4: Promote coordination and synergy at the regional level and with other multi-lat-eral environmental agreements.


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Outcome 4: Mechanisms for Reporting, monitoring, and review of NAPs and adap-tation progress in place.

4.1: Enhance capacity to monitor the NAP process and adaptation progress.

4.2: Review the NAP process to assess pro-gress, effectiveness and gaps.

4.4: Conduct outreach on the NAP process and report on progress and effectiveness.

Outcome 5: Funding strategy for the NAP & CCA is available.

5.1: Assess costs of meeting integrated adap-tation needs.

5.2: Identify, analyse and recommend policy options for scaling up financing for adapta-tion investments, including through public-private partnerships.

5.3: Conduct study or research programmes to inform future investments in adaptation across sectors.