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Description of the action

Contracting Authority: European Commission

Execution of a CARIFORUM Programme on Climate Change

10

th European Development Fund

Title of the action: Support to the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA)

under the 10th

EDF Intra-ACP financial framework

Number and title of lot Support to the Global Climate Change Alliance under the 10th

EDF Intra-ACP financial framework Cris n°2009/021-508

Location(s) of the

action:

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba,

Dominica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Grenada, Guyana,

Haiti, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the

Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

Name of the applicant Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC)

Nationality of the

applicant1

Not Applicable

Dossier No

1 The statutes must make it possible to ascertain that the organisation was set up by an act governed by the

national law of the country concerned. In this respect, any legal entity whose statutes have been established

in another country cannot be considered an eligible local organisation.

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EuropeAid ID2 Not Applicable

Ongoing contract/Legal Entity

File Lumber (if available)3 Not applicable

Legal status4 Regional Body

Partner(s)5 Name, EuropeAid ID, Nationality and date of establishment and

Legal status

Estimated total eligible cost of

the action (A) Amount requested from the

Contracting Authority (B) % of estimated total eligible

cost of action (B/Ax100)

€7,986,775 €7,986,775 100%

Estimated taxes (C) 6 * if

applicable

Estimated total accepted

cost of the action (either A

or, if applicable, A+C)

% of estimated total accepted

cost of action (B/A+Cx100) *

if applicable

Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable

Total duration of the action : 42 months

Applicant's contact details for the purpose of this action

Postal address: 2

nd Floor Lawrence Nicholas Building

P.O. Box 563 Ring Road Belmopan, BELIZE

Telephone number: (fixed and mobile) Country

code + city code + number +(501) 822 1094/1104

Fax number: Country code + city code + number +(501) 822 1365

Contact person for this action: Dr. Kenrick Leslie

Contact person's email: Office of the Executive Director

<[email protected]> or

[email protected]

Address: 2

nd Floor Lawrence Nicholas Building

P.O. Box 563 Ring Road Belmopan, BELIZE

Website of the Organisation: www.caribbeanclimate.bz

Any change in the addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers and in particular e-mail, must be

notified in writing to the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority will not be held

responsible in case it cannot contact an applicant.

2 To be inserted if the organisation is registered in PADOR. This number is allocated to an organisation which

registers its data in PADOR. For more information and to register, please visit

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/onlineservices/pador 3 If an applicant has already signed a contract with the European Commission and/or has been informed of the

Legal Entity File number. If neither of this apply, indicate "N/A". 4 E.g. non profit making, governmental body, international organisation

5 Add as many rows as partners

6 If there are no taxes or the Beneficiary/partner can reclaim them, this row does not need to be filled in.

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.caribbeanclimate.bz/

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/onlineservices/pador

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ACRONYMS

ACCC Adaptation to Climate Change in the Caribbean

CANARI Caribbean Natural Resource Institute

CARDI Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute

CARICOM Caribbean Community

CARIFORUM Caribbean Forum

CCRIF Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility

CDB Caribbean Development Bank

CDEMA Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Authority

CDM Clean Development Mechanism

CIMH Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology

CO2 Carbon Dioxide

COSHOD Council for Human and Social Development

COTED Council for Trade and Economic Development

CPACC Caribbean Planning Adaptation for Climate Change

CREWS Coral Reef Early Warning Systems

CSG Climate Studies Group

CTO Caribbean Tourism Organization

CUBIC Caribbean Uniform Building Code

DFID Department for International Development

DMS Data Management System

DNA Designated National Authority

DR Dominican Republic

DSSAT Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer

EC European Commission

ECLAC Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

ENSO El Nino Southern Oscillation

FAO Food and Agricultural Organization

GCCA Global Climate Change Alliance

GCOS Global Climate Observing Systems

GDP Gross Domestic Product

GEF Global Environment Facility

GHG Greenhouse Gases

GIS Global Information System

GSLOS Global Sea Level Observation System

ICF Information Clearinghouse Facility

IDB Inter-American Development Bank

INSMET Institute of Meteorology

IP Implementation Plan

IPCC Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change

LIDAR Light Detection and Ranging

MACC Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change

MDGs Millennium Development Goals

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

MRV Measurements, Reporting and Verification

NGOs Non-governmental Organizations

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

PEO Public Education and Outreach

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PIU Programme Implementation Unit

PPCR Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience

PRA Probabilistic Risk Assessment

REDD(+) Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation

RPIU Regional Programme Implementation Unit

SPACC Special Pilot Adaptation for Climate Change

SPREP South Pacific Regional Environment Programme

UB University of Belize

UG University of Guyana

UN United Nations

UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UoS University of Suriname (Anton de Kom)

UWI University of the West Indies

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P ART B . F ULL GRANT F O RM

1 GENERAL I NF O RMATI O N

Reference of the Call for

Proposals

Not Applicable

Title of the Call for

Proposals

Not Applicable

Name of the applicant Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre

No. of the proposal7 Not Applicable

Title of the action Support to the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) under

the 10th

EDF Intra-ACP financial framework

Location of the action

-specify country(ies)

region(s) that will benefit

from the action

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba,

Dominica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Grenada, Guyana,

Haiti, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the

Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

No. of the Lot Support to the Global Climate Change Alliance under the 10th

EDF Intra-ACP financial framework Cris n°2009/021-508

7 For restricted procedures only; the proposal number as allocated by the Contracting Authority and notified to

the applicant at the time of the Concept Note opening and administrative check.

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2 THE ACTI O N

2.1. CO S T O F THE ACTI O N AND AMO UNT REQUES TED FRO M THE CO NTRACTI NG

AUTHO RI TY

Estimated total eligible cost

of the action (A)

Amount requested from the

Contracting Authority (B)

% of estimated total eligible

cost of action (B/Ax100)

€7,986,775 €7,986,775 100%

Estimated taxes (C)8 Estimated total accepted

cost of the action (A+C)

% of estimated total

accepted cost of action

(B/A+Cx100)

Not Applicable €7,986,775 100%

8 n.b. if there are no taxes or the beneficiary/partner can reclaim them, this row does not need to be filled in.

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2.2 Description of the action and its effectiveness

2.2.1 Objectives

Underpinning the critical role for the Caribbean region are the development policies and

frameworks that mitigate vulnerabilities, support risk management and encourage sustainable

practices within the critical tourism, water, agriculture, fisheries and forestry, health and

energy sectors, whilst simultaneously promoting a culture of innovation and responsiveness to

climate change in pursuit of sustainable development.

A principal objective, therefore, for the region is to encourage forward-looking policy that can

reduce the effects of climate change by anticipating the future regime of temperature and

precipitation changes and sea level rise, in order to capitalize on opportunities presented and

minimize harmful effects. Conventionally, this has often meant identifying the planning

horizons for key impact areas and industries, developing plans and planning capability, and

selecting the best options and implementing them well. It also entails contingency planning to

deal with impacts, and responding effectively to climatic disasters. However, under this

programme the region aims to pursue fundamentally new dimensions in combating the effects

of climate change. These would involve the integration of adaptation and mitigation policies

with policies for sustainable economic development and disaster management, to achieve

maximum impact from the scarce resources employed.

Furthermore, effective adaptation implies making vulnerable people resilient, and able to

return to normal status quickly, even after a major jolt. This means dealing with other causes

of vulnerability like low incomes, no title to assets, lack of education, resource depletion,

governance, economic instability, disease, demographic factors and poor risk management

and strategic planning. Some of the problems plaguing many of the critical sectors in the

Caribbean are issues of institutional capacity and project implementation, development of a

comprehensive energy strategy for the region and support for regional reduction in emissions

from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD).

This project, therefore, is to enhance local and national capacities and resilience, where

possible, in ways that link sustainable development, risk management, and adaptation for a

win-win-win situation. This yields a “triple dividend” in the payback for the scarce resources

that are available to invest. Each dollar takes care of climate impacts, disaster resilience and

economic growth. In addition, there may be opportunities to incorporate emissions reduction

measures.

Its overall objective is to support the sustainable development of the Caribbean region and

preserving the progress of the countries towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

However, specifically, the project aims:

1. To enhance national and regional institutional capacity in areas such as climate

monitoring, data retrieval and the application of space-based tools for disaster risk

reduction.

2. To develop climate scenarios and conduct climate impact studies using Ensemble

modelling techniques.

3. To conduct further vulnerability assessments that can assist with the identification of

local/national adaptation and mitigation interventions.

4. Building regional and national capacity to access Carbon Financing.

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5. To implement adaptation pilot projects that may be subsequently replicated.

2.2.2 Relevance of the Action

The Region’s approach has been one of adaptation to climate change through various

initiatives, such as:

The implementation of the Caribbean Planning for Adaptation to Climate Change

(CPACC) GEF-Funded Project (1997 – 2001). This project had the following

components: (i) design and establish a sea level/meteorological monitoring network,

(ii) establish a data base and information system, (iii) Inventorize coastal resources

and use, (iv) Undertake coral reef monitoring, (v) Conduct coastal vulnerability and

risk assessments, (vi) formulate policy for coastal and marine management, (vii)

conduct economic valuation of coastal and marine resources, and (viii) design

economic and regulatory proposals for adaptation to climate change. The project

established 18 state-of-the-art telemetry sea level and meteorological monitoring

stations in the 12 participating countries that complied with the minimum standards of

the Global Sea Level Observing System (GSLOS) network stations; developed

regional and national capacity to maintain the stations long term, conduct data

acquisition, analysis, archiving and data dissemination activities using automated

computer-enhanced technology; and strengthened Regional and National Institutions

and improved professional and technical skills through technology transfer.

The Adapting to Climate Change in the Caribbean (ACCC) World Bank-Funded

Project (2001 – 2004). This project was designed to sustain activities initiated under

CPACC and to address issues of adaptation and capacity building not undertaken by

CPACC, thus further building capacity for climate change adaptation in the Caribbean

region. ACCC also facilitated the transformation of the Regional Project

Implementation Unit (RPIU) originally established through CPACC into a legal

regional entity for climate change (the Centre). The ACCC achieved the: (i)

development and distribution of risk management guidelines for climate change

adaptation decision making; (ii) political endorsement (by CARICOM) of the business

plan and establishment of the basis of financial self-sustainability for the Caribbean

Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC); (iii) development of a guide to assist

environmental impact assessment (EIA) practitioners in CARICOM countries to

integrate climate change in the EIA process; (iv) a draft regional public education and

outreach (PEO) strategy; (v) development and handover to MACC of the

organization’s website; (vi) successful launch of a Master’s Programme in climate

change (the first set of graduates, in 2003, included eight students); (vii) statistically

downscaled climate scenarios development for Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and

Barbados; (viii) staff training and development at the Caribbean Institute for

Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) in climate trend analysis in order to strengthen

climate change capacity; (ix) dialogue established with the South Pacific Regional

Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Pacific Islands Climate Change Assistance

Programme (PICCAP) for collaboration on issues related to climate change; and (x)

implementation of pilot projects on adaptation studies in the water health and

agricultural sectors. Additionally, during ACCC’s tenure, negotiations took place for a

third project, i.e., the Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) project

The Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) GEF-Funded Project

(2004 – 2009). The project’s main objective is to mainstream climate change

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adaptation strategies into the sustainable development agendas of the small islands and

low-lying states of CARICOM. The participating countries are: Antigua and Barbuda,

the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia,

St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent, and Trinidad and Tobago. The MACC’s main

components are: (i) capacity building capacity to identify climate change risks, (ii)

building capacity to reduce vulnerability to climate change; (iii) building capacity to

effectively access and utilize resources to minimize the costs of climate change; (iv)

public education and outreach; and (v) project management.

The Special Pilot Adaptation to Climate Change (SPACC) Project (Implementation of

adaptation measures) (2006 – 2011).

This project builds upon the initiatives of these earlier projects, seeking to use a similar

modality in their development, i.e., consultation with national authorities to ensure the

activities identified are mainstreamed into their development programmes and can be

sustained long after the GCCA project is completed.

Furthermore, while many of the earlier projects provided useful baseline information on

vulnerability, built capacity and the need to mainstream climate change impacts into

development programmes and plans, it is now essential to conduct the necessary modelling

and economic analyses to quantify the costs and benefits of this phenomenon, as well as

pursue further adaptation and mitigation options to build the resilience of the Caribbean

economies. These are best highlighted by the following issues.

There is insufficient development of climate scenarios and climate impact models in the

region. To date attempts at scenario development in the region tend to utilize the available

generic global story lines. Given the physical size of Caribbean states, these need to be

adjusted and transformed into more site specific national/regional circumstances so that more

realistic climate change scenarios can be available for states within the region. What is

required is more statistical downscaling of outputs from Global Models, or use of some of the

existing regional models that operate at a finer resolution, such as at a 25 km or 50 km, than

current global models, i.e., 300 km. In this regard, the Centre has been working with the

Climate Studies Group (CSG) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the Institute of

Meteorology (INSMET) of Cuba, to enhance the region’s climate modelling ability to assist

critical sectors and policy-makers in planning but the work done thus far is miniscule in terms

of the requirements and demands to make the information more contextually relevant. At the

moment the region utilizes the Hadley Centre PRECIS model operating at the 25km and 50

km resolution.

Additionally, for the impact studies, capacity needs to be developed in the use of appropriate

sectoral models, such as hydrology and crop models, with outputs from climate models being

used to determine more precisely climate change impacts on the respective sectors of interest.

Support for climate impact methodologies for agriculture, water, coastal and health sectors are

of particular interest to the region as they impact the entire Caribbean region, and the lives of

its peoples, directly and indirectly. Moreover, it is necessary to enhance the capacity in the

use of ensemble modelling techniques to allow for climate scenario impacts to be assessed in

a real time manner. This can better help with improved impact modelling.

The Caribbean region’s early warning system is unable to adequately predict extreme

climate related events. Global climate change remains arguably the most serious challenge to

the development aspirations of the Caribbean. Observational data for the Caribbean already

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indicates a level above the global mean temperature increase of approximately 0.6°C during

the 20th century. At the same time, mean sea level rose during the period between 2 and 6

mm/yr and rainfall variability, that appears to be closely related to the El Niño Southern

Oscillation (ENSO), has increased. The latest appearance of ENSO in 2009/2010 severely

impacted the Eastern Caribbean, causing local agricultural commodity prices to rise by almost

20%, impacting heavily poor urban households in particular, and significantly reducing

freshwater supplies (Ministry of Agriculture of Guyana, 2010; Caribbean News Agency,

2010).

Most Caribbean states do not have the early warning systems in place, despite the installation

of eighteen (18) monitoring stations in the region to monitor several climate parameters, such

as, sea surface temperature, barometric pressure, salinity, wind speed and direction, ambient

air temperature and sea level. In the Caribbean most meteorological monitoring is for

aviation, hence monitoring systems are focused on providing services to this sector. There is

a great need therefore to extend monitoring facilities in countries to provide local climate

information for agricultural and other hydro-meteorological purposes and for climate

scientists. For example, the agricultural sector alone accounts for more than 15% of the

region’s GDP (World Bank, 2010), support more than 100,000 households directly and

another 150,000 indirectly (FAO, 2009), and is a vital player in reducing the region’s more

than US$3 billion annual food import bill (CARICOM, 2010).

It is essential that the regional monitoring systems become an integral part of the Global

Climate Observing Systems (GCOS). Lacking, however, is the site specific national climate

monitoring systems to measure vital climatic variables, such as rainfall, temperature, and

stream flow. This particular need is highlighted under Goal 1 of the CARICOM Regional

Climate Change Strategy. While the Caribbean cannot prevent ENSO or other related events,

with improved early warning systems and climate monitoring they can better detect their

advent and plan accordingly. Thus, the socio‐ economic development impacts would be

projected to decrease appreciably.

Climate related events are significantly impacting the biophysical and socio‐economic

systems but there is insufficient vulnerability studies conducted in the region. While the

Caribbean region contributes less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,

past emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other GHGs globally have placed the world

on a course of unavoidable future climate change. Furthermore, the United Nations (UN)

Human Development Report (2008) and the State of the World Report (2009) of The

Worldwatch Institute have identified 20C as the threshold above which irreversible and

dangerous climate change will become unavoidable. For the Caribbean region, on the

basis of the vulnerabilities of the marine and coastal ecosystems, a change of 1.50C is seen

as the critical threshold. Climate change related events are also already profoundly

impacting the region’s geophysical, biological and socio‐economic systems, depleting

national budgets and compromising livelihoods. For example, a single category 2 tropical

cyclone in 2005 wiped out 200% of Grenada’s estimated GDP in that year. Similarly, in the

same year, a 1 in 100 year flood decimated the agricultural sector in Guyana, destroying 60%

of the country’s GDP and moving it from a positive real growth position to a negative one.

Also, three (3) major storms in 2008 caused Cuba 66% of its GDP in that year. Lastly, Bueno

et al (2008) indicated that following the same development trajectory would result in climate

change impacts costing the region conservatively US$10.7 billion annually by 2025.

From a bio-physical standpoint, Belize has substantial natural capital along its coast,

including the largest coral reef ecosystem in the Americas, significant areas of mangroves,

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tropical forest and inland wetlands. The economic importance of coral reefs in Belize, not to

mention other areas of the Caribbean, is enormous and also provides critical environmental

services, such as: attenuation of wave energy in a region that experiences severe tropical

cyclones; habitat for non commercial and protected species; carbon sequestration; and

maintenance of a large genetic resources pool. However, since the 1970s Belize has been

experiencing the impact of the warmer Caribbean Sea on its corals. Live coral cover on

shallow patch reefs decreased from 80% in 1971 to 20% in 1996, with a further decline from

20% in 1996 to 13% in 1999.

One of the most critical needs in the region, therefore, is to identify and quantify climate

change vulnerability and risk. There remains a critical need to build the capacity in the region,

as espoused under Goal 1 of the Region Climate Change Strategy to allow for the collection

and analysis of vital data using a range of space-based techniques available to the region. This

will aid in an expansion of the overall knowledge base on climate change impacts and

associated physical and economic vulnerabilities. Data needs are a major impediment to

robust vulnerability assessments. In carrying out coastal vulnerability assessments in the

Caribbean, work on storm surge impacts was severely hampered by absence of near shore

bathymetry and appropriate topographical maps of sufficient resolution. Access to coastal

data possibly through remote sensing imagery, for decision making tools such as geographic

information systems (GIS) especially for coastal resources management is a critical need for

the Caribbean in this area. Moreover, vulnerability assessments were done for four (4) states

in the region under the Mainstreaming Adaptation for Climate Change (MACC) project.

Additionally, these assessments were concentrated in single sectors and did not contemplate

the cross-sectoral impacts. For example, though climate change impacts will influence the

availability of freshwater supply, potential water scarcity will also impact the tourism,

agricultural and health sectors in a significant way. There is now the need, therefore, to

broaden these studies to the other states, and to examine the cross-sectoral linkages in the

region that can better inform development planning and combat the negative impacts of

climate change.

The region has inadequate technical, institutional and financial capacity to respond

appropriately to climate change and position itself to access carbon financing. Some

circumstances that deepen the region’s economic, social and environmental vulnerabilities

also impede its ability to acquire and use appropriate technologies to stimulate its

sustainable development and support adaptation to climate change. Responding effectively

to climate change challenges in a manner that promotes sustainable development requires

access to and transfer of appropriate technologies. Since technology is generally developed,

promoted, and marketed by the private sector appropriate mechanisms are needed to

facilitate this access.

Furthermore, in many instances the technologies developed in the more developed countries

have to be adapted for effective use in Caribbean states. However, the small size of the

markets in the region and the ensuing diseconomies of scale make such endeavours very

risky and unattractive to investors. In addition, the private sector in the region tends to be

reluctant to embrace new technologies unless they have been shown to be successful

elsewhere.

At the same time, nationally and regionally, the almost complete absence of Clean

Development Mechanism (CDM) related projects is due in large part to the complexity

involved in the project management bureaucracy. Under the Reducing Emissions from

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Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) initiative, this is euphemistically called

“preparing for REDD”.

Most Caribbean states are inadequately prepared to participate in the CDM and to access

carbon financing, as they have yet to develop the technical capacity needed:

They must have functional Designated National Authorities (DNA) with the capability

of providing rigorous emissions inventories and projections in order to develop

sectoral baselines and monitor aggregated projects.

Host countries will most likely require an internal “clearinghouse” mechanism, an

institutional capacity not common in many developing countries.

Countries must have a reliable greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting system, made

mandatory for the signatories to the Copenhagen Accord.

Many of the Caribbean states need to strengthen their data-gathering and management

capabilities. Without improved data management, exacerbated by economic uncertainty, it

would be difficult in the near term to establish meaningful emission targets. As such, it is

imperative that Caribbean states be encouraged to build up reliable data, sector by sector.

Over time, technical capacity, sectoral inventories, and nationwide data can be developed,

making any type of future emission controls easier to monitor.

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2.3 Proposed Activities

RES ULT 1 ENHANCE THE PREDICTIVE POWERS OF REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS AND

THE REGION’S ABILITY TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT COST‐EFFECTIVE

ADAPTATION ACTIVITIES

As indicated elsewhere in this document, studies conducted within the Caribbean have largely

utilised the generic global model storylines, i.e., A2 and B2 emission trajectories. In other

instances, PRECIS data supplied by the Hadley Centre have been utilised. While these

datasets have provided some preliminary results, it is imperative for better policy making that

modelling data at smaller resolutions be applied. In this regard, the Centre has been

collaborating with two main partners in the form of the University of the West Indies, Climate

Studies Group, at the Mona and Cave Hill Campuses and INSMET of Cuba. While some

advances have been made in this direction, these downscaling models are still in their

embryonic stages and further work is needed.

Of significant relevance is the utilisation of the output from these models to conduct climate

impact studies and for policymakers to devise appropriate adaptation and/or mitigation

interventions from the results of the impact studies. Under the MACC project, four (4) impact

studies were conducted for the agricultural sector in Guyana, freshwater resources in Belize

and Jamaica, and tourism in Barbados. However, these scenarios applied static state analyses

as the region lacks the capacity currently for Ensemble modelling analyses.

Out of these studies emerged sector strategies to respond to climate change. While further

benefit cost analyses are currently being conducted on the adaptation options to determine the

most cost effective interventions9, the Governments in these countries have largely accepted

the studies and the recommendations that are now finding their way into their development

plans and programmes. The region needs to build on this initiative and to conduct more such

studies, particularly for the health, infrastructure and energy sectors to name a few to make

development more resilient and sustainable to the global challenge of climate change. It is

within this context that the following activities are being proposed.

Activity 1.1 Regional Workshops on Ensemble Climate Modelling

The project will identify necessary resources for further downscaling and ensemble

modelling. It will purchase computer hardware and software for the downscaling analysis.

Further, in association with the Climate Studies Group Mona (CSGM) and the INSMET, the

project will hire no more than two (2) consultants to host two workshops for a duration of two

(2) weeks each in ensemble climate modelling and develop training manuals. The first

workshop will be held in the Eastern Caribbean and the other in a Northern Caribbean State.

Activity 1.2 Study tours and attachments on ensemble modelling and statistical

downscaling

The project will fund up to ten (10) places, based on criteria developed and observations

garnered at the training workshop, for persons to be attached for necessary short-term training

9 The studies listed a menu of adaptation options but not all are likely to give the same level of return. Hence the

cost benefit analysis is expected to show which intervention is likely to give the largest return on the adaptation

intervention to be pursued.

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programmes and attachment possibilities. The CSGM, INSMET and the CCCCC will shortlist

and select potential candidates to attend the training programmes. The project will sponsor the

participation of the selected candidates to the training programmes aimed at enhancing their

capacity for ensemble modelling and climatic downscaling models.

Activity 1.3 Establish national and regional climate-related data nodes

This project will work with national and regional authorities to establish a central data node in

each State and/or regional organization. The purpose of this node is to collect and coordinate

all existing climate-related data that can be critical for development planning. These nodes

will work out of Government and/or regional bodies and persons attached thereto will receive

a stipend from the said bodies for the information gathering process.

Activity 1.4 Data Management System

To further enhance the work in the Region, the CSGM, INSMET and the CCCCC will

collaborate closely with the GCOS system to be established under Component 2 of this

project, to ensure the collection, storage and retrieval of the most critical climate data on a

continuous/daily basis, to operate the regional climate models. The information stored will be

made accessible to academia, climate scientists, sector specialists and policy makers to assist

in better development planning and mainstreaming climate change concerns within their

respective low carbon development strategies. For this purpose, a consultant will be hired,

under the project, to develop a data management system (DMS) that can be installed

regionally.

Activity 1.5 Regional Workshops on the use of Climate Models in Impact Studies

While the region has conducted some climate impact studies as indicated above these were

done without the use of biophysical models, or in the case of agriculture, without access to

crop models such as DSSAT. This sub-component will seek to expose national practitioners

to biophysical models in climate change in the agriculture, water and health sectors through

hosting two (2) training workshops in the application of these models. Additionally, it will

train regional agricultural professionals and researchers in the use of relevant crop models and

decision support tools in agriculture. These models will simulate climate variability and

climate change in dry and/or flood-prone areas. These trained personnel will be in a better

position to provide more robust analyses and analyses that will approximate more closely to

reality. Further, the adaptation interventions will incorporate a wider suite of possibilities

allowing for greater success when implemented. In this particular venture, the Centre will

partner with INSMET who have done some preliminary work in the region in this area, the

Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) and related institutions

in the Caribbean and the DR.

Activity 1.6 Application of Climate Models in Impact Studies

Under the MACC four (4) sector impact studies based on climate change impacts were

conducted. Under this project it is expected that at a minimum, an additional ten (10) impact

studies will be carried out in the region and on various communities in particular. For the

conduct of these studies, the project will seek to utilise national and/or regional consultants as

far as possible, with a supervisory team chaired by the CCCCC, reviewing the reports

produced and providing technical advice.

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RES ULT 2: I MPRO VED CLI MATE MO NI TO RI NG, DATA RETRI EVAL AND S PACE-

B AS ED TO O LS FO R DI S AS TER RI S K REDUCTI O N

The current global coverage of climate system observations is inadequate to validate many

characteristics of model-simulated seasonal weather patterns, including the details of trends in

regional patterns. The IPCC 2001 concluded that “unless networks are significantly

improved, it may be difficult or impossible to detect climate change in many areas of the

globe” (IPCC 2001, 78). This is a serious shortcoming, particularly for Caribbean states,

given the potential magnitude of the disruption to their economies, which could result from a

continuing warming trend.

Additionally, severe attrition in the hydrometeoreological departments and in related expertise

has resulted from decades of fiscal restraint. During recent years, funding has simply been

inadequate to maintain many of the historical observational programs, which would have

formed an obvious nucleus on which to build a long-term systematic climate monitoring

system. The result has been termination of important historical records and a corresponding

decline in operational and analytical expertise. In the face of this reality, it has become vital

to optimize the efforts of all participants in climate monitoring, striving for increasingly

effective partnerships in establishing and maintaining what must necessarily be

interdisciplinary observational programmes needed to address the climate issue.

This partnership approach must, of necessity, encompass all aspects of monitoring from

logistics through observational activities to data management and information provision.

Equally, it almost goes without saying that partnerships must be reinforced by the allocation

of appropriate resources if they are, in the end, to result in significant progress. Further, to be

effective, a cross disciplinary, multi-party approach to climate monitoring must, moreover, be

solidly based upon agreed, universally accepted monitoring protocols and data standards,

reinforced by readily accessible metadata. Universally applied, observational standards and

procedures are essential to ensuring the comparability and continuity of observational records

needed to detect and quantify climate variability and change. In addition, such protocols and

standards are essential in ensuring easy access to and comparability between distributed data

archives and information provision systems at a time when no single agency or government

currently has the capacity and resources to operate a single-source archival and access system,

though this capacity is being built within the CCCCC via its Information Clearinghouse

Facility (ICF).

Finally, there is a need for agreed and universally accepted assignment of lead responsibilities

for the coordination of climate monitoring activities forming part of the national contribution

to GCOS. Clarity of roles and responsibilities for individual climate monitoring programmes

is essential to establishing and maintaining, over the long term, climate monitoring

programmes needed to address the climate issue and to meet the Region’s related

international obligations.

Many of the meteorological observation systems in the Caribbean states were developed to

serve the aviation needs of the states and not climate monitoring. As such, there remains

substantial gap in areas with important socio-economic relevance for the region, such as

climatology, agro-meteorology and hydro-meteorology data. In 2009 eighteen (18) sea level

monitoring stations were installed in twelve of the CARIFORUM Member countries. These

stations were installed as a first step in improving the data gathering capacity of critical

meteorological and oceanic parameters. These include sea surface temperature, barometric

pressure, salinity, wind speed and direction, ambient air temperature and sea level. These

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stations only support regional monitoring rather than the details required in national

monitoring for agro- and hydrometeorology. To adequately cover the national territories

within this project an additional 106 hydro-meteorological stations will be installed. In

addition 6 CREWS (Coral Reef Early Warning Stations) will also be installed. These CREWS

stations will help to fill critical gaps in a network consisting of stations operated by

US/NOAA (United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). Shown in the

figure below are the current and future stations in the CREWS network. Those highlighted in

green are operational and those in yellow are needed locations. The Centre is already

operating one station, located at Discovery Bay, Jamaica in collaboration with NOAA.

Figure: Network of Coral Reef Monitoring Stations

Table 1: List of Stations to be installed under the project

No.

Country

Hydrological Station

Met Station

Coral Reef Early Warning Monitoring

Station

No. of Stations

Cost (Euros)

No. of Stations

Cost (Euros)

No. of Stations

Cost (Euros)

1 Antigua & Barbuda

1 12,000

2 Bahamas 5 30,000

3 Barbados 1 110,000

4 Belize 4 40,000 5 40,000 1 110,000

5 Cuba 10 100,000 10 100,000 1 110,000

6 Dominica 2 12,000 2 12,000

7 Dominican Republic

5 50,000 5 50,000 1 110,000

8 Grenada 1 12,000

9 Guyana 10 100,000 10 100,000

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No.

Country

Hydrological Station

Met Station

Coral Reef Early Warning Monitoring

Station

No. of Stations

Cost (Euros)

No. of Stations

Cost (Euros)

No. of Stations

Cost (Euros)

10 Haiti 5 50,000 5 50,000

11 Jamaica 2 12,000 2 12,000

12 Saint Kitts & Nevis

1 12,000

13 Saint Lucia 1 12,000 1 110,000

14 Saint Vincent & Grenadines

1 12,000

15 Suriname 8 80,000 6 60,000

16 Trinidad & Tobago

2 12,000 2 12,000 1 110,000

Total

48

456,000

58

526,000

6

660,000

Table 1 above shows the distribution and estimated cost of the stations. The Project will

therefore undertake the following activities:

Activity 2.1 Weather Station Requirements

Under this component the project team will work with the national authorities to identify their

weather station requirements to allow for better national coverage and enhanced predictive

ability. Once this is determined, the team will work with the national authority to identify the

best sites for the positioning of the stations to optimise their impact and data gathering

capabilities. This exercise will also assist the team in identifying possible station

specifications to be put in place to reduce the impact of extreme weather events.

Activity 2.2 Weather Station Procurement

The CCCCC, in collaboration with the CIMH will identify and procure the most effective

stations for the region. It is proposed that a minimum of 112 stations will be purchased under

this project using established EU procurement procedures and best practices.

Activity 2.3 Weather Stations Installation

The CIMH has been one of the Centres most vital partners. It has already worked with the

Centre in establishing regional weather stations. As such, the project will sub-contract the

services of the CIMH for the installation of these additional weather stations. This would be

vital for continuity, maintenance and networking and maintenance of the systems

subsequently.

Activity 2.4 Weather Station Linkage

Once these systems are in place, they will be networked and connected to the GCOS. Having

an integrated system, can both increase coverage of the region and provide better predictive

models, particularly, with the more frequent advent of the ENSO phenomenon. This would

reduce losses, facilitate better planning, and secure livelihoods. The Centre has worked

closely with the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), the Institute of

Meteorology of Cuba (INSMET) and national meteorological institutions, in the installation

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of the eighteen (18) systems and will work along with them closely again for the networking

of the system, as well as the related institution in the Dominican Republic (DR).

Activity 2.5 Data and Information

Quality control, archiving and access to timely data are key concerns in light of the distributed

nature of the Caribbean’s climate data collection. There is an urgent need to develop

accurate, digital metadata for many of the climatic variable databases, and to rescue hard copy

archives. Access to timely and relevant information on climate change and variability in the

Caribbean is also important to demonstrate the relevance of the data collection efforts. The

ICF being established at the CCCCC is seen as a useful approach to bringing, archiving and

managing the various climatic databases online in a consistent query and analysis framework.

The Hydrometeoreological Departments in the territories maintain some amount of archive

weather data. Similarly, the Port Authority and related national departments maintain sea

level related data. However, much of this information is not readily available to the public

and there is little coordination among the entities that collect this data. For example, the Port

Authorities are more concerned with tidal patterns than sea level rise. Charts and maps are

not routinely produced for public consumption or in GIS-compatible formats. Aircraft SAR

and SLAR images are stored on-site on exabyte tapes, and RADARSat imagery (mostly in

SCANSAR-wide mode) are stored in a CD-ROM archive following 2x2 block averaging to

reduce “speckling” and data volume. There are currently no tools to rapidly query and extract

the archived data - this requires manual loading and scanning of the imagery on-site. These

data are available to the research community for research projects. This project will be

engaged in the collection, digitization and storage of all climate related data for the region,

and repatriate same on request. A protocol for the provision of this information will be

developed.

This project will therefore work with the hydrometeoreological departments in the

region in identifying, collecting and documenting their climate related data bases

Digitise and store the various databases that are still in hardcopy

Establish protocol for data sharing between the region and the Centre’s Information

Clearinghouse Facility.

RES ULT 3 REFINED VULNERABILITY AND RISK ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES THAT

ARE MORE CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT, AND BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY TO BETTER ASSESS THE

CURRENT AND FUTURE VULNERABILITIES AND RISKS OF SPECIFIC STATES AND

COMMUNITIES WITHIN THOSE STATES

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines vulnerability as "the degree

to which a system is susceptible to, and unable to cope with, adverse effects of climate

change, including climate variability and extremes" (IPCC, 2007). The vulnerability of a

given system to climate change can vary with the unique characteristics of that system

including its exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity (Snover et al., 2007). Climate

change is anticipated to impact the Caribbean in many ways, and in fact is already doing so,

introducing new stressors into the system, and in some instances exacerbating existing

stressors, such as poverty and reducing access to freshwater. At the same time, the region

needs to identify hazards that may be caused or aggravated by climate change, and to assess

the likelihood and relative consequence of these hazards, particularly on livelihoods and

economic and social well-being, in order to prioritize responses and mitigate risks.

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The emphasis will be on improving the data base, refining the vulnerability assessment

methodology to make it more contextually relevant, and building local capacity to better

assess the current and future vulnerability of specific states and communities within those

states. This is necessary as the assessment will provide a roadmap for which climate variables

(temperature, precipitation, sea level rise, etc.) are most likely to be of interest and will ensure

that the studies can be replicated after the project is completed and as more information

becomes available.

But because climate change impacts usually involve complex interactions of multiple climate-

related effects, the analyses will have to be well thought out. For example, in some areas

coastal flooding will become more frequent and more severe due to the confluence of rising

sea levels, storm surges, and heavy precipitation events, which introduces a high degree of

uncertainty in judgments about specific climate-related impacts. For these reasons, it may not

always be feasible to follow precisely the traditional approach without thorough consideration

of interacting climate-related effects, and of how these effects might accelerate or otherwise

change in the future. It is within this context that this component is being proposed for

funding and will involve the following activities:

Activity 3.1 Regional Workshops on Vulnerability Assessment Techniques

It is necessary when conducting the vulnerability studies that they take into consideration the

peculiarities of the Caribbean region. In this regard an internationally recognised consultant

will be hired to develop contextually relevant vulnerability assessment techniques, prepare

appropriate training manuals and conduct two (2) regional workshops on the techniques

developed and/or modified for the conduct of vulnerability assessments.

Activity 3.2 Conduct Vulnerability Assessments

While a limited number of vulnerability assessments were conducted under the MACC and

some states have completed additional studies under their Second National Communications

under the UNFCCC there is need for more community-based and integrated vulnerability

assessments to be conducted. Additionally, coastal vulnerability assessments have been

impacted by the absence of topographic and near shore bathymetry data for utilising storm

surge models. While climate change affects all the economies of the Caribbean, it tends to fall

heaviest on the poor, and particularly those utilising natural resources. Continuing to conduct

national studies only may often result in these groupings being missed or glossed over.

Within this project an additional ten (10) vulnerability studies will be conducted. The studies

will seek to incorporate the range of other complex vulnerabilities affecting the region

including environmental (extreme weather), social (policy changes) and economic (market

changes) factors (Mehdi et al., 2006). Additionally, the assessments will estimate future

conditions, using different emissions trajectory and implementing the various downscale

climate models under PRECIS and that which are to be developed under this project (see

Component 1) to identify the possible impacts and over what time period. Lastly, the studies

will estimate future vulnerabilities, based on the sensitivity of various biomes vis-a-vis the

resilience of others. Emerging out of these exercises, will be the use of complementary

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to map topographically the most

vulnerable areas. This would aid greatly in land use planning, zoning and development

planning generally. Major partners in this initiative will be Caribbean Natural Resources

Institute (CANARI) that has extensive experience working with community-based

organizations, national governments, and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

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Activity 3.3 Regional Workshops on Risk Assessment Techniques

Like in the case of the vulnerability studies, the risk assessments will be conducted taking into

consideration the peculiarities of the Caribbean region. In this regard an internationally

recognised consultant will be hired to develop contextually relevant risk assessment

techniques, prepare appropriate training manuals and conduct two (2) regional workshops on

the techniques developed and/or modified.

Activity 3.4 Conduct Risk and Hazard Assessments

If the region is short on vulnerability assessments, the situation is worse with regards to risk

and hazard assessments. Most Caribbean states have conducted no risk assessments.

Furthermore, few have looked at the climatic risks involved. Moreover, where these have

been conducted, they are often sector specific and heavily qualitative in nature.

Under this sub-component, the project management team will work with States and

communities, to determine where and on what risk assessments will be conducted. Hereafter,

a few of the critical sectors for the region, i.e., infrastructure, agriculture, tourism and water

will be selected and risk and hazard assessments associated with climate change will be

carried out. The evaluation of the likelihood and consequences of climate-related impacts will

provide policymakers with some guidance on the level of risk. Once the risks have been

identified, the next logical step would be to quantify these risks. Based on the availability of

data, analysts will utilise either deterministic "what if" or "worst case" scenario analyses,

based on historical data or probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) that attempts to associate

probabilities with specific hazardous events (e.g., storm surge). Further, some attempt will be

made to superimpose incremental climate-related hazards on existing hazards in order to

assess potential changes in frequency and severity in the future (Jacob et al., 2000).

To ensure that the studies are conducted using fairly standardised methodologies and allow

for optimum output from the effort invested, rigorous training of those who will have to

execute the studies (mainly national practitioners) in the field will be undertaken. The Centre

has utilised the services of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the

past and has a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with this entity. It will seek to continue

to collaborate with them on this venture. As in the case with the vulnerability assessments,

topographic maps will be developed to identify the areas that are at risk, using a gradation

scale.

RES ULT 4: REDUCE THE STATES VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH

EMBARKING ON ADAPTATION PILOTS

The Centre has been engaged, in recent years, in the execution of SPACC under the Global

Environment Facility (GEF). The objective of the SPACC is to assist the CCCCC in

supporting the efforts of the participation countries (Commonwealth of Dominica, Saint

Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) to implement specific, integrated, pilot

adaptation measures that primarily address the impacts of climate change on the participating

countries’ natural resource base. The projects are being sustained through the involvement of

the private sector under public private partnerships, i.e., as in the case of the wastewater

treatment plant in Saint Lucia and a major hotel chain, government agencies (as in the case of

the salt water reverse osmosis system on Bequia Island where the excess energy to run this

system is sold to the national grid and the monies used to maintain the system) and

community organizations, with cost recovery being an integral part of the modus operandi,

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paying a financial cost for the service being provided. A similar framework will be developed

for the adaptation initiatives to be implemented under this project.

In developing these interventions, a similar modality used under SPACC will be applied. This

approach will involve full consultation with the national authorities and the communities to

ensure there is acceptance and ownership of the project. Additionally, with national buy-in the

projects are more likely to be sustained after the project funds are exhausted.

The CCCCC has, therefore, built up a substantial knowledge and visibility in the region for

the execution of actual adaptation pilots. Moreover, it is necessary to demonstrate how

communities and the region can adapt to the threat of climate change to secure livelihoods,

incomes and ultimately, an improved quality of life. In this regard, it is proposing to

undertake under this component the following activities.

Activity 4.1 Identification and presentation of adaptation options

A range of potential interventions have been identified for possible implementation under this

Project. These include:

Implementation of critical building retrofitting in at least one (1) Caribbean country.

Also as part of this exercise the country will develop recommendations for adjustment

of the regional building code as per the Caribbean Uniform Building Code (CUBIC)

and initiate a process for the amendment of the latter to reflect climate change concerns.

This building would be used as a model building.

Installing a reverse osmosis freshwater plant in at least two (2) Caribbean states to

combat water shortages made more acute by climate variability, using a renewable

energy source.

Conducting in situ and ex situ conservation of agro-biodiversity, i.e., cassava (Tapioca),

and maize in two (2) indigenous communities.

Adopting new farming systems(practices) to address climate change adaptation/

mitigation – drip irrigation, greenhouse production, mulch utilization (drought

conditions), low tillage land preparation, organic farming within specified regions in the

Caribbean.

Designing of insurance modalities for small farmers/small hotel owners/low income

dwellers.

However, not all of these would be applicable everywhere. As such, this suite of adaptation

options would be presented to various stakeholders for possible acceptance at various

consultation fora and to receive feedback on their viability in a particular locale. Moreover, it

will allow for communities to be involved at an early stage in project development.

Activity 4.2 Produce project feasibility documents for pilots

Under the project, personnel from the CCCCC will work with national technocrats to identify

the most feasible project/pilots to be pursued. These project documents will inter alia identify

objectives, activities to be pursued, what problem is being address, budget for the completion

of the tasks, workplan for completing the tasks, size of such projects, and sustainability and

institutional assessments.

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Activity 4.3 Implement adaptation pilots

The project aims to fund at least two (2) adaptation pilots that can be replicated elsewhere.

These projects will be implemented by private contractors, working with the CCCCC. The

CCCCC will provide technical oversight along with national project coordinators that will be

hired under the project.

RES ULT 5 B UI LT REGI O NAL /NATI O NAL CAPACI TY FO R CARB O N F I NANCI NG

There is currently a single Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project in the Caribbean.

However, under a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)/RISO Project, three (3)

nations in the Caribbean, i.e., Belize, Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago will be operationalizing

their Designated Nation Authorities (DNAs) by September 2012. This project seeks to build

on this initiative, based on requests by states.

Additionally, Guyana, Suriname and Belize have been actively pursuing the Reduce

Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) initiative, with Suriname and

Belize being at different stages with the development of their Readiness Proposals. While this

is an area that those Caribbean countries that have substantial forest stock are exploring,

weaknesses in their databases have hampered their efforts to establish an adequate

baseline/reference scenario necessary for the establishment of measureable, reporting and

verifiable (MRV) indicators. Further, it restricts their ability to access the financial resources

for maintaining their forest stock in a relatively wholesome manner. As such, most Caribbean

states are underprepared to participate in the CDM, as they have yet to develop the technical

capacity needed, such as the development of DNAs and lack reliable GHG emission

accounting systems. Under the CDM mechanism, 2% of all funds are set aside for adaptation

projects. It will be useful, therefore, for the region to put in place mechanisms to access these

resources to better provide for its people and secure their livelihoods. In this context therefore,

the following is being proposed under this component.

Activity 5.1 Operationalise Designated National Authorities

The project will assist governments that have not operationalise their DNAs to do so through

a consultative process that will, among other things, help identify capacity needs. Consultants

will be hired to assist countries that have identified and prioritise the establishment of the

DNA in conducting the needs assessment.

Activity 5.2 Developing Renewable Energy Project Selection Criteria

Important for identifying specific projects, for transparency and greater acceptance, will be

the need to establish some agreed criteria since not all projects will qualify under the CDM

mechanism. These criteria would act as a first order screening procedure before the projects

are sent forward to the CDM Secretariat. The draft criteria will be developed by the CCCCC

and circulated among participating states for feedback. Based on the feedback, the criteria will

be finalised and implemented.

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Activity 5.3 Community Meetings

As part of the project acceptance process and the development of acceptable projects that can

possibly qualify as CDM pilots, communities consultative meetings will be held with

necessary stakeholders. These meetings will be held in a participatory atmosphere.

Activity 5.4 Develop agreed Project Development Documents

The project will hire at most two (2) consultants to work with the communities to develop the

project concept documents. These documents will be informed by prior and inform consent of

the communities. Once the drafts of these documents are completed they will be returned to

the communities for validation and acceptance.

Activity 5.5 Establish two Renewable Energy Projects in Indigenous Communities

The project will work with two indigenous communities to use renewable energy sources,

such as photovoltaic solar systems that can be used to generate electricity that can improve

social welfare and generate some economic activities as well. The project will also produce

training manuals and training sessions on the use and maintenance of the systems installed.

Lastly, the project will design an operating system for the sustainability of the systems

installed.

Activity 5.6 Regional Capacity Building Workshop for REDD Funding

The REDD initiative remains one of the most important means of reducing carbon emission

into the atmosphere. Guyana, Suriname and Belize are at different stages of their involvement

in this initiative. However, they need to enhance their capacity in developing reference

scenarios and MRVs, among other things. The project will host a one (1) week seminar on

developing reference scenarios, MRVs and preparing to accessing REDD funding, i.e., what

systems would need to be in place, etc.

RES ULT 6: PRO J ECT MANAGEMENT

The CCCCC and other regional institutions, like the CIMH, the Caribbean Agricultural

Research and Development Institute (CARDI), the University of the West Indies (UWI),

University of Guyana (UG), University of Belize (UB), University of Suriname (UoS),

University of Santo Domingo, Caribbean Disaster Emergency and Management Agency

(CDEMA) and the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) will have an increasing role to

play in the climate debate. The Centre acts as the nucleus on climate related issues in the

region in keeping with its mandate. It has a major coordinating role in the climate change

arena and carries out much of its functions through establishing linkages with regional and

international partners. It is therefore well placed to execute this project and be involved in its

management. The Centre will establish a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) for the efficient

and timely execution of the project, including project administration as well as planning,

monitoring and evaluating project activities over the duration of the project. The component

will finance the required consultancies, training and operating costs.

The PIU will be responsible for the day-to-day operation and management of project. It will

be in charge of project oversight, coordination, maintenance of institutional networks, and

articulation and collaboration with stakeholders. It will undertake some activities with

regional institutions (for example, relating to climate projection modelling, harmonization of

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vulnerability assessment and adaptation approaches), and will work with the participating

countries for the implementation of the country-level project activities. The PIU will be

headed by a Project Manager, assisted by: (a) a Project Administrator, (b) Financial

administrator, and (c) a procurement specialist.

Activity 6.1 Project Manager

To implement the project, the Centre will hire a Project Manager. This position will be

advertised and based on predetermined criteria the three (3) most suitably qualified candidates

will be shortlisted and invited to an interview. Out of this process the project manager will be

selected. This person will be housed within the Centre and will be assisted by an

Administrator (to be hired as well) and the General Services Unit at the Centre.

Activity 6.2 Project Coordinator

To allow for the efficient and effective implementation of the project components, each

national state and regional organization will be required to identify a coordinator who would

be reporting to the Project Manager on the implementation of the project components.

Coordinators will not be paid by the project and these are not projected to be full-time posts.

Activity 6.3 Project Administration

The Project, being implemented through the Centre, will utilise some of its resources which

will be costed. These resources will include its accounting and procurement services.

Furthermore, the project will be evaluated mid-way through its implementation by an

independent consultant/firm. Additionally, all project related accounts will be audited yearly

by an independent auditing firm selected through competitive bidding.

Activity 6.4 Communication Strategy

There is still some ambivalence about climate change and its impacts on the region, the

response(s) by regional governments, what community, local and national bodies can do and

the role of the CCCCC. The Centre, using the modalities being established under its

Information Clearinghouse Facility and other avenues, will hire a consultant to develop a

comprehensive communication strategy for the project. This Strategy will be implemented by

the Office of Information and Communication. This strategy will help to build awareness and

further educate the regional populace about climate change impacts and challenges, and more

specifically, what the project will be contributing to national and regional climate resiliency.

Furthermore, at the completion of the project there will be post evaluation workshop to

highlight what achievements of the project.

Activity 6.5 Closing Conference

Given the significance of this project to the region, the project will close with a 2 day

conference to discuss the results generated, lessons learnt and to further the region’s

cooperation with the European Union. Integral to the project closure, will be the development

of adaptation manuals to allow for the replication, where possible, of the adaptation

interventions made under this project.

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3. Methodology

The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) (located in Belmopan, Belize)

will be the Grant recipient and the Implementing Agency for all components of the project.

The CCCCC is a legal entity of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The Centre will

implement the project under the supervision of the European Commission (EC) Sub-Regional

Office in Jamaica. Various components of the project will be executed by different regional

agencies/organizations and/or national bodies that may have the mandate to so do. Below, the

technical, administrative and financial arrangements for managing the project are outlined.

3.1 Technical Implementation Arrangements

The allocated funds will be assigned to activities determined as priorities by each

participating country within the general framework of the approved project. One of the

modalities for identifying priorities will be the process currently being applied to develop the

Implementation Plan (IP), expected to be completed by July 2011, to actualise the Regional

Framework for Achieving Development Resilient Climate Change. The consultants

developing the IP have had extensive consultations with the public and private sectors, civil

society, academia and research institutions nationally and regionally. The IP will identify cost

structures, responsibilities and time period over which each activity will be carried out. The

IP will, contribute to the development of implementation indicators and outline the

implementation monitoring and evaluation framework. This process has the advantage of actually identifying countries’ priorities as there have been

intense consultations with policymakers, institutions, non-governmental organizations,

regional bodies and community-based organizations. Furthermore, it has the advantage of

identifying stakeholders’ needs and involving them early in the project development process,

thus allowing for greater acceptance of the projects being proposed and increased likelihood

of success. A similar process will be undertaken for the CARIFORUM Countries to ensure

proper representation within the project framework.

Furthermore, the Council for Trade and Economic Development/Council for Human and

Social Development (COTED/COSHOD) meeting in Georgetown held on September 1 – 3,

2010 agreed, that all countries should commence a process of identifying and formulating

proposals for possible funding from the emerging global funds for climate change adaptation

– Green Fund (Copenhagen Accord) Adaptation Fund (CDM). The meeting also mandated

the Centre to work with countries to help in the identification and development of these

proposals. The Centre will be working with countries, via the IP process and the Pilot

Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) being funded by the Inter-American Development

Bank (IDB) such as the Islands of Jamaica, Haiti, Grenada, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and

the Grenadines. This will help to establish synergies and complementarities, reduce

duplication of effort, minimise wastage of scarce resources, and ensure that the technical

human resources in the region are not placed under further stress to execute a myriad of

projects simultaneously.

The CCCCC is a repository of information, via its technical staff, with regards to adaptation

initiatives carried out in the region. These include the CPACC, ACCC, MACC and SPACC.

The work to be carried out under the project is expected to build largely on these initiatives.

Moreover, the impact studies to be carried out will build on work completed under the MACC

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and currently being undertaken under a joint Department for International Development

(DFID)/Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)/CCCCC

Review of the Economic of Climate Change project and the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk

Insurance Facility (CCRIF) commissioned Economics of Climate Adaptation Project.

The Centre will be advised in the execution of the project by an Advisory Committee

comprised of technical personnel. Institutions on this committee will include the Caribbean

Community Secretariat Sustainable Development Unit (CARICOM/SDU), INSMET, Climate

Change Office of the DR, CCRIF, Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), CIMH and

Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI).

Project implementation is expected to be shared and carried out by CCCCC with the

cooperation of the participating countries and the regional and national agencies. Before

commencement of the project, each participating country/institution will sign a memorandum

of understanding with the Centre defining roles and responsibilities. Each participating

country and/or institution will be expected to assign a Coordinator as part of the

organizational structure of the project. The national coordinator will be responsible for: (i)

developing a work-plan to undertake national level activities; (ii) coordinating national level

activities; (iii) liaising with local communities to design and implement site specific activities;

(iv) developing TORS for the national level activities; (v) assisting the CCCCC in the

selection and management of consultants; (vi) assisting with the monitoring and evaluation of

national level project activities; (vii) preparing monthly progress reports for submission to the

CCCCC; and (viii) ensuring the timely execution of community level activities. They will

report to the appropriate National Ministry and to the CCCCC for the coordinated tasks.

Given the regional nature of the project, the CCCCC will retain a Project

Manager/Technical Leader with strong management skills. He/she will be assisted by the

national/regional Coordinators to manage the development and implementation of country-

/regional-level activities. The project will also receive technical support from the CCCCC

technical staff.

3.2 Project Administration

The administration and financial management of the project will be undertaken by the

CCCCC as the project implementing entity. All payments will be made by the CCCCC as it

will be responsible for the day-to-day operation and management of project. To properly

discharge these responsibilities, the CCCCC has recruited, on a full time basis, a qualified

Finance Officer who is being supported by an experienced accountant/bookkeeper and two

accounts clerks. The CCCCC will also be in charge of project oversight, coordination,

maintenance of institutional networks, and articulation and collaboration with stakeholders. It

will work with the participating countries and institutions for the implementation of the

project activities.

Financial and procurement services will be provided for under the project, and assisted by

the CCCCC administrative unit. The CCCCC is in the process of contracting the services of

an Internal Auditor to ensure that all financial and procurement protocols are followed at all

times. Additionally, all financial records will be audited once annually by an independent

auditing firm with international recognition, selected from a pool of at least three (3)

applicants.

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The Centre will provide the EC with annual financial and project status reports. Additionally,

there will be a mid-term review to ensure that the project activities are being executed in a

timely manner and the project is meeting its objectives. At the completion of the project there

will be a project evaluation, documenting successes, challenges and how these challenges

were addressed and lessons learnt for future possible projects.

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National//RReeggiioonnaall Coordinator

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3.3 Methodology – Project Execution Schedule

The duration of the action will be 42 months.

Year 1

Semester 1 (months) Semester 2 (months)

Activity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Implementing body

ENHANCI NG THE PREDI CTI VE PO WERS O F REGI O NAL CLI MATE MO DELS

1.1 Regional Workshop (#1) on Ensemble climatic

modelling

CCCCC, UWI, INSMET, Climate

Change Office of DR, and CIMH

1.2 Study tours and attachments on downscaling and

ensemble modelling

CCCCC, UWI, INSMET, Climate


1.3 Establish national and regional climate-related data

nodes

CCCCC, National Authorities,

CIMH, CDEMA, UWI, INSMET,

Climate Office in the DR, CARDI,

CEHI

1.4 Consultancy to develop Data Management System CCCCC, National Authorities,

CIMH, CDEMA, UWI, INSMET,

Climate Office in the DR, CARDI,

CEHI

IMPROVE CLIMATE MONITORING, DATA RETRIEVAL AND SPACE-BASED TOOLS FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

2.1 Weather stations requirements CCCCC, CIMH and National

Hydrometeoreological Departments

2.2 Weather stations procurement CIMH and National

Hydrometeoreological Departments

2.5 Data and information CCCCC and the Responsible

National Subject Ministry/Ministry

of Finance

VULNERAB I LI TY AND RI S K AS S ES S MENTS

3.1 Regional workshop (#1) on vulnerability

assessment techniques

CCCCC and consultant(s)

3.2 Conduct vulnerability assessments National Consultants

3.3 Regional workshop (#1) on risk assessment

techniques

CCCCC and consultant(s)

3.4 Conduct risk and hazard assessments Consultants

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Year 1

Semester 1 (months) Semester 2 (months)

Activity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Implementing body

ADAPTATI O N P I LO TS

4.1 Community meetings (Identification of adaptation

options)

CCCCC and consultants

4.2 Produce project development documents for

adaptation pilots

Consultant

B UI LDI NG CAPACI TY FO R CARB O N F I NANCI NG

5.1 Operationalise DNA National authority and CCCCC

5.2 Develop renewable energy project criteria CCCCC

PRO J ECT MANAGEMENT

6.1 & 6.2 Hiring of Project Team (Project Manager and

Project Administrator)

CCCCC

6.3 Set up systems for project administration Project Manager & CCCCC

For the following years: 2 – 3.5 Activity 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Implementing body

ENHANCI NG THE PREDI CTI VE PO WERS O F REGI O NAL CLI MATE MO DELS 1.1 Regional Workshop (#2) on Ensemble Climate Modelling CCCCC, UWI, INSMET, Climate


1.2 Study tours and attachments CCCCC, UWI, INSMET, Climate

Change Office of DR 1.3 Data management CCCCC regional and national

institutions

1.5 Regional workshops on the use of climate models in impact

studies CCCCC and Consultants

1.6 Application of climate models in impact studies Consultants and national authorities

IMPROVE CLIMATE MONITORING, DATA RETRIEVAL AND SPACE-BASED TOOLS FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION 2.3 Install national weather stations CCCCC, CIMH and National

Authorities 2.4 Network weather stations CCCCC and National Authorities

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For the following years: 2 – 3.5 Activity 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Implementing body

VULNERAB I LI TY AND RI S K AS S ES S MENTS 3.1 Regional workshop (#2) on vulnerability assessment techniques CCCCC and consultant(s)

3.2 Conduct vulnerability assessments CCCCC, Consultants and

National authorities 3.3 Regional workshop (#2) on risk assessment techniques CCCCC and consultant(s)

3.4 Conduct risk assessments CCCCC, Consultants and

National authorities ADAPTATI O N P I LO TS

4.3 Identify and implement adaptation pilots CCCCC and national partners

B UI LDI NG CAPACI TY FO R CARB O N F I NANCI NG

5.3 Community meeting CCCCC, CANARI and local

community based authority 5.4 Develop agreed project development document CCCCC and National Authorities 5.5 Establish two renewable energy projects in indigenous

communities CCCCC and National Authorities

5.6 Regional capacity building workshop for REDD Funding CCCCC

PROJECT MANAGEMENT 6.4 Development of a communication strategy CCCCC 6.5 Closing conference and development of Adaptation Manuals CCCCC

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3.4 Sustainability of the action

Risks and Mitigation

Component Risk Mitigation

1. Enhancing the

Predictive powers

of Regional Climate

Models

There may be difficulty identifying a national

group in participating countries to facilitate

training.

Use CCCCC existing partners and

collaborators to assist in facilitation.

2. Improved Climate

Monitoring, Data

Retrieval and

Space-based tools

for Disaster Risk

Reduction

After the 112 hydro meteorological and

CREWS stations are initially funded and made

operational there will need to be a

commitment from the local government to

maintain such stations in order for them to

remain operational.

The Centre will have a written

agreement/endorsement from the national

governments on the maintenance of the

systems and commitment to keeping the

system operational.

The creation of a networking system to

monitor 112 stations across such a large

geographical range will continually generate

data that will require constant supervision and

a trained staff with the technical capacity to

maintain the incoming data.

Training under this and other programmes is

an on-going process in the region. The

CCCCC in collaboration with the CIMH and

INSMET has already been engaged in some

of this capacity building.

Identification of physical location of these

stations may come in conflict with natural

resources (reserves, sanctuaries etc) and may

require tedious approval processes.

The CCCCC and CIMH will work with the

national authorities to identify potential

sites. Further, a commitment will be sought

from the requisite subject Minister to have

the approval process expedited.

One potential issue has been access to the

information collected. After the information is

gathered and stored it will need to be made

accessible to the wider public in a user

friendly format.

The establishment of the Clearinghouse

Facility at the CCCCC will be one of the

main repositories of this information and

will establish protocols for its acquisition.

3. Vulnerability and

Risk Assessments

The absence of near shore bathymetric data

may mean that storm surge models cannot be

developed and the vulnerability studies will

still lack some degree of robustness.

The CCCCC is working with NASA Ames

to develop a LIDAR system that will

provide bathymetric data for the region that

will feed into these models.

The creation of a risk assessment map may

threaten the potential development of a sector

dependent on natural resources (tourism) and

may therefore not win political and/or

community support.

Have educational forums on the benefits of

such maps and warning systems.

4. Adaptation Pilots Some national authorities may be reluctant to

implement the necessary building codes.

The project will conduct impact studies

indicating the cost of inactions and the costs

and benefits of taking action.

Reverse osmosis plant may not generate

enough funds to cover the operating costs of

the system.

Complete willingness to pay and ability to

pay surveys will be conducted. These will

inform the tariff structures to be

implemented. Further, the systems will be

built with excess capacity that will be sold to

the national grid to assist with the

maintenance of the system.

Community may not readily accept new

farming methods that are not culturally

practiced.

Stakeholder meetings will take place before

and during project implementation to ensure

community support, participation, and

education on new technologies being used.

Insurance companies have been reluctant to

work with low income producers due to the

high risks that they pose.

The Centre will work closely with the

CCRIF to develop risk profiles and develop

a cross-guarantee approach to reduce the risk

of default.

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Component Risk Mitigation

Lack of local technical expertise for design,

installation, operation and maintenance

of new desalinization and wind energy

technologies,

The implementation of multiple modules

of the same or very similar technologies

will reduce the technology risks. All

technologies are proven and well

established. Training and capacity building

consideration have been included in the

project proposal.

Broad geographical focus will dilute the

impact of the project activities

Multiple sites and different communities

participating will provide a wide range of

experiences to extract useful lessons for

future replication and scale up activities.

5. Building

Regional/National

capacity to address

CDM

Many countries do not yet have the legal

framework within which to establish a DNA

The project will work with national bodies

to develop their capacity to establish DNAs.

Given the complexity and transaction costs

involved in bidding for CDM projects, it is

unlikely that many Caribbean countries can

approach the process individually. However,

partnerships may create political/territorial

conflicts.

The project will assist with the preparation

of clear and transparent guidelines and the

modalities for benefit sharing.

6. Project

Management

Coordination and implementation of

regional (multi country) projects are

challenging and requires strong project

management skills

The CCCCC has been identified as the key

coordinating and implementing agency.

This entity will have its capacity boosted to

better function as an implementing entity.

Furthermore, each country/regional entity

will appoint Coordinators with adequate

convening power. In country reporting,

briefing key ministers and high ranking

officials will be implemented to reduce this

risk

Activities identified in the proposal may not

be implemented

The projects i d e n t i f i e d h e r e i n

a r e priorities for the participating states,

as expressed in their National

Communications and the regional strategy

approved by the Head of States.

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3.5 Project Sustainability

Activity Financial Sustainability Environmental

Sustainability

Policy level

Sustainability

Institutional

Sustainability

1. Enhance the

predictive

powers of

Regional

Climate models

This activity is continually

being carried out by the

Centre and will continue to

be funded after this project

is complete, based on

counterpart funds.

The continual climate

modelling will assist

the Caribbean states to

better plan for various

emission trajectories.

This can facilitate

better development

planning and natural

resource management.

Most countries have

already included such

studies into their

development plan.

Recommendations

will be made for new

studies to be included

as well.

2. Vulnerability

and Risk

Assessments

Does not require additional

finance once the project is

complete.

No direct or indirect

impact on the natural

environment, but the

outputs will allow for

better management of

some of these

resources, i.e., corals

and freshwater

systems.

It is anticipated that

the outputs from

these studies will be

incorporated into

participating states

national development

strategies and low

carbon development

strategies, aimed at

sustaining economic

and social

development and

combating the

adverse impacts

associated with

climate change.

3. Improved

Climate

Monitoring,

Data Retrieval

and Space-based

tools for

Disaster Risk

Reduction

The Centre will sign

agreements with national

governments, in which

they will detail how the

systems will be maintained

before any capital outlay is

made. This may require in

some instances to have a

separate budget head in the

Departments’ budget for

the maintenance of these

systems.

Stations will be placed

in strategic physical

locations that are the

least intrusive to

wildlife and natural

cycles.

Agreements will be

made with local

governments and

regional authorities to

ensure the legality of

the network.

Furthermore, the

project will work

with national

authorities to ensure

that there are no

conflicts with regards

to information

sharing and

dissemination.

This information

generated will

prove vital to

adaptation and

mitigation which

will serve as an

incentive for

governments to

upkeep the

system.

4. Adaptation

pilots

In some cases, government

cross-subsidisation will be

necessary as a

developmental goal. In

other areas, such as the

reverse osmosis systems, a

realistic fee structure will

be instituted to assist with

the operating cost of the

system, and any excess

power generated will be

sold to the national grid

with the revenue generated

being used for further

maintenance and upgrade

Each project in itself

aims at

environmentally

responsible adaptation

to climate change and

will have the least

impact on the

environment possible.

Where necessary,

environmental

assessments will be

conducted.

Projects will address

national needs to

adapt to climate

change and reduce

emissions.

As the climate

becomes more

extreme and

weather events

bombard the

Caribbean more

and more

projects such as

these will be

needed to adapt

to climate

change.

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Activity Financial Sustainability Environmental

Sustainability

Policy level

Sustainability

Institutional

Sustainability

of the system.

5. Building

Regional

/National

Capacity for

Carbon

Financing

The will be no additional

finance required after

capacity building.

Proponents will be

equipped to find investors

for their projects and

thereafter sustain

themselves based on

revenue generated.

Capacity building will

have no environmental

impact.

The aim of the two

projects is to reduce

emissions which then

requires for the energy

systems to be

constructed and

maintained using the

most environmentally

responsible

technologies and

methodologies.

Funding will assist in

developing the legal

framework within

which CDM can

operate and

establishing the

DNA. However, a

major challenge will

be to retain the

trained staff. This

would require states

to examine their

labour laws and

remuneration

package for such

skilled individuals.

Once the

capacity is built

to begin CDM

projects the

revenues

generated will

allow countries

to continually

invest in CDM

projects and

further capacity

building.

6. Institutional

Support

Once the Centre maintains

the status of an IA, it will

be receiving funds for

project implementation.

The Centre will be

better positioned to

provide technical

assistance to the region

to better manage its

environment and

natural resources

contained therein.

The Centre, as the

principal CARICOM

entity on climate

change and will

continue to provide

policy direction to the

region in negotiating

fora, etc.

The Centre will

continue to

operate and take

on projects,

continuously

having the need

for technical

staff.

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3.6 Logical Framework

Intervention Objectively verifiable Sources and means of Assumptions

Logic indicators of achievement verification

Overall Objective of the GCCA-Caribbean

Project:

To support the sustainable development of the

Caribbean region and preserving the progress of

the countries towards the Millennium

Development Goals (MDGs)

Increased resilience of Caribbean

economies to climate change impacts

Improvement in Caribbean economies

towards the attainment of the MDGs

Enhanced maintenance of adaptation and

mitigation measures

- Monitoring and evaluation reports

- Reports from networking

institutions

- Policymakers see the need to

act as a national priority,

whether in government or in

opposition

- Adaptation and/or mitigation

measures remain economically

feasible

- Resources for adaptation and

mitigation efforts are

sustainable

Specific Objectives:

To enhance local, national and regional capacities

and resilience in ways that link sustainable

development, risk management, and adaptation

for a win-win-win situation

Quicker and more coordinated approach to

climate change nationally and regionally

Improved coordination of climate related

data amongst regional and national entities

Greater satisfactory of stakeholders with

government’s response to disaster

mitigation and climate adaptation.

- Interviews or surveys

- Project’s post evaluation report

- Policymakers are cognizant of

the challenges and opportunities

posed by climate change

- Policy makers would be willing

to accept the recommendations

made by their technical officers.

- Technical Officers are

undertaking the type of

analyses that can inform policy

direction with regard to climate

change

Result 1: Enhance the predictive powers of

regional climate models within the Caribbean

A Number of cost effective adaptation projects

are developed and implemented across the

Caribbean region.

The models developed are documented

in both hard copy and soft copy and

deposited at the CCCCC

Activity 1.1 Regional Workshops on Ensemble

Climate Modelling

Two (2) consultants hired to conduct two (2)

regional workshops in Barbados and the

DR/Cuba on ensemble climate modelling

Means: Training manuals, equipment procured

and project personnel.

Source: Training workshop attendance

records, project reports, procurement

records

The requisite target audience will

be selected.

Persons will be given time off to

attend the workshop

Activity 1.2 Study tours and attachments on

ensemble modelling and statistical downscaling

model

At least 10 places allocated to staff of CSGM,

INSMET, CIMH, the Climate Office of the DR

and the CCCCC in ensemble modelling at

reputable organisations such as the University

Source: Training course outlines,

acceptance letters and project reports.

The personnel will be released to

attend the training exercises.

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of East Anglia or NOAA.

Means: Acceptance letters, personnel from

participating institutions and project personnel.

Activity 1.3 Establish national and regional

climate-related data nodes

At least a cumulative amount of 20 data notes

established in CARIFORUM countries and

regional organizations.

Means: Project personnel attached to the

CCCCC and the CCCCC staff in general

Source: Copies of letters of acceptance

by the national and/or regional

authorities identifying their designated

entity.

Activity 1.4 Data Management

A data management system established in

CARIFORUM for data collection, storage and

retrieval of climate-related from various

national and regional data nodes.

Means: Project Personnel attached to the

CCCCC and designated entities of the

participating countries/institutions.

Source: Databases with CCCCC

Countries will be willing to

participate in sharing their

information and those who are

present will know where the

information can be sourced.

Activity 1.5 Regional Workshops on the use of

climate models in impact studies

Two (2) regional workshops held to enhance the

region’s capacity in using climate models for

impact studies


CCCCC and participation from designated

entities.

Source: Workshop participation

record, workshop report, project

reports.

The relevant storm surge near shore

data would be available to enrich

these impact studies

Activity 1.6 Application of climate models in

impact studies

At least 10 climate impact studies conducted in

the region on the effects of climate change on

various economies and sectors.


CCCCC and participation states

Source: Workshop participation

record, workshop report, project

reports.

The persons to conduct these

studies will be available at the time

they are to be undertaken.

Results 2: Improved climate monitoring, data

retrieval and space-based tools for disaster risk

reduction

Weather stations installed and networked in

the various participating states

Regional weather monitoring system

improved

Effective system for the dissemination of

climate related information

Procurement records and project

reports

The stations to be sourced will be

compatible with those already

present in the Caribbean States.

Activity 2.1 Weather stations requirements

assessed

106 hydrometeoreological and 6 CREWS sites

identified by national authorities in association

with the CCCCC and CIMH.

Source: Site reports and project reports

National Authorities will be

motivated and financially solvent to

maintain the systems after the

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Means: National Cooperation Agreement

between the CCCCC and national authorities,

project team, past studies, and experiences from

installing similar stations

project expires.

Activity 2.2 Weather stations procurement

106 Hydromet and 6 CREWS stations procured

using EU procurement procedures.

Means: Project personnel, CCCCC and CIMH

staff and national experts.

Source: Project and national reports

Activity 2.3 Weather stations installation

106 hydromet and 6 CREWS stations installed

by the CCCCC and CIMH.




The weather stations are customised

for local conditions

Activity 2.4 Weather station linkage

The hydromet and CREWS stations networked.




The expertise is present in the

Caribbean to conduct this

networking

Activity 2.5 Data and Information Improvement

Work with the nationally/regionally identified

climate related data nodes to convert all current

climate related information to an electronic and

space-base format and develop information

sharing protocols

Means: Project personnel, country officers

Source: Information sharing agreement

between the Centre and the national

and regional authorities

The information can be easily

retrieved and made available for

digitization and other such

purposes.

Result 3: Refined vulnerability and risk

assessment methodologies that are more

contextually relevant, and build local capacity to

better assess the current and future vulnerability

and risks of specific states and communities

within those states.

Well trained Caribbean nationals to

conduct vulnerability, risk and hazard

assessments that are contextually relevant,

Improvement in the quality of the

vulnerability, risk, and hazard assessments

done, and

Effective system for the dissemination of

the findings from these assessments

established.

Study reports/assessments completed

National/Regional Consultants can

be sourced in sufficient number and

are available to conduct the

assessments and work with local

communities

Activity 3.1 Identify States and communities for

Vulnerability Assessments

At least 10 diagnostic vulnerability assessments

completed.

Means: Project personnel and consultants.

Source: Project reports, diagnostic

reports, CCCCC website

Some of the pertinent documents

may not be present/available.

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Activity 3.2 Regional Workshops on vulnerability


Two (2) regional vulnerability assessment

methodology workshops held in Guyana and

Haiti.


Source: Workshop report and project

reports

Consultants can be sourced who

can develop contextually relevant

vulnerability assessment

frameworks

Activity 3.3 Conduct Vulnerability Assessments

At least 10 national and community based

vulnerability assessments conducted and

vulnerability maps constructed.

Means: Project personnel, meetings and

consultations, participatory assessment

techniques.

Source: Vulnerability Assessment

Reports and Maps, CCCCC website,

project reports

National/Regional consultants are

interested and willing to commit

time and effort to attend the

methodology refinement

workshops.

Activity 3.4 Identify States and communities for

Risk Assessments

Conduct at least 10 national diagnostic studies

on risk assessments.


Source: Project reports, diagnostic

reports, CCCCC website

Some of the pertinent documents

may not be present/available.

Activity 3.5 Regional Workshops on risk


Two (2) regional risk assessment methodology

workshops held in Trinidad and Cuba/DR.


Source: Workshop report and project

reports

Consultants can be sourced who

can develop contextually relevant

risk assessment frameworks

Activity 3.6 Conduct of Risk Assessments

At least 10 national and community based risk

assessments conducted and risk maps compiled

Means: Project personnel, meetings and

consultations, participatory assessment

techniques.

Source: Risk Assessment Reports and

Maps, CCCCC website

National/Regional consultants are

interested and willing to commit

time and effort to attend the

methodology refinement

workshops.

Result 4: Reduce the states vulnerability to

climate change through embarking on adaptation

pilots

Reduction in losses associated with

extreme weather and climate variability,

and

Improved development of communities

through mainstreaming adaptation

interventions within development projects.

Source: Periodic project progress

reports from national coordinators and

national development programmes

There is the political commitment

to execute these projects.

Activity 4.1 Community meetings

At least 10 community meetings with local

community organizations and local NGOs held

Means: Meetings, consultations, project

personnel

Source: Summary reports or minutes

of meetings and consultations

Selected adaptation projects will be

supported by the national and local

authority and they have the capacity

to maintain these projects

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Activity 4.2 Produce project document for pilots

At least two (2) feasibility studies completed for

the adaptation pilots.

Means: Personnel, data, stakeholders’

involvement.

Sources Project documents that are

prepared by national/regional

consultants

Activity 4.3 Identify and implement adaptation

pilots

At least two (2) adaptation projects

implemented.

Means: Country project team, project reports,

etc


reports from country teams

The commitment for these

adaptation pilots to be executed will

be forthcoming from the necessary

stakeholders.

Result 5: Enhance capacity within the Region to

access Carbon Financing under various climate –

related funding mechanisms

Better trained Caribbean nationals to

pursue CDM projects

Reduce dependence on non-renewable

fuels

Savings from the reduced importation of

fossil fuels

Training programme reports, project

reports

National authorities and the private

sector are willing and encouraged

to participate fully

Activity 5.1 Operationalise Designated National

Authorities

At least three (3) national governments assisted

and advised in the operationalising of their

DNA

Means: Country project team, studies and

analysis of other countries performing similar

activities.


reports from national coordinators

Government has ratified Kyoto

Protocol. Government has

confirmed willingness to

voluntarily participate in the CDM.

Personnel have been identified.

Activity 5.2 Developing renewable energy project

selection criteria

Proposed selection criteria to be used in

selecting communities to conduct CDM

renewable energy project developed



activities.



Coordination with relevant sectors

to establish the selection criteria.

Activity 5.3 Community meetings

At least five (5) community meetings held with

local community organizations and local NGOs.

Means: Meetings and project pamphlets.

Source: Summary reports or minutes

of meetings.

Promising projects have been

selected to be supported.

Activity 5.4 Develop agreed project development

documents

The PDDs for two (2) renewable energy

projects in indigenous communities developed

Means: Project personnel, computers, and data

Source: PDD prepared by national

consultants

Project proponents are interested in

the projects being developed.

Activity 5.5 Establish two renewable energy

projects in indigenous communities

Two (2) renewable energy projects in

indigenous communities in the region



The projects have the support of the

local and national authorities.

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implemented



activities.

Activity 5.6 Regional capacity building workshop

for REDD Funding

A regional workshop hosted in Belize aimed at

assisting governments to prepare for REDD

funding through building capacity to develop

reference scenarios and MRVs



activities.

Source: Workshop report

Result 6: Project Management Enhanced capacity of the CCCCC to

execute regional projects and act as an

Implementing Entity.

The CCCCC and related institutes

Annual Reports

The human resources necessary to

help enhanced the functions of the

Centre can be easily sourced.

Activity 6.1 Project Staff

A project manager and project administrator are

in place to oversee the implementation of the

GCCA-Caribbean component of the Financing

Agreement.

Means: The CCCCC Annual Reports and

Quarterly Newsletters

Project team’s contract and

employment letter

A person with the requite skills and

experience in EU project

procedures can be found in the

Caribbean and recruited quickly.

Activity 6.2 Project Coordinators

National project coordinators to benefit from the

GCCA appointment.


project

Source: Copies of letters sent and

acceptance letters from recipient

governments and institutions to

participate

Political commitment of relevant

national and regional authorities is

forthcoming.

Activity 6.3 Project Administration

The CCCCC will utilise its General Services

Unit to provide fiduciary and procurement

services to the project.

Means: Human resources in place at the

CCCCC PIU

Source: Annual reports of the CCCCC

The CCCCC is able to source the

necessary skills relatively easily

and quickly.

Activity 6.4 Communication Strategy

A communication strategy developed for the

CCCCC


CCCCC and consultation minutes

Source: Copies of the Communication

Strategy being completed and

presented to the Council for Trade and

Economic Development (COTED)

The Heads of Government will pass

and implement the draft

Communication Strategy presented.

Activity 6.5 Closing Conference

Hosting of a two (2) conference to review

results generated and lessons learnt

Source: Copies of the reports made

available to participants of the

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Means: Final project evaluation report and

Project Manager’s Annual and Final Project

Report

Conference and presentations by

consultants and national project

coordinators.

Please fill in Annex C10 to the Guidelines for applicants.

10 Explanations can be found at the following address:

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/reports//index_en.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/reports/index_en.pdf

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3.7 B UDGET FO R THE ACTI O N

Fill in Annex B (worksheet 1 and 2 ) to the Guidelines for applicants for the total duration of the

action and for its first 12 months. For further information see the Guidelines for grant applicants

(Sections 1.3, 2.1.4 and 2.2.5).

3.8 EXPECTED S O URCES O F FUNDI NG

Fill in Annex B (worksheet 3) to the Guidelines for applicants to provide information on the expected

sources of funding for the action.

[Please mention here below the contributions in kind to be provided (please specify), if any

(maximum 1 page).]