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FINANCING PLAN (IN US$):

Project Identification Form (PIF).

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PART I: Project Information

Project Title:

Umbrella Programme for Biennial Update Report to the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Country(ies):

Global: 35 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Afghanistan, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Comoros, Dominica, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Fiji, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Rep, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Saint Lucia, Uganda, Zambia

GEF Project ID:

6925

GEF Agency(ies):

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GEF Agency Project ID:

1321

Other Executing Partner(s):

35National Governments

Submission Date:

27/08/2014

GEF Focal Area(s):

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Project Duration (Months)

24

Integrated Approach Pilot

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Corporate Program: SGP FORMCHECKBOX

Name of parent program:

[if applicable]

A. indicative Focal Area Strategy Framework and Other Program Strategies:

Objectives/Programs (Focal Areas, Integrated Approach Pilot, Corporate Programs)Trust Fund(in $)

GEF Project FinancingCo-financing

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12,566,400 FORMTEXT

12,936,000

1,221,000 FORMTEXT

1,252,500

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Total Project Cost

12,566,400 FORMTEXT

12,936,000

1,221,000 FORMTEXT

1,252,500

B. indicative Project description summary

Project Objective: The project will provide financial and technical support to 35 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) to prepare and submit initial biennial update reports to the United Nations Framework Convnetion on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Project ComponentFinancing Type

Project OutcomesTrust Fund(in $)

GEF Project FinancingCo-financing

1. National circumstances, institutional arrangements for the preparation of the national communications on a continuous basis

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1.1 National framework for preparation of biennial update report developed, consistent with national circumstances and development priorities

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350,000

105,000

2. National inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removal by sinks of greenhouse gases (GHGs)

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2.1 Strengthened national institutional capacities for GHG preparation

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2,100,000

175,000

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2.2 Improved quality of GHG data generated using guidance on good practice and uncertainity management

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1,050,000

105,000

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2.3 National GHG emissions and projections compiled and officially approved for BUR

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2,170,000

215,000

3. Information on mitigation actions and their effects, including associated methodologies and assumptions

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3.1 Mitigation actions and their effects, described in accordance with reporting guideline

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3,500,000

350,000

4. Financial, technical and capacity needs including support needed and received.

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4.1 Established framework for continuous assessment and reporting of constraints, gaps and related financial, technical and capacity needs and support received

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350,000

35,000

5. Domestic measurement reporting and verification

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5.1 Established domestic monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) arrangement for mitigation actions and its effects

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1,575,000

155,500

6. Any other information

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6.1 Information on non-climate related impacts, opportunities and benefits on sustainable development objectives provided.

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175,000

17,500

7. Monitoring, reporting and preparation financial audit

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7.1 Effectively implemented, monitored and evaluated BUR project

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525,000

35,000

8. Publication and submission of BURs

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8.1 Thirty five (35) BUR submitted to UNFCCC

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525,000

35,000

Subtotal

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12,320,000

1,196,800 FORMTEXT

1,228,000

Project Management Cost (PMC)

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616,000

24,500

Total Project Cost

12,566,400 FORMTEXT

12,936,000

1,221,000 FORMTEXT

1,252,500

If Multi-Trust Fund project :PMC in this table should be the total and enter trust fund PMC breakdown here ( )

C. Indicative sources of Co-financing for the project by name and by type, if available

Please include confirmed co-financing letters for the project with this form.

Sources of Co-financing

Name of Co-financier

Type of Co-financing

Amount ($)

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National Governments (Ministries responsible for Climate Change reporting)

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1,228,000

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UNEP

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24,500

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Total Co-financing

1,221,000 FORMTEXT

1,252,500

D. Indicative Trust Fund Resources Requested by Agency(ies), Country(ies) and the Programming of Funds a)

GEF Agency

Trust Fund

Country/

Regional/ Global

Focal Area

Programming

of Funds

(in $)

GEF Project Financing (a)

Agency Fee (b)b)

Total

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12,936,000

1,164,240

13,697,176 FORMTEXT

14,100,240

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Total GEF Resources

12,936,000

1,164,240

13,697,176 FORMTEXT

14,100,240

a) No need to fill this table if it is a single Agency, single Trust Fund, single focal area and single country project.

b) Refer to the Fee Policy for GEF Partner Agencies.

E. Project preparation grant (ppg)

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PPG Amount requested by agency(ies), Trust Fund, country(ies) and the Programming of funds

GEF Agency

Trust Fund

Country/

Regional/Global

Focal Area

Programming

of Funds

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PPG (a)

Agency

Fee (b)

Total

c = a + b

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F. Project’s Target Contributions to Global Environmental Benefits

Provide the expected project targets as appropriate.

Corporate Results

Replenishment Targets

Project Targets

1. Maintain globally significant biodiversity and the ecosystem goods and services that it provides to society

Improved management of landscapes and seascapes covering 300 million hectares

(Enter number of hectares)

2. Sustainable land management in production systems (agriculture, rangelands, and forest landscapes)

120 million hectares under sustainable land management

(Enter number of hectares)

3. Promotion of collective management of transboundary water systems and implementation of the full range of policy, legal, and institutional reforms and investments contributing to sustainable use and maintenance of ecosystem services

Water-food-ecosystems security and conjunctive management of surface and groundwater in at least 10 freshwater basins;

(Enter number of freshwater basins)

20% of globally over-exploited fisheries (by volume) moved to more sustainable levels

(Enter percent of fisheries, by volume)

4. 4. Support to transformational shifts towards a low-emission and resilient development path

750 million tons of CO2e mitigated (include both direct and indirect)

(Enter number of tons)

5. Increase in phase-out, disposal and reduction of releases of POPs, ODS, mercury and other chemicals of global concern

Disposal of 80,000 tons of POPs (PCB, obsolete pesticides)


6.

Reduction of 1000 tons of Mercury


7.

Phase-out of 303.44 tons of ODP (HCFC)


6. Enhance capacity of countries to implement MEAs (multilateral environmental agreements) and mainstream into national and sub-national policy, planning financial and legal frameworks

Development and sectoral planning frameworks integrate measurable targets drawn from the MEAs in at least 10 countries

(Enter number of countries)

7.

Functional environmental information systems are established to support decision-making in at least 10 countries

(Enter number of countries)

Note: This is an enabling activities project that include inventories, compilation and analysis of existing information, policies, strategies and plans to help intergrate global environmental objectives and national planning and decision making processes, supporting GEF-6 CC3 Program 5.

part ii: project JustiFication

Project OverviewA.1. Project Description. Briefly describe: 1) the global environmental problems, root causes and barriers that need to be addressed; 2) the baseline scenario or any associated baseline projects, 3) the proposed alternative scenario, with a brief description of expected outcomes and components of the project, 4) incremental/additional cost reasoning and expected contributions from the baseline, the GEFTF, LDCF, SCCF, and co-financing; 5) global environmental benefits (GEFTF) and/or adaptation benefits (LDCF/SCCF); and 6) innovativeness, sustainability and potential for scaling up.

The preparation and submission of national climate reports is the most important provision of the Convention that makes climate relevant information available to the CoP of the UNFCCC. Through national communications (NCs), a wealth of climate change related data is generated and national capacities in producing, assessing and using this information for their policy making is strengthened over time. The Conference of the Parties at its sixteenth session (COP 16) decided to enhance the reporting in national communications, including inventories from non-Annex I Parties, on mitigation actions and their effects, and support received, through preparation and submission of biennial update reports (BURs). Biennial update reports are submitted every two years as a summary of parts of their national communication in the year when the national communication is submitted or as a stand-alone update report. The seventeenth session of the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change adopted guidelines for the preparation of biennial update reports by non-Annex I Parties. This proposal has been prepared in response to the decisions taken at COP 16 and COP 17 for the preparation of biennial update reports by non-Annex I.

The proposal conforms to the GEF-6 strategic focal area on climate change mitigation, objective 3 on fostering enabling conditions to mainstream mitigation concerns into sustainable development strategies. Program 5 of this objective aims to facilitate the integration of the reporting and assessment results into the national planning process and to help countries mainstream mitigation action in support of the proposed 2015 agreement.

Whereas Decision 2/CP.17 para 41 (a) gave additional flexibility to Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States on submission of their biennial update reports, ‘……the least developed country Parties and small island developing States may submit biennial update reports at their discretion’, these countries have expressed their interest to prepare biennial update reports, which they view as a means of enhancing their technical, methodological and institutional capacities in climate change reporting. UNEP has received requests from the following SIDs and LDCS to prepare their initial biennial update reports: Afghanistan, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Comoros, Dominica, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Fiji, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Rep, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Saint Lucia, Uganda, Zambia. UNEP is presently supporting more than 75 countries, including the LDCs and SIDS in this umbrella programme, to prepare their national communications. The GEF funding requested will not only allow UNEP to provide support for both NC and BUR projects in a coordinated manner, but will also make use of established systems for climate change reporting at country level. The proposal, which adopts an ‘umbrella programme’ for 35 countries, presents multiple benefits compared to the single-country approach. It streamlines project approval and funds disbursement processes which means that start-up of project activities will be accelerated, and project cycle expedited, saving significant time to countries and minimizing delays in submission of initial biennial update reports.

In recognition of limited expertise in LDCs and SIDS countries in climate change reporting, the programme will provide project execution support to national teams in two project phases. Execution support will be provided during (i) Project Implementation Plans (PIP) preparation and, (ii) BUR project activities implementation.

The first project phase will involve preparation of the Project Implementation Plans (PIP) to serve as baseline for monitoring project performance, as well as guide project teams in preparing BURs that meet the national planning needs and the GEF and UNFCCC reporting guidelines/standards. The PIPs will outline project institutional arrangement, timeframe for preparation of each BUR project component, budget allocation and outline technical assistance and training needs. The PIP will also propose stakeholder engagement and gender consideration into the project. The output of this phase will be a detailed PIP, endorsed by the national UNFCCC focal point(s). As project execution support, UNEP will provide the necessary templates and guidance to countries, and review PIPs submitted by national teams.

The second phase of the project will be initiated once the PIP has been signed. This phase will entail updating the following information presented in the most recent submitted NC:

(a) Information on national circumstances and institutional arrangements relevant to the preparation of the national communications on a continuous basis;

(b) The national inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removal by sinks of all greenhouse gases (GHGs) not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, including a national inventory report;

(c) Information on mitigation actions and their effects, including associated methodologies and assumptions;

(d) Constraints and gaps, and related financial, technical and capacity needs, including a description of support needed and received;

(e) Information on the level of support received to enable the preparation and submission of biennial update reports;

(f) Information on domestic measurement reporting and verification;

(g) Any other information that the non-Annex I Party considers relevant to the achievement of the objective of the Convention and suitable for inclusion in its biennial update report.

UNEP will provide project execution support in the form of (a) advice to national teams on access and use of methodological tools and support, (b) identification of qualified experts to support national teams prepare different components of the BUR, (c) provision of guidance material, training and (d) identification of facilitators for national and sub-regional training workshops. The output of this phase is 35 biennial update reports prepared and submitted to the UNFCCC, using the guidelines in Annex III of decision 2/CP.17 of the COP

Although the project execution support will go a long way to help countries address some of their capacity constraints, they are far less than what must be provided to these countries to help them establish meaningful institutional and legal frameworks for data collection, management and archiving so that national inventories of GHG can be successfully prepared and submitted every two years. UNEP will ensure that countries benefit from additional support provided through the Global Support Programme, jointly implemented by UNEP-UNDP, and/or training and guidance materials from the Consultative Group of Experts.

Even though incremental reasoning is not applicable to this kind of project, BURs are indirectly associated with global environmental benefits as improved reporting on emissions and removals of GHGs will enable countries assess their GHG mitigation options and elaborate programmes containing measures to mitigate climate change. Such programmes and mitigation options will provide a basis for formulating project proposals for funding and promoting development and transfer of climate change technologies. This will support these countries to reduce GHG emissions whilst pursuing their socio-economic development plans and objectives. Good quality BURs and enhanced capacities of non-Annex 1 countries to report on climate change means a better response to the implementation process of the UNFCCC and its treaties.

Preparation of biennial update reports by developing countries is convention guidance, and is implemented on an agreed full cost basis requiring only in-kind contribution by GEF-eligible countries. The thirty five national governments under this programme will make in-kind contribution of up to US$ 1,228,000 and UNEP will provide co-financing of US$ 24,500 as an in-kind contribution for project management in form of office facilities, equipment, communications, processes of identification of local, regional and international consultants to assist national experts prepare components of the BUR, upon request from national executing agencies.

To ensure sustainability of the preparation of the BUR every two years, it is expected that (a) funding for preparation of the BUR from GEF or any other sources will be adequate and available, (b) there will be robust national system for generating and storing data on time, (c) countries will retain capacity and capabilities of institutions that are involved and (d) there will be continuous efforts in training and mainstreaming of the BURs into national processes.

A.2. Stakeholders. Will project design include the participation of relevant stakeholders from civil society and indigenous people? (yes FORMCHECKBOX /no FORMCHECKBOX ) If yes, identify key stakeholders and briefly describe how they will be engaged in project design/preparation:

To ensure effective and timely work delivery, strategies for implementation of the BUR project would be grounded on the following key working principles: inclusiveness and wide participation; deployment of good science; optimal use of national expertise; use of appropriate tools and methodologies, as well as accurate and transparent data and information.

Countries will be required to engage a wider range of stakeholders during project implementation plans and BURs preparation through advisory committees and consultations across different sectors. Each executing agency of the BUR project will hold a project inception workshop where roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders in the project will be mapped out. A detailed stakeholder consultation and engagement process will be included in each of the Project Implementation Plans to be submitted to UNEP and the UNFCCC focal points, for approval, under phase I of this project. The project will continuously engage stakeholders, who will include and not be restricted to government agencies, ministries, universities/academia/research institutions, NGOs, indigenous people and gender groups, private sector, etc.

A.3. Gender Considerations. Are gender considerations taken into account? (yes FORMCHECKBOX /no FORMCHECKBOX ). If yes, briefly describe how gender considerations will be mainstreamed into project preparation, taken into account the differences, needs, roles and priorities of men and women.

Executing Agencies will undertake consultations with organizations working on climate change and gender equality to analyze expected roles and responsibilities of men and women in the preparing and drafting biennial update report. Through these consultations, the Executing Agencies will include a section on gender consideration in their BUR Project Implementation Plans for approval by UNEP. Efforts will also be made to have acceptable gender representation in project management structures (committees, institutional frameworks) and capacity building actions (trainings, workshops,) under this project. Institutions to be consulted on gender issues at national level will include, but not limited to: Ministries in charge of gender, the gender focal point for the Convention on Climate Change, civil society organizations working in the fields of gender and climate change as well as research institutions and development partners working on gender issues.

A.4 Risk. Indicate risks, including climate change, potential social and environmental risks that might prevent the project objectives from being achieved, and, if possible, propose measures that address these risks to be further developed during the project design (table format acceptable):

Considering the link between the NCs and BURs preparation, the following are most probable risks that are likely to arise during the project life span (i) the possibility of most countries producing reports that lack adequate depth and quality, (ii) the existence of weak institutional arrangements, (iii) the high turnover of project staff/ national authorities and their lack of awareness of the objectives of the project and/or programmes and (iv) poor stakeholder consultation processes in the preparation of these reports.

To work towards mitigating these risks, UNEP will assist country teams to set-up appropriate national implementation modality, supervise implementation, and mitigate project risks to ensure effective work delivery. This will include provision of advice on access to methodological tools, provision of technical services, and participation of qualified facilitators/experts to provide training in country and sub-regional workshops; in addition to providing comprehensive guidance to project management team on project technical and financial reporting guidelines. Upon request, UNEP will undertake a non-intrusive technical review of assessment reports, and facilitate onsite visits to countries to provide hands-on-training on tools and methodologies for cross-sectoral assessments and for mainstreaming of climate change issues into development plans and strategies, etc. Countries will be encouraged to make use of existing NCs institutional arrangements for BUR preparation so as to build on ongoing climate change reporting at national level.

A.5. Coordination. Outline the coordination with other relevant GEF-financed and other initiatives:

The proposed project will be designed and implemented in coordination with several other GEF´s strategic area projects under the Multilateral Environmental Agreements and other initiatives. The project will coordinate closely with the Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention and will draw on their work regarding guidelines and training materials for the preparation of NC and BURs. The project will use methodologies recommended by the UNFCCC (reference: Supplementary CGE training materials – Biennial update reports) and will build on the work carried out under previous NC, as well on the workshops and guidance materials developed by the NCSP/GSP funded by the GEF.

Where appropriate, coordination will be ensured with other projects/programmes such as: Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs), Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI); the UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD) and other relevant initiatives, to avoid the duplication of work. Through the UNEP Regional Offices and the one UN process, the programme will link to the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) process, especially for those countries that will be reviewing or commencing preparation of their UNDAF during this period.

Description of the consistency of the project with:

B.1 Is the project consistent with the National strategies and plans or reports and assessments under relevant conventions? (yes FORMCHECKBOX /no FORMCHECKBOX ). If yes, which ones and how: NAPAs, ASGM NAPs, MIAs, NBSAPs, NCs, TNAs, NCSAs, NIPs, PRSPs, NPFE, BURs, etc.:

This project is designed to complement and strengthen the existing national communication processes and other ongoing and planned projects and programmes on climate change reporting at national level without duplication. Project activities to be carried out by participating countries will be in line with national development priorities and will help inform and guide other relevant initiatives including those put in place or planned to tackle climate change at different levels including regional, national, sectoral, and local levels. Where appropriate, the project will strive, to strengthen its linkages with other equally relevant initiatives, such as mitigation projects, Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), and prioritize technology needs through robust Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs) and implementation of national action plans to promote transfer of technology which are also funded by the GEF.

part iii: approval/endorsement by gef operational focal point(s) and GEF agency(ies)

A. Record of Endorsement of GEF Operational Focal Point (S) on Behalf of the Government(s): (Please attach the Operational Focal Point endorsement letter(s) with this template. For SGP, use this SGP OFP endorsement letter).

PARTY

Name

Position

Ministry

Date (MM/dd/yyyy)

1. Afghanistan

Mostapha Zaher

Director General

National Environmental Protection Agency

07/19/2014

2. Angola

Dr. Carlos Avelino Manuel Cadete

National Director of Statistics, Planning and Studies Office

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT

07/16/2014

3. Antigua and Barbuda

Ms. Diann Black - Layne

Chief Environment Officer Environment Division

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LANDS, HOUSING AND THE ENVIRONMENT

06/17/2014

4. Bahrain

Eng. Zahwa. M.S. Al Kuwari

Director of Environmental Policies and Planning

SUPREME COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENT

06/17/2014

5. Burkina Faso

Dr. Georges Yamego

Permanent Secretary, National Council for Environment and Sustainable Development

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

07/10/2014

6. Cambodia

Dr. Lonh Heal

Director General


07/24/2014

7. Comoros

Mr. Mohamed Said Youssouf

Secretary General

MINISTRY OF MANUFACTURE FISHERY ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, INDUSTRY AND HANDICRAFTS

06/23/2014

8. Dominica

Mr. Lloyd Pascal

Director, Environment Coordination Unit

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, PHYSICAL PLANNING AND FISHERIES

06/17/2014

9. Democratic Republic of Congo

Mr. Vincent Kasulu Seya Makonga

Director, Sustainable Development

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, NATURE CONSERVATION, WATER AND FORESTS

07/05/2014

10. Equatorial Guinea

Mr. Engonga Osono Santiago Francisco

General Director

MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

06/23/2014

11. Eritrea

Mr. Mogos Woldeyhannes

Director General, Environment

MINISTRY OF LAND, WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

07/15/2014

12. Fiji

Mr. Samuela Namosimalua

Permanent Secretary

MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT

07/02/2014

13. Gambia

Mrs. Ndey Sireng Bakurin

Executive Director

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

07/10/2014

14. Guinea

Mr. Ahmadou Sebory Toure

Director General

FONDS DE SAUVEGARDE DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT

06/19/2014

15. Guinea Bissau

Mr. Eng. Ernesto Pereira

Director General for Environment

STATE SECRETARIAT FOR ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM

07/10/2014

16. Guyana

Dr. Indarjit Ramdass

Executive Director

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

07/09/2014

17. Haiti

Dr. Jean Francois Thomas

Minister


06/23/2014

18. Kiribati

Mrs. Nenenteiti Teariki Ruatu

Deputy Director, Environment and Conservation Division

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, LANDS AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (MELAD)

08/06/2014

19. Lao People's Democratic Rep.

Mr. Khampadith Khammounheuang

Deputy Director General, Environment Department

ENVIRONMENT, QUALITY PROMOTION DEPARTMENT

06/23/2014

20. Lesotho

Mr. Stanley M. Damane

The National Environment Secretariat

MINISTRY OF TOURISM, ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE

07/15/2014

21. Liberia

Madam Anyaa Vohiri

Executive Director/ CEO

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

06/30/2014

22. Madagascar

Mrs. Christine Edmee

Ralalaharisoa

Director General for Environment

MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS

06/23/2014

23. Malawi

Mr. Aloysius Mphatso Kamperewera

Director of Environmental Affairs

ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT

07/02/2014

24. Mauritius

Mr. Dharam Dev Manraj

Financial Secretary

MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

06/24/2014

25. Mozambique

Ms. Marilia Telma Antonio Manjate

Head of Department of International Cooperation

MINISTRY FOR THE CO-ORDINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS (MICOA)

06/17/2014

26. Myanmar

Hla Maung Thein

Deputy Director General, Environmental Conservation Department

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY

07/24/2014

27. Rwanda

Dr. Rose Mukankomeje

Director General

RWANDA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (REMA)

06/18/2014

28. Saint Lucia

Ms. Caroline Eugene

Sustainable Development and Environment Officer III

MINISTRY OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

06/23/2014

29. Sao Tome and Principe

Mr. Lourenco

Monteiro de Jesus

Director of Environmental Education and Statistics

MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS AND NATURAL RESOURCES

06/19/2014

30. Senegal

Mrs. Mariline Diara

Director, Department of Environment and Classified Establishments (DEEC)

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

06/23/2014

31. Seychelles

Mr. Etienne Didier Cesar Dogley

Principal Secretary for Environment

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT

07/30/2014

32. Sierra Leone

Mr. Abdulai Kargbo

Head of Department, Field Operations and Extension

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY

07/10/2014

33. Somalia

Mr. Jabril Mahamud Geddi

Deputy Director General

MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERAL RESOURCES

06/18/2014

34. Uganda

Mr. Patrick Ocailap

Deputy Secretary to the Treasury

MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

07/04/2014

35. Zambia

Mr. Godwin Fishani Gondwe

Director, Environment and Natural Resources

MINISTRY OF LANDS, NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

06/19/2014

B. GEF Agency(ies) Certification

This request has been prepared in accordance with GEF policies and procedures and meets the GEF criteria for project identification and preparation under GEF-6.

Agency Coordinator, Agency name

Signature

Date

(MM/dd/yyyy)

Project Contact Person

Telephone

Email

Brennan VanDyke

Director, GEF Coordination Office,

UNEP

August 27, 2014

George Manful

Task Manager

+254207625085

George.Manful

@unep.org

C. Additional GEF Project Agency Certification (Applicable Only to newly accredited GEF Project Agencies)

For newly accredited GEF Project Agencies, please download and fill up the required GEF Project Agency Certification of Ceiling Information Template to be attached as an annex to the PIF.

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

BUR

Biennial Update Report

CGE

Consultative Group of Experts

CoP

Conference of Parties

EFs

Emission Factors

GCF

Green Climate Fund

GEF

Global Environment Facility

GHGs

Greenhouse Gases

GSP

Global Support Programme

LDCs

Least Developed Countries

MRV

Measurement, Reporting and Verification

MTS

Medium Term Strategy

NAMAsNationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions

NCs

National Communications

NCSP

National Communication Support Programme

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

PEI

Poverty-Environment Initiative

PIP

Project Implementation Plan

PoW

Programme of Work

QA/ QCQuality Assurance/ Quality Control

SIDS

Small Island Developing States

TA

Technical Assistance

TNAs

Technology Needs Assessments

UNCTs

United Nations Country Teams

UNDAF UN Development Assistance Framework

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

UNFCCCUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UN-REDDUN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries

BUR PROJECT EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTS

Project Component

Expected Outcomes

Expected Outputs

1. National circumstances, institutional arrangements for the preparation of the national communications on a continuous basis

1.1 National framework for preparation of biennial update report developed, consistent with national circumstances and development priorities

1.1.1 Information on geographical distinctiveness; climate, land resources, biological diversity, water and forest resources, demography, economy including energy, transport, industry, agriculture; education including scientific and technical research updated and adequately synthesized.

1.1.2 Institutional arrangements and strategies for continuous improvements for the preparation of biennial update reports described and documented.

2. National inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removal by sinks of greenhouse gases (GHGs)

2.1 Strengthened national institutional capacities for GHG preparation

2.1.1 Start-up data management design infrastructure, software and operations, coupled with web-based access and capabilities developed and/or upgraded.

2.1.2 Surveys, sampling and research to collect missing data for key categories undertaken and measures put in place for regular data updates

2.1.3 Inventory data management system improved and used in a complementary/coherent manner for BURs

2.2 Improved quality of GHG data generated using guidance on good practice and uncertainity management

2.2.1 QA/QC plan and its implementation framework developed.

2.2.2 Uncertainty assessment of GHG emissions and removals for key categories and selected sectors undertaken and documented.

2.3 National GHG emissions and projections compiled and approved for BUR

2.3.1 GHG emissions and trends updated for the main economic sectors (energy, agriculture, forestry and other land use, industry and waste) for major direct gases such as CO2, CH4, N2O, PFCs; underlying assumptions, references and methodological choices outlined, and emission factors documented and archived.

2.4.1 Emission trends, Key Category Analysis,

Uncertainty Management performed and GHG projection for periods from 2016 to 2030 estimated.

(e) Information on international market mechanisms.

4.1.3 Report bringing all these elements outlined in 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 together and helping to match funding opportunities with needs prepared

5. Domestic measurement reporting and verification

5.1 Established domestic monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) arrangement for mitigation actions and its effects

5.1.1 Domestic MRV system set up and made functional

5.1.2 Information on the protocols and operations procedures of the MRV system developed.

5.1.3 MRV conducted and documented

6. Any other information

6.1 Information on non-climate related impacts, opportunities and benefits on sustainable development objectives provided

6.1.1 Report on non-climate related impacts, opportunities and benefits on sustainable development objectives prepared

7. Monitoring, reporting and preparation financial audit

7.1 Effectively implemented, monitored and evaluated BUR project

7.1.1 Project financial and progress reports prepared and submitted promptly

8. Publication and submission of BURs

8.1 Thirty five BURs submitted to UNFCCC

8.1.1 BUR prepared, reviewed, published and submitted to UNFCCC in line with reporting guidelines

GEF_PIF_52

� Project ID number will be assigned by GEFSEC and to be entered by Agency in subsequent document submissions.

� When completing Table A, refer to the GEF Website, � HYPERLINK "http://spapps.worldbank.org/apps/gef/teams/obs/Shared%20Documents/GEF%20OPERATIONS/Template/Docs%20linked%20to%20templates/GEF6%20Focal%20Area%20Results%20Framework.docx" ��Focal Area Results Framework� which is an Excerpt from � HYPERLINK "http://www.thegef.org/gef/node/10412" ��GEF-6 Programming Directions�.

� Financing type can be either investment or technical assistance.

� For GEF Project Financing up to $2 million, PMC could be up to10% of the subtotal; above $2 million, PMC could be up to 5% of the subtotal. PMC should be charged proportionately to focal areas based on focal area project financing amount in Table D below.�

� PPG requested amount is determined by the size of the GEF Project Financing (PF) as follows: Up to $50k for PF upto $1 mil; $100k for PF up to $3 mil; $150k for PF up to $6 mil; $200k for PF up to $10 mil; and $300k for PF above $10m. On an exceptional basis, PPG amount may differ upon detailed discussion and justification with the GEFSEC.

� PPG fee percentage follows the percentage of the Agency fee over the GEF Project Financing amount requested.

� Provide those indicator values in this table to the extent applicable to your proposed project. Progress in programming against these targets for the projects per the Corporate Results Framework in the �HYPERLINK "http://www.thegef.org/gef/node/10412"��GEF-6 Programming Directions�, will be aggregated and reported during mid-term and at the conclusion of the replenishment period.

� For regional and/or global projects in which participating countries are identified, OFP endorsement letters from these countries are required � even though there may not be a STAR allocation associated with the project.

� GEF policies encompass all managed trust funds, namely: GEFTF, LDCF, and SCCF

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