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EN THIS ACTION IS FUNDED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION ANNEX III of the Commission Implementing Decision on the Annual Action Programme 2019 (part III) for Environment and Climate Change under the Global Public Goods and Challenges Thematic Programme, to be financed from the general budget of the Union Action Document for the project ‘GCCA+ support for Climate Change Adaptation in Suriname – Phase 2’ ANNUAL PROGRAMME This document constitutes the annual work programme in the sense of Article 110(2) of the Financial Regulation and action programme/measure in the sense of Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation N° 236/2014. 1. Title/basic act/ GCCA+ support for Climate Change Adaptation in Suriname – Phase 2 CRIS number CRIS number: ENV/2019/042-181 financed under the Development Cooperation Instrument. 2. Zone benefiting Suriname from the action/location The action shall be carried out at the following locations: the coastal zone of Suriname with a focus on (1) Nickerie and Coronie Districts and on (2) Paramaribo for institutional support activities at national level. 3. Programming Multi-annual Indicative Programme (MIP) 2018 – 2020 of the Global document Public Goods and Challenges thematic programme (GPGC) 4. SDGs Main SDGs: 13 (Climate Action) and 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) Other significant SDGs: 15 (Life on Land), 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) 5. Sector of Environment and Climate Change DEV. Assistance: YES intervention/ thematic area 6. Amounts Total estimated cost: EUR 5 500 000 concerned Total amount of EU budget contribution EUR 5 000 000 This action is co-financed in joint co-financing by UNDP for an amount of EUR 500 000 [1] 7. Aid Project Modality modality(ies) and implementation modality(ies) Indirect management with UNDP 8 a) DAC code(s) 140 – Water Supply and Sanitation (25%) 14010 – Water sector policy and administrative management (15%) 14015 – Water resources conservation (including data collection) (10%) 160 – Other Social Infrastructure and Services (15%) 16020 – Employment creation (15%) 410 – General Environmental Protection (45%) 41010 – Environmental policy and administrative management (15%) 41030 – Biodiversity management (15%) 41082 – Environmental research (15%) 430 – Other Multisector (15%) 43060 – Disaster Risk Reduction (15%) b) Main Delivery UNDP - 41114 Channel 9. Markers General policy objective Not Significant Principal (from CRIS DAC targeted objective objective form) Participation development/good ☐ X ☐ governance Aid to environment ☐ ☐ X Gender equality and Women’s and X ☐ Girl’s Empowerment Trade Development X ☐ ☐ Reproductive, Maternal, New born X ☐ ☐ and child health RIO Convention markers Not Significant Principal targeted objective objective Biological diversity ☐ X ☐ Combat desertification X ☐ ☐ Climate change mitigation ☐ X ☐ Climate change adaptation ☐ ☐ X 10. Global Public Global Climate Change Alliance+ (GCCA+) Goods and Challenges (GPGC) thematic flagships [2] SUMMARY The action is designed to support Suriname in dealing with the main effects of climate change, which are sea level rise and increased storm surges leading to coastal erosion, flooding and saltwater intrusion, combined with decreased rainfall. As a co-benefit, the action also contributes to CC mitigation by enhancing CO2 sequestration through its activities for mangrove conservation and expansion. To these purposes, two main intervention areas or components (SOs) are selected (combining adaptation and mitigation objectives): A first component focuses on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the western coastal districts of Nickerie and Coronie. Through this component, the resilience of the local population against sea level rise and its effects will be increased: (1) by supporting the conservation of the local mangroves, which constitute a key natural defence; (2) by a better understanding of the dynamics of the coastal areas, including the mangroves and connected wetlands, eventually resulting in improved decision-making in relation to the most effective protection measures (the best combinations of natural and artificial defence structures) and economic activities; (3) by an increased preparedness in case of flooding; and (4) by enhancing the potential of the District Development Plans of Nickerie and Coronie Districts in addressing the effects of Climate Change (CC) and in coping with the risk for CC-related disasters. The second component focuses on improving governance in the crucial areas of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM). More specifically, (1) the water sector will be strengthened and prepared for better IWRM mainly through institutional support and (2) political decisions, policies, strategies and action plans in the two key sectors will be correctly informed by the latest research findings and available data, thereby avoiding the issuance of technically incorrect and/or counterproductive guidance and measures. The action will be implemented through a Contribution Agreement with UNDP. 1 CONTEXT ANALYSIS 1.1 Context Description The Republic of Suriname is located on the northeastern coast of South America. The country has a total land area of 164,000km² with a 386 km long coastline and a population of 598,0001 inhabitants. Suriname can be divided into two main geographic regions: (1) the northern, lowland coastal area where economic activities and infrastructure are concentrated and where approximately 90% of the population lives and (2) the southern ‘interior’ part consisting of sparsely inhabited tropical rainforest and savannahs, covering about 80% of the land surface. 1 World Bank, July 2018. [3] With a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.720 (2018)2 and position 100 in the HDI ranking of 189 countries, Suriname is classified as an upper middle-income country. Still, its levels of poverty and inequality3 remain a major concern and Suriname’s economy, people’s purchasing power and government budgets have been strongly affected by high inflation rates over the past years (55% in 2016). In relation to climate change (CC), Suriname belongs to the group of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), hence to the group of countries that are highly vulnerable to the effects of CC and therefore priority partners for the GCCA+ programme. Regional climate modelling has shown that the following CC-related effects can be expected in Suriname4: Increase in mean annual temperature of 4.8 ˚C by 2080. Decreases in rainfall in all seasons; up to a 34% decrease in mean annual rainfall by 2080. Sea level rise. Predictions about the magnitude of sea level rise vary, up to 1.45m in 2100. Also increases in the frequency and/or magnitude of storm surge experienced in the coastal areas are likely to occur. While these predictions refer to a rather distant point in time, Suriname is already now witnessing negative effects of CC, with sea level rise being the main threat. Sea level rise and heavy storm surges are causing coastal erosion and flooding of coastal areas; and sea level rise in combination with low river discharges due to decreasing rainfall (and increased freshwater consumption) is resulting in progressive salt intrusion land inwards, affecting the quality of irrigation and drinking water in coastal areas. 1.2 Policy Framework (Global, EU) The action is funded under the GCCA+ initiative, which is one of the flagships of the EU’s Thematic Programme on Global Public Goods and Challenges (GPGC) and therefore aligned with the objectives and priorities outlined in the GCCA+/GPCG policy documents. As stated in its concept note, the GCCA+ works to build climate resilience in three main areas of intervention: (1) Mainstreaming CC into poverty reduction and development efforts; (2) Increasing resilience to climate-related stresses and shocks; and (3) Supporting the creation and implementation of concrete adaptation and mitigation strategies, plans and actions. The action has direct links with all three areas. The link with the first area consists in the mainstreaming of the annual District Development Plans (DDPs) in Nickerie and Coronie. The second area is covered by the action creating resilience of coastal communities and ecosystems against the effects of CC-induced sea level rise. Linkages with the third area are provided by the action’s support to the implementation of Suriname’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) and of several CC-mainstreamed sectoral plans such as the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) plan, the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Action Plan and the Bigi Pan Management Plan5 and to quality improvement of existing or new strategies, plans and actions through the incorporation of new insights and knowledge resulting from research. 2 http://hdr.undp.org/en/data 3 22.6% overall loss in HDI is due to inequalities; Coefficient of human inequality: 21.8 4 Caribsave, 2012 5 Bigi Pan Management Plan 2019-2024 (draft), April 2019, M. Djosetro, Ministry of Spatial Planning, Land and Forest Management - Forest Management Department & Suriname Forest Service [4] Besides its attention for climate action, the GPGC Multi-Annual Indicative Programme (MIP) (2018-2020) encourages the strengthening of interlinkages and cross-sectoral action aiming to contribute to multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this sense, the action is designed to link up with several targets of at least 5 SDGs. Other areas that are promoted by the GPGC MIP and reflected in the action’s strategic approach are: youth involvement,