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Global Environment Facility Investing in Our Planet •gef GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY INVESTING IN OUR PLANET Naoko Ishii CEO and Chairperson April17, 2014 Dear LDCF /SCCF Council Member: FAO as the Implementing Agency for the project entitled: El Salvador: Climate Change Adaptation to Reduce Land Degradation in Fragile Micro-Watersheds Located in the Municipalities of Texistepeque and Candelaria de Ia Frontera~. has submitted the attached proposed project document for CEO endorsement prior to final approval of the project document in accordance with F AO procedures. The Secretariat has reviewed the project document. It is consistent with the proposal approved by Council in November 2011 and the proposed project remains consistent with the Instrument and GEF policies and procedures. The attached explanation prepared by F AO satisfactorily details how Council's comments and those ofthe STAP have been addressed. I am, therefore, endorsing the project document. We have today posted the proposed project document on the GEF website at www.TheGEF.org. If you do not have access to the Web, you may request the local field office ofUNDP or the World Bank to download the document for you. Alternatively, you may request a copy of the document from the Secretariat. If you make such a request, please confirm for us your current mailing address. Sincerely, . D~ fNaoko Ishii Attachment: Project Document Copy to: Country Operational Focal Point, GEF Agencies, STAP, Trustee 1818 H Street, NW • Washington, DC 20433 • USA Tel: +1 (202) 473 3202- Fax: +1 (202) 522 3240 E-mail: [email protected] www.thegef.org REQUEST FOR: CEO ENDORSEMENT PROJECT TYPE: MEDIUM-SIZED PROJECT TYPE OF TRUST FUND: MULTI-TRUST FUND FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GEF, VISIT THEGEF.ORG PART I: PROJECT INFORMATION Project Title: Climate Change Adaptation to Reduce Land Degradation in Fragile Micro-Watersheds located in the municipalities of Texistepeque and Candelaria de la Frontera Country(ies): El Salvador GEF Project ID:1 4616 GEF Agency(ies): FAO GEF Agency Project ID: 614715 Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock February 12, Other Executing Partner(s): Submission Date: (MAG) 2014 GEF Focal Area (s): Multi-focal Area Project Duration(Months) 36 Name of Parent Program (if Project Agency Fee ($): 152,130 applicable): For SFM/REDD+ For SGP For PPP A. FOCAL AREA STRATEGY FRAMEWORK2 Focal Trust Grant Co- Area Expected FA Outcomes Expected FA Outputs Fund Amount financing Objectives ($) ($) CCA-1 Outcome 1.2: Reduced vulnerability to Output 1.2.1: Vulnerable physical, SCCF 325,000 climate change in development sectors natural and social assets strengthened in response to climate change impacts, 774,148 including variability. CCA-1 Outcome 1.3: Diversified and Output 1.3.1: SCCF 325,000 1,266,226 strengthened livelihoods and sources of Targeted individual and community income for vulnerable people living in livelihood strategies strengthened in target area relation to climate change impacts, including variability. CCA-2 Outcome 2.3: Output 2.3.1: SCCF 250,000 Strengthened awareness and ownership Targeted groups participate in 1,371,745 of adaptation and climate risk reduction adaptation and risk reduction processes at local level. awareness activities LD-1 Outcome 1.2: Improved agricultural Output 1.2: Types of Innovative GEFTF 139,783 management, (increased land area with SL/WM practices introduced at field 1,477,264 sustained productivity and reduced level. vulnerability of communities to climate variability) LD-1 Outcome 1.3: Sustained flow of Output 1.3: Suitable SL/WM GEFTF 199,164 422,075 services in agro-ecosystems. interventions to increase vegetation cover in agro-ecosystems. LD-3 Outcome 3.2: Integrated landscape Output 3.2: GEFTF 182,423 703,116 management practices adopted by local INRM tools and methodologies are 1 Project ID number will be assigned by GEFSEC. 2 Refer to the Focal Area/LDCF/SCCF Results Framework when completing Table A. 1 communities (application of integrated developed and implemented. natural resource management (INRM) in the wider landscape). Subtotal 1,421,370 6,014,574 Project Management Cost 100,000 423,426 Total project costs 1,521,370 6,438,0003 B. PROJECT FRAMEWORK Project Objective: Grant Confirmed Project Grant Trust Expected Outcomes Expected Outputs Amount Co-financing Component Type Fund ($) ($) 1. TA 1.1: Seven institutions 1.1.1: One Methodology and SCCF 189,564 800,755 Institutional present in the project guidelines for developing cost- intervention area have efficient FMWMPs, built on a strengthening to design and enhanced capacities to consensus between the central implement integrate CCA in fragile government, the municipalities and Fragile Micro- micro-watershed planning the local population. Watershed and management processes, Management based on inter-sector 1.1.2: Seven government agencies Plans coordination, and a bottom- with enhanced capacities for (FMWMPs) up and gender-sensitive prevention, response and recovery that increase approach. from natural disasters or extreme adaptive natural events (storms, droughts, capacities to the SCCF AMAT Indicator hurricanes, etc.) in fragile adverse impacts 2.2.1: Seven institutions with watersheds in the project targeted of CC, based on increased capacities areas (6 fragile micro-watersheds in a participatory 2 municipalities). and gender- SCCF AMAT Indicator sensitive 2.2.2: Capacity perception 1.2.1: 4 strategic alliances including approach. index: score 3. Women 5 development actors and 5 local participants: 25-30% stakeholders are created to support the development and implementation 1.2: 50-75% of men, women, of 6 FMWMPs in the municipalities local authorities and of Texistepeque and Candelaria de la institutions present in the Frontera project intervention area are aware of the adverse impacts 1.2.2: Six FMWMPs implemented of climate change, and monitored in Texistepeque and appropriate responses, and Candelaria de la Frontera, through a affirm their ownership of the participatory process (involving processes of adaptation to departmental, municipal and local climate change. authorities and civil society). The FMWMPs include concrete SCCF AMAT Indicator measures to reduce CC adverse 2.3.2: 50-75% of population impacts in the most vulnerable affirming ownership of micro-watersheds at local level adaptation processes. 1.2.3: 750 households (of which 25- 1.3: Food production has 30% are female headed) are aware of 3 The Ministry of Agriculture (MAG) agrees to commit an annual cash co-financing of USD $2 million, through the FPIG- PAF, for the three years of project implementation (2014, 2015,2016) . The amount of $ 2 million can be budgeted for current years only, as national law prevents the MAG from committing financial resources for upcoming years until new year budgets are approved. These resources have been regularly allocated by MAG since 2005 and this practice is foreseen to be sustained in coming years. 2 increased by 10% and dietary CC impacts and and are trained in habits have improved leading vulnerability identification (causes, to a 2% decrease in child practices, context) and risk reduction malnutrition in the project activities at the local level. intervention area. SCCF AMAT Indicator 1.2.8: 1.3.1: 1200 households (25-30% +10% change in projected female-headed) have production food production in targeted systems more climate resilient, and area given existing and have enhanced livelihood assets projected climate change through productive activities in the project targeted areas (basic grains, vegetable gardens, poultry). SCCF AMAT Indicator 1.2.1.3: five climate- resilient agricultural practices introduced to promote food security SCCF AMAT Indicator 1.3.1: Households and communities have moderate access to livelihood assets (score: 4).. Female- headed households: 25-30%. 2. TA 2.1: 40% of soils in targeted 2.1.1: Supplied vegetation material GEFTF 521,370 2,602,455 Soil quality project areas have increased for soil/water protection and vegetation cover (fruit trees, conservation (living barriers, living enhancement based on the forest trees, grass, and bush, hedges, gully control) through increase of among others) for soil and establishment and strengthening of vegetation water protection and agro-forestry nurseries at household, cover, conservation. community and municipal level, in Integrated targeted micro-watersheds. USD Natural LD PMAT Indicator LD1.iii) 80,000 invested in inputs for soil Resource Land area of production conservation. Management systems with increased (INRM), vegetation cover: 1541 2.2.1: Six Farmer Field Schools suitable land- hectares (FFS) established engaging 192 use and gender- households (25-30% female-headed) sensitive 2.2: 40% of soils in the in experimental learniong in INRM, management, project targeted areas are soil conservation and protection in recovering flow under INRM practices in the targeted micro-watersheds. of agro- wider landscape resulting in ecosystem sustained agricultural 2.2.2: 128 Technical Demonstrative services in productivity (proxy indicator: Families (DFs) (38 female-headed) fragile micro- 2.89 Ton of corn/ha/year) assisted in adopting INRM watersheds. and reduced vulnerability for techniques and good agricultural local communities. practices (GAP) in targeted micro- watersheds (technology and GAP adoption monitored gender- LD PMAT LD3.ii) Spatial disaggregated) coverage of integrated natural resource management practices in the 2.2.3: Five Good agricultural wider landscape: 1541 practices (GAP) disseminated among hectares 1200 small-scale producers
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