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Financing Plan REQUEST FOR CEO ENDORSEMENT/APPROVAL Major Amendment Request for LDCF Council Circulation\ PROJECT TYPE: Full-sized Project THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES FUND FOR CLIMATE CHANGE 1 (LDCF) Submission Date: December 12, 2016 PART I: PROJECT INFORMATION GEFSEC PROJECT ID: 3798 Expected Calendar (mm/dd/yy) GEF AGENCY PROJECT ID: P112611 Milestones Dates COUNTRY(IES): Vanuatu Work Program (for FSP) 10/15/08 PROJECT TITLE: Increasing Resilience to Climate Change and Natural Hazards Agency Approval Date 11/13/12 GEF AGENCY(IES): World Bank Implementation Start 01/14/13 OTHER EXECUTING PARTNER(S): Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo- Mid-term Review Completed 12/01/15 hazards Department (VMGD), with inputs from National Disaster Project Closing Date 12/30/18 Management Office (NDMO), Department of Local Administration (DLA), Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), Vanuatu Agriculture Research and Technology Center (VARTC), and Department of Rural Water Supply (RWS) GEF FOCAL AREA: Climate Change (Adaptation) A. PROJECT FRAMEWORK Project Objective: To strengthen disaster risk management systems and pilot investments in select villages to increase the resilience to the impacts of natural hazards and climate variability and change. Indicate a whether Expected Expected LDCF Co-financing Total ($) Project Investment, Outcomes Outputs Financin c = a+b Components a TA, or ($) a g % ($) b % b STA 1. Institutional TA National Advisory Secretariat/PMU 1,670,000 38 2,700,000 62 4,370,000 Strengthening Investment Board for Disaster staffed to provide for Climate Risk Reduction effective oversight Change and and Climate and implementation Disaster Risk Change (NAB) guidance for climate Management Secretariat and change adaptation NDMO have and disaster capacity to management mainstream in broader Operational Manuals development providing procedures including through / protocols for developing and Climate Change managing climate adaptation & change adaptation, Disaster Disaster Risk management Management projects/programs programs and Early Warning Multi-hazard Early Systems, at Warning Systems national and improved community levels 12-12-2016 ID3798 Req CEO End for Maj Rev 2. Increasing TA Communities in Guidelines/manuals/t 2,510,000 82 540000 18 3,050,000 Community Investment areas targeted ools based on good Resilience in under the project local and Areas Affected have expanded international by Tropical capacity to practices developed Cyclone Pam identify and for guiding implement Community-based adaptive strategies Adaptation in Vanuatu Priority resilient activities identified and implemented in areas affected by Tropical Cyclone Pam 1 This template is for the use of LDCF Adaptation projects only. 1 12-12-2016 ID3798 Req CEO End for Maj Rev 3. Promotion TA Villages Village representatives 700000 45 840000 55 1,540,000. of Improved Investment with climate trained on using new ` Technologies resilient material and crops for Food Crop investments Production that are Villages in targeted areas and implementin adopting improved Resilience to g varieties and crops Climate maintained contributing to more Change sustainable production and adaptation to climate change impacts 4. Rural Investment Communities Completed national 700000 66 360000 34 1,060,000 Water TA in areas inventory of rural water Security: targeted resources and systems, Increased under the with priority action plans Access to project have to increase coverage Secure Water increased Supply both the Water Supply Standards quality and Manual disseminated to, security of and adopted by, partners in their water the rural water sector supply. Rainwater harvesting and storage systems installed and functioning in targeted area and villages Total Project Costs 5,580,000 56 4,440,000 44 10,020,000 a List the $ by project components. The percentage is the share of LDCF and Co-financing respectively to the total amount for the component. b TA = Technical Assistance; STA = Scientific & Technical Analysis B. SOURCES OF CONFIRMED CO-FINANCING FOR THE PROJECT (expand the table line items as necessary) Name of Co-financier Classification Type Project %* (source) Government of Vanuatu National Govt In-kind 400,000 9 Project beneficiaries Beneficiaries In-kind 40,000 1 European Union GCA Bilat. Agency Grant 1,270,000 29 Intra Asian Caribbean and Bilat. Agency Grant 2,730,000 61 Pacific (ACP) Natural Disaster facility (EDF10) Total Co-financing 4,440,000 100% * Percentage of each co-financier’s contribution at CEO endorsement to total co-financing. 2 12-12-2016 ID3798 Req CEO End for Maj Rev C. CONFIRMED FINANCING PLAN SUMMARY FOR THE PROJECT ($) For comparison: Project Total Preparation Project (b) Agency Fee LDCF Grant and Amount (a) c = a + b Co-financing at PIF GEF financing 150,000 5,580,000 5,730,000 573,000 2,577,272 Co-financing 60,000 4,440,000 4,500,000 3,150,000 Total 210,000 10,020,000 11,730,000 573,000 5,727,272 1 D. FOR MULTI AGENCIES/COUNTRIES (IN $) not applicable (in $) GEF Country Name Agency Agency Total (c) 2 Project (a) Fee (b) c=a+b (select) (select) Total LDCF Resources 0 0 0 1 No need to provide information for this table if it is a single country and/or single GEF Agency project. 2 Relates to the project and any previous project preparation funding that have been provided and for which no Agency fee has been requested from Trustee. E. PROJECT MANAGEMENT BUDGET/COST Total Estimated Cost Items person months LDCF Co-financing Project total ($) ($) ($) Local consultants* 299 268000 453000 721000 International consultants* 74 700,000 800000 1,500,000 Office facilities, equipment, 70,400 93,980 188,380 vehicles and communications* Travel* 10,000 50,500 60,500 Total 373 1,048,400 1,397,480 2,469,880 * Details to be provided in Annex C. F. CONSULTANTS WORKING FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COMPONENTS: Estimated Co-financing Project total Component person weeks LDCF($) ($) ($) Local consultants* 359 240,000 460,000 700,000 International consultants* 104 480,000 480,000 960,000 Total 463 720,000 940,000 1,660,000 * Details to be provided in Annex C. G. DESCRIBE THE BUDGETED M&E PLAN: A Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, housed in the PMU, is responsible for coordinating M&E. This individual has been supported by an M&E Specialist with international experience over the last three years of the project. The quantitative information is being obtained from the implementing agencies, through baseline survey at the community level. The project has been under implementation over the past three years and 9 months. A management information system for tracking project progress recently linked to a GIS system has been developed to enable decisions and for monitoring and reporting. As the work at the community level accelerates, regular monitoring and selected activity checks on implementation will be conducted with the support from an NGO/CSO Consortium and line agencies. In addition, as the community-led activities progress, the communities are required to report against the objectives of their community-led micro-projects and key indicators. Through the involvement of the NGO/CSO Consortium, there is already some collation of lessons learned which will also inform subsequent community-led micro-projects. Quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports and independent financial audits have already occurred and will continue through the life of the project. A mid-term review has also been conducted and informed this restructuring. A final 5 12-12-2016 ID3798 Req CEO End.doc evaluation review have will be conducted. Reporting against the results framework will also continue to the end of the project. PART II: PROJECT JUSTIFICATION A. DESCRIBE THE PROJECT RATIONALE AND THE EXPECTED MEASURABLE ADAPTATION BENEFITS: The NAB will support activities aimed at building resilience of the most vulnerable and poorest communities on islands affected by the Tropical Cyclone Pam in March 2015. These are subsistence communities in approximately 150 villages. They have already been adversely impacted by a category 5 cyclone and drought since the project started. They also face high risk from climate extremes and change due to their location on islands that have seasonal droughts and are increasingly in cyclone paths. Relief efforts are difficult because of the distance, limited port facilities and disasters disrupt transport. There is little savings in these communities either as cash or in kind and trade is unreliable. Under these circumstances, water security and diversification of crops and practices like agroforestry will contribute to water and food security. The staple diet in the communities is based on root and tuber crops and bananas. The farming system i s supplemented by shifting cultivation and a few free range animals. The challenges from increasing population and climate-related extremes is putting stresses on food supply and availability of reliable and potable water, as has been demonstrated in the drought in early 2016. Government’s ability to respond to the increasing needs of island communities is severely constrained, both by the remoteness of many communities and by the very limited presence of government staff/extension workers outside the national capital region. Compounding this is that while a number of multilateral/bilateral agencies have/are providing assistance, capacity constraints even at a national level limit government’s ability to take full advantage of these cooperative programs, which themselves are often characterized by their short term nature. Accordingly, the strategy underpinning
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