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PARTNERING FOR ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE – AGUA (PARA-AGUA) PROJECT QUARTERLY REPORT AND FY 2014 REVIEW TH 4 QUARTER – JULY TO OCTOBER 2014 October 21, 2014 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by AECOM. 1 PARTNERING FOR ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE – AGUA (PARA-AGUA) PROJECT QUARTERLY REPORT AND FY 2014 REVIEW TH 4 QUARTER – JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2014 Submitted to: USAID/WASHINGTON Prepared by: AECOM DISCLAIMER: This document is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this document are the sole opinion of AECOM and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the U.S. Government. 2 4TH QUARTER – JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................ 5 1.1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................................... 5 1.2. SUMMARY OF PROGRESS & PERFORMANCE THROUGH FY 2014 Q4 ............................................ 5 2.I. IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS....................................................................................................................... 11 2.1. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 11 2.2. PROGRESS RELATED TO PARA-AGUA’S GENDER-FOCUSED APPROACH ................................... 21 2.3. OPERATIONAL MATTERS ................................................................................................................................. 22 2.4. IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES ................................................................................................................. 23 3. PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR FY 2015 Q1 ....................................................................................................... 24 4. RESULTS ................................................................................................................................................................... 28 4.1. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS PER INTERMEDIATE RESULT AND INDICATOR ........................... 28 4.2. BASELINE DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................................ 32 3 4TH QUARTER – JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2014 ACRONYMS ACCION Andean Climate Change Inter-American Observatory Network ANA Peruvian National Water Authority APCI Agencia Peruana de Cooperación Internacional CIIFEN International Center For Research of The el Niño Phenomenon CNCG Climate, Nature and Communities in Guatemala project CONDESAN Consortium for the Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecoregion COR Contracting Officer’s Representative COP Chief of Party CoP Community of Practice CORPOCALDAS Regional Autonomous Corporation of Caldas ICAA Initiative for Conservation in the Andean Amazon IDEAM Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies INAMHI National Institute of Meteorology And Hydrology FESCO Foundation for Adequate Stimulation of the Child With Community Projection LAC Latin America and the Caribbean NCAR U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research NGO Non-Governmental Organization PARA-AGUA Partnering for Adaptation and Resilience – Agua PMP Performance Management Plan POMCA Watershed Management and Land Use Plan of the Chinchiná River RDS Robust Decision Support SENAMHI National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology of Peru SNIP National System for Public Investment TNC The Nature Conservancy UCAR University Corporation for Atmospheric Research USAID United States Agency for International Development USG United States Government UTP La Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira VAT Value Added Tax WEAP Water Evaluation and Planning UNFCCC U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change XLRM Uncertainty Factors (X), Policy Levers (L), Models (R), Performance Metrics (M) 4 4TH QUARTER – JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2014 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Under USAID contract number AID-EDH-I-00-08-024 Task Order AID-OAA-TO-13-00037, AECOM International Development (AECOM) implements the Partnering for Adaptation and Resilience - Agua (PARA-Agua) Project in Peru, Colombia, as well as countries in Central America and the Caribbean. The PARA-Agua Project was awarded on September 13, 2013, with a period of performance of two years with two one-year extension options ending on September 12, 2017. The AECOM team is developing innovative approaches to increase adaptation to climate change impacts through improved watershed management. The three main project tasks for PARA-Agua are: 1. Strengthening the capacity of the research community to generate policy-oriented data on watershed management and climate change adaptation; 2. Mainstreaming and integrating climate data into decision-making related to watershed management; and 3. Strengthening planning systems that optimize water use over the whole length of watersheds in the context of climate change adaptation. To implement Task 1, PARA-Agua combines training programs with expanded professional and counterpart linkages between national research organizations with regional and international counterparts to create new incentives for better research and the creation of policy- oriented data. To implement Task 2, PARA-Agua is developing new models for mainstreaming scientific data in policy-making and community development through a coordinated program of planning and cooperation. Through Task 3, the PARA-Agua project links science and policy to action at the watershed level through an integrated program of planning, adaptation interventions and twinning partnerships. 1.2. SUMMARY OF PROGRESS & PERFORMANCE THROUGH FY 2014 Q4 The present document focuses on major accomplishments during FY14 with emphasis on the last quarter of the year, July-September, 2014. The report provides a discussion of the interim results achieved and outlines follow-up activities to complete tasks at the watershed level in both Peru and Colombia. The PARA-Agua project has reached a point where all major tasks and activities are in progress both at the regional level in Andean South America and in two target watersheds in Peru (Chira-Piura) and in Colombia (Chinchina). A map of the geographical location of the project and the target watersheds is presented below. 5 4TH QUARTER – JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2014 Figure 1: Map of Peru and Colombia with the watersheds As required by clause F.3.3 of AID-OAA-TO-13-00037, Table 1 below contains a summary of progress and performance during PARA-Agua’s fourth quarter. Items that refer directly to accomplishments, operational matters, and challenges in FY14 Q4 are labeled as such. Progress made during the rest of FY14 is presented in Table 1to provide context for Q4 results and to offer a broader view of the PARA- Agua’s efforts to date. Table 1: Summary of Progress Q4 and FY 2014 Major Accomplishments • Two regional training workshops were completed during Q4 in Peru and Colombia based on the first of four prioritized training topics identified through the gap analysis completed in Q3. The workshops and gap analysis are activities under Task 1: strengthening the capacity of the research 6 4TH QUARTER – JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2014 community to generate policy-oriented data on watershed management and climate change adaptation. The workshops were successful in helping researchers to better communicate with the policy makers and understand their information needs, planning horizons, and different data requirements. • In conjunction with the regional training workshops, PARA-Agua developed the first toolkit in Q4 for use with the events and the forthcoming Community of Practice (CoP). The first toolkit provides a methodology that can be used by both scientists and researchers to identify the scale, uncertainties, form, and source of climate related information needed for different actors involved in policy and watershed management. The CoP will serve as a platform for the collaboration between the research and policy communities; the dissemination of toolkits and best practices; and the sustainability of PARA-Agua’s broader efforts. • During Q4, PARA-Agua completed the framework for the design and implementation of CoP. The development of the framework was informed by extensive consultation with stakeholders and research on existing CoPs within the region that are similar in scope. • To support the long-term sustainability of the CoP and the broader efforts of PARA-Agua, a consortium has been selected as the legacy institution for the CoP during Q4. • New watersheds in Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador were identified in Q4 through consultation with USAID in Q4, various stakeholder institutions, and the use of the project’s watershed selection criteria. Work will formally begin in the Quilca-Chili Peru in Q1 FY15. • PARA-Agua has started an exchange of information, lessons learned, experiences and documents with USAID/Guatemala in Central America. Additionally, project teamed up with the CNCG project in Guatemala and invited the climate change lead to participate in the XLRM workshop in Manizales, Colombia in April 2014. • Climate change scenario workshops were held in Q4 for Chinchina and Chira-Piura as part of the implementation of the WEAP-based RDS process. The events were successful in building