SPCR Working Draft – Annexes List of Annexes 1. CIF Project Preparation
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SPCR Working Draft – Annexes List of Annexes 1. CIF Project Preparation Grant 2. Phase I Preparatory Technical Project Descriptions 3. List of Stakeholders Consulted (2017) & Various Meeting Minutes 4. SPCR Stakeholder Consultation List & Meeting Schedule (Month of July) 5. List of Stakeholders Consulted (Scoping Mission 26-30 October 2015) 6. Milestones For SPCR Consultative Process 7. Feedback From Consultative Stakeholder Meetings 8. Chronological List of Climate Adaptation Investments 9. Stocktaking of Past & Current Climate-Related Investments And Activities 10. Impressions On Happiness Index 11. Inventory of Climate Adaptation Programs & Activities 12. SPCR Phase II Investment Components 13. List of Key Reference Documents For Inception Report & SPCR Formulation 14. Bhutanese Adaptation/Green Bond Market: Preliminary Concept 15. References For Stocktaking (Chapter 2) 16. Climate Financing Entities 17. Description of Large Bhutanese CSOs 18. Description of Private Sector Players 19. Aide Memoire for Scoping & Joint Missions 20. Development Partner Mandate/Roles, Risk Management Gaps, and SPCR Involvement 21. SPCR Alignment/Synergies With Tajikistan SPCR Annex 1: CIF Project Preparation Grant Project Components Project Cost ( US$, Grant Financing Percentage millions ) (US$, millions ) Financing A. Development of SPCR 1.15 1.15 100 B. Capacity Building, Consultations, 0.35 0.35 100 Institutional Coordination, and Project Management Total Baseline costs 1.5 1.5 100 Physical contingencies - - - Price contingencies - - - Total Project Cost 1.5 1.5 100 Interest During Implementation - - - Front-End Fees - - - Total Financing Required 1.5 1.5 100 Annex 2: Phase I Preparatory Technical Project Descriptions First Preparatory Project NATIONAL CENTER FOR HYDROLOGY AND METEOROLOGY (NCHM) SPCR Component 1: Enhancing Information Base for Hydro-met Services and Climate Resilience Title: Hydro-Meteorological Extreme Analysis, Climate and Glacier Mapping, Risk Identification and Services 1.0 Background 1.1 Country Context Bhutan is highly vulnerable to hydro-meteorological hazards such as: extreme rainfall, windstorms, floods, flash floods, landslides and Glacier Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF). Climate variability and extreme events have increased the risks of irregular and extreme precipitation and prolonged droughts, thereby affecting people’s lives and livelihoods. As per the international disaster database referred in the Document of the World Bank (2017), during the last 20 years, Bhutan had experienced the 10 most significant natural disasters. For instance, GLOF event from Luggye Tsho in 1994 killed 21 people and damaged 91 houses besides damage to acres of land. Similarly, in 2009 Bhutan incurred an estimated loss of US$ 17 million including a loss of 13 lives due to heavy rainfall brought by Cyclone Aila. According to IPCC AR5, it is expected that, with climate change the frequency and intensity of hydro-meteorological hazards will be increased. Of late, Bhutan started experiencing increased number of disasters related to hydro-meteorological hazards that were not observed before, causing significant socio-economic consequences and adversely affecting people’s lives and livelihoods. To address and reduce the climate induced hazards, there is a pressing need to provide more reliable and comprehensive weather, climate and water related services. Moreover, hydro-meteorological information and knowledge provide a scientific basis for resilient planning and development of vulnerable sectors (infrastructures like hydropower projects, bridges, irrigation, etc.) and population. Thus, SPCR Phase I and II will result in providing reliable and timely hydro-meteorological information ensuring sustainable development of Bhutan’s socio-economy as outlined in our: 12th Five Year Plan Guidelines; Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC); the National Adaptation Plan (NAP); Second National Communication (SNC); and developmental priorities set out in the Gross National Happiness (GNH) Index. 1.2 Project Context The primary aim of this Preparatory Project (Phase I) is to support the formulation of the investment plan and implementation of SPCR Phase II, in alignment with: 12th Five Year Plan Guidelines; Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC); the National Adaptation Plan (NAP); Second National Communication (SNC); and developmental priorities set out in the Gross National Happiness (GNH) Index. Accordingly, during the Phase I, the NCHM will undertake the assessment of existing baseline hydro- meteorological and cryosphere data. The study will include the extreme analysis of historical data, generate climate maps and update glacier and glacial lakes inventory. The study will also assess the current institutional capacity of NCHM, identify gaps and will formulate the institutional development plans and activities for Phase II. In addition, user need assessment will be carried out through various level of consultations including vulnerable population like women and youths in the process. Through this project, a designated gender focal official will be appointed at NCHM in mainstreaming gender issues during Phase I and Phase II, and also for future projects and plans of NCHM. The establishment of such gender focal official will enable in mainstreaming gender especially the vulnerable populations (women, youth and children) into planning and development of works NCHM. 1.3 Institutional The National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM) is the national focal agency responsible for the collection and dissemination of information on weather, climate, hydrology, water and cryosphere (ice, glaciers, snow, etc.). Thus, the Centre is mandated to provide reliable and timely hydro-meteorological information and services to various agencies, users and the public, so that the impacts of climate-induced hydro-meteorological hazards are better anticipated, and adapted to. The NCHM is structured into five divisions: (i) Hydro-met Operations and Infrastructure Division (HOID)-which looks after the hydro-meteorological networks and other infrastructures; (ii) Cryosphere Services Division (CSD)- responsible for generation of products and services on snow, ice and glaciers; (iii) Weather and Climate Services Division (WCSD)-responsible for providing products and services on weather and climate; (iv) Hydrology and Water Resources Services Division (HWRSD)-responsible for providing products and services on hydrology and water; (v) Information and Communication Services Division - provides support on system administration and IT services to the Centre. 1.4 Current NHCM Services A brief overview on the status of current functions and services provided by NCHM is given below: 1. Operation and maintenance of 20 Class A and 59 Class C meteorological stations, and 82 Automatic weather stations. 2. Operation and maintenance of 16 principal and 9 secondary hydrological stations, and 59 Automatic water level stations. 3. Operation and maintenance of 14 manual snow stations, and 20 (including NAPA II) automatic snow stations (snow incidence and depth, SWE). 4. Maintaining an inventory of climate data (processing, storing, retrieving and publication), and dissemination of data to end users. 5. Providing 72-hour weather forecast and early warnings. 6. Providing seasonal climate information. 7. Maintaining an inventory of hydrological data (processing, storing, retrieving and publication), and dissemination of data to end users. 8. Providing Early Warning on Glacier Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) and Rainstorm Floods, based on the principle of a water level detection system in three (03) main river basins in Bhutan. These include: a) Punatsangchhu River Basin in 2011, under UNDP GEF (NAPA-I Project) b) Mandgechhu Basin in 2015, under JICA supported Project c) Chamkharchhu Basin in 2015, under JICA supported Project 9. Maintaining an inventory of glaciers and glacial lakes. 10. Undertaking glacial mass balance studies. 2.0 Project Goal and Description 2.1 Project Goal To protect the socio-economic development priorities and developmental happiness of Bhutanese society through the proper integration of weather, climate, water and climate change information into national and sectoral policy and planning; using science-based and climate-informed decision-making processes, thereby strengthening NCHM’s overall institutional capacity to promote, introduce and facilitate the mainstreaming of impact projections data and climate-resilient measures across all developmental sectors. 2.2 Project Description This Phase I Preparatory project will focus on analysing the historical climate and hydrological data available with NCHM to assess the trends and occurrences of extreme events, reassess and remap the potentially dangerous glacial lakes for future water resource assessment, water budget studies and develop capacity of the NCHM and partner staff towards devising a climate impact modelling framework during the implementation for the Phase II SPCR. 2.3 Objectives This Phase I Preparatory Project for SPCR will pursue the following objectives: a. To assess observed or historical trends in climate and hydrology: Provide analytical information on historical climate, hydrological data and assess their trends to understand the retrospective climate variability and occurrence of extreme events; towards the formulation of a Downscaled Impact Projection Modelling Framework, during the Phase I Investment. b. To assess cryosphere data: To analyse existing cryosphere data and update the inventory on