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Alp Annual Report Year Two of Alp Extension: January Adaptation Learning Programme for Africa (ALP) ALP ANNUAL REPORT YEAR TWO OF ALP EXTENSION: JANUARY 2016– JULY, 2017 Presented to ALP Coordinating office (Nairobi) by ALP Ghana, Country office 1 Contents 1.0 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 3 2.0 Summary progress against ALP goal, purpose and output indicators and 2017 targets ........................ 3 3.0 Purpose...................................................................................................................................................... 6 3.1Outcome Indicator 1 ....................................................................................................................... 6 3.2Outcome Indicator 2 ....................................................................................................................... 7 4.0 Output 1: ................................................................................................................................................... 8 4.1 Indicator 1.1 ............................................................................................................................. 8 4.2 Indicator 1.2 ........................................................................................................................... 13 4.3 Indicator 1.3 ................................................................................................................................ 15 4.3.1 Barriers to the implementation of CAAPs .............................................................................. 18 4.3 Output indicator 1.4 ............................................................................................................... 19 4.5 ALP Learning on Output 1 ............................................................................................................ 21 5.0 Output 2: ................................................................................................................................................. 23 5.1 Indicator 2.1. .......................................................................................................................... 23 5.1.1 Extent of PSP, CICs and rain gauges adoption across Ghana reasons, impacts, challenges and ALP role .................................................................................................................................. 23 5.1.2 Change in GMET, relations between CIS providers in Ghana and links with adaptation decision making etc. ...................................................................................................................... 27 5.2 Indicator 2.2 ........................................................................................................................... 30 5.2.1 Level of adoption by trainees and other programmes ..................................................... 30 5.2.2 The Northern Ghana interagency platform ..................................................................... 33 5.2.3 ALP learning on output 2 ................................................................................................ 34 6.0 Output 3: ................................................................................................................................................... 36 6.2 Indicator 3.2 ........................................................................................................................... 39 6.3 Indicator 3.3 .......................................................................................................................... 40 6.3 ALP learning on output 3 ........................................................................................................ 43 6.0 Output 4: ................................................................................................................................................. 44 7.1 Indicator 4.1 .......................................................................................................................... 44 7.2 Indicator 4.2 ......................................................................................................................... 47 7.3 ALP learning on output 4........................................................................................................ 48 8.0 Summary analysis of ALP Ghana outcomes and impacts ....................................................................... 48 9.0 Likelihood of Sustainability of Result ...................................................................................................... 49 9.1 Output one ............................................................................................................................ 50 9.2 Output 2 ................................................................................................................................ 51 9.3 Output three .......................................................................................................................... 52 2 10.0 Challenges/barriers encountered and how they were managed ............................................................ 52 11.0 Analysis of ALP partnerships/relationships, their outcomes and future opportunities........................ 54 12.0 List of references from July 2015 to June 2017 ...................................................................................... 54 13.0 Event tracker from July 2015 to June 2017 ........................................................................................... 60 1.0 Introduction The annual report for ALP Ghana covers the period of January 2016 to March 2017, which is the second and final year of the project in the extension phase. This report summarizes and discusses the results obtained during the period under review. The report attempts to analyze the progress of each output by bringing out what changed in the course of ALP work and why, how ALP contributed to the changes, lessons learnt as well challenges/barriers encountered and how they were managed. The report further looks at issues of ALP partnerships and relationships, their outcomes and future opportunities. The project was funded through a 2-year cooperative agreement between CARE Denmark and CARE Ghana. Donors of ALP include DFID, CISU and ADA. The overall goal of the project is to increase capacity of vulnerable households in Sub-Saharan Africa to adapt to climate variability and change. 2.0 Summary progress against ALP goal, purpose and output indicators and 2017 targets This report presents progress of ALP extension for the period of January to December, 2016 towards achieving the 2016 milestones and 2017 targets. ALP extension is a 2-year cooperative agreement between CARE Denmark and CARE Ghana funded through DFID, CISU and ADA. The overall goal of the program is to increase capacity of vulnerable households in Sub-Saharan Africa to adapt to climate variability and change. Four outputs contribute to this goal; these are; Output 1. Innovation in approaches for strengthening adaptive capacity, resilience, and gender equality, including community access to and use of meaningful climate information. Output 2. Demonstrating and scaling up good practice for integrating CBA into sector specific work, specifically in small holder agriculture, local development planning and disaster risk reduction (DRR) systems. Output 3. Influencing access and accountability of adaptation finance by national governments, CSOs and Africa regional initiatives through support to: direct access; ensuring funds support vulnerable populations and Output 4. Delivering (i) a stronger evidence base of CBA impact and the value for money of an approach which responds flexibly to climatic changes, priorities of vulnerable communities and shifting opportunities and risks, and; (ii) learning opportunities for multiple actors across Africa to learn and reflect on adaptation and its relation to broader resilient development, which together will contribute to achieving climate resilient development and risk management. Results under P1 are as follows, 5 additional relevant plans and policies in Ghana in addition to the 2014 baseline integrate CBA approaches and are operational namely 1. The Medium Term Agriculture Sector Investment Plan METASIP II, 2. The 2014-17 Medium Term Development Plan (MTDPs) for Garu- Tempane, 3. The 2014-17 Medium Term Development Plan (MTDPs) for East Mamprusi district, 4. The National Climate Change Learning Strategy (NCCLS, 2016-2025), and 5. The Ghana Adaptation Fund project "Increased Resilience to Climate Change in Northern Ghana through the Management of Water Resources and Diversification of Livelihoods," The adopted CBA approaches are PSP and VSLA. Others 3 are Climate Information Centre (CIC), dry season garden model, CVCA/CBA planning process have received minimal adoption and application by both government institutions and NGOs. The large scale adoption of PSP and VSLA is attributable to their simplicity in application, relevance and provision of immediate solutions to the livelihoods of the users, and the fact that they are very easy to tweak by adopters to meet their specific needs e.g. PSP is being conducted at the community level by MOFA and Trade Aid Integrated. Also, a lot capacity building and practitioner’s manuals have been developed for PSP and VSLA which facilitate adoption. Under P2, the milestone for ALP Ghana by 2016 was 145,000 additional beneficiaries to
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