Increasing resilience of vulnerable farmers in Southern

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Haiti FAO

20 February 2019

Project/Programme Title: Increasing resilience of vulnerable farmers in Southern Haiti

Country(ies): Haiti

National Designated Ministry of Environment Authority(ies) (NDA):

Accredited Entity(ies) (AE): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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PROJECT / PROGRAMME CONCEPT NOTE Template V.2.2

PROJECT / PROGRAMME CONCEPT NOTE Template V.2.2 GREEN CLIMATE FUND | PAGE 1 OF 4

A. Project/Programme Summary (max. 1 page) x Project A.2. Public or x Public sector A.1. Project or programme ☐ Programme private sector ☐ Private sector Yes ☐ No ☒ A.3. Is the CN submitted in ☐ Confidential If yes, specify the RFP: A.4. Confidentiality1 response to an RFP? x Not confidential ______Mitigation: Reduced emissions from: ☐ Energy access and power generation ☐ Low emission transport ☐ Buildings, cities and industries and appliances A.5. Indicate the result ☐ Forestry and land use areas for the project/programme Adaptation: Increased resilience of: x Most vulnerable people and communities ☒ Health and well-being, and food and water security ☐ Infrastructure and built environment x Ecosystem and ecosystem services A.7. Estimated A.6. Estimated mitigation adaptation impact 90,000 people (approx. impact (tCO2eq over N/A (number of direct 0.9% of the country’s lifespan) beneficiaries and % of population population) A.8. Indicative total project Amount: USD 22.000.000 A.9. Indicative GCF Amount: USD cost (GCF + co-finance) funding requested 17,000,000 A.10. Mark the type of financial instrument x Grant ☐ Reimbursable grant ☐ Guarantees ☐ Equity requested for the GCF ☐ Subordinated loan ☐ Senior Loan ☐ Other: specify______funding A.12. Estimated A.11. Estimated duration a) disbursement period: 8 years project/ Programme 20 years of project/ programme: b) repayment period, if applicable: lifespan A.13. Is funding from the Yes ☒ No ☐ ☐ A or I-1 Project Preparation Other support received ☐ If so, by A.14. ESS category3 x B or I-2 Facility requested?2 who: ☐ C or I-3 A.15. Is the CN aligned A.16. Has the CN been with your accreditation Yes x No ☐ Yes x No ☐ shared with the NDA? standard? Yes x No ☐ A.18. Is the CN A.17. AMA signed (if If no, specify the status of AMA included in the Entity Yes x No ☐ submitted by AE) negotiations and expected date of Work Programme? signing: Haiti’s population and territory are extremely vulnerable to climate hazards, particularly droughts, flooding and hurricanes. Climate change is leading to increased exposure to these hazards in the hills, lowland areas and at reef level, which adversely affects A.19. Project/Programme agriculture and fisheries production and environmental sustainability. Adaptation rationale, objectives and measures must reinforce the contribution of productive landscapes in strengthening the approach of climate resilience of farmers and reducing climate vulnerability while contributing to programme/project (max improved food, nutrition and water security. The proposed project will scale up resilient 100 words) landscape management practices, build resilient agricultural production systems and value chains to ensure food and water security and nutrition, and build capacity to sustain these improvements over the long term.

1 Concept notes (or sections of) not marked as confidential may be published in accordance with the Information Disclosure Policy (Decision B.12/35) and the Review of the Initial Proposal Approval Process (Decision B.17/18). 2 See here for access to project preparation support request