REQUEST FOR CEO ENDORSEMENT/APPROVAL PROJECT TYPE: FULL-SIZED PROJECT (FSP)
THE GEF TRUST FUND
Date of Resubmission: 23 Sept 2010
INDICATIVE CALENDAR
Milestones
Work Program (for FSP) CEO Endorsement/Approval GEF Agency Approval Implementation Start
PART I: PROJECT IDENTIFICATION
Expected Dates
June 2007 October 2010 November 2010 February 2011
GEFSEC PROJECT ID: 3370 GEF AGENCY PROJECT ID: PIMS 3245 COUNTRY: Kenya PROJECT TITLE: Mainstreaming Sustainable Land Management
in Agropastoral Production Systems of Kenya
GEF AGENCY: UNDP
OTHER EXECUTING PARTNERS: GOK (MINISTRY
AGRICULTURE AND RELEVANT DISTRICTS) GEF FOCAL AREAS: Land Degradation GEF-4 STRATEGIC PROGRAM(S): LD SP 2 in TerrAfrica SIP
Mid-term Review (if planned) Dec 2013 Implementation Completion June 2015
Objective: To provide land users and managers with the enabling policy environment, institutional, financial incentives and capacity for effective adoption of SLM in four Agropastoral districts
Compone Ty nts
- Expected Outcomes
- Expected Outputs
- GEF
- Co-Fin
- Total
($)
1,070,000
- %
- ($)
- %
Knowledg e based land use planning forms the basis for improving drylands sustainabl e
T
Knowledge base for landscape based land use planning in place: Communities engaged in and benefiting from experiential learning for slm:
- 26
- 2,990,000 74
- 4,060,000
At least 50% of cultivators in the pilot landscapes adopting 3-5 forms of improved practices At least 30% increase in soil fertility from baselines for land users consistently engaging in 3-5 improved practices At least 50% of the agriculturalists and pastoralists in the pilot landscapes taking decisions on the basis of the weather and drought early warning information At least 60% of land users and 75% of technical officers requiring to up-date skills have done so Lessons on improving land and resource tenure, range rehabilitation, sustainable charcoaling, improving livestock mobility, and other important project initiatives available for dissemination through the upscaling project;
AUN
Technical staff
provided with skills and other capacities
- required in slm
- economic
developm ent facilitation:
Particularly degraded lands rehabilitated: A participatory m&e system designed and used to provide information to link policy decisions to ecosystem health and improvements in livelihoods:
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Viability of the agropastor alism productio n system increased through diversifica tion increased access to finance
TA
Livestock trade improved: Access to markets for alternative sustainable livelihood options increased: Farmers and herders increase access to micro-finance and credits: Agricultural productivity increased sustainably: Livestock mobility supported as an adaptation technology: Strategies for
- 955,800 29
- 2,315,000 71
- 3,270,800
At least 50% increase in agricultural produce for key crops for those adopting 3-5 improved practices consistently At least a 20% increase in livestock prices being obtained in markets within the pilot landscapes due to better marketing/trading conditions At least 25% increase in numbers accessing micro-finance and credits at least 40% increase in household incomes for more than 50% of participating households, At least 50% of current mobile pastoralists still retain livestock mobility by the end of the project At least 50% reduction in incidents of conflicts over land and resources in the pilot districts
for SLM
upscaling best practices in the region formulated:
The policy, regulatory and institution al arrangeme nt support mainstrea ming of sustainabl e land managem ent in the agropastor al
TA
SLM policies reviewed in a participatory processes and
- 701,861 23
- 2,315,000 77
- 3,016,861
At least 2 policies revised to mainstream SLM principles and so provide a better policy environment for SLM; At least 5 charcoal associations have rules and regulations for sustainable charcoal and are actively enforcing them; recommendations for mainstreaming generated: Implementation of the new charcoal rules tested on the ground: Charcoal associations capacitated to engage in sustainable charcoal and improve governance: Technologies for improved conversions along the charcoaling chain provided
At least 5 groups with sustainable charcoal production operations and earning money from carbon finance; At least 80% of charcoal producers have received training on sustainable charcoal Collection of revenue by Districts and Revenue Authority from charcoal processes increase by 25% Number of charcoal producers using improved kiln in carbonization in pilot landscapes increase by at least 30% Traditional institutions have revised by-rules that are integrated into national and district policies for resource management
productio n system.
- PMU
- Project managed efficiently and cost-effectively
- 303,073 23
- 1,040,000 77
- 1,343,073
- 3,030,734 26
- 8,660,000 74 11,690,734
Total costs C. INDICATIVE FINANCING PLAN SUMMARY FOR THE PROJECT ($)
Preparation Project Agency Fee
350,000 3,030,734
Total
- GEF Grant
- 304,266
- 3,685,000
- 9,010,000
- Co-financing
- 350,000
- 8,660,000
- 700,000
- 11,690,734
- 304,266
- 12,695,000
Total
D. INDICATIVE CO-FINANCING FOR THE PROJECT BY SOURCE ($)
Co-financing Source
Government Contribution UNDP CO
- Cash
- In-kind
- Total
- 3,660,000
- 3,660,000
- 1,000,000
- 1,000,000
- MDG Centre
- 1,000,000
- 1,000,000
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- ICRAF
- 3,000,000
- 3,000,000
- Total co-financing
- 1,000,000
- 7,660,000
- 8,660,000
E - Table 1: PROJECT MANAGEMENT BUDGET/COST1
Cost Items
Estimated staff weeks
- GEF amount ($)
- Co-financing ($)
- Project total ($)
- Contractual services - individuals
- 250
180
- 80,000
- 132,000
- 212,000
Contractual services - companies International consultants
90,000
0
110,000
80,000
200,000
80,000
Office facilities, equipment, vehicles and communications
- 83,073
- 140,000
- 223,073
Travel Total
- 50,000
- 90,100
- 140,100
- 855,173
- 303,073
- 552,100
F. CONSULTANTS WORKING FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COMPONENTS:
- Component
- Estimated
staff weeks
350
GEF
($)
Other sources
($)
80,000
115,000 195000
Project total
($)
Local consultants International consultants Total
350,000 100,000 450000
430,000 215,000 645,000
100 450
G. DESCRIBE THE BUDGETED M&E PLAN:
1. A detailed project M&E plan and process is described in the UNDP Project Document; a summary is presented below. Project monitoring and evaluation will be conducted in accordance with established UNDP and GEF procedures and will be provided by the project team and the UNDP Country Office (UNDP CO) with support from UNDP/GEF. The Logical Framework in Annex 2 provides indicators for project implementation, cross referenced to the SIP Results Framework as currently designed, along with their corresponding means of verification. These will form the basis on which the project Monitoring and Evaluation System will be built.
2. Project start: A Project Inception Workshop will be held within the first 2 months of project start with those with assigned roles in the project organization structure, UNDP country office and where appropriate/feasible regional technical policy and programme advisors as well as other stakeholders. The Inception Workshop will be crucial to building ownership for the project results and to plan the first year annual work plan. It will address a number of key issues including: assist all partners to fully understand and take ownership of the project; detail the roles, support services and complementary responsibilities of UNDP CO and Regional Coordination Unit (RCU) staff vis à vis the project team; discuss the roles, functions, and responsibilities within the project's decision-making structures, including reporting and communication lines, and conflict resolution mechanisms; share the terms of reference for project staff as needed.
3. The inception workshop will also provide a venue for finalizing the first annual work plan as well as reviewing and agreeing on the indicators, targets and their means of verification, and rechecking assumptions and risks; providing a detailed overview of reporting, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) requirements; confirming the monitoring and evaluation work plan and budgets and schedules; discussing financial reporting procedures and obligations, and arrangements for annual audit; planning and scheduling Project Board meetings; clarifying
1 In accordance with both UNDP and GEF policies no GEF project resources will be used to pay any government, agency, or NGO staff or
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personnel
roles and responsibilities of all project organization structures; and holding the first Project Board meeting. If the first board meeting is not held at the inception workshop, it will be held within the first 12 months following the inception workshop.
4. Quarterly: Project Progress will be monitored quarterly using the UNDP Enhanced Results Based
Management Platform. The risks identified at project design will be entered into ATLAS and monitored quarterly. The risks related to markets, micro-finance and conflicts are all rated critical under the Enhanced Results Based Management Platform on the basis of their innovative nature (high impact and uncertainty due to no previous experience justifies classification as critical), and the high incidents of conflicts in the ASALs. These will therefore be monitored very carefully and information used to adapt project management. Quarterly Project Progress Reports (PPR) will be generated in the Executive Snapshot, using the information recorded in Atlas. Other ATLAS logs will be used to monitor issues, lessons learned etc. The use of these functions is a key indicator in the UNDP Executive Balanced Scorecard.
5. Annually: Annual Project Progress will be monitored and captured through the Annual Project Review/Project
Implementation Reports (APR/PIR). This key report comprehensively combines both UNDP and GEF reporting requirements and includes, but is not limited to, reporting on: progress made toward project objective and project outcomes - each with indicators, baseline data and end-of-project targets (cumulative); project outputs delivered per project outcome (annual); lesson learned/good practice; AWP and other expenditure reports; risk and adaptive management; and, ATLAS QPR. Portfolio level indicators (i.e. GEF focal area tracking tools) are used by most focal areas on an annual basis as well.
6. Periodic Monitoring through site visits: UNDP CO and the UNDP RCU will conduct visits to project sites based on the agreed schedule in the project's Inception Report/Annual Work Plan to assess first hand project progress. Other members of the Project Board may also join these visits. A Field Visit Report/BTOR will be prepared by the CO and UNDP RCU and will be circulated no less than one month after the visit to the project team and Project Board members.
7. Mid-term of project cycle: The project will undergo an independent Mid-Term Evaluation at the mid-point of project implementation, expected to be late-2012. The Mid-Term Evaluation will determine progress being made towards the achievement of outcomes and will identify course correction if needed. It will focus on the effectiveness, efficiency and timeliness of project implementation; will highlight issues requiring decisions and actions; and will present initial lessons learned about project design, implementation and management. Findings of this review will be incorporated as recommendations for enhanced implementation during the final
half of the project‟s term. The organization, terms of reference and timing of the mid-term evaluation will be
decided after consultation between the parties to the project document. The Terms of Reference for this Midterm evaluation will be prepared by the UNDP CO based on guidance from the Regional Coordinating Unit and UNDP-GEF. The management response and the evaluation will be uploaded to UNDP corporate systems, in particular the UNDP Evaluation Office Evaluation Resource Center (ERC). The relevant GEF Focal Area Tracking Tools will also be completed during the mid-term evaluation cycle.
8. End of Project: An independent Final Evaluation will take place three months prior to the final Project Board meeting and will be undertaken in accordance with UNDP and GEF guidance. The final evaluation will focus
on the delivery of the project‟s results as initially planned (and as corrected after the mid-term evaluation, if
any such correction took place). The final evaluation will look at impact and sustainability of results, including the contribution to capacity development and the achievement of global environmental benefits/goals. The Terms of Reference for this evaluation will be prepared by the UNDP CO based on guidance from the Regional Coordinating Unit and UNDP-GEF. The Terminal Evaluation will also provide recommendations for follow-up activities and will be accompanied by a management response which will be uploaded to PIMS and to the UNDP Evaluation Office Evaluation Resource Center (ERC). The relevant GEF Focal Area Tracking Tools will also be completed during the final evaluation. During the last three months, the project team will prepare the Project Terminal Report. This comprehensive report will summarize the results achieved (objectives, outcomes, outputs), lessons learned, problems met and areas where results may not have been achieved. It will also lay out recommendations for any further steps that may need to be taken to ensure
sustainability and replicability of the project‟s results.
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9. Learning and knowledge sharing: Results from the project will be disseminated within and beyond the project intervention zone through existing information sharing networks and forums. The project will therefore identify and participate, as relevant and appropriate, in scientific, policy-based and/or any other networks, which may be of benefit to project implementation though lessons learned. The project will also identify, analyze, and share lessons learned that might be beneficial in the design and implementation of similar future projects. Finally, there will be a two-way flow of information between this project and other projects of a similar focus. Most activities in the M&E work plan are not separately budgeted and will be mainstreamed into the work plans and resourcing dedicated to achieving the three Outcomes as specified in the Budget Summary table above. The costs of the midterm and final evaluations have been allocated equally to the budgets of the three Outcomes in that table.
Table 2: Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation Timetable and Costs in US$
- Type of M&E activity
- Responsible Parties
- Budget
- Time frame
allocation
Project Coordinator UNDP CO
Within first two months
- of project start up
- Inception Workshop
Inception Report
None
UNDP GEF Project Team UNDP CO
Immediately following IW
None
Measurement of Means of Verification for Project Purpose
Project Coordinator will oversee the hiring of specific studies and institutions, and delegate responsibilities to relevant team members
- 10,000
- Start, mid and end of
project
Indicators Measurement of Means of Verification for Project Progress and Performance (measured on an annual basis) APR and PIR
Oversight by Project GEF Technical Adviser and Project Coordinator Measurements by regional field officers and local IAs
- 10,000
- Annually prior to
APR/PIR and to the definition of annual work plans
Project Team UNDP-CO UNDP-GEF Government Counterparts UNDP CO
None None
Annually
- TPR and TPR report
- Every year, upon receipt
of APR
Project team UNDP-GEF Regional Coordinating Unit Project Coordinator UNDP CO
Steering Committee Meetings
None None
5,000 12,500
Following Project IW and subsequently at least once a year To be determined by Project team and UNDP CO To be determined by Project Team and UNDP-CO At the mid-point of project implementation.
Periodic status reports Technical reports
Project team Project team Hired consultants as needed
Mid-Term External Evaluation
Project team UNDP- CO UNDP-GEF Regional Coordinating Unit External Consultants (i.e. evaluation team)
- Project team,
- Final External
Evaluation
- 20,000
- At the end of project
- implementation
- UNDP-CO
UNDP-GEF Regional Coordinating Unit External Consultants (i.e. evaluation team) Project team UNDP-CO External Consultant
Terminal Report Lessons learned
At least one month before the end of the project
None
- 5,000
- Project team
- Annual reviews SLM
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- Type of M&E activity
- Responsible Parties
- Budget
- Time frame
allocation