United Nations Development Programme Country: JORDAN PROJECT DOCUMENT1 Project Title: Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation in tourism sector development in Jordan UNDAF Outcome 5: Government and national institutions have operationalized mechanisms to develop and implement strategies and plans targeting key cultural, environmental and Disaster Risk Reduction issues (including a transition to a Green Economy) at national and sub-national levels UNDP Strategic Plan Environment and Sustainable Development Primary Outcome: Energy and environment for sustainable development Expected CP Outcome(s): Outcome #3: Government and national institutions have operationalized mechanisms and improved capacities to develop and implement strategies and plans for targeted key environmental and disaster risk reduction issues facing Jordan and support a transition to a Green Economy Expected CP Output(s): Key Government and non-Government actors have capacities to undertake gender-sensitive management of natural resources in a climate-resilient manner in targeted governorates Implementing Partners: Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) Petra Development and Tourism Regional Authority (PDTRA) Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) Ministry of Municipal Affairs (MoMA) Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA) Implementing Entities/Responsible Partners: In RSCN – Dibeen PA Management; Shoubak PA Management In PDTRA – Environment Directorate In ASEZA – Wadi Rum PA Management In MoMA – Urban and Master Planning Department In MoTA – Communication, Media and International Cooperation Unit Brief Description The aim of the project is to reduce the impact of tourism on biodiversity in Jordan and it will intervene at three levels. At the national level, it will develop a regulatory and enforcement framework to reduce the impact of tourism on biodiversity, centrally (upstream); components will be piloted at the local level, assessed and refined before being adopted nationally and made available for replication and up-scaling. At the regional/landscape 1 For UNDP supported GEF funded projects as this includes GEF-specific requirements UNDP Environmental Finance Services Page 1 level, the project will target public awareness and sensitivity of the value of biodiversity as a tourism drawcard and institutional capacity for planning, monitoring and enforcement so as to manage the impacts of tourism development inside and outside formally protected areas. At the Protected Area site level, the project will work to enhance capacity and management effectiveness of PAs (including revenue generation, tourism planning and management and community relations) so as to reduce impacts on protected biodiversity and benefit from nature-based tourism and ecotourism. Programme Period: 4 years Total budget USD 25,410,343 Atlas Award ID: 00086109 GEF USD 2,700,000 Project ID: 00073143 Government USD 20,067,398 PIMS # 4587 UNDP USD 500,000 Start date: 2013 Other USD 2,142,945 End Date 2017 Management Arrangements NIM PAC Meeting Date TBD 2013 Agreed by (Government): Date/Month/Year Agreed by (Executing Entity/Implementing Partner): Date/Month/Year Agreed by (UNDP): Date/Month/Year UNDP Environmental Finance Services Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................. 5 1. SITUATION ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 7 1.2 Jordanian Biodiversity and its Global Significance ................................................................... 8 1.3 Threats and Root Causes ............................................................................................................ 8 1.4 Long-term Solution, Baseline Project and Barriers .................................................................. 11 1.5 Project Localities ...................................................................................................................... 14 1.5.1 Jerash Governorate ......................................................................................................... 14 1.5.2 Petra Development and Tourism Region ........................................................................ 20 1.5.4 Greater Wadi Rum Landscape ........................................................................................ 32 1.6 Stakeholder Analysis ................................................................................................................ 38 2. STRATEGY ...................................................................................................................................... 40 2.1 Project Rationale and Policy Conformity ................................................................................. 40 2.1.1 Fit with GEF Focal Area Strategy and Programme ........................................................ 40 2.1.2 Rationale and Summary of the GEF Alternative ............................................................ 40 2.2 Project Objective, Outcomes and Outputs/Activities ............................................................... 41 2.2.1 Project Objective ............................................................................................................ 41 2.2.2 Project Outcomes ............................................................................................................ 41 2.2.3 Project Outputs and Activities ........................................................................................ 42 2.3 Assumptions and Risks ............................................................................................................ 47 2.4 Cost Effectiveness .................................................................................................................... 49 2.5 Expected Global, National and Local Benefits ........................................................................ 50 2.6 Project Consistency with National Priorities/Strategies ........................................................... 51 2.7 Sustainability and Replicability ............................................................................................... 53 3. PROJECT RESULTS FRAMEWORK .......................................................................................... 55 4. TOTAL BUDGET AND WORKPLAN .......................................................................................... 59 5. MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS ........................................................................................... 64 5.1 At Central Level ....................................................................................................................... 65 5.2 At Local Level .......................................................................................................................... 66 6. MONITORING FRAMEWORK AND EVALUATION .............................................................. 67 6.1 The Inception Phase ................................................................................................................. 67 6.2 Monitoring and Reporting Responsibilities and Events ........................................................... 68 6.3 Independent Evaluations and Audits ........................................................................................ 70 6.4 M&E Workplan and Budget .................................................................................................... 70 UNDP Environmental Finance Services Page 3 7. LEGAL CONTEXT ......................................................................................................................... 72 8. AUDIT CLAUSE .............................................................................................................................. 72 ANNEXES ............................................................................................................................................... ..73 Annex 1 Letter of co-financing commitment ................................................................................ 73 Annex 2 Terms of Reference for Key Project Personnel ............................................................... 74 Project Coordinator ......................................................................................................... 74 Project Administration/Finance Assistant ....................................................................... 79 Local Project Officer ....................................................................................................... 83 Other Consultants ............................................................................................................ 86 Annex 3 METT, Mainstreaming and Financial Scorecards ........................................................... 88 Annex 4 Scorecard for Assessing Progress on Developing Capacities for Mainstreaming .......... 89 Annex 5 Capacity Assessment ....................................................................................................... 97 Annex 6 UNDP Environmental and Social Screening ................................................................ 103 Annex 7 Agreement between United Nations Development Programme and the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature ......................................................................................................................