Project/Programme Proposal to the Adaptation Fund

Project/Programme Proposal to the Adaptation Fund

PROJECT/PROGRAMME PROPOSAL TO THE ADAPTATION FUND PART I: PROJECT INFORMATION Project Category: Small-sized Country: Namibia Title of Project: Community-based Integrated Farming System for Climate Change Adaptation Type of Implementing Entity: National Implementing Entity: Desert Research Foundation of Namibia Executing Entity: Polytechnic of Namibia (transforming to the Namibia University of Science and Technology) Amount of Financing Requested: USD 750,000 Short Summary The overall goal of this project to: strengthen the resilience and adaptation of vulnerable communities to climate variability and climate change. The goal will be achieved through community mobilisation and capacity building (Component 1), implementation of integrated farming systems (Component 2) market research (Component 3), strengthening communities‘ capacity to manage rangeland and livestock production (Component 4) and, students involvement and capacity building (Component 5). [i] Table of Contents PART I: PROJECT INFORMATION ................................................................................................................ i 1. PROJECT BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT ........................................................................................ 4 2. PROJECT GOAL AND OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................... 9 PART II: PROJECT JUSTIFICATION ........................................................................................................... 11 A. Project contribution to overall resilience .................................................................................................... 11 Detailed Project Component Description ........................................................................................................ 13 B. Economic, social and environmental benefits of the project ................................................................... 25 C. Analysis of cost effectiveness .................................................................................................................. 26 D Consistence of the project with national or sub-national sustainable development strategies ................. 27 E. Relevant national technical standards compliance ................................................................................... 31 F. Description of duplication with other funding ......................................................................................... 32 G. Description of learning and knowledge management .............................................................................. 32 H. Description of consultative process ......................................................................................................... 33 I. Justification for requested funding ........................................................................................................... 34 J. Description of sustainability of the project outcomes .............................................................................. 36 K. Overview of the environmental and social impacts and risks analysis .................................................... 38 PART III: IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS ................................................................................... 39 A. Description of project management arrangements ................................................................................... 39 B. Measures for financial and project risk management .............................................................................. 46 C. Description of measures for environmental and social risk management ................................................ 47 D. Monitoring and evaluation arrangements ................................................................................................ 49 E. Results framework for the project proposal ............................................................................................. 51 F. Demonstration of project alignment with adaptation fund the results framework ................................... 57 G. Detailed budget with budget notes ........................................................................................................... 58 H. Disbursement schedule ............................................................................................................................ 61 PART IV: ENDORSEMENT BY GOVERNMENT AND CERTIFICATION BY THE IMPLEMENTING ENTITY ........................................................................................................................................................... 62 1. References ................................................................................................................................................ 64 [1] LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Adverse effects of climate change on the rural communities of Otjozondjupa and Omaheke regions 6 Table 2: Bush densities in villages in the Omaheke and Otjozondjupa regions ................................................ 8 Table 3: Project components and financing ..................................................................................................... 10 Table 4: Project calendar ................................................................................................................................. 10 Table 5: Summary of partial enterprise budget for poultry .............................................................................. 19 Table 6: Summary of a partial enterprise budget for irrigated horticultural production .................................. 21 Table 7: Summary of cost effectiveness Proposed action and approach ......................................................... 26 Table 8: Summary of possible duplication ...................................................................................................... 32 Table 9: Summary of sustainability outcomes ................................................................................................. 36 Table 10: Environmental and social impacts and risks analysis ...................................................................... 38 Table 11: Risk factors and mitigation measure analysis .................................................................................. 46 Table 12: Summary environmental and social risk management .................................................................... 47 Table 13: Summary of results framework ........................................................................................................ 51 Table 14: Project‘s objectives and outcomes aligned with the AF‘s outcome and output indicators .............. 57 Table 15: Summary of Budget breakdown ...................................................................................................... 58 Table 16: Detailed budget breakdown ............................................................................................................. 59 Table 17: Budget cost note description ............................................................................................................ 60 Table 18: Implementing Entity budget ............................................................................................................ 61 Table 19: Disbursement schedule .................................................................................................................... 61 Table 20: Projected calendar ............................................................................................................................ 61 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Map of Namibia .................................................................................................................................. 7 Figure 2: Linkages between the various components (Project design) ............................................................ 13 Figure 3: Inter-linkage of supply chain of the project...................................................................................... 15 Figure 4: Integrated farming system ................................................................................................................ 17 Figure 5: Proposed production design ............................................................................................................. 18 Figure 6: Regional Rural Development concept .............................................................................................. 28 Figure 7: Organogram for the project implementation .................................................................................... 33 Figure 8: Mentoring and Evaluation cycle ....................................................................................................... 50 [2] LIST OF ACRONYMS AF Adaptation Fund CBA Community-Based Adaptation Programme CBEND Combating Bush Encroachment for Namibia‘s Development CCA Climate Change Adaptation Project CONTILL Conservation Tillage Project CPP ISLM Country Pilot Partnership for Integrated Sustainable Land Management DRWS Directorate of Rural Water Supply DYET Directorate of Youth Employment and Training ENSO El Niño-Southern Oscillation () ERB Ephemeral River Basins FIRM Forum for Integrated Resource Management GEF Global Environment Facility IFS Integrated farming system MAWF Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry MET Ministry of Environment and Tourism NDP National Development Plan NIE National Implementing Entity SGP Small Grants Programme UNCCD UN Convention to combat Desertification

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