United Nations Development Programme Country: Suriname Final Project Document Title of the action: Suriname Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA+) Contributing towards the provision of new climate information and institutional governance to help support sustainable agriculture productivity and mangrove protection. Location(s) of the action: National Coverage (Suriname) Name of the applicant United Nations Development Programme in Suriname Nationality of the International Organization applicant Country office details UNDP Suriname, Gonggrijpstraat 25, Paramaribo, Suriname. T: 597- 420030/421417/425148 ext. 234; F: 597- 425136 Website: http://www.undp.org/content/suriname/en/home.html Programme Period: 2016-2020 Total resources required EUR 3,405,000 CRIS number: DCI-ENV 2014/37577 - financed under Total allocated resources: EUR 3,405,000 Development Cooperation Instrument Regular ________________ Project ID: 00083024 Other: o GCCA+ EUR3,000,000 DAC Code: 41010 o UNDP EUR 405,000 o In-kind ________________ o Other ________________ Start date: March 2016 End Date March 2019 In-kind contributions ________________ Management Arrangements National implementation (NIM) Page i of 166 Agreed by Implementing Partner as National Authorizing Officer Minister Mr. Gillmore Hoefdraad /April/2016 Agreed by UNDP Deputy Resident Representative Mr. Armstrong Alexis /April/2016 Page ii of 166 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................. vi ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................................................ viii 1. Context ................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Country Context: Climate Change and Development in Suriname ..................................................... 1 1.1.1. Geography, Administration and Demographics .......................................................................... 1 1.1.2 Economic and social situation and poverty analysis ................................................................... 1 1.2 Sector Context (Climate Change and Mangrove Conservation) .......................................................... 2 1.2.1 Climate and Weather Patterns ..................................................................................................... 2 1.2.2 Water Resources and Hydrology ................................................................................................. 3 1.2.3 Agriculture................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2.4 Biodiversity and Forestry ............................................................................................................ 5 1.2.5 Protected Areas ............................................................................................................................ 5 1.2.6 Mangroves ................................................................................................................................... 6 1.2.7 Land Tenure ................................................................................................................................ 8 1.3 Climate Change Vulnerability and Predicted Impacts ......................................................................... 8 1.4 Legislative, Policy and Institutional Capacity Context ........................................................................... 9 1.4.1. National Development Policy and International Commitments .................................................. 9 1.4.2 Sector Assessment (Policy, Legislation and Institutional Capacity) ......................................... 11 1.5 Achievements to Date ........................................................................................................................ 13 1.6 Complementary Actions and Donor Coordination ............................................................................. 14 1.7 Stakeholder Assessment and Capacity Development Issues .............................................................. 16 1.7.1 Public Sector .............................................................................................................................. 16 1.7.2 Committees, Forums and Steering Groups ............................................................................... 20 1.7.3 Civil Society Sector ................................................................................................................... 21 2. Strategy and Description of Action .................................................................................................... 23 2.1 Objectives ........................................................................................................................................... 24 2.2 Component Title, Expected Results and Main Activities .................................................................. 24 Page iii of 166 2.2.1 COMPONENT 1: COLLECTING CLIMATE DATA AND DEVELOPING CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ................................................................... 24 ERA1 Outcome: Knowledge and understanding of climate change effects and of opportunities or ways to cope with negative effects are enhanced ............................................................................................. 24 2.2.2 COMPONENT 2: DEVELOPING CAPACITY AND THE FRAMEWORK FOR MANGROVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT .................................................................. 35 ERA2 Outcome: Essential tools and structures for sustainable management, focused on conservation of mangrove ecosystems, are in place ......................................................................................................... 35 2.3 Cross-cutting issues and challenges ................................................................................................... 50 2.4 Gender ................................................................................................................................................ 51 2.5 Sustainability ...................................................................................................................................... 53 2.5.1 Current Barriers to Sustainability .............................................................................................. 53 2.5.2 Generic Sustainability ............................................................................................................... 53 2.5.3 Institutional Sustainability ......................................................................................................... 54 2.5.4 Financial/Economic Sustainability ............................................................................................ 54 2.6 Assumption, Risks and Risk Mitigation ............................................................................................. 56 3 Project Results Framework ................................................................................................................ 59 3.1 Strategic Results Framework (Log Frame) ........................................................................................ 59 3.2 Total Budget and Workplan ............................................................................................................... 72 3.2. Budget Notes ...................................................................................................................................... 74 4 Management Arrangements ............................................................................................................... 77 4.1 Financing ............................................................................................................................................ 77 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period ...................................................................................................... 77 4.3 Implementation Modalities ................................................................................................................ 77 4.4 Project Organisational Structure ........................................................................................................ 77 4.5 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants ........................................................... 80 5 Monitoring and Evaluation Framework ............................................................................................. 80 5.1 M&E Activities .................................................................................................................................. 80 5.2 Communication and Visibility ........................................................................................................... 82 Appendix 1: Stakeholder Consultation Events ................................................................................................ 84 Appendix 2: Risk Log .................................................................................................................................. 120 Page iv of 166 Appendix 3: Provisional Programme and Annual Targets ............................................................................ 121 Appendix 4: Breakdown of Costs per Output (Excluding Project Management Costs). ......................... 125