REQUEST FOR PROJECT FUNDING FROM THE ADAPTATION FUND The annexed form should be completed and transmitted to the Adaptation Fund Board Secretariat by email or fax. Please type in the responses using the template provided. The instructions attached to the form provide guidance to filling out the template. Please note that a project must be fully prepared (i.e. fully appraised for feasibility) when the request is submitted. The final project document resulting from the appraisal process should be attached to this request for funding. Complete documentation should be sent to: The Adaptation Fund Board Secretariat 1818 H Street NW MSN P4-400 Washington, D.C., 20433 U.S.A. Fax: +1 (202) 522-3240/5 Email: [email protected] 1 Table of contents List of acronyms and abbreviations .............................................................................................................. 4 PART I: PROJECT INFORMATION ............................................................................................................. 7 Project Background and Context: ............................................................................................................. 7 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Geographical context ............................................................................................................................ 8 Socio-economic context ...................................................................................................................... 10 Environmental context ......................................................................................................................... 12 Kofirnighan River Basin ....................................................................................................................... 16 Ecosystem goods and services........................................................................................................... 23 Climate change context ....................................................................................................................... 27 Non-climatic problems ......................................................................................................................... 36 Problem statement .............................................................................................................................. 37 Alternative solution and barriers.......................................................................................................... 38 Project Objective: .................................................................................................................................... 40 Project Components and Financing ........................................................................................................ 41 Projected Calendar: ................................................................................................................................ 42 PART II: PROJECT JUSTIFICATION ........................................................................................................ 42 A. Project components ........................................................................................................................ 42 Component 1. Integrated catchment management to build climate resilience. .................................. 42 Component 2. Ecosystem-based Adaptation, including Climate-smart Agriculture and Sustainable Land Management, in agro-ecological landscapes............................................................................. 50 Component 3. Knowledge management on building climate resilience through integrated catchment management and EbA in the Kofirnighan River Basin. ....................................................................... 57 B. Economic, social and environmental benefits ................................................................................. 60 C. Cost-effectiveness ........................................................................................................................... 66 D. Consistency with national priorities ................................................................................................. 68 E. Consistency with national technical standards ............................................................................... 75 F. Duplication in project design ........................................................................................................... 75 G. Knowledge management ................................................................................................................ 80 H. Consultation process ....................................................................................................................... 80 I. Funding justification ........................................................................................................................ 82 Component 1. Integrated catchment management to build climate resilience. .................................. 82 Component 2. Ecosystem-based Adaptation, including Climate-smart Agriculture and Sustainable Land Management, in agro-ecological landscapes............................................................................. 83 Component 3. Knowledge management on building climate resilience through integrated catchment management and EbA in the KRB. ..................................................................................................... 83 J. Sustainability of the project ............................................................................................................. 84 K. Environmental and social impacts and risks....................................................................................... 85 PART III: IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS .................................................................................... 87 A. Implementation arrangements ........................................................................................................ 87 B. Financial risk management ............................................................................................................. 94 C. Environmental and social risk management ................................................................................... 95 D. Monitoring and evaluation ............................................................................................................. 103 E. Results framework ........................................................................................................................ 107 F. Alignment with Adaptation Fund Results Framework ................................................................... 111 G. Budget ........................................................................................................................................... 111 H. Disbursement schedule ................................................................................................................. 116 2 PART IV: ENDORSEMENT BY GOVERNMENT AND CERTIFICATION BY THE IMPLEMENTING ENTITY .................................................................................................................................................................. 117 LIST OF ANNEXURES ............................................................................................................................. 118 3 List of acronyms and abbreviations Adaptation Strategy of Adaptation to Climate Change, Prevention and Minimization of its Strategy Adverse Effects ADB Asian Development Bank AF Adaptation Fund AFA Administrative/Finance Assistant ALRI Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation AWP Annual Work Plan BCPR Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery BMU Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety CAC Central Asia and the Caucasus CACAARI Central Asia and the Caucasus Association of Agricultural Research Institutions CA-CRM Central Asian Multi-Country Programme on Climate Risk Management CAFT Climate adaptation through sustainable forestry in important river catchment areas in Tajikistan CAREC Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation CBD Strategy National Strategy and Action Plan on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity CBOs Community-based organisations CCA Climate change adaptation CDP Combined Delivery Report CEP Committee for Environmental Protection CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CIA Central Intelligence Agency CSA Climate-smart Agriculture DDPs District Development Plans DoG Department of Geology DRMP UNDP Disaster Risk Management Programme DRR Disaster risk reduction EDB Eurasian Development Bank EbA Ecosystem-based Adaptation EIAs Environmental Impact Assessments EPs Enterprise Plans ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESP March 2016 Revision of the Environmental and Social Policy of the Adaptation Fund FAO The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations FFSs Farmer Field Schools GBAR Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region GCF Green Climate Fund GDP Gross Domestic Product GEF Global Environment Facility GHG Greenhouse gas GHG Strategy Greenhouse Gas Abatement Strategy GINA Global Database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GLOFs Glacial lake outburst floods GoT Government of Tajikistan Hydromet State Agency for Hydrometeorology