AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND Public Disclosure Authorized PROJECT: INCREASING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTIVE CAPACITY OF RWANDAN COMMUNITIES Increasing the adaptive capacity of vulnerable Rwandan communities to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change: Livelihood diversification and investment in rural infrastructures COUNTRY: RWANDA isclosure Authorized Public D ONEC October 2016 Table of contents Acronyms and Abbreviations .................................................................................................... ii Grant/Loan Information ........................................................................................................... iv Project Summary ................................................................................................................... viii 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1 2. INITIAL PROGRAM ....................................................................................................... 1 2.1 Description and Background Information ....................................................................... 1 2.2 Project Cost and Financing Arrangements ...................................................................... 2 2.3 Status of SEAP Implementation ...................................................................................... 3 3. PROJECT REAPPRAISED .............................................................................................. 3 3.1 Rationale for the Project ............................................................................................. 3 3.2 Justification of the LDCF Grant ...................................................................................... 4 3.2 Objectives and Description ......................................................................................... 4 3.3 Stakeholder Consultation ............................................................................................ 5 3.4 SEAP Revised Financing Arrangements and LDCF funded Project Costs Structure 6 4. Procurement Arrangement and Fiduciary Controls for LDCF Resources: ....................... 7 4.1 Procurement Arrangements ......................................................................................... 7 4.2 Financial Management, Disbursement and Audit Arrangements ................................... 7 5. PROJECT FEASIBILITY ................................................................................................. 8 5.1 Financial & Economic Performance ............................................................................... 8 5.2 Environmental and Social Impacts .................................................................................. 8 5.3 Project Sustainability....................................................................................................... 9 5.4 Key Risks and Mitigation Measures ............................................................................. 10 6. IMPLEMENTATION ..................................................................................................... 11 6.1 Implementation Arrangements ...................................................................................... 11 6.2 Other executing partners ............................................................................................... 12 6.3 Monitoring ..................................................................................................................... 13 6.4 Knowledge Building ..................................................................................................... 14 7. JUSTIFICATION IN RELATION TO BANK POLICIES FOR LDCF GRANT .......... 14 8. LEGAL INSTRUMENTS AND AUTHORITY ............................................................. 15 8.1 Legal Instruments .......................................................................................................... 15 8.2 Conditions associated with the Bank Intervention ........................................................ 15 8.3 Compliance with Bank Policies .................................................................................... 15 9. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................... 16 Annex 1. Financial management and disbursement arrangements ............................................ I Annex 2 – Procurement arrangements .................................................................................... III Annex 3. Profile of Intervention Areas for Additional (LDCF) Financing............................. XI Annex 4. Detailed Additional Program Activities and Costs ............................................... XIV Project Document Annex 1: GEF PIF Approval ................................................................ XXIII Project Document Annex 2: GEF CEO Approval............................................................. XXIV Project Document Annex 3: Government Request to the Bank for Project Financing ....... XXV Currency Equivalents As of [22 September 2015] 1 USD = 745.456 RwF 1 UA = 1.41 US$ 1 UA = 1,129.2167 RwF Fiscal Year 1st July – 30th June Weights and Measures 1 metric tonne = 2204 pounds (lbs) 1 kilogramme (kg) = 2.200 lbs 1 metre (m) = 3.28 feet (ft) 1 millimetre (mm) = 0.03937 inch (“) 1 kilometre (km) = 0.62 mile 1 hectare (ha) = 2.471 acres i Acronyms and Abbreviations ACNR Association pour la FSP Full Size Project Conservation de la Nature au GEF Global Environmental Rwanda Facility ACPC African Climate Policy Centre GIZ German Federal Enterprise AMAT Adaptation Monitoring and for International Cooperation Assessment Tool GMO Gender Monitoring Office ARAP Abbreviated Resettlement GoR Government of Rwanda Action Plan HH Household AWP/B Annual Work Plans and ICCAC Increasing Climate Change Budgets Adaptation of Rwandan BH Budget Holder Communities CC Climate Change IDP Integrated Development CEO Chief Executive Officer Program CIP Crop Intensification Program IMS Information Management CNA Capacity Needs Assessment System CoBRA Community Based Resilience IPRC Integrated Polytechnic Analysis Regional Center CPPR Country Portfolio Performance IWRMD Integrated Water Resources Review Management Development CSP Country Strategy Paper JPF Joint Partnership Fund CVCA Climate Vulnerability & KAP Knowledge, Attitude and Capacity Assessment Practices DANIDA Danish International LAFREC Landscape Approach to Development Agency Forest Restoration and DCC Department of Climate Change Conservation DDP District Development Plan LC Local Costs DRC Democratic Republic of Congo LDC Least Developed Country EARC East Africa Regional Resource LDCF Least Developed Countries Centre Fund EARP Electricity Access Roll-out LTO Lead Technical Officer Program LTU Lead Technical Unity EDCL Energy Development LV Low Voltage Corporation Ltd MIGEPROF Ministry of Gender and EDPRS-II Economic Development and Family Promotion Poverty Reduction Strategy II MINAGRI Ministry of Agriculture 2013-2018 MINICOFIN Ministry of Commerce and EIRR Economic Internal Rate of Finance Return MINICOM Ministry of Trade & Industry ESIA Environmental and Social MINILOC Ministry of Local Impact Assessment Government ESMP Environmental and Social MINIRENA Ministry of Environment and Management Plan Natural Resources FAO Food and Agricultural MININFRA Ministry of Infrastructure Organization M&E Monitoring and Evaluation FC Foreign Exchange Costs MoU Memorandum of FONERWA National Fund for Environment Understanding and Climate Change MTE Mid-Term Evaluation MTR Medium Term Results MV Medium Voltage ii MVA Mega Volt Ampere ToR Terms of Reference NAPA National Adaptation ToT Training of Trainers Programs of Action TVET Technical and Vocational NCCP National Climate Change Education and Training Policy UA Unit of Aid NGO Non-Governmental UNDP United Nations Development Organization Program NISR National Institute of Statistics UNEP United Nations Environment of Rwanda Program NPV Net Present Value UNFCCC United Nations Framework ONEC Department of Energy, Convention on Climate Environment, and Climate Change Change (AfDB) USAID United States Agency for PAR Project Appraisal Report International Development PAREF Participatory forest US$ United States Dollar Management Project VAT Value Added Tax PCR Program Completion Report VfM Value for Money PERGP Integrated Project for Ecosystem Rehabilitation and Green Village Promotion PIF Project Identification Form PIR Project Implementation Review PLPA Participatory Learning, Planning and Action PM Project Manager PMERL Participatory Monitoring Evaluation Reflection and Learning PMU Project Monitoring Unit PPG Project Preparation Grant PPR Project Progress Report ProDoc Project Document PSC Project Steering Committee PTF Project Task Force RAB Rwanda Agricultural Board RAP Resettlement Action Plan RBCSP Results Based Country Strategy Paper REG Rwanda Energy Group REMA Rwanda Environmental Management Authority RwF Rwandan Franc SCCF Special Climate Change Fund SEAP Scaling up Energy Access Project SHG Self Help Group SME Small and Medium Enterprise SPIU SEAP Project Implementation Unit iii Grant/Loan Information Client’s information RECIPIENT: Republic of Rwanda EXECUTING AGENCY: The Energy development Corporation (EDCL) Email: [email protected] IMPLEMENTING UNIT: SCALING UP ENERGY ACCESS PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT (SEAP-PIU) REF DOCUMENTS SCALING-UP ENERGY ACCESS PAR CEO ENDORSEMENT PROJECT DOCUMENT Financing plan Source Amount in USD