FP116: Carbon Sequestration through Climate Investment in Forests and Rangelands in Kyrgyz Republic (CS-FOR) | | Kyrgyzstan Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Decision B.24/09 4 December 2019 Carbon Sequestration through Climate Investment Project/Programme Title: in Forests and Rangelands in Kyrgyz Republic (CS-FOR) Country/Region: Kyrgyz Republic Accredited Entity: Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN Date of Submission: __June 21, 2018___________________________ Acronyms and definitions AE Accredited Entity AI Artificial Insemination AMA Accreditation Master Agreement ARIS Community Development and Investment Agency [ARIS is acronym of Russian name] A/R Afforestation/Reforestation AWP/B Annual Work Plan and Budget CBD UN Convention on Biological Diversity CC Climate Change CCCC Coordination Commission on Climate Change CFC Climate Financing Center CLMG Community Landscape Management Groups CS-FOR Carbon Sequestration through Climate Investment in Forests and Rangelands Project CSO Civil Society Organizations DPLF Department of Pastures, Livestock and Fisheries DW Dry Weight EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EE Executing Entity ESA Environmental and Social Analysis ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan ESRI Environmental Systems Research Institute ESS Environmental and Social Safeguards EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN FC Forest Code GCF Green Climate Fund GDP Gross Domestic Product GEF Global Environment Facility GHG Greenhouse Gas Emissions GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GPS Global Positioning System IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development IFEMP Integrated Forest Ecosystem Management Project – WB funded INDC Intended Nationally Determined Contribution INRMCRP Integrated Natural Resource Management and Climate Resilience Plans JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MAFIM Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry and Melioration m a.s.l. Meters above sea level MES Ministry of Emergency Situations MoU Memorandum of Understanding NAP National Action Plan NBKR National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic NDA National Designated Authority NDVI Normalized Difference Variation Index NGO Non-governmental Organization NRM Natural Resource Management NSC National Statistics Committee NSSD National Strategy for Sustainable Development NTFP Non Timber Forest Product OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OPA Operational Partners Agreement OPIM Operational Partners Implementation Modality PMU Project Management Unit PUU Pasture Users Unions QGIS Quantum GIS Software for Desktop provided for free under open source license RDF Rural Development Fund RKDF Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund SAEPF State Agency for Environment Protection and Forestry SALSGIR State Agency for Local Self Government and Interethnic Relations SDG Sustainable Development Goals SFF State Forest Fund SFM Sustainable Forest Management SLF State Land Fund (area managed by MAFIM where majority of pastures are located) SPCR Strategic Programme for Climate Resilience TA Technical assistance TNC Third National Communication UN United Nations UNCCD UN Convention to Combat Desertification UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNFCCC UN Framework Convention on Climate Change US$ United States dollar WB World Bank WFP World Food Programme WP Working Paper WUA Water User Associations Contents Section A PROJECT / PROGRAMME SUMMARY Section B FINANCING / COST INFORMATION Section C DETAILED PROJECT / PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION Section D RATIONALE FOR GCF INVOLVEMENT Section E EXPECTED PERFORMANCE AGAINST INVESTMENT CRITERIA Section F APPRAISAL SUMMARY Section G RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT Section H RESULTS MONITORING AND REPORTING Section I ANNEXES Note to accredited entities on the use of the funding proposal template • Sections A, B, D, E and H of the funding proposal require detailed inputs from the accredited entity. For all other sections, including the Appraisal Summary in section F, accredited entities have discretion in how they wish to present the information. Accredited entities can either directly incorporate information into this proposal, or provide summary information in the proposal with cross-reference to other project documents such as project appraisal document. • The total number of pages for the funding proposal (excluding annexes) is expected not to exceed 50. Please submit the completed form to: [email protected] Please use the following name convention for the file name: “[FP]-[Agency Short Name]-[Date]-[Serial Number]” PROJECT / PROGRAMME SUMMARY GREEN CLIMATE FUND FUNDING PROPOSAL | PAGE 1 OF 99 A A.1. Brief Project / Programme Information Carbon Sequestration through Climate Investment in Forests A.1.1. Project / programme title and Rangelands (CS-FOR) in the Kyrgyz Republic A.1.2. Project or programme Project A.1.3. Country (ies) / region Kyrgyz Republic A.1.4. National designated authority (ies) State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry A.1.5. Accredited entity Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN A.1.5.a. Access modality ☐ Direct ☒ International Executing Entities: SAEPF, ARIS, FAO, RKDF Direct beneficiaries: 432,450 individuals (7% of the country’s A.1.6. Executing entity / beneficiary population) of which 246,497 are women in the Project Area; Indirect beneficiaries: 540,563 (8% of the country’s population) individuals of which 380,121 are women in the Project Area Micro (≤10) A.1.7. Project size category (Total investment, ☐ ☒ Small (10<x≤50) million US$) Medium (50<x≤250) ☐ ☐ Large (>250) A.1.8. Mitigation / adaptation focus ☐ ☒ Mitigation ☐ Adaptation Cross-cutting 21 June 2018 (v.1); 27 November 2018 (1st re-submission); 22 August 2019 (2nd re-submission); 30 August 2019 (3rd re-submission); 13 September A.1.9. Date of submission 2019 (4th re-submission); 19 September 2019 (5th re-submission); 23 September 2019 (6th re-submission); 3 October 2019 (7th re-submission); 7 October 2019 (8th re-submission) Daniel Gustafson, Contact person, position Deputy Director General A.1.10. Organization FAO Project Email address [email protected]; [email protected] contact details Telephone number +39 0657056320 Viale delle Terme di Caracalla Mailing address 00153 Rome, Italy A.1.11. Results areas (mark all that apply) Reduced emissions from: Energy access and power generation ☐ (E.g. on-grid, micro-grid or off-grid solar, wind, geothermal, etc.) Low emission transport ☐ (E.g. high-speed rail, rapid bus system, etc.) Buildings, cities and industries and appliances ☐ (E.g. new and retrofitted energy-efficient buildings, energy-efficient equipment for companies and supply chain management, etc.) Forestry and land use ☒ (E.g. forest conservation and management, agroforestry, agricultural irrigation, water treatment and management, etc.) Increased resilience of: Most vulnerable people and communities ☒ (E.g. mitigation of operational risk associated with climate change – diversification of supply sources and supply chain management, relocation of manufacturing facilities and warehouses, etc.) Health and well-being, and food and water security ☐ (E.g. climate-resilient crops, efficient irrigation systems, etc.) ☐ Infrastructure and built environment (E.g. sea walls, resilient road networks, etc.) ☒ Ecosystem and ecosystem services PROJECT / PROGRAMME SUMMARY GREEN CLIMATE FUND FUNDING PROPOSAL | PAGE 2 OF 99 A (E.g. ecosystem conservation and management, ecotourism, etc.) A.2. Project / Programme Executive Summary (max 300 words) 1. The Kyrgyz Republic’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) under the Paris Agreement commits the country to reducing, by 2050, its greenhouse gas emissions by 35 – 37 percent through international assistance. By investing in rangeland and forestry management, strengthening national and local institutions, introducing market-driven incentives and local planning processes, the project will lead to the sequestration of 19.8 million tCO2eq in 20 years. These reductions represent 7.6 percent of the country’s total emissions, and 22.6 percent of the agricultural share of emissions. 2. The project will achieve these sequestration results, while capitalizing important co-benefits from adaptation and disaster risk reduction, through: supporting government’s on-going efforts to harmonize relevant policies and legal frameworks, and strengthen its planning, monitoring and evaluation systems (Component 1); introducing a process of local integrated rangeland and forestry resource planning built around forest, rangeland and livestock management practices that sequester carbon, are responsive to observed changes in the climate and enable the diversification of household income earning activities (Component 2); facilitating market opportunities that provide the financial incentives, funded by the Russian Kyrgyz Development Fund (RKDF), for resource users to adopt and maintain management practices that sequester and preserve stored carbon. The targeted project areas were selected due to their high level of exposure and sensitivity to climate change stressors, mitigation potential, human poverty and dependency on natural resources. 3. The 49.99 million US$ investment will achieve carbon sequestration at a cost of US$ 2.5 per tCO2eq, while also indirectly strengthening the resilience and improving the livelihoods of