REGIONAL PROJECT/PROGRAMME PROPOSAL PART I: PROJECT/PROGRAMME INFORMATION Title of Project/Programme: Reducing climate vulnerability and flood risk in coastal urban and semi urban areas in cities in Latin America Countries: Chile and Ecuador Thematic Focal Area1: Disaster risk reduction and early warning systems Type of Implementing Entity: Regional Implementing Entity (RIE) Implementing Entity: CAF, Development bank of Latin America Executing Entities: Ministry of the Environment (Chile) Ministry of the Environment (Ecuador) Amount of Financing Requested: 13.910.400 (in U.S Dollars Equivalent) 1 Thematic areas are: Food security; Disaster risk reduction and early warning systems; Transboundary water management; Innovation in adaptation finance. 1 Tabla de contenido PART I: PROJECT/PROGRAMME INFORMATION ............................................................ 1 Reducing climate vulnerability and flood risk in coastal urban and semi urban areas in cities in Latin America ...................................................................................................... 5 Chile and Ecuador ........................................................................................................... 5 Project Background and Context: .................................................................................... 5 National and local situation in Chile ................................................................................. 9 National and local situation in Ecuador .......................................................................... 17 Vulnerable groups and gender situation ........................................................................ 23 The adaptation challenge and barriers ........................................................................... 27 Project Objectives: ......................................................................................................... 30 Project Components and Financing: .............................................................................. 32 Projected Calendar ........................................................................................................ 33 PART II: PROJECT / PROGRAMME JUSTIFICATION .................................................... 34 A. Project Components Description ............................................................................... 34 Component 1. Priority actions to increase resilience .................................................. 34 Component 2. Strengthen capacities for adaptation ................................................... 44 Component 3. ICTs and partnership between coastal cities in Latin America ............ 47 Alternative approaches that were considered and not adopted .................................. 48 B. New and innovative solutions to climate change adaptation ...................................... 48 C. Economic, social and environmental benefits and mitigation of negative impacts, in compliance with the Adaptation Fund ESP. ................................................................... 49 Social benefits............................................................................................................ 49 Economic benefits ...................................................................................................... 54 Environmental benefits ............................................................................................... 54 Gender considerations ............................................................................................... 54 Measures to avoid / mitigate negative impacts ........................................................... 55 D. Cost-effectiveness analysis with a regional approach ............................................... 56 E. Consistency with national or sub-national sustainable development strategies ......... 57 F. National technical standards (environmental, building codes and others) complies with the Adaptation Fund ESP. ............................................................................................. 63 Construction works technical standards ..................................................................... 63 Environmental licences .............................................................................................. 64 Meteorological equipment and data ........................................................................... 65 Early warning systems ............................................................................................... 66 Compliance with AF Environmental and Social Policy ................................................ 66 G. Describe if there is duplication of project with other funding sources ......................... 66 2 H. Learning and knowledge management component . ................................................. 67 I. Consultative process: List of stakeholders, with particular reference to vulnerable groups, including gender considerations, in compliance with the AF ESP. ..................... 68 Inception workshops .................................................................................................. 68 Stakeholder analyses ................................................................................................. 68 Validation workshops ................................................................................................. 70 Meetings of project partners ....................................................................................... 70 Additional consultation to local groups ....................................................................... 70 J. Funding requested justification .................................................................................. 72 Component 1 ............................................................................................................. 72 Component 2 ............................................................................................................. 73 Component 3 ............................................................................................................. 74 K. Sustainability of the project outcomes ....................................................................... 74 Environmental sustainability ....................................................................................... 74 Social sustainability .................................................................................................... 74 Institutional sustainability ........................................................................................... 75 Financial sustainability ............................................................................................... 75 Replication ................................................................................................................. 75 L. Environmental and social impacts and risks identification in compliance with the AF ESP ............................................................................................................................... 76 PART III: IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS ........................................................... 94 A. Arrangements for project management at the regional and national level .................. 94 Audit .......................................................................................................................... 95 Agreement on intellectual property rights and use of logo on the project’s deliverables .................................................................................................................................. 97 B. Describe the measures for financial and project risk management. ........................... 97 C. Measures for environmental and social risk management, in line with the Adaptation Fund´s Environmental and Social Policy. ....................................................................... 99 D. Describe the monitoring and evaluation arrangements and provide a budgeted M&E plan. ............................................................................................................................ 101 Oversight and monitoring responsibilities ................................................................. 101 Monitoring and reporting requirements ..................................................................... 102 E. Include a results framework for the project proposal, including milestones, targets and indicators. .................................................................................................................... 104 F. Demonstrate how the project aligns with the Results Framework of the Adaptation Fund ............................................................................................................................ 110 G. Include a detailed budget with budget notes, broken down by country as applicable, a budget on the Implementing Entity management fee use, and an explanation and a breakdown of the execution costs. ............................................................................... 113 Budget ..................................................................................................................... 113 Budget notes ............................................................................................................ 120 Budget on the Implementing Entity management fee use ........................................ 131 3 H. Include a disbursement schedule with time-bound milestones. ..............................