REPUBLIC OF GUINEA UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME PROJECT DOCUMENT Project title: Strengthening Climate Information and Early Warning Systems for Climate Resilient Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in Guinea Country: Guinea Implementing Partner: National Management Arrangements: Directorate of Meteorology – Ministry of National Implementation Modality Transportation (NIM) UNDAF/Country Programme Outcome: • Outcome 2: By 2022, national institutions, civil society and the private sector have implemented policies that improve food and nutrition security, sustainable environmental management and the resilience of the populations to climate change and disaster risk; o Output 2.2: The tools for planning and for sustainably managing the environment and natural resources, disasters and the living environment are revised/developed and used to take into account the aspects of climate change. UNDP STRATEGIC PLAN: • Outcome 3: Strengthen resilience to shocks and crises o Output 3.3.1.: Evidence-based assessment and planning tools and mechanisms applied to enable implementation of gender-sensitive and risk-informed prevention and preparedness to limit the impact of natural hazards and pandemics and promote peaceful, just and inclusive societies CPD Output: o Output 2.5: The most vulnerable groups have increased capacities of climate change resilience and adaptation UNDP Social and Environmental Screening UNDP Gender Marker: 2 Category: Low Atlas Project ID/Award ID number: 00094688 Atlas Output ID/Project ID number: 00098781 UNDP-GEF PIMS ID number: 5552 GEF ID number: 8023 Planned start date: July 2019 Planned end date: July 2023 LPAC date: 28 March 2019 Brief project description: Guinea is one of Africa’s richest countries when it comes to natural resource endowment. Beyond having great biodiversity, its soil is fertile and hosts a multitude of minerals. Most of the watercourses in west Africa originate from Guinea and the country has a hydroelectric potential of 6.11 GW with a probable production of 19,300 GWH. The Guinean subsoil PIMS 5552 UNDP-GEF GUINEA EWS LDCF PRODOC VS 23 MAI 2018 conceals significant deposits of bauxite of 25 billion tons, accounting for the 2/3 of world reserves approximately, gold of 1000 tons, diamond of 30 million carats, iron ore, uranium and other minerals. The eastern and southern parts of Guinea are covered with a primary forest of 100,000 square kilometers. In addition, there is also a secondary forest of an area of 40,000 square kilometers. Despite this natural wealth, Guinea remains one of the poorest countries in the world and this is related to several factors among which the poor management of the effects of climate variability that have been recorded for several decades. These observed climate variabilities include a decline in rainfall, recurring droughts since the 1970s, and frequent and early floods (NAPA, July 2007). The observed impacts of these climate disturbances are the drying up of many rivers and soils, the reduction of vegetation cover, the decline in agricultural, pastoral and fishing production, and the recrudescence of waterborne diseases, all exacerbated by unsustainable production systems, the national development strategies are struggling to achieve the expected results while the country is still recovering from the devastating effects of the 2015 Ebola virus disease. Despite the many efforts undertaken in managing climate change risks into the most vulnerable and vital socio-economic sectors (agriculture, livestock, water, coastal and forestry areas), the country continues to face precarious living conditions in rural areas that rely on a primary sector that is still mainly dependent on rain. This sector is severely affected by the obstacles of low production and crop losses due to weak forecasting, preparedness, response, and adaptation capacities (NAPA, July 2007). The aim of the Project: Strengthening Climate Information and Early Warning Systems for Climate Resilient Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in Guinea is to facilitate the mainstreaming of climate change adaptation into the medium and long-term planning and budgeting of priority climate-sensitive sectors in the most vulnerable areas. To this end, Guinea is considering setting up a reliable integrated information system (including a climate and socio-economic data bank) to remove this obstacle and guide adaptation actions. This alternative will provide reliable climate information and products in the form of forecasts, warnings and targeted adaptation options. These adaptation actions will subsequently be integrated into sectoral and local planning and budgeting. The mechanism for the monitoring and evaluation of the implemented adaptation processes and practices will allow to capitalize on the most appropriate techniques and technologies based on a risk analysis. Overall, by helping to remove the obstacles through a reliable system of climate and socio-economic information and the strengthening of capacities of the actors, the Project will provide the current activities, more efficient forecasting, anticipation, preparedness, response and adaptation for inclusive and sustainable development. 2 PIMS 5552 UNDP-GEF GUINEA EWS LDCF PRODOC 20 MAY 2018 Contents List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ...................................................................................................................... 5 I. Development Challenge ................................................................................................................................... 6 i. Overall context and importance ..................................................................................................................... 6 iii. Consistency of the challenge with national and global priorities ................................................................. 10 iv. Consistency with the Sustainable Development Goals .............................................................................. 10 II. Strategy .......................................................................................................................................................... 11 III. Results and Partnerships ............................................................................................................................... 17 i. Expected results .......................................................................................................................................... 17 ii. Partnerships ................................................................................................................................................. 27 iii. Risks and Assumptions................................................................................................................................ 29 iv. Stakeholder engagement plan ..................................................................................................................... 33 v. Gender equality and empowering women ................................................................................................... 36 vi. South-South and Triangular Cooperation .................................................................................................... 40 vii. Sustainability and Scaling-up .............................................................................................................. 40 IV. PROJECT MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................................ 42 i. Cost efficiency and effectiveness ................................................................................................................ 42 ii. Project management: ................................................................................................................................... 42 iii. Agreement on intellectual property rights and use of logo on the project’s deliverables and disclosure of information ....................................................................................................................................................... 43 iv. Social and environmental safeguards.......................................................................................................... 43 V. Project Results Framework ............................................................................................................................ 46 VI. Monitoring and Evaluation Plan ...................................................................................................................... 52 Mandatory GEF Monitoring and Evaluation Requirements and budget .............................................................. 55 Governance and Management Arrangements .................................................................................................... 57 VII. Financial Planning and Management .......................................................................................................... 62 VIII. Total Budget and Work Plan ........................................................................................................................ 65 IX. Legal Context ................................................................................................................................................. 72 X. Risk Management ........................................................................................................................................... 72 XI. Mandatory annexes .......................................................................................................................................