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Process, approach and financing

sources for development and financing

of MASAP’s transboundary adaptation

projects

Bangkok, Thailand14 March 2017

210-Mar-17

Content

• Context

• Background information for MASAP strategic priority n#3

• Background information for MASAP strategic priority n#4

• Suggested approach to develop transboundary adaptation projects (Nov 2016)

• Revised approach (March 2017)

• Next steps

310-Mar-17

Agreed future climate change scenarios for the LMB

The 7 assessments of the CCAI Basin Wide Assessment

The MASAP development

Identification of transboundary adaptation projects

Context

410-Mar-17

Context

Basin-Wide Assessment

MASAP

Transboundary adaptation projects

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Projects rationale

Supporting strategic frame

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Consideration for approval by Council

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Approved funding proposals

510-Mar-17

The 7 strategic priorities, the pillars of the MASAP :

1. Mainstreaming CC into regional and national policies, programs and plans;

2. Regional and international cooperation and partnership on adaptation;

3. Implementation of transboundary, gender sensitive adaptation options;

4. Access to adaptation finance;

5. Monitoring, data collection and sharing;

6. Capacity development for climate change adaptation strategies and plans;

7. Outreach of MRC products on climate change and adaptation.

Context

610-Mar-17

Background information for MASAP

strategic priori ty n#3

MASAP’s strategic priority n#3 : Enable implementation of transboundaryand gender sensitive adaptation measures

Roadmap:

Promote implementation of transboundary adaptation projects in climate change hotspot areas;

Promote and support identification of additional relevant PINs; and

Network with other organizations to formulate and implement PINs as described under strategic priorities #2 and # 4.

710-Mar-17

MASAP’s key priority n#4 : access to climate finance

Roadmap:

Identify mechanisms of access to adaptation finance by the MCs and MRC ;

Support the mobilization of funding, including access to adaptation finance, for the formulation and implementation of the PINs described under strategic priority #3

Background information for

strategic priori ty n#4

810-Mar-17

Climate finance is a complex landscape…

Source: Climate Funds Update

910-Mar-17

Source: Climate Funds Update, October 2016

…with different opportunities

1010-Mar-17

Source: Climate Funds Update, October 2016

The Green Climate Fund status, update

October 2016

1110-Mar-17

Source: Climate Funds Update, October 2016

The Global Environment Facility status,

update October 2016

1210-Mar-17

Examples of projects recently funded by the

GCF

• Improving the resilience of vulnerable coastal communities to climate change related impacts in Viet Nam

Strengthening storm and flood protection for coastal communities in Viet Nam through resilient housing, planting and rehabilitation of mangrove forests, and systematized climate risk assessments for the public and private sectors.

Approved in June 2016 5y Total project investment 40.5 Millions USD GCF Grand 29.5 M Co-financing 27% (Min. of Construction, Min. of Agriculture and Rural Development, UNDP)

Source: Green Climate Fund, November 2016

1310-Mar-17

Source: Green Climate Fund, November 2016

• Large-scale Ecosystem-based Adaptation in the Gambia River Basin: developing a climate resilient, natural resource based economy

Restoring degraded forests and agricultural landscapes in The Gambia with climate-resilient plants, establishing natural resource-based businesses, and strengthening capacity and policies to implement eco-based adaptation systems.

Approved in June 2016 6y Total project investment 25.5 Millions USDGCF Grand 20.5 M

Co-financing 19% (Gov. of Gambia)

Examples of projects recently funded by the

GCF

1410-Mar-17

Source: Green Climate Fund, November 2016

• Scaling Up the Use of Modernized Climate Information and Early Warning Systems in Malawi

Protecting lives and livelihoods in Malawi from climate-related disasters by providing early warning weather and climate information systems and improving the resilience of vulnerable communities.

Approved in Feb 2016 6y Total project investment 16.3 Millions USDGCF Grand 12.3 MCo-financing 24% (Gov. of Malawi, UNDP)

Examples of projects recently funded by the

GCF

1510-Mar-17

1. Pre-identification of relevant ‘sectoral’ adaptation measures in each of the BWA components

2. Support from MRCS to shape these sectoral measures into concept notes of transboundary adaptation project (‘PINs’ - Objective: 20 PINs, each MCs leading 4 PINs as well as MRCS leading 4. ) – recruitment of consultant

3. Identification of potential benefit-sharing mechanisms into these projects

4. Consolidating with other relevant initiatives (especially NIP Joint Projects and National Projects with Basin Wide Significance)

5. Formulation of a portfolio of TB adaptation projects in the LMB

Suggested approach in Nov 2016

(1/3) with technica l suppor t f rom GIZ

1610-Mar-17

6. Definition of criteria for selecting the 3 to 4 more “mature” (ready for realization) PINs

7. Identification of the most relevant climate finance window for each of the mature PINs, depending on the project specificities, focus, size, etc – support from consultant

8. Development of full project proposal specifically prepared for the identified financing window

9. Supporting the process of project submission until external funding is secured for these projects

Suggested approach in Nov 2016

(2/3) with technica l suppor t f rom GIZ

1710-Mar-17

Identification of preliminary sectoralmeasures (on going)

Basin Wide Assessment (on going)

~20 Concept Notes of Transboundary

adaptation projects (PINs)

(Feb 17)

~3 to 4 mature PINs

(Mar 17)

MRCS in collaboration with MCs and with consultant support(Nov 16 – Feb 17)

Criteria for selection of the more mature projects

~3 to 4 full project proposals (Mar 18)

Identification of most suitable financing window

Funding secured for ~3 to 4 TB

adaptation projects (Sept 18)

Support during full submission process

Suggested approach in Nov 2016

(3/3) with technica l suppor t f rom GIZ

1810-Mar-17

1. One regional consultation (Nov 2016) and one regional working session (Feb 2017) : identifying new ideas for transboundary adaptation projects is very challenging

2. Because of MRC mandate, the priority is to identify projects with a basin impact

3. Some projects’ ideas identified through the NIP process could be complemented to reflect the MASAP and have a basin impact

4. The complemented ideas could be developed to become eligible to climate finance

5. MRCS suggests to investigate further the three following projects’ ideas: ensuring the preservation of Tonle Sap as a functional ecosystem , review of intra-basin water-uses in NE Thailand, improving IWRM in the Mekong Delta

6. Any new idea of an adaptation project with basin impact is welcome

Revised approach in March 2017

with technica l suppor t f rom GIZ

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