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SIGLES
CLIMATE CHANGE ENABLING ACTIVITY
CBD
PROPOSAL FOR GEF FUNDING FOR NATIONAL
ADAPTATION PROGRAMS OF ACTION BY LEAST
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (NAPA)
AGENCY’S PROJECT ID: PIMS #2783
GEFSEC PROJECT ID:
COUNTRY: Republic of Sierra Leone
COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY: I) LDC STATUS : SIERRA
LEONE HAS LDC STATUS ;
DATE OF UNFCCC RATIFICATION : 22 JUNE 1995
PROJECT TITLE: Preparation of a National
Programme of Action for Adaptation to Climate
Change
GEF IMPLEMENTING AGENCY: PNUD
NATIONAL EXECUTING AGENCY: Meteorological
Department, Ministry of Transport and
Communication
DURATION: 18 months
GEF FOCAL AREA: Climate Change
GEF OPERATIONAL PROGRAM: Enabling Activities
GEF STRATEGIC PRIORITY: CB1
ESTIMATED STARTING DATE: May 2004
IA FEE: US$22,000
RECORD OF
FINANCING PLAN (US$)
GEF PROJECT/COMPONENT
Project
Sub-total
CO-FINANCING
GEF Agency
Gov’t Contribution (in-kind)
Others
Sub-Total Co-financing:
Total Project Financing:
200,000
20,000
20,000
220,000
ENDORSEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT (OPERATIONAL FOCAL POINT):
Mr. Stephen Syril James Jusu, Chief Environment
Officer, Department of Environment Ministry of
Lands, Country Planning and the Environment
Date: February 18, 2004
RECORD OF ENDORSEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE FOCAL POINT):
Mr. Denis Sombi Lansana, Director
Date: March 1, 2004
Meteorological Department,
Ministry of Transport and Communication
This proposal has been prepared in accordance with GEF policies and procedures and meets the
standards of the GEF Project Review Criteria for NAPA approval.
Yannick Glemarec
Deputy Executive Coordinator
Date: 26 March 2004
Mathieu Koumoin,
Project Contact Person
Tel. and email:
1 [email protected]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pages
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ………………………………. 3
1.
BACKGROUND ……………………………………………………
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2.
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK …………………………………
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3.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND LINKS WITH
ON-GOING ACTIVITIES ……………………………………………
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3.1
Objectives ……………………………………………………...
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3.2
Prior and on-going activities …………………………………
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3.3
Activities and expected outcomes ……………………………
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4.
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ……………………
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5.
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND ………………………
PROJECT COORDINATION
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5.1
5.2
6.
oversight and integration
of the project at the policy level ……………………………..
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Operational Coordination ……………………………………
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BUDGET ……………………………………………………………..
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ANNEXES:
Annex 1: REFERENCES …………………………………………..
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Annex 2: JOB DESCRIPTION – COORDINATOR …………….
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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
APF
UNDP-GEF’s Adaptation Policy framework
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GEF
Global Environment Facility
IPCC
International Panel on climate Change
IST
Interdisciplinary Sector Team
LDC
Least-Developed Countries
LEG
LDC Expert Group
MEA
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
MLCPE
Ministry of Lands, Country Planning & environment
NAPA
National Adaptation Plan of Action
NBSAP
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan
NCSA
National Capacity Self-Assessment
NCSU
National Communication Support Unit
NEAP
National Environmental Action Plan
NEPB
National Environmental Protection Board
NGO
Non-Governmental Organization
NPC
National Project Coordinator
POP
Persistent Organic Pollutants
PSC
Project Steering Committee
TAR
Third Assessment Report
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
UNESCO
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFCCC
United Nations Convention for Climate Change
V&A
Vulnerability and Adaptation
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1.
BACKGROUND
1.
Lying south on the western coast of West Africa, between latitudes 6°55’N and 10°N,
and longitudes 10°14’W and 13°17’W, Sierra Leone faces the Atlantic Ocean and shares
common borders with Guinea on the north and the northeast, and with Liberia on the south
and the southeast. Comprising continental land, a peninsula and islands, the country covers a
total area of 71,740 km² and displays contrasted geographical features including lowlying coastal swamps, interior plains, interior plateau, hilly terrains, and small mountain
ranges culminating at 1,945 m.
2.
The climate is tropical, hot and humid in general and is characterized by a dry season
marked by a dry harmattan wind and a rainy season under the influence of the West African
Monsoon. A savannah vegetation dominates northern Sierra Leone while forests are densest
in the southeast. The country possesses numerous short rivers and averages 2,000 to 3,800
mm of annual rainfall.
3.
The population was estimated at 5,6 million inhabitants in 2002 with a growth rate of
3.2 % and a 63% share of rural populations. Despite vast resource endowment, Sierra Leone
has a LDC status with a GDP of US $636 millions (2000), equivalent to a GDP per capita of
US $142 (2000). Agriculture is the dominant sector of the economy, represents 40% of GDP
and sustains two-third of the population. Providing 20% of GDP, mining is the next largest
productive sector.
4.
Sierra Leone is emerging from war with most of the country’s infrastructure and
human capacity severely weakened. Even before the war, the poverty profile elaborated in
1989/90 had revealed that 81.6% of the population lived below the poverty threshold. In order
to translate the aspirations of the people for national transformation, the Government
formulated a global development vision published in the document entitled “Sierra Leone,
Vision 2025” aiming at correcting the mistakes of the past, building a better collective future,
and improving the living conditions of the populations. Nonetheless, poverty alleviation is
potentially handicapped by the country’s high level of vulnerability to climate change.
Sectors Vulnerable to Climate Change
5.
Sierra Leone has not yet formally identified its national sectors most vulnerable to
climate change. The initial national communication of Sierra Leone on climate change is
currently being prepared through enabling activity UNDP/GEF SIL/02/G32 started in
February 2003 with an anticipated project duration of two years. As recognized by the Least
developed countries Expert Group (LEG) at their NAPA training workshop in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, in June 2003, NAPA activities in Sierra Leone will thus be concurrently conducted
with INC preparation. Sectors where adverse effects of climate change are anticipated are
considered for further investigation in the context of the INC vulnerability and adaptation
activities, and include:
Agriculture, fishery and food security;
water resources;
forests and natural resources;
Land erosion and human settlement;
coastal region, and
human health.
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6.
Agriculture is the dominant sector of the economy, representing 40% of the GDP and
sustaining two-third of the population. In spite of abundant agricultural land, the country has
yet to reach autonomy/food security in rice, the main staple food. Recent observations in
Sierra Leone have reported a noticeable rainfall variability (precipitation regime and pattern),
specially in the northern regions, which adversely impacts water resources and agricultural
yields. The risks on food security of a strictly rain-fed rice cultivation cannot be overlooked.
7.
Fish accounts for about 75% of total animal protein intake, for the supply of which
Sierra Leone heavily relies on its marine resources. Ocean warming will modify ocean
currents, with possible impacts on coastal marine fisheries.
8.
A sustained decrease in normal rainfall could alter the hydrographic bearing of the
country’s streams and rivers. The IPCC’s TAR reveals that current trends in major river
basins in Africa indicate a decrease in runoff of about 17% over the past decade. The expected
decrease of rainfall compounding the low conversion factor of precipitation to runoff will
exacerbate the water resources shortfall.
9.
The vulnerability of ecosystems and forest formations will depend on rainfall
variability modulated by vegetation dynamics in the various geographical regions in Sierra
Leone. Less rainfall, and a potential increase in evapo-transpiration could affect the
distribution of plant and animal species. Projected climate change is expected to alter
frequency, intensity, and extent of vegetation fires. Potential increases in the frequency and
severity of drought are likely to exacerbate desertification.
10.
Sierra Leone presents a variety of ecosystems vulnerable to accelerated land erosion
on unprotected hillsides. Land erosion and deforestation will exacerbate the risk of landslide
for hillside settlements. Coastal settlements also will be adversely impacted by sea-level rise
through inundation and coastal erosion. Damage to settlements and basic infrastructure would
lead to massive population movements, with loss of properties and livelihoods, and high risks
to human health.
11.
Coastal erosion occurs all along the sea coast of Sierra Leone, with threats to human
and economic resources at several locations among which Lumley beach, Lakka, Hamilton
and Bunce Island, as a result of population and development pressures (sand removal and soil
excavation), wave action, natural hydro-meteorological factors, with climate change projected
to become an increasingly important contributing factor.
12.
Sea-level rise, coastal erosion, saltwater intrusion, and flooding will have significant
impacts for Sierra Leone coastline infrastructure, socio-economic activities and communities.
Roads and buildings, substantial investments by governments, will particularly be at risk.
With a higher sea level, sea front plains and estuaries, and mangroves could lose their
agricultural and fisheries potentials. Affected drinking water sources and damaged sanitary
infrastructure could prompt water-borne epidemics and enteric diseases.
13.
In sierra Leone, climate-change induced human health issues could be associated to
malnutrition and to the resurgence/spread/intensification of vector-borne, water-borne and
enteric diseases: malaria, typhoid fever, cholera, dysentery, and diarrhea. The IPCC’s TAR
indicates that temperature rises will extend the habitats of vectors of diseases such as malaria.
Droughts and flooding, where sanitary infrastructure is inadequate, will result in increased
frequency of epidemics and enteric diseases. Finally, increased temperatures of coastal waters
could set off cholera epidemics in coastal areas.
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2.
THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
14.
The institutional framework of climate change and environment involves international
conventions signed by Sierra Leone, important legislation and policies taken for the protection
of the environment and of the populations, national sector plans, and institutions responsible
for implementation.
15.
Sierra Leone is signatory of, or has ratified the following relevant international
environmental conventions and instruments:
- The United Nations Convention on Biodiversity (UNCBD);
- The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC);
- The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD);
- Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of international importance;
- The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Biodiversity (UNCLS), and
- Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone layer.
16.
Selected important policy and legislation taken for the protection of the environment
and of the populations include the National Environmental Policy (NEP- 1994) and the
National Environmental Protection Act (EPA- 2000), which are general in scope and establish
the central principles of environment and natural resource management. The NEP provides
strategies aimed at achieving sustainable development in Sierra Leone through sound
environmental management. The EPA is the legal basis for environmental management and
protection in Sierra Leone. It is worth noting that the EPA creates a cross-cutting high-level
National Environmental Protection Board.
17.
In August 2003 Sierra Leone released “Sierra Leone Vision 2025”, which encapsulates
the country’s aspiration for national transformation, sustainable national development
including sustainable environment and natural resource management. In June 2001, Sierra
Leone released the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (IPRSP). The IPRSP elaboration
was participative and incorporated contributions from a wide range of national stakeholders.
The national poverty strategy primarily focuses on addressing the immediate peace building
challenges. It also identifies several cross-cutting issues relevant to adaptation including
agriculture, education and health.
18.
Selected important national sector plans include the National Environment Action
Plan, the National Agriculture Master Plan (1993) and the National Forestry Action Plan.
19.
The responsibility for the management and protection of the environment lies with the
Department of the Environment, under the oversight of the Ministry of Lands, Country
Planning and Environment (MLCPE). The Department is the GEF Operational Focal Point for
Sierra Leone. A number of other government ministries and departments are also involved in
environmental management and protection by virtue of their responsibilities.
20.
Thus, taking into account important stakeholders, the institutions relevant to
environment and NAPA include:
The National Environmental Protection Board;
The Ministry of Lands, Country Planning and the Environment;
The Ministry of Transport and Communication;
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security;
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The Ministry of Marine Resources;
The Ministry of Energy and Power;
The Ministry of Health and Sanitation:
The Ministry of Finance;
The Ministry of Development and Economic Planning;
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development;
The Ministries of Education, Science and Technology;
The Universities, and
NGOs and CBOs.
21.
The National Environmental Protection Board is a high level cross-cutting body
appointed by the Head of State with approval of parliament, comprises a chairman and twelve
board members, and has mission to facilitate coordination, cooperation and collaboration
among national authorities/entities in all areas pertaining to environmental protection.
22.
The Ministry of Lands, Country Planning and the Environment (MLCPE) is
responsible for conservation and management of Sierra Leone’s natural environment. It is also
responsible for addressing country planning, land acquisition and transfer, land ownership and
use, control of housing and infrastructure development, and human settlement.
23.
The Ministry of Transport and Communication addresses issues related to transport on
land, air and sea as well as local and international communications. The Meteorological
Department, under the oversight of the Ministry, is the focal point for the UNFCCC. This
department bears the responsibility to provide national development-driven advisory services
to the government on weather and climate related issues.
24.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) is responsible for the
development of appropriate agricultural and food security policies and programmes geared
towards improving the availability of and the accessibility to food.
25.
The Ministry of Marine Resources (MOMR) develops policies and programmes to
address the exploitation, management and control of Sierra Leone’s marine resources.
26.
The Ministry of Energy and Power develops policies and arranges / supervises
programmes to address the provision of energy (electrical or otherwise) and potable safe
drinking water on a constant and sustainable basis to the entire population of Sierra Leone.
27.
The Ministry of Health and Sanitation develops policies and manages national health
sanitation programmes/standards to ensure affordable health and a clean environment for all
Sierra Leoneans.
28.
The Ministry of Finance is responsible for developing and managing macro-economic
financial, monetary and fiscal policies for the maximum benefit of every Sierra Leonean. The
Ministry is a key NAPA stakeholder as it addresses at the national level the financial
contributions of Sierra Leone into the implementation of international conventions.
29.
The Ministry of Development and Economic Planning formulates national
development objectives, and develops economic planning policies and strategic plans. The
Ministry coordinates Sierra Leone’s economic development programmes and sector
development policies.
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30.
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development develops policies,
particularly with regard to decentralization, supervises, monitors and co-ordinates the
activities of all Local Government bodies in the country. It also assists in the identification,
planning, implementation and monitoring of development programmes that will foster
community development, poverty reduction and the socio-economic recovery of the urban and
rural sectors.
31.
The two Ministries of Education, Science and Technology are responsible for
elaborating appropriate policies and Science and Technology programmes for Development.
32.
Universities- This level of education comprises the University of Sierra Leone (USL),
Technical institutes, Polytechnics and Teacher Training Colleges. Faculty members from the
Fourah Bay College of USL contribute actively to the working groups set up for the
preparation of the INC and are expected to support the NAPA preparation process.
33.
NGOs and CBOs- The few Non Governmental Organizations (NGO) in Sierra Leone
with interests in environment include:
The Sierra Leone Association of NGOs (SLANGO) ;
The Council for Human Ecology in Sierra Leone (CHECSIL);
Hastings Community Farm;
Green Scenery, and
The Conservation Society for Sierra Leone.
In addition to NGOs, Community Based Organizations (CBOs) are instrumental in raising
environmental awareness and shaping resource management practices at the grassroots level.
3.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND LINKS WITH ON-GOING ACTIVITIES
3.1
Objectives
34.
As stated in the NAPA Guidelines, the rationale for NAPA rests on the low
institutional, economic and financial capacity of LDCs to cope with adverse impacts of
climate change.
35.
The objective of the proposed NAPA project for Sierra Leone is to develop a countrywide programme of immediate and urgent project-based adaptation activities that address the
current and anticipated adverse effects of climate change. Correlated specific project
objectives will thus include the following:
- Develop an adaptation strategy, adaptation policies and measures for Sierra Leone,
based on a plan of priority activities addressing the urgent and immediate impacts of
climate change;
- Engage a broad range of national and international stakeholders, and encourage a Napa
process closely driven by specific national V&A circumstances;
- Enhance Sierra Leone’s institutional and technical capacities to cope with climate
change consequences;
- Conduct a national adaptation technology needs assessment, and
- Develop linkages with prior or on-going poverty alleviation and environmental
initiatives.
36.
This NAPA project will provide an opportunity to trigger and facilitate national policy
dialogue and stakeholder consultations designed to identify and address the immediate and
urgent adaptation issues. It will also facilitate the formulation and selection of appropriate
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adaptation activities by conducting a comprehensive assessment of the available and
necessary information on the country’s vulnerability to climate change.
37.
A substantial cross-fertilization is anticipated with the enabling activity aiming at
preparing the initial national communication on climate change for Sierra Leone.
3.2
Prior and on-going activities
38.
Adaptation-relevant prior and on-going activities include projects conducted under the
Multilateral Environmental Agreements and national policies/programmes and sector plans:
- UNFCCC - Preparation of Sierra Leone’s Initial National Communication on climate
change;
- UNCBD - National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP);
- UNCCD - National Action Plan for the implementation of the UNCCD;
- POPs - National Implementation Plan for Sierra Leone;
- The National Environmental Action Plan;
- The National Forestry Plan;
- The Land Degradation Control project;
- The Ozone Project, and
- The National Capacity Self-Assessment Programme.
39.
UNFCCC - Preparation of Sierra Leone’s Initial National Communication on climate
change. The project will aim at capacity development in order to enable Sierra Leone to fulfill
its obligations under the UNFCCC, specifically the preparation of the country’s initial
national communication on climate change. The project started in February 2003 with an
anticipated duration of two years. Project activities were officially launched in July 2003 with
high level government involvement. A Climate Change Project Office has been established, a
Project steering committee has been set up, and three operational technical groups have been
formed to deal with Inventory, Mitigation, and Vulnerability & Adaptation. An important
working synergy is anticipated with the NAPA project under consideration, which will be
conducted concurrently. It is highly commendable already that the UNDP-GEF-NCSU
mission fielded to Freetown in January 2004 to help develop the NAPA funding proposal was
significantly facilitated by this Climate Change Project Office.
40.
UNCBD - National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP). Sierra Leone
ratified the Convention on Biodiversity in 1996. The major threats to biodiversity in Sierra
Leone are unsustainable practices of agriculture, livestock farming, forest exploitation,
fishing, energy production, mining, infrastructure development and waste disposal. The
overall goal of the Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan is to seek conservation measures that
provide the solid framework for the sustainable exploitation of the country’s biodiversity for
the benefit of present and future generations. The project is completed as of December 2003
and the diffusion of the final report is in process. 28 thematic areas were identified and
grouped under Terrestrial, Aquatic, and Cross-cutting biodiversity items. The BSAP report
outlines the strategic approach for addressing those thematic areas.
41.
UNCCD - National Action Plan for the implementation of the UNCCD. The country’s
first report under this convention has been submitted. The Department of Environment is
currently initiating a proposal to request GEF funding for a National Action Plan for the
implementation of the UNCCD.
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42.
POPs - The Department of Environment is awaiting the feedback from a proposal
submitted to request GEF funding through UNIDO for a National Implementation Plan for
Sierra Leone.
43.
The National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP) was prepared by the Department of
Environment, with World Bank support. The NEAP is presented into two volumes. While
Volume 1 analyses the environmental issues in Sierra Leone and the recommended
interventions, Volume 2 contains the portfolio of investment proposals. The plan presents
activities with a potential linkage with the considered NAPA project.
44.
Designed to guide the management of Sierra Leone’s forest resources, the National
Forestry Action Plan elaborated a long-term global sustainable development and management
strategy.
3.3
Activities and Expected Outcomes
45.
Specific project objectives, activities and outputs associated with the NAPA document
preparation are summarized in the following table.
Specific objectives
Activities
Set up the Project Steering Committee (PSC)
Establish the NAPA project Team
Obj.1- Project Staffed and Scoped
Engage stakeholder process
Develop project workplan
Build capacity on adaptation methodologies
Obj.2- National capacity built and
Review available V&A information
V&A information synthesized
Synthesize findings and identify key vulnerability sectors
Identify adaptation options by key sectors
Obj.3- Adaptation options
Formulate policy options and measures
formulated and selected
Prioritize policies and measures
Develop a strategy and action plan
Obj.4- NAPA document prepared Review NAPA development
and presented
Finalize NAPA reviewing process
Publish and disseminate the NAPA document
Specific Objective No. 1: NAPA Project staffed and scoped
Activity 1.1: Set up the Project Steering Committee (PSC)
46.
The Steering Committee will be established by the Ministry of Lands, Country
Planning and the Environment. Committee members are representatives from key stakeholder
institutions for the NAPA preparation. Committee structure is presented at section “5.2Project Operational Coordination”.
Activity 1.2: Establish the Napa Project Team
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47.
The National Project Coordinator (NPC) and the technical Inter-disciplinary Sector
Teams (IST) will constitute the Napa project team. IST description and specific mandates for
the NPC and the IST are presented at Section 5.2.
48.
The recruitment of the NPC will be managed by the UNDP country office under the
oversight of the PSC. The NPC is responsible for technical, administrative and financial
aspects of the project.
49.
The IST will be set up as needed and will be tasked with data collection and analysis
in key sectors on a commissioned basis. The IST will also be called upon to assist in the
consultative process, the sensitization/communication activities, the formulation of adaptation
policies/measures and the preparation of the NAPA document. Indicatively, a given IST could
include 4 to 5 members among which one sector specialist, one capacity building specialist,
one planning specialist and/or socio-economist. The PSC will validate terms of references and
team composition drafted by the NPC for IST members’ selection.
Activity 1.3: Engage stakeholder process
50.
Iterative and inclusive national consultations will be engaged across Sierra Leone with
a view to reach all components of society and communicate on climate change issues and
concerns. This consultation process will be instrumental in explaining the project to all
stakeholders, gather their feedback, their advice, and identify project activity participants.
51.
A communication plan will be produced to support the NAPA process that will target
the specific needs of all stakeholder groups. The NAPA team will ensure that communities at
grassroots level and non technical public are sensitized, their concerns are heard and properly
incorporated into the process output. Communication with the medias, the Ministry of Finance
and The Ministry of Development and Economic planning also deserve special attention.
Activity 1.4: Develop Project workplan
52.
The NAPA team will integrate and coordinate all project components and project
plans into a consistent and coherent workplan that will guide project execution and project
control. This activity may include essential stakeholders, allowing the team to capture and to
break down all of the work of the project. Though the process will be iterative, completion of
the initial workplan will trigger the actual project start.
Outcome No. 1: The Project Steering Committee is established, the National Project
Coordinator is recruited, inter-disciplinary technical teams are put in place, a stakeholder
process is engaged and the initial workplan is developed.
Specific Objective No. 2: National Capacity Built and V&A information synthesized
Activity 2.1: Build national capacity on adaptation methodologies
53.
As needed, the UNDP/GEF/NCSU will work closely with Sierra Leone at all stages of
project implementation by providing overall technical guidance consistent with the LEG
guidelines and by commenting on the draft assessment reports and the draft NAPA. This
assistance could cover for instance terms of reference elaboration and international expertise
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identification. A workshop will be planned to mainstream V&A methodologies and the
UNDP Adaptation Policy Framework (APF) into the project’s approaches.
54.
The NAPA team may also call upon the LEG technical assistance and guidance.
Appropriation of LEG adaptation material will also be sought by the project team. The same
objectives could be pursued with other specialized structures, such as IPCC, UNEP, UNITAR.
55.
The NAPA project team will also engage in collaborative networking with other
NAPA teams in the region in order to exchange knowledge, share experiences and lessons
learned.
56.
Facilitated by local/international experts, training and programming workshops with
the NPC, the IST and other stakeholders will be held to adjust the project’s approaches,
methodologies, and to update the initial workplan.
Activity 2.2: Review available V&A information
57.
The project will carry out a review of national and international V&A relevant
literature (including the IPCC TAR) and prior/on-going related studies. The team will also
identify and review climate change/variability V&A knowledge held by endogenous
populations.
58.
The project will establish linkages with the working groups tasked with preparing the
V&A background paper for the Sierra Leone’s INC and scheduled to start in February 2004.
The six sectors where these groups anticipate adverse effects of climate change include (a)
agriculture, fishery and food security, (b) water resources, (c) forests and natural resources,
(d) land erosion and human settlement, (e) coastal region, and (f) human health.
59.
The project will process all information collected in order to characterize, by key
sectors, Sierra Leone’s vulnerability to climate change, and will provide where available the
following details: nature, probability, magnitude and urgency of threats. Adaptation options
(policy, technology, project, measures) correlated to the threats will also be outlined.
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Activity 2.3: Synthesize findings and identify key vulnerability sectors
60.
The project will prepare a report to synthesize the findings from activity 2.2. The
resulting document will serve as the initial input on identifying key vulnerability sectors and
on summarizing Sierra Leone’s currently available V&A information.
Outcome No. 2: Capacities of Local experts are built on V&A methodologies, currently
available V&A reports are reviewed/synthesized and key vulnerability sectors are identified
for consideration into the elaboration of NAPA.
Specific Objective No. 3: Evaluation of adaptation measures and the National Action
Programme.
Activity 3.1: Identify adaptation options by key sectors
61.
The NAPA team will design a multi-stage national participatory stakeholder
consultation to invite both grassroots and sector inputs on the identification of key sector
adaptation options. This consultation may assume a workshop format with small group
interaction and full participation.
62.
As a basis for discussion, the NAPA team will present their synthesis reports on Sierra
Leone’s currently available V&A information, and will carry out an assessment of present and
future climate change risks. The workshop will collect participant inputs on adaptation
options. The output will be a preliminary non prioritized list of potential options.
Activity 3.2: Formulate policy options and measures
63.
At its second stage, the consultation process designed by the NAPA team will
characterize the adaptation options on the non prioritized list with respect to a set of factors
among which the costs, the impacts, the potential barriers, and the needs in technology,
institutional and technical capacity.
64.
The stakeholders will develop a set of country-driven criteria to be used for
prioritizing the options on the list. The country-driven approach is instrumental in ensuring
that the set of criteria responds to national development objectives and priorities. The
approach will typically build on the LEG guidance, the NAPA Annotated Guidelines, and
conventional methodological tools as appropriate.
Outcome 3.1: Adaptation options are identified, policy and measures are formulated and their
feasibility characterized by priority sectors.
Activity 3.3: Prioritize policies and measures
65.
Based on the non prioritized list of adaptation options and the set of country-driven
prioritizing criteria the project will produce a ranked list of policies and measures by key
vulnerability sectors and for cross-cutting issues.
66.
In accordance with LEG guidelines, a report will synthesize the ranked adaptationrelevant policy and measure portfolio with a summary of each option/project characterization
(cost, impacts, potential barriers, requirements for technology and institutional and technical
capacities) and ranking (scheme and position). The activity summary will also propose
linkage opportunities with national policies and related prior and on-going activities.
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Outcome 3.2: Adaptation-relevant policies and measures are formulated and prioritized. A
portfolio of priority projects is produced.
Specific Objective No. 4: NAPA document prepared and presented
Activity 4.1: Develop a strategy and action plan
67.
Based on the portfolio of adaptation-relevant priority projects policies and measures
the NAPA process will assemble and coordinate all portfolio components into a single
consistent and cohesive strategy and an integrated action plan that will guide the
implementation of Sierra Leone’s adaptation responses. This activity should involve the broad
participation of NAPA stakeholders.
68.
The strategy will include recommendations for national development, economic
planning, and correlated institutional framework adjustments. All through the policy-relevant
recommendations and the proposals for action-bound specific measures, the roles and
differentiated responsibilities of all stakeholders will thoroughly be clarified. The strategy and
action plan will also include modalities for the monitoring and evaluation of targeted
adaptation option results.
Activity 4.2: Review NAPA development
69.
The NAPA team will design and coordinate an iterative public review process.
Gradually, the NAPA document will evolve, enriched by the continuous incorporation of each
consultation conclusions. All stakeholders will be invited to comment: academia, the public at
large, grassroots communities, decision makers, civil society, national and international
institutions, local leaders, development partners, private sector and others.
Activity 4.3: Finalize NAPA reviewing process
70.
The final version of the NAPA document will be presented at a national workshop
attended by local and international partners for final review and commenting. The final
NAPA document will be submitted to the formal endorsement of the Ministry of Lands,
Country Planning and the Environment. The endorsed NAPA document will then be
transmitted to UNDP/GEF.
Activity 4.4: Publish and disseminate the NAPA document
71.
The NAPA document will be disseminated to all international and national
institutions, development partners, academia, the private sector, civil society, local leaders and
grassroots’ communities and other groups specifically involved with climate variability and
vulnerability to climate change.
Outcome No. 4: The NAPA is prepared through a participatory stakeholder review process
and the final version is broadly disseminated to national and international adaptation-involved
users.
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4.
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
72.
The implementation of this project will cover a period of 18 months. The following
table presents the implementation schedule of project activities on a monthly basis.
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NAPA SIERRA LEONE
PROJECT T I M E T A B L E
Activities
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Specific Objective N°1: NAPA Project staffed and scoped
Activity 1.1. : Set up the Steering Committee
X
Activity 1.2. : Establish the Project Team
X X X
Activity 1.3. : Engage stakeholder process
X X X
X
X
X
X
Activity 1.4. : Develop project workplan
X X
Specific Objective N°2: National capacity built and V&A information synthesized
Activity 2.1. : Build capacity on adaptation methodologies
X X
X
X
X
Activity 2.2. : Review available V&A information
X X
Activity 2.3. : Synthesize findings and identify key vulnerability sectors
X
Specific Objective N°3: Adaptation options formulated and selected
Activity 3.1. : Identify adaptation options by key sectors
X X X X
Activity 3.2. : Formulate policy options and measures
X
Activity 3.3. : Prioritize policies and measures
X
Specific Objective N°4 : NAPA document prepared and presented
Activity 4.1. : Develop a strategy and action plan
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Activity 4.2. : Review NAPA develoment
X
X
X
Activity 4.3. : Finalize NAPA reviewing process
X X X
Activity 4.4. : Publish and disseminate the NAPA document
X X
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5.
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND PROJECT COORDINATION
73.
At the national level, project sponsorship and coordination involve institutional
arrangements ensuring the integration of the project at policy level and an operational
structure to implement specific project activities.
5.1
Sponsorship/coordination and integration of the project at policy level
74.
At policy level, the institutional framework offered by the following three
sponsorship/coordination entities will endeavor to facilitate the integration of NAPA in
national development policies:
The National Environmental Protection Board;
The Department of Environment, Ministry of Lands, Country Planning and the
Environment, and
The Meteorological Department, Ministry of Transport and Communication.
75.
The National Environment Protection Board (NEPB) is the prime authority
supervising the project on behalf of the Government of Sierra Leone. It will accomplish
general coordination and will ensure proper linkages and collaboration among the various
public and private institutions involved in the NAPA preparation. Final recipient of all reports
and project conclusions, the board will be instrumental in the effective integration of the
NAPA in national development priorities and will facilitate access of NAPA technical teams
to data-holding national institutions.
76.
The Department of Environment is the national authority entrusted by the board with
close project sponsorship. The Department will chair the Project Steering Committee (PSC),
will keep the board abreast of project progress, and will be instrumental in making the board
understand the full scope of adaptation issues, thus mainstreaming the NAPA into national
development policies.
77.
The Meteorological Department will be the national executing agency. It will host the
project and hold the PSC secretariat with the National Project Coordinator’s assistance.
5.2
Project Operational Coordination
78.
At the operational level, the Project Steering Committee, the National Project
Coordination and the technical Inter-disciplinary Sector Teams will bear project operational
implementation.
The Project Steering Committee
79.
The Steering Committee will be set up by the Ministry of Lands, Country Planning
and the Environment. Committee members are representatives from key stakeholder
institutions for the NAPA preparation. The UNDP Environment Focal point is also a
member. The Committee will validate the selection of priority sectors, approve workplans and
terms of reference, provide policy guidance, approve reports and final conclusions, and keep
the NEPB continuously informed on project status and progress. Committee meetings and
reports will be prepared by the National Project Coordinator.
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80.
Structure:
Chair:
Vice Chair :
Secretariat:
The Chief Environment Officer, Department of Environment
A representative from the Ministry of Development and Economic
Planning
The Director of the Meteorological Department and the NAPA
National Coordinator
The National Project Coordination
81.
A full time National Project Coordinator (NPC) will be competitively recruited.
He/she will be responsible for the operational coordination of project activity implementation.
The NPC will manage technical, administrative and financial aspects of the project. He/she
will provide technical and administrative back-stopping to interdisciplinary sector teams, and
will make sure the PSC decisions and recommendations are implemented.
82.
The NPC will pursue proper linkages with the Climate Change Project tasked with the
preparation of the initial national communication and other teams carrying out national
environment/climate change activities. This collaboration will ensure optimal synergy among
national activities carried under MEAs, and especially the incorporation of recommendations
made by previous or on-going projects including biodiversity strategy and action plan,
desertification control and land degradation.
Interdisciplinary Sector Teams
83.
The Interdisciplinary Sector Teams (IST) will be set up as needed and will be tasked
with data collection and analysis in key sectors on a commissioned basis. The IST will also be
called upon to assist in the consultative process, the sensitization/communication activities,
the formulation of adaptation policies/measures and the preparation of the NAPA document.
Indicatively, a given IST could include 4 to 5 members among which one sector specialist,
one capacity building specialist, one planning specialist and/or socio-economist. In the case
of Sierra Leone, the following sectors a priori could be considered: (a) Agriculture, fishery
and food security, (b) water resources, (c) forests and natural resources, (d) land erosion and
human settlement, (e) coastal region, and (f) human health.
6.
BUDGET
84.
The project’s budget is estimated at US $220,000.
85.
The Republic of Sierra Leone has agreed to provide support in kind to support the
preparation of the National Adaptation Plan of Action to the tune of US $20,000. This
contribution covers office space and equipment, and includes State support to the national
consultation process, an essential component of the project. This request is being made for a
grant of US $200,000 from the Global Environment Fund (UNDP-GEF) under the Fund for
LDCs, and this within the scope of the expedited procedure for financing enabling activities
for the preparation of National Adaptation Plans by LDCs.
86.
The following table provides a breakdown of this UNDP-GEF component of the
budget, based on the GEF recommended format.
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PROJECT BUDGET (US$)
NAPA- SIERRA LEONE
Activity
Stocktaking
Process : (Assessments,
consultations, workshops
etc.)
Product : (Assessment
reports/Strategy and Action
Plan)
Total
Assessment and Priorisation
1- Collection and synopsis of information, evaluation and vulnerability.
i) gathering of available information on
the adverse effects of climate change
and on implementation strategies to
overcome them
8 000
2 000
10 000
ii) synopsis of available information on
the adverse effects of climate change
and on the adaptation strategies
employed
4 000
3 000
7 000
iii) a participatory evaluation of
vulnerability and present climatic
variability to adverse climatic events and
related risks
7 000
3 000
10 000
2- Identification of adaptation measures and criteria for the prioritization of activities
i) Identification of present measures for
adaptation to climate change and to
climate variability
5 000
2 000
7 000
ii) Identification of key adaptation
measures
5 000
2 000
7 000
iii) Identification and prioritisation of
criteria for the selection of priority
activities
5 000
3 000
8 000
4 000
2 000
6 000
ii) Regional coordination with other
LDCs
5 000
2 000
7 000
iii) Training on vulnerability and
adaptation evaluation methods in the
area of climate change
6 000
3 000
9 000
43 000
20 000
71 000
3- Capacity building and sensitisation
i) Conducting an information and
sensitisation programme of the public on
problems of adaptation
TOTAL (evaluation and priorisation)
8 000
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Preparation of Proposals for Priority Activities
1. National consultations process for the
choice of potential activities
2. Selection and identification of priority
activities based on approved criteria
3. Preparation of priority activities
according to set formats
TOTAL (preparation of proposals for
priority activities)
14 000
5 000
19 000
5 000
3 000
8 000
8 000
17 000
25 000
27 000
25 000
52 000
5 000
2 000
7 000
4 000
1 000
5 000
5 000
6 000
11 000
7 000
3 000
10 000
21 000
12 000
33 000
1. Assistance of experts from LDCs
6 000
4 000
10 000
2. Other technical assistance
4 000
0
4 000
10 000
4 000
14 000
26 000
4 000
30 000
0
26 000
4 000
30 000
8 000
127 000
65 000
200 000
0
Preparation, Review and Finalisation of the NAPA
1. Public review
2. Final review by the Government and
representatives of civil society
3. Editing, publication and translation of
final NAPA document
4. Distribution
TOTAL (preparation, review and
finalisation of the NAPA)
0
Technical Assistance
TOTAL (technical assistance)
0
Project Coordination
Coordination
TOTAL (project coordination)
TOTAL
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ANNEX 1: REFERENCES
1) Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone. « Sierra Leone Vision 2025 - Sweet
Salone ». National Long Term Perspectives Studies (UNDP/NLTPS). August 2003.
2) Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone. « National Environment Protection Act».
2000.
3) Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone. « National Environment Policy Document».
1993.
4) Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone. « National Environmental Action Plan ».
supported by the World bank. 2 volumes.
5) Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone. “The Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy
Paper (IPRSP)”. Freetown, June 2001.
6) Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone. “National Recovery Strategy (NRS)”.
7) Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone. « National Strategy and Action Plan for
Poverty Alleviation ». 1994.
8) Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone. « National Conservation Strategy ».
9) Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone. « Agriculture Master Plan ». 1993.
10) United Nations Development Programme – Global Environment Facility (UNDP-GEF).
« The Adaptation Policy Framework – Final Draft». November 2003.
11) International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). « The Third Assessment Report (TAR) –
Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability ».
12) United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). « Sierra Leone, Peace,
Recovery, and Development - 2004-2007». March 2003.
13) T. Allan. « Tropical Forestry Action Plan – Inter-agency Forestry Sector Review».UNDP /
FAO. FO :DP/SIL/87/010. Rome, 1990.
14) The World Bank. « Sierra Leone – Initial Assessment of Environmental problems ».
Industry and Energy Division- Western Africa Department. May 1993.
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ANNEX 2:
JOB DESCRIPTION
NATIONAL PROJECT COORDINATOR
DURATION OF MISSION:
18 months
DATE OF ASSUMPTION OF DUTY:
Project Start-up
DUTIES: Under the policy guidance of the Project Steering Committee (PSC), the National
Project Coordinator (NPC) will be responsible for the overall management of all project
operational activities. Specific duties for the NPC are listed below:
1) The NPC is entrusted with overall operational project implementation. He/she will work
closely with the National Executing Agency and the UNDP Office in Sierra Leone.
2) The NPC is responsible for planning and monitoring project activities:
- elaboration of a detailed workplan;
- preparation of terms of reference for contractors and consultants, and
- monitoring and quality control.
2)
The NPC manages technical, administrative and financial aspects of the project.
He/she will provide technical and administrative back-stopping to consultants and to
interdisciplinary sector teams. He/she coordinates institutional interactions required by
project activities.
3)
The NPC ensures proper communication and information flow among all project
components: The PSC, the National Executing Agency, the UNDP, the consultants
and the IST.
4)
The NPC assists the PSC secretariat. He/she prepares the meetings of this Committee,
draft and communicates the reports, minutes and monitors the effective
implementation of the PSC decisions and recommendations.
5)
The NPC contributes to project result dissemination: document elaboration, training
and awareness activities, conferences, etc.;
6)
The NPC will pursue the establishment of proper project linkages to ensure optimal
synergy between NAPA and activities carried under other MEAs.
7)
The NPC will interface technically with research institutes, climate change networks
and international NGOs, will collect and exchange information useful to project
progress.
8)
The NPC will carry out technical and/or institutional duties within his/her specialty.
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QUALIFICATIONS:
A Sierra Leone national, the candidate should hold an advanced degree (MSc. or PhD) in
Sciences, Environmental management, Agriculture, or Natural Resources/Sciences. A
minimum of 5 years of working experience is required. The candidate should have relevant
experience in the field of climate change, in areas related to research or project management,
with a demonstrated successful interdisciplinary team leadership.
A good knowledge of government procedures and proven capacities to communicate with the
various project entities (decision-makers, academia, NGOs, and private sector) are required.
Full computer-literacy is highly desirable.
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