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NAPA implementation in practice – current status of the
LDCF portfolio
Prepared for
LEG stocktaking meeting on the National Adaptation Programmes of Action
3-5 September, 2007
by
Bonizella Biagini, Cluster Coordinator
Climate Change, Adaptation
Global Environment Facility
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LDCF – Operational Principles and Priorities
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Scope of the LDCF:
– Support for the Preparation of NAPAs (almost completed)
– Support for the Implementation of NAPAs to finance the urgent
and immediate adaptation needs in Least Developed Countries as
identified in completed National Adaptation Plan of Actions
(NAPAs) (ongoing)
Priority Areas, as identified by the NAPAs:
Water Resources;
Food Security and Agriculture;
Health;
Disaster Preparedness and Risk Management;
Coastal zone management and Infrastructure;
Natural Resource Management;
Community Level Adaptation.
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First Ten Projects submitted for NAPA Implementation
under the LDCF
Bangladesh Community Based Adaptation to CC through Coastal Afforestation, UNDP,
$3M
Bhutan Reduce CC-induced Risks and Vulnerabilities from Glacial Lake Outbursts in the
Punakha-Wangdi and Chamkar Valleys, UNDP, $3.6M
Cambodia Building Capacities to Integrate Water Resources Planning in Agricultural
Development, UNDP, $1.8M
Djibouti Reducing impacts and vulnerability of coastal productive systems in Djibouti,
UNEP, $2M
Eritrea Integrating Climate Change Risks into Community Based Livestock Management in
the Northwestern Lowlands of Eritrea, UNDP, $3M
Malawi Climate Adaptation for Rural Livelihoods and Agriculture (CARLA), AfDB, $3M
Mauritania Reducing Vulnerability of Arid Oasian Zones to Climate Change through
Improved Watershed Management, UNEP, $1.3M
Niger Implementing NAPA Priories to Build Resilience and Adapt. Capacity of the
Agriculture Sector to CC in Niger, UNDP, $2M
Samoa Integrated Climate Change Adaptation in Samoa , UNDP, $2M
Sudan Implementing NAPA priority interventions to build resilience in the agriculture and
water sectors to the adverse impacts of climate change in Sudan, UNDP, $3M
 total expected allocation from LDCF/GEF (incl. fees and prep.): $28.4M
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Distribution of projects submitted under the LDCF
by region and by sector
LDCF - Regional distribution
Total LDCF $28.44 million
LDCF - Distribution on sectors
Total LDCF $28.44 million
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Coastal zone
management,
2.27 million
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14
Disaster
management,
3.98 million
Million $
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10
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Cross
Sectoral
5.69 million
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Agricultural/
Water
management
$16.50 million
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AFR
Asia
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Bangladesh:
Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change
through Coastal Afforestation (LDCF)
LDCF/GEF $3.00M
CC Vulnerabilities:
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Sea level rise and saltwater intrusion makes
former agricultural land uninhabitable/non
productive
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Rising frequency of storms and floods poses
risks to infrastructure and life in the coastal
zone
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Adaptation Actions:
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Pilots implemented at community level
– Forest management and
mangrove/wetland restoration 
natural coastal protection
– Innovative ways of securing potable
water
– Promotion of alternative livelihoods
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Improving institutional and technical
capacity, including Early Warning Systems
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Outcomes:
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Reduced risk of hunger, migration and
conflict over reduced resources
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Reduced loss of life and infrastructure from
climate change induced disasters
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Bhutan:
Reduce CC-induced Risks and Vulnerabilities from
Glacial Lake Outbursts in the Punakha-Wangdi and
Chamkar Valleys (LDCF)
LDCF/GEF $3.64M
CC Vulnerabilities:
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Glacial lakes reaches critical threshold as
Himalayan glaciers melt  massive
flashfloods in river valleys
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Adaptation Actions:
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Increase disaster risk management capacity in
affected valleys
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Artificial lowering of water level in glacial
lakes
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Creation of an Early Warning System for
glacial flashfloods
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Outcomes:
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Decreased risk of massive destruction from
glacial flash floods
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Limitation of human and economic loss
if/when catastrophic flash floods occur
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Cambodia:
Building Capacities to Integrate Water Resources
Planning in Agricultural Development (LDCF)
LDCF/GEF $1.85M
CC Vulnerabilities:
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Increased drought and/or flooding poses risk
to agricultural sector and food security
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Adaptation Actions:
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Training of ‘adaptation experts’ in
agricultural extension teams
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Implementation of pilot projects in local
communities
– Rainwater harvesting techniques
– Measures to decrease soil erosion and
preserve genetic diversity in rice
agriculture
– Changed design of reservoirs and
irrigation channels to prevent risks from
increased peak flows
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Lessons learned disseminated to national and
international levels
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Outcomes:
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Increased food security and sustainable
agricultural development
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Reduced risks of climate induced disasters
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Djibouti:
Reducing Impacts and Vulnerability of Coastal
Productive Systems in Djibouti
LDCF/GEF $2M
CC Vulnerabilities:
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Decreasing availability of fresh water caused
by decreasing rainfall and salt water intrusion
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Increasing risk of coastal erosion and
inundation
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Increasing frequencies of flash floods
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Adaptation Actions:
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Rehabilitation of natural coastal buffers such
as mangroves and coral reefs. Provision of
alternate livelihood options to relieve the root
causes of destruction of coastal buffers.
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Strengthened Early Warning System, and
improved disaster management capacity
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Increased institutional capacity to implement
integrated coastal zone management,
including CC effects on productive coastal
systems, in particular in the water, fisheries
and coastal agriculture sectors.
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Outcomes:
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Reduced risks of climate induced disasters
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Reduced impact of CC on productivity and
food security in coastal communities
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Eritrea:
Integrating Climate Change Risks into Community
Based Livestock Management in the Northwestern
Lowlands of Eritrea
LDCF/GEF $3M
CC Vulnerabilities:
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Increased frequency of seasonal and multiyear droughts  reduced productivity of
pastoralist systems  decreasing food
security for an already marginalized group.
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Adaptation Actions:
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Pilot demonstrations of improved water and
forage management systems which
incorporate the effects of CC
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Improved dissemination of short to medium
term climate forecasts to pastoral
communities
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Promotion of alternative and/or supplemental
livelihoods for pastoral communities
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Capacity building for agricultural extension
service to better understand water and forage
management in the context of CC
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Outcomes:
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Food security and sustainable development
for pastoral communities
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Reduced competition for water resources
between agriculturalists and pastoralists in
the face of increasing water stresses.
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Malawi:
Climate Adaptation from Rural Livelihoods and
Agriculture (LDCF)
LDCF/GEF amount:: $3.00 million
CC Vulnerabilities:
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Drought and rainfall variability will pose
risks to the agricultural sector and food
security
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Adaptation Actions:
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Targeted adaptation pilots including
– Crop diversification
– Improved cropping sequences
– Conservation tillage
– Irrigation and efficient water use
– Food storage
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Creation of an enabling environment for
Climate Risk Management
– Policy development and implementation
– Institutional coordination
– Generation of knowledge and
awareness raising
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Outcomes:
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Increased food security and sustainable
agricultural development
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Mauritania:
Reducing Vulnerability of Arid Oasian Zones to Climate
Change and Variability through Improved Watershed
Management (LDCF)
LDCF/GEF amount:: $1.33 million
CC vulnerabilities:
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Decreasing rainfall combined with poor water
management  poor recharging of vital
ground water aquifers and oasian zones
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Adaptation Actions:
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Demonstration projects to improve capacity
and awareness for sustainable water
management
– Run-off dikes to capture rainfall
– Promotion of water efficient
technologies
– Dissemination of ‘drip irrigation’
techniques
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Building codes to prevent building of
structures on ground water recharge zones
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Policy and institutional support to improve
long term planning in water management
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Outcomes:
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Sustainable availability of water for
agriculture, domestic use and tourism
purposes
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Niger:
Implementing NAPA Priority Interventions to Build
Resilience and Adaptive Capacity of the Agriculture
Sector to Climate Change in Niger (LDCF)
LDCF/GEF amount:: $2.00 million
CC Vulnerabilities:
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Decreasing rainfall and increasing
temperatures limits productivity of both
agriculture and pastoralism  reduced food
security and land degradation
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Adaptation Actions:
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Pilot measures implemented at community
level
– Water harvesting techniques
– Introduction of drought resistant
varieties of local crops
– Facilitation of food banks
– Promotion of irrigation from the Niger
River
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Institutional support for the agricultural sector
– Distribution of seasonal forecasts and
extension services to farmers
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Outcomes:
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Increased food security and sustainable
agricultural development
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Samoa:
Integrated Climate Change Adaptation in Samoa
(LDCF)
LDCF/GEF amount:: $2.00 million
CC Vulnerabilities:
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Sea Level Rise  loss of land and salt
intrusion into freshwater  loss of
livelihood
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Increased storm activity  flooding, loss of
life, crops and infrastructure
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Increasing frequencies of climate related
health problems
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Increasing intensity of both rainfall and
drought  loss of crops and agricultural
productivity
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Adaptation Actions:
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Improvement of health sector capacity
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Pilot measures on agriculture and food
security
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Improving and disseminating seasonal
forecasts
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Improvement of Early Warning System
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Outcomes:
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Decreased loss of life to tropical disease
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Increased food and water security
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Decreased loss of life and livelihood from
climate disaster events
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Sudan:
Implementing NAPA priority interventions to build
resilience in the agriculture and water sectors to the
adverse impacts of climate change in Sudan
LDCF/GEF amount:: $2.00 million
CC Vulnerabilities:
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Decreasing annual rainfall, increasing
rainfall variability and temperatures  agroclimatic zones shift southwards  small
scale rain fed farmers unable to sustain
current production levels
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Adaptation Actions:
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Pilot measures implemented locally,
including:
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Improved water harvesting, storage, and
small scale irrigation techniques
Introduction of new heat and drought tolerant
plant varieties
Planting of wind barriers and trees along
irrigation canals
Rehabilitation of vegetation cover and
rangelands
Improved Early Warning System, and
capacity building at local and national levels
Outcomes:
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Increased food security and sustainable
agricultural development
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LDCF – Expected submissions
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Burundi
Burkina Faso
Ethiopia
Haiti
Liberia
Rwanda
Zambia
Will be submitted before
the next LDCF/SCCF
council meeting
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LDCF – Operational and Programming
Experience: Positive Remarks
On NAPA implementation:
 10 projects have been submitted to the GEF
 More projects are expected in the next few months
 We are overall satisfied by both the level of
resources that are currently available and the
positive response from the LDCs;
 The LDCs and the Agencies have appreciated the
special options available for the LDCF (such as
MSPs up to $2 million);
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LDCF – Operational and Programming
Experience: Challenges
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General issue of integrating adaptation measures into
development plans, programs and projects
Different baselines and in country capacity
Prioritization: one or more sectors?
Need for much more frequent interactions with GEF
Agencies and upstream consultations and direct
involvement of GEF
Costs of adaptation
Comparative advantage
Adamant linkage between adaptation and development:
expected increased role of regional development banks and
other development-related agencies
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LDCF – Existing Resources
and Projected Needs
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$150 million mobilized insofar
Initial targeted resources for NAPA
implementation $124 million
As $10 million were utilized for NAPA
preparation
=> $140 are available for projects –we have
already exceeded the initial target!
GEF continues to mobilize funds
Pledges continue to come
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Thank you
GEF Adaptation-related papers
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GEF projects database:
www.gefonline.org
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