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SGP Morocco
Presentation
October,17 2007
CBA Project workshop
Bangkok, Thailand
October,17 2007
CBA Preparatory Workshop
Portfolio of existing community projects
Current portfolio
–62 projects currently under implementation
–Projects in the following GEF focal areas:
–biodiversity, climate change, land degradation and international waters.
Project Typologies
–Biodiversity – community-based management and conservation of
natural biodiversity, conservation and promotion of local seeds/ MAPs,
community-based approaches that promote ecotourism,etc
–Land Degradation – sustainable practices to manage farm lands
–Climate Change –promotion and diffusion of energy-efficient
technologies such as collective oven, improved tub.
–International Waters – sustainable management and protection of water
ressources in the Mediterranean by local communities
eg: Adepam : project to develop sustainable practices to cultivate and grow MAPs in order to increase the female revenues
through marketing
eg: Bassin Guir: project which puts into practice an innovative and sustainable financial system to manage farm lands.
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Key Climate Change Impacts
Vulnerable sectors to climate change:
• Water resources
• Agriculture
• Forestry
• Seashore and Tourism
• Fishery
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Current Actions undertaken to address CC impacts
• National Adaptation Projects implemented:
- Capacity building concerning CC in Maghreb Countries (Algeria, Morocco and
Tunisia)
- Evaluation of the Impacts and Adaptation to CC of seashore in Morocco
• National Adaptation Projects currently under execution:
- Mechanisms for Adaptation concerning rural communities in 2 different
ecosystems (mountain and plain) (2007/2010) (CRDI/INRA) (evaluation of CC
impact, development of adaptation scenario, CB and KM)
- Adaptation to CC in the Mediterranean Eastern Seashore (2007/2010) (ENFI)
(Research Development/ CB stakeholders)
- Adaptation to CC in the field of agriculture (WB) (identification of actions)
• The first draft of the study on “Vulnerability and Adaptation in Morocco”
submitted. (study realized in the framework of The 2nd National Communication on Climate
Change )
• The National Action Plan for Adaptation is planned for 2008
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Opportunities for building resilience to CC in GEB
Possible ecosystem focus:
Biodiversity: National Priority Sites of biological and Ecological Interest in the following
threatened ecosystem: Freshwater/ Coastal/ Mountain Ecosystems.
Land Degradation: Argan Biosphere Reserve. Reserve of Oases Of the South of Morocco.
Type of adaptation projects defined in the 1first National
Communication:
• Improve community water resources management :
- Improvement of drinking and irrigation water management / Wastewater re-use / Protection of water
resources from pollution/Collecting and re-using rainfall water.
• Agriculture:
- Improve seed-time/ Adaptation of farming methods / Improve rangeland management /Preservation and
promotion of local seeds (seed banks).
•Forestry:
- Community-based agroforestry.
•Seashore and Tourism:
- Community-based protection of coastal ecosystems against erosion / Development and rehabilitation of
threatened wetlands.
•Fishery:
– Community-based protection and sustainable management of fishing resources.
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Opportunities for cash co-financing
2 financial donors already mobilized until 2010/ $ 170 000:
–Governmental donors:
 MATEE (Ministry of Land Settlement, Water and Environment) ($100 000)
 SDA (Social Development Agency) ($ 70 000)
Potential co-financing sources:
–SDA can provide the SGP Morocco with complementary funds under its
current NGO program/ we can reach the 1 $ to 1 $ only with SDA.
–INDH (National Initiative of Human Development)
–Bilateral funds.
–Fundation
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Opportunities for cash co-financing
Modalities for engaging co-financing partners:
– Trainings/Workshops and diverse activities of information exchanges already
programmed until 2010 for our partners (SDA, MATEE, INDH).
– In order to avoid “competition for the projects”, to be supported by regional teams of
SDA and since the local NGOs are solicited by numerous initiatives, it will be more
efficient to secure complementary SDA co-financing, project by project using the
funds that are attributed to each regional SDA coordination. This is the better way to
implicate the Regional SDA Teams in the project (design, monitoring, evaluation)
and to really insure the institutional diffusion, replication of the approaches…
– This option can be discussed with the regional coordinators and after with the
Global Manager of the SDA.
– After that a general and simple agreement could be signed with SDA that explain
the collaboration and the targeted region (region that will be defined by the CBA
National Strategy).
– With the other partners: meetings are the best ways to engage them in cofinancing
for the project if necessary.
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NSC Modification and Country Programme Development
Additions to the National Steering Committee
–The current NSC in Morocco already includes 3 members specialized in
Climate Change impacts.
–Possibility to integrate one of the experts who carried out the national study
on Adaptation in Morocco and one community/NGO candidate (and also
the person in charge of adaptation in the Ministry of Environment).
–Constraints: adaptation is a new concept in Morocco, difficulty to identify
and mobilize people with skills and knowledge on adaptation.
–Opportunities: One of our NSC member is the consultant in charge of the
National Adaptation Study.
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Strategies and Support for Project Development
Strategies for Successfully engaging Potential Grantees
• Start up the process by integrating NGOs in the Country CBA Strategy formulation
process and in the definition of civil society involvement modalities
• Produce a simple videotape showing local communities representatives explaining in
Arabic, French and local dialect the programme strategy for adaptation and a
typology of projects which can be implemented.
• Make local NGO representatives responsible for conducting local workshops aiming
at presenting the Country CBA strategy to other local NGOs and community.
• Make announcements on websites specialized in development in Morocco.
• Training workshops for our partners at the regional and national level (already
programmed)
• Depending of the targeted community explore (if necessary) the use of traditional
communication chanels (local weekly markets…, local informal organizations).
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Strategies and Support for Project Development
Tools and capacity building for project designs
• The tools for capacity building and project designs can be inspired from the
pictured method developed by the SGP in Morocco (with projection cards of
impacts, pictures and a small local project video in which the local
community describes the projects) the video of the project facilitates the
project understanding by communities and the diffusion of the experience.
• To train a small group of animators and experts that will help in the project
formulation process and who will after that help conduct the trainings ( this
group of animators could be selected among the animators of UNDP, GEF
big project and SDA staff and local consultant)
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Strategies and Support for Project Development
Support service for proposal development
• Engagement of support personnel (intern)
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