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Program of Reduction of Climate Change impact Through
afforestation and reforestation, improved stove technology, and
redistribution of environmental services revenues to communities in
the private-public partnership
Democratic Republic of Congo | (TBD)
8 May 2018
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Project/Programme Title: Program of Reduction of Climate Change
impact Through afforestation and reforestation, improved stove
technology, and redistribution of environmental services revenues
to communities in the private-public partnership
Country: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
National Designated Authority (NDA):
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT/ NATIONAL
COORDINATION OF CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM AND GREEN CLIMATE
FUND
Contact : Hans Andre Lohayo Djamba
Email : [email protected]/
+243822541031/+12172812498
Accredited Entity (AE): IUCN (POTENTIAL)
Date of first submission/ version number: [YYYY-MM-DD] [V.0]
Date of current submission/ version number [YYYY-MM-DD]
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A. Project / Programme Information (max. 1 page)
roject or programme ☐ Project ☒ Programme
A.2. Public or private sector
☒Public sector ☒Private sector
the CN submitted in Response to an RFP?
Yes ☐ No ☐ If yes, specify the RFP: ______________
A.4. Confidentiality1 ☐ Confidential ☒ Not confidential
A.5. Indicate the result areas for the project/programme
Mitigation: Reduced emissions from: ☒ Energy access and power
generation ☐ Low emission transport ☐ Buildings, cities and
industries and appliances ☒ Forestry and land use Adaptation:
Increased resilience of: ☒ Most vulnerable people and communities ☒
Health and well-being, and food and water security ☐ Infrastructure
and built environment ☒ Ecosystem and ecosystem services
A.6. Estimated mitigation impact (tCO2eq over lifespan)
Total of tons CO2 eq reduced per year 73t/ha/an x 6 200ha = 452
600t eq CO22 per year
Total of tons CO2 eq avoided :60000 x 2,79 = 167400 tCO2 per
year
A.7. Estimated adaptation impact (number of direct beneficiaries
and % of population)
24800 jobs created Savings foreign currency
9 920.000 $ (government) 60000 households
(beneficiaries) 1 016089 600$ in the
market
A.8. Indicative total project cost (GCF + co-finance)
Amount: USD 9.950.000
A.9. Indicative GCF funding requested
Amount: USD 9.950.000
A.10. Mark the type of financial instrument ☒ Grant ☒
Reimbursable grant ☐ Guarantees ☐ Equity
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A.11. Estimated duration of project/ programme:
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A.12. Estimated project/ Programme lifespan
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A.13. Is funding from the Project Preparation Facility
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A.14. ESS category3
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A.19. Project/Programme rationale, objectives and approach of
programme/project (max 100 words)
This concept note concerns reforestation and energy efficiency
through the diffusion of improved stove technologies to combat
climate change while minimizing catastrophic risks (Kabuno)
vulnerability factor. The socio-economic-environmental approach
puts reforestation at the center by integrating sustainable
agriculture and the birth of small production, storage and
marketing units. At the end of the chain of these activities, there
will be international mechanisms on carbon credit. The
Reforestation and Horticulture Department with WATICO are the
promoters. As executing entity there will be local NGOs, youth, and
women (Promotion Green Jobs).
Project / Programme détails (max. 8 pages) B.1. Context and
Baseline (max. 2 pages) BASELINE The study conducted by the
International Center for Agronomic Research and Development (CIRAD)
with funding from the European Union has shown that the City of
Kinshasa, Capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is the most
energy-consuming city because of its population estimated at over
12 million. Its wood-energy consumption reaches 60,000 tons of
fuelwood per year and 490,000 tons of charcoal per year (Nasien et
al 2013) and SNV (2015).
The selective cutting of Afromosia (Pericopsis elata) and Wenge
(Miletia laurentii), two species of high commercial value, has
threatened extinction and are part of the CITES list of endangered
species. Their exploitation is strictly regulated. They also have
the distinction of being found only in specific ecological
environments in this case Tshopo for Afromosia and Mai-Ndombe for
the Wenge. It is in this particular context that this pilot project
aims to domesticate them in their own environments while increasing
density in order to achieve greater productivity on the farm than
in the natural state. At the end of this pilot phase to a greater
or lesser extent, it will be drawn all the consequences that will
be imposed for future strategic directions of exploitation and
development. Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of
Congo and all 25 provincial chiefs suffer the full consequences of
climate change due to the disappearance of green spaces lotis and
transformed into residential neighborhoods and agglomerations. In
Kinshasa, the modernization and expansion of the arteries has had a
negative impact on the trees planted along them. Also, it should be
noted the absence of an organized horticultural
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service, equipped and having consistent means of its policy. The
reason why this pilot project starts from Kinshasa the capital
first and will spread gradually over all the 25 chiefs of the
provinces. All modular projects identified above must be supported
by operational management, monitoring and evaluation, human
capacity building and rehabilitation or creation of basic
infrastructure structures without which implementation would not be
possible. . Reason why, it includes the following axes:
Sensitization and reinforcement of the human capacities;
Feasibility studies; Rehabilitation / creation of infrastructures;
and Monitoring and Evaluation of Modular Projects. ALIGNMENT
COUNTRY PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIES This program is in line with the
commitments that the country has made by depositing its Nationally
Determined Contribution (INDC) in the fight against climate change
prior to COP 21 and the adoption of the Paris Agreement, which has
subsequently been ratified by both rooms. Also, this project is
respectful of our REDD strategy to strengthen the biodiversity of
our forests by reducing their destruction. Through the improved
stoves, actions and measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
will be conducted. Promoting improved stove technology is another
alignment of this project with the priorities of the country.
POSSIBLE INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS POLICIES AND REDD + PROCESSES At
the institutional level, it is important to note that DRC REDD + is
going through a period of turbulence in terms of the division of
tasks between FONAREDD and the National REDD + Coordination. While
the former is wholly dependent on the Ministry of Finance, the
latter is under the supervision of the Ministry of Environment and
Sustainable Development. It is important for this project to
observe the evolution of what will happen in the months to come.
Also, you should know that the National Forestry Fund as an
autonomous entity under the supervision of the Ministry of
Environment and Sustainable Development at the main mission to
rebuild the forest capital of the country. So, a little
collaboration between the HRD and the FFN is very important to
exchange information and even experiences. DESCRIPTION OF THE
MARKET FOR IMPROVED STOVES The public entity promoting the project
hopes to produce the improved stoves, sell them in some markets and
distribute others to the most vulnerable in order to reduce the
pressure on the country's forests to reassure their survival. The
market seems to be growing but still shy in relation to the
vastness of the national territory and the populations that depend
on firewood. B.2. Project / Programme description (max. 3 pages)
PROJECT COMPONENTS COMPONENT 1: AGROFORESTRY, REFORESTATION, AND
AFFORESTATION 1) Three agroforestry homes serving the city of
Kinshasa on the Kinshasa - Bandundu (Batéké plateau) and Kinshasa -
Kongo Central (Kasangulu) axis: planned area: 2000 hectares 2)
Ecological Reforestation of the Kabuno / Lake Kivu Gulf
Surroundings. It is an agroforestry project financed and carried
out by the Congolese Government prior to the degassing of the
waters of the Kabuno / Lac Kivu Gulf in CO2 saturation. This
project aims to create a carbon sink in the vicinity of this Gulf
to capture CO2. which will be returned to the atmosphere. Planned
area: 500 hectares of agroforestry. 3) Agroforestry serving four
cities in DR Congo's forest regions. Mainly in the hinterlands of
Kisangani, Mbandaka, Bandundu and Kindu main forest areas. Planned
area: 2500 hectares of agroforestry. The hinterlands of these
cities are very much affected by overexploitation by burning
agriculture, the removal of wood energy and the industrial and
artisanal exploitation of timber.
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4) Replication of the Enhanced Mampu Agroforestry Project to the
Savannah Provinces of Kasaï Orientale, Lomami and Lualaba. Area:
1200 hectares of agroforestry. This project is an improved replica
of a forest plantation model formerly financed by the European
Union which resulted in the reforestation of 8,000 hectares of
savannah with Acacia in Mampu located 170 km from Kinshasa on the N
° 1 axis Kinshasa - Kikwit on poor soils of the Batéké plateau. 1.
Stakeholder awareness. Expected cost: $ 20,000 2. Support for
agroforestry plantation ($ 1000 / ha for the simplified system,
source PIF). Expected cost: $ 6,200,000 3. Monitoring and
evaluation. Expected cost: $ 30,000 Total: 6250000 usd COMPONENT 2:
ENERGY EFFICIENCY THROUGH THE DIFFUSION OF ENHANCED FARMS The
impact of forest solutions alone does not solve the short-term
tensions and problems that result from fuelwood supply. In
practice, it is still necessary to use a combination of actions
that act on the main parameters of supply and demand. Because of
the importance of domestic fuelwood consumption, it is on domestic
furnaces that the main action of this component will carry. It will
be aimed at supporting actions to disseminate improved stoves at
the level of communities around the sites where reforestation,
afforestation and agroforestry will be implemented. With the aim of
aiming for a paradigm shift in the use of firewood and other
cutting practices to serve as energy sources. Activities planned:
1) Outreach and extension support: $ 150,000; nr 2) Support to
Production and Distribution (Marketing): $ 650,000; 3) Support to
the target groups (craftsmen and users) of the improved stoves: $
100,000; 4) Monitoring and evaluation: $ 100,000 nr Total: 1000000
usd COMPONENT 3: INTEGRATION OF CARBON CREDIT REMUNERATION
MECHANISMS The reforestation, agroforestry and afforestation
activities identified in this program are of a multiple nature and
sometimes participate in the protection of endangered communities
(Kabuno case). Others are pioneering projects in reforestation in
the DRC (Mampu case) capable of being replicated in areas of
critical deforestation in the country. In this case it will be
necessary that this work of conservation and restoration of the
forests is valorized to encourage the local communities and the
private or public investors. There will be the involvement of
financial actors as a basis for ensuring standards and enabling
initial contacts at the level of international and regional
mechanisms in order to ensure the sustainability of the project.
The entities "Climate Resources Exchange CarbonBank
(CRX-CarbonBank)" and "SamilPriceWaterhouseCoopers (SamilPWC)" will
act as the backdrop for the activities of certifications and
registration on the financial operations related to the products of
mitigation activities that are reforestation and improved stoves.
Implementation will have as activities: "Sensitization of all
stakeholders (Actors) "Social Economic Studies: C Social: school,
infrastructure; C Environmental: forest protection Capacity
building on carbon credit accounting, conflict management to
overcome profit-sharing mechanisms. 1. Identification: FIN approval
($ 50,000) 2. Feasibility: validation ($ 200000) Total cost
expected : ($ 250000) COMPONENT 4: PROJECT MANAGEMENT, HUMAN
CAPACITY BUILDING, INSTITUTIONAL, TRANSFORMATION, STORAGE, AND
MARKETING UNITS 1. Stakeholder awareness for the 7 modular
projects. Expected cost: $ 50,000
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2. Training and technical capacity building of the Agents
involved in the implementation and monitoring of modular projects.
Expected cost: $ 50000 3. Basic infrastructure interviews (track,
school, clinics): Anticipated cost: $ 670,000 4. PRONFOR management
fees. Expected cost: $ 60,000; 5. Monitoring and evaluation costs
by the Green Climate Fund. Expected Cost: $ 250,000 6. Construction
of small processing, storage and marketing units to promote
economic activities that will ensure the sustainability of the
project: $ 1370,000 Total: 2450000 USD REGULATION ON PROJECT
ACTIVITIES The DRC is encouraging local people to create local
community forests with recognized enjoyment rights. To this end,
Decree-Law No. 025 / CAB / MIN / ECN-DD / CJ / 00 / RBM / 2016 OF
09 FEBRUARY 2016 CONCERNING SPECIFIC PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE FOREST CONCESSION OF LOCAL
COMMUNITIES. ARRANGEMENTS WITH PARTNERS OF EXECUTIONS AND POTENTIAL
ENTITY ACCREDITED Since the Reforestation and Horticulture
Department is the structure to carry out these activities with
WATICO, and the support of ICUE HOMES PTY LTD. Contact with
specialized entities in the field of improved stoves will be
possible too. Also the recourse to specialized entities in carbon
credit transactions at the level of international mechanisms. The
African Development Bank is a potential accredited entity that has
already accompanied the country in the REDD + preparatory process
through the Congo Basin Forest Fund. OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL
RISKS / PREVENTIVE MEASURES Reforestation and Agroforestry
activities depend on climatic factors in their implementation. The
cultural calendar in the North is different from that in southern
DRC. The programming of the activities and especially the financial
availability will have to take into account this specificity which
could be a major constraint. The mobilization of financial
resources should be as flexible as possible in order to promote the
operationalization of activities in time and space. The
environmental impacts are rather positive and the potential risks
are negligible.
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In order to avoid any risk of conflict, awareness and prior
involvement of customary authorities and all stakeholder
communities will be involved in the project area and will have to
take into account the customs and practices of each community for
land issues in particular. B.3. Expected project results aligned
with the GCF investment criteria (max. 3 pages) ACHIEVEMENTS OF
OBJECTIVES THAT MEET THE INVESTMENT CRITERIA OF THE FUND I.
Potential for Climate Impact (Potential to Achieve GCF Goals and
Outcomes) "Total tons of CO2 eq to be avoided or reduced per year:
73t / ha / year x 6 200ha = 452 600t eq CO2 / year. "Number of
improved stoves: 60,000 Thus, after calculation, by reducing the
demand for wood, each Kiva-Hybrid household would avoid the
emission of 2.79 tCO2 per year. Then 60000 x 2,79 = 167400 tCO2 per
year (Joubert & Begovic, 2012) "Total expected number of direct
or indirect beneficiaries: - Direct beneficiaries: 2Ha / family x 8
persons / families x 6 200ha = 24 800 people or 0.00031% of the
total population of the DRC including 50% of women Indirect
beneficiaries: 248,000 people or 0.0031% of the population of the
DRC including 60% of women. II. Potential for change paradigm
(Potential to catalyze impact after Project / Program investment o
All the identified projects have their origins in several projects
carried out by the DHR and other partners in the recent past. And
these projects are their replication taking into account the
lessons learned over the years and the issues of the hour ie
climate change. Therefore, their subsequent replication can only be
done. The major projects that have served as a model are: The
agroforestry project of Mampu 8.000 ha (financed by the EU), the
Ibi Village project (MDP) 4.000 ha (private financing), the
Agroforestry Support Project in the DRC 950 Ha (Kinzono site 450 Ha
and 500 Ha for Kongo central communities), Ecological Reforestation
project around the Gulf of Kabuno / Lake Kivu 650 ha (financing
Government of DR Congo), The NTSIO project 2,000 Ha in Kingawa /
Kinzono (European Union funding). The "Green Cities" project will
begin in Kinshasa, the capital, and will gradually extend to the 25
chief towns of the DR Congo with a view to maintaining the living
conditions of urban populations and an adequate adaptation to the
effects of climate change. III. Potential for sustainable
development (potential to provide broad development co-benefits)
"Co-economic benefits: - At least 4 jobs / Ha x 6 200 ha = 24 800
jobs At least 3,100 families or 24,800 people each plant 2 hectares
of agroforestry Amount of currency savings The agroforestry system:
25 T cassava / ha x 6200 Ha x 600 $ / T = 93 000000 $ and 2 T corn
/ Ha x 6200 Ha x 800 $ / T = 9 920 000 $ The production of
essential oil can generate 120 l / ha x 500 ha x $ 50 / l = $
3,000,000 / year The carbon credit market can generate $ 146,608 /
Ha x 6,200 Ha = $ 908,969,600 / year Upgraded fireplaces (sold /
manufactured): $ 20 / outbreaks x 60000 homes = $ 1200,000 "Reduced
budget deficit amount of the government is: $ 102,90000 (food
products market) + $ 3,000,000 (essential oil market) + $
908,969,600 (carbon credit market) + $ 1,200,000 (improved cook
stoves) = 1 $ 016089,600 "Social co-benefits:
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- Access to improved education: each "modular project" plans to
build in each site a primary school for the children of project
workers and project beneficiaries living near the site; - Improved
health and safety: every "modular project" carried out in a site
provides for an emergency health facility and ensures a mechanism
for resolving conflicts. "Co-environmental benefits: Improved air
quality in cities and microclimatic conditions in each project
area. It also contributes to the improvement of the global
macroclimate by the amount of sequestered CO2 (452,600 t CO2 eq)
and equivalent oxygen released into the atmosphere by
photosynthesis; - Improved soil quality : the combination of
fast-growing leguminous species and food crops sediments farmers by
improving soil quality and avoiding erosion in mountain areas; -
Improved Biodiversity : The restored forest ecosystem promotes the
recolonization of animal populations in the development zones of
these woodlands. "Impact of gender-sensitive development: As
agroforestry projects are essentially rural, the peasant woman is a
key player in each household for the success of projects.
Proportion of men and women in jobs created is 50%. IV. Recipient
Needs [Climate Change Vulnerability and Recipient Funding
Requirements] "The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has more than
60% of Africa's forest reserves, and at the global level these
forests represent a vital carbon sink that needs to be protected to
fight climate change." At the same time, the DRC is one of the
poorest countries in the world, with GNI / Habitant of $ 220 USD
per year (World Bank "2012") In order to fight against the acute
poverty of its population, the government must put forests in the
service of the economy. "From the economic point of view, the
country has made progress since 2006 with average GDP growth of 56%
over the period 2006-2010, then 7% in 2011 and 8.5% in 2013.
Agriculture or agricultural, hunting, fishing and gathering are the
main livelihood activity for 92% of rural households in the DRC,
which contributes about 64% of household food consumption. of the
DRC have suffered enormous loss of life and livelihoods due to
nearly two decades of war and insecurity .In October 2010, about
4.5 million Congolese were in a situation of acute food insecurity
and livelihood crisis, according to the Integrated Classification
Framework (IPC) of October 2010. The poverty rate is 70%,
two-thirds of the workforce, mainly young people, is underemployed.
" climate change and induced products Chang observed climatic
events and futures trends: The project operates in several sites.
These sites were chosen because of their vulnerability to climate
change. As shown in the table below, the target provinces
experience extreme variability in climatic parameters, especially
rainfall. The case of South Katanga remains the most critical with
a clear decrease in rainfall, a decrease in the number of rainy
days and the duration of the rainy season associated with an
increase in average temperature. Ownership of the country [Property
of the project beneficiary country or program and capacity to
implement the proposed activities] "The DRC is one of the
pioneering countries to develop the National REDD + Strategy and is
in the funding phase of the few pilot projects. PRONFOR is a
sub-program aligned with the DRC's National Program on Environment,
Water, Forests and Biodiversity (PNEFEB), in its Strategy 2:
Sustainable Forest Management and in Component 4: Reforestation /
Afforestation, Agroforestry and Assisted Natural Regeneration .
"The local developers are the local NGO partners of the Ministry of
the Environment, Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development
who are active in the field in the supervision and support of local
communities identified in all the provinces by the Provincial
Coordination. the environment. They will be the interfaces between
the Ministry and the beneficiary local populations through their
technical support and the sensitization of local actors. The local
NGO partners of the Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation
and Sustainable Development are part of the network of local NGOs
of civil society in the DRC.
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V. Country Ownership The development of this concept note is the
result of a public entity in charge of the main activity that will
be implemented. This project is a part extracted from a program
developed by the experts of the Reforestation and Horticulture
Department to extend the reforestation, urban planning, the
resolution of problems of lack of green spaces in the cities of the
DRC. Also, the reduction of greenhouse gases contributes to the
country's NDC and automatically complies with national mitigation
measures. By targeting the use of reforestation for the reduction
of natural disasters as in Kabuno and by creating clusters of
economic activities around plantations and agriculture, the project
reduces vulnerability. Local communities will be the purveyors of
the workforce, and local authorities will be involved in project
management. Several local committees will be set up. VI. Efficiency
and effectiveness [Economic and financial strength and efficiency
of proposed activities] The project provides for an overall
investment of $ 9,950,000 USD / 547,500 teqCO2. This project will
promote small units that would serve project activities as creators
of local and connected markets between territories. Also, the
establishment of small processing and storage units would bring
some economic strength. The redistribution of income to local
communities would contribute to the development of a local private
sector.
Indicative financing / Cost information (max. 3 pages) C.1.
Financing by components (max ½ page) Please provide an estimate of
the total cost per component and disaggregate by source of
financing.
Component Indicative cost (USD)
GCF financing Co-financing
Amount (USD)
Financial Instrument
Amount (USD)
Financial Instrument
Name of Institutions
COMPOSANTE 1 : AGROFORESTERIE, REBOISEMENT, ET EMBELISSEMENT
6.250.000 6.250.000 Reimbursable/non-reimbursable Grant
COMPOSANTE 2 : EFFICACITE ENERGETIQUE PAR LADIFFUSION DES FOYERS
AMELIORES
1.000.000 1.000.000 Reimbursable Grant
COMPOSANTE 3 : INTEGRATION DES MECANISMES DE REMUNERATION DES
CREDITS CARBONES
250.000 250.000 Reimbursable grant
COMPOSANTE 4 : GESTION DU PROJET, RENFORCEMENT DES CAPACITES
HUMAINES, INSTITUTIONNELLES, DES UNITES DE TRANSFORMATION, DE
STOCKAGE, ET DE COMMERCIALISATION
2.450.000 2.450.000 Reimbursable/non-reimbursable grant
Indicative total cost(USD)
9.950.000
C.2. Justification of GCF funding request (max 1 page) THE
NECESSITY OF THE FUNDING REQUEST GREEN FUND
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This project aims to achieve some sensitive activities for the
survival of communities such as the Gulf of Kabuno which is likely
to cause an unprecedented disaster. Indeed, the populations of this
part of the country are exposed a danger which requires a
particular attention of the Government both national and provincial
but also from the world point of view. Reforestation of this area
could reduce this threat in the long term and needs funding from
the Green Fund to address the lack of financial resources at the
national level. The use of the GCF's financial resources is
justified by the fact that since the closure of the pioneering
reforestation projects on the basis of external funding the Mampu
box, there has been no government resources for a certain national
ownership of the gains. This time of inaction due to lack of
funding internally forces proponents of this project to use this
new mechanism to not only strengthen the results that were achieved
and similarly recreate the positive impacts that this project had
produced. The proximity of Kinshasa as a source of contribution to
the improvement of the air of this capital it would be important
for the Fund to support this initiative which will create green
spaces in order to reduce the asphyxiation toward which this
megacity tends. INCAPACITY OF FINANCING AT NATIONAL LEVEL The first
beneficiaries of this project are the local communities which at
this moment are very vulnerable in most of them. They are
households that do not have enough income to cope with the
constraints they face. The level of poverty in which rural
communities live prevents them from contributing at this stage in
the realization of this project. In some cases, such as planning
for climate purposes would be beneficial for the city of Kinshasa
and it would be possible to create initiatives from the municipal
authorities and the capital to solicit contributions from the
private sector. Nevertheless, the public-private partnership in
this case would be welcome, but trust will have to be
re-established to mobilize funds that can be used as financing.
JUSTIFICATION FOR SUBSIDY AND FUTURE DEALER LENDING The project
will mainly use grants for all activities that target reforestation
and that have more a purely humanitarian purpose in most of the
areas selected by this project and mainly the case of Kabuno Gulf
where the lives of the thousands remain in danger in case of
reforestation. 'explosion. The use of loans will not be very
significant at this initial stage, nevertheless in the development
of activities and subsequent phases of concessional funds will be
solicited to support the profitability of these activities in the
various mechanism of carbon credits. C.3. Sustainability and
replicability of the project (exit strategy) (max. 1 page)
STRATEGIES TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY AND DUPLICATION OF THE PROJECT
First, this project with the funding obtained from the Green
Climate Fund will allow reforestation that will be a start-up
investment that will reduce emissions in areas where different
activities will be implemented. Also, this funding will promote
improved stoves to avoid logging for energy and household needs.
These activities from the start will require registration in
international mechanisms through CRX-Bank Arbon and SamilPWC. The
monitoring of the standards of these financing systems such as the
Clean Development Mechanism, emissions trading systems,
results-based payment, and other compensation practices for carbon
credit accumulation efforts. Secondly, in the project cycle and
more precisely the phase of its maturity could begin to install
small processing and storage units for fruits of certain activities
coming from sustainable agriculture and fish farming, and other
products such as natural essences for perfumes. Although the
results may not have significant impacts, it will nevertheless help
the project to start making strategic reserves for project needs
and sustain its sustainability. Finally, during the project
implementation period the use of international mechanisms and the
different channels that CRX-CarbonBank and SamilPWC will use will
be monitored throughout the project to comply with the requirements
in order to benefit from compensations to encourage communities and
others. actors to be able to reintegrate this program and grow new
territories to ensure the sustainability and impact of the
project.
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PROJECT / PROGRAMME CONCEPT NOTE Template V.2.0 GREEN CLIMATE
FUND | PAGE 10 OF 4
During this first Green Fund request the non-repayable grant
will be the only instrument this project will need. The loan could
intervene in the next bids if the need arose in the mobile only to
support the sustainability and the feasibility of the activities. A
team composed of project promoters, civil society, partners in
carbon transaction, experts to follow the project's prospects. C.4
Engagement among the NDA, AE, and/or other relevant stakeholders in
the country (max ½ page) COMMITMENTS OF THE AND, ENTITY ACCREDITED,
AND STAKEHOLDERS. The promoters of the projects that are the
Directorate of Reforestation and Horticulture (DRH) of the Ministry
of Environment and WATICO are in permanent contact with the
National Designated Authority (DNA) of the Green Climate Fund. The
HRD was the first structure of the Ministry of Environment and
Development (MEDD) to respond to the call for projects and programs
that the DNA had launched to public entities in general and those
of the MEDD in particular in 2015. WATICO has signed partnership
agreements with the MEDD which allowed him to keep permanent
contacts with the DNA in order to share the idea note of this
project. Engagement with the DNA by the two promoters of this
project can no longer be demonstrated. The local populations of the
places where these activities of reforestation and promotion of
improved stoves will be implemented are already mobilized to
support its realization. A more detailed consultation will be
carried out during pre-feasibility studies. Some populations in
places where projects have already taken place and this funding
only reinforces previous efforts, their commitment to support this
project is perceptible. Civil society is also part of the groups
that the promoters of this project are talking to while waiting for
the financing of the feasibility studies. Information on this
concept note is shared with all stakeholders.
Supporting documents submitted (OPTIONAL) ☐X Map indicating the
location of the project/programme ☐X Diagram of the theory of
change ☐X Financial Model ☐ Pre-feasibility Study ☐ Evaluation
Report of previous project
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