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Annual Performance Report (APR)

Reference Number (FP051): De-Risking and Scaling-up Investment in Energy Efficient Building Retrofits UNDP Annual Reporting Period Covered in this Report: (From 01-01-2019 to 31-12-2019) Sections in this report:

- Section 1: General Information - Section 2: Implementation Progress - Section 3: Financial Information - Section 4: Report on Environmental and Social Safeguards & Gender - Section 5: Annexes - Section 6: Attachments

SUBMITTED BY

Mr. John O'Brien, regional technical advisor

28 February 2020

Please indicate if this report has been shared with the relevant NDA(s) for this Funded Activity – YES 1 March 2020

SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION This section provides general information on the funded activity.

1. Funded Activity Title: De-Risking and Scaling-up Investment in Energy Efficient Building Retrofits


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2. Funding Proposal Number: (FP051)

3. Date of Board approval - Board Meeting Number: 10/2/2017 B.18

4. Accredited Entity: UNDP

5. Focal Point of the Accredited Entity for this Project: Mr. John O'Brien, [email protected]; +90 850 288 26 01

6. Executing Entity(ies): UNDP BiH

7. Implementation Period: From: 5/29/2018 To: 5/29/2026

8. Current year of Implementation: year 2

9. Date of Submission of the Report: 2/28/2020

10. Annual Reporting period covered in this report: From: 1/1/2019 To: 12/31/2019

11. Total Project Budget1: 122,564,370.00

12. Total amount of GCF Proceeds Approved: 17,346,000.00

13. Total amount of GCF Proceeds disbursed (cumulative) to the Accredited Entity:

4,443,850.00

SECTION 2: IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS

2.1 OVERALL (SUMMARY) PROJECT PROGRESS (less than one page2).

1 Total project budget including co-financing as reflected in the relevant Funded Activity Agreement. 2 Please remove text below to fit report to one page. Additional reports can be provided as other attachment to the APR.

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This 8 years UNDP GCF climate change mitigation project began in June 2018 and is expected to last until June 2026. The project is expected to have a transformational impact on investments in energy efficiency in public buildings in Bosnia and Herzogovina. By the end of the project, it is expected that the project will result in a direct reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 2,02 million tCO2e over the lifetime of the investments enabled, at a cost to the GCF of US$ 9/tCO2e. Additionally, significant indirect emissions can be expected –7.1 - 8.1 million tonnes of CO2 reduction due to the project enabled market transformation – yielding a total estimated cost per tonne of CO2 reduced to US $1.8. 16. The project is expected to result in direct emission by facilitating and scaling-up investment in low-carbon retrofits in 430 public buildings (representing 11% of the total public building stock in the country). Low-carbon retrofit projects include both EE and fuel switch measures in all buildings. The project will also directly benefit 150,000 people – occupants and users of public buildings (4% of the total population), including 80,000 women, and will lead to creation of over 5,630 new full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs. . On first and second Project Board meeting, it was agreed that UNDP will take over procurement procedures for the entire project during Year 1 and Year 2 of project implementation, mainly due to risks of potentially slow government set up after elections and inability to reach minimum financial delivery target of the project. In addition, it was agreed that UNDP will prepare a set of trainings for Responsible Parties (RPs) focused on capacity building, mostly related to procurement, narrative and financial reporting, Standard Operating Procedures from UNDP which they will use during implementation, and any other thematic areas that might be needed for the success of the project in the upcoming period. Unfortunately, state level authorities were not established until December 2019, which forced UNDP to delay training for RP’s once again. The Responsible Parties are Federal Ministry of Physical Planning, Ministry of Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology of Republika Srpska, Environmental Protection Fund of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund of the Republika Srpska. Even though the HACT Assessment reflected sufficient capacity of Responsible Parties to conduct procurement, the need for these trainings is related to a somewhat different matter. Responsible Parties signed an Amendment to the Letter of Agreement in August 2019, which reflects their duties/responsibilities in implementation of project activities and the timeline within which they will be completed. One of the Articles from the original Letter of Agreement were amended and now reads: “The Responsible Party shall be fully responsible for carrying out, with due diligence and efficiency, all Activities in accordance with its Financial regulations, rules and other directives, only to the extent they are consistent with UNDP’s Financial Regulations and Rules. In all other cases, UNDP's Financial Regulations and Rules must be followed. For all activities funded through the World Bank and/or other IFI loans and implemented by the Ministry, World Bank and/or other IFI procurement procedures will be followed.” Therefore, the mentioned training in Standard Operating Procedures from UNDP and further capacity building is related to this change. One of the primary reasons that Responsible Parties wish to use UNDP procurement procedures is the risk and deficiencies related to Bosnia and Herzegovina Procurement Law. For example, the complaint process within the Procurement Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina can last up to 1 year and consequently create high risk towards implementation of project activities. The project has decided to organize project board meetings on average once per two months., In 2019, five Project Board meetings have been organized and all decisions regarding project implementation at Project Board meetings were unanimously taken. At the project level, it has been agreed that for Year 1 and Year 2, UNDP will take over all procurement. By doing this, we accelerated project implementation and target goals were achieved by reaching financial delivery and completion of all activities set for this reporting period, even though we had a very complex political situation in the country. With regards to the implementation of activities, most results were achieved under Outcome 1 on non-financial barriers in 2019. This includes preparation and delivery of Detailed Energy Audits (DEAs) and Energy Audits for Certificate and Bills of Quantities (BoQs). This activity started in February 2019 and by the end of this reporting period, 244 Detailed Energy Audits were completed. 300 DEAs were originally planned to be completed. The Remaining 56 will be completed by end of February 2020, which is 4 months before end of Year 2 of the project implementation. Therefore, Responsible Parties and other relevant stakeholders on national/entity/municipal/city level will have Detailed Energy Audits available for reference when conducting decision-making regarding selection of public buildings and implementation of EE measures, having in mind it will reflect valuable supportive and detailed input. In the second half of 2019, project team started the implementation of activities for Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans (SECAP) development in 37 cities/municipalities. The project will support municipalities across BiH with updating, preparing and monitoring implementation of their Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans (SECAPs). SECAPs are the primary policy instrument to promote low-carbon and climate-resilient development level at the local level in BiH: they establish local targets for energy saving/RE deployment, prioritize sectors for investment and assign responsibilities for implementation. As such, they are an essential tool to ensure project sustainability and long-term impacts. After selection of partner cities/municipalities, two consortiums – SEECO Banja Luka as leader for consortium working on the 18 cities/municipalities in LOT1, CRP Tuzla as leader for consortium working on 19 cities/municipalities in LOT2 – started the work in the field. The process of development of SECAPs is that the first all 37 cities/municipalities will be done simultaneously within deliverables 3 and 4, and the final SECAPs for all will be completed by June 2020. This is all done in line with methodology of the Covenant of Mayors for development of SECAPs. By the end of 2019, 2 out of


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4 deliverables as per contract have been delivered for 37 cities/municipalities. The remaining two deliverables are expected to be completed by the end of June 2020, which is on track and according to plan. The completed two deliverables reflect:

1) Process initiation (completed) – each target city/municipality expressed clear commitment for creation and implementation of SECAP, by: a) Written decision made by the City/Municipal Council (or equivalent decision-making body) to create and implement

SECAP following Covenant of Mayors’ approach and requirements; b) Written nomination of working team to be responsible for SECAP creation; c) Written nomination of stakeholders ensuring their participation in the planning process; d) Completing online registration on Covenant of Mayors’ website

2) Baseline Emission Inventory for each city/municipality completed. (completed) The remaining two deliverables are:

3) Draft of SECAP for each target city/municipality created with active involvement of stakeholders and general public, and submitted for approval to City/Municipality Councils (May 15, 2020 due date)

4) Final document prepared and submitted, based on, and taking into account recommendations of City/Municipal Councils, as well as UNDP Project Management Unit. Document ready for final submission and approval to the Covenant of Mayors. (June 15, 2020 due date).

In parallel, various results were achieved by the project with respect to the implementation of Energy Management Information System (EMIS). A total of 250 new public buildings were registered in 2019 and now use EMIS. The installation of EMIS was then followed by training of end-users. At the national level, Decision on Establishment of the Energy Management System and the Energy Efficiency Information System in the Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina was adopted in June 2019. With this decision, EMIS became mandatory tracking tool for energy and water consumption in state-level public buildings in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity established an official Rulebook on EMIS in February 2019, while the Rulebook for Republika Srpska is in final draft. EMIS represents the central database of energy consumption for all public buildings in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Project worked on regular maintenance/ upgrade of EMIS. At the same time, the project has managed to conduct selection and training of building energy managers, collection and input of primary data, training and advice on data collection, analysis and aggregation through 24 EMIS trainings of new end-users of public sector buildings. Total of users trained on EMIS in 2019 is 279 (156 male and 123 female). This is a significantly valuable skill, having in mind EMIS is now the mandatory tracking tool for state-level public buildings. Therefore, the trainings have been a success and all skills that were acquired will be utilized and are now an official requirement for all energy managers on state-level. Following constant meetings, workshops, and consultations with Responsible Parties throughout 2019, during which all were heavily involved, the National Investment Framework was prepared and sent out to Responsible Parties for final adoption in November 2019, which will happen by April 2020. The National Framework for Low-Carbon Investment in Public Buildings consists of an integrated package of policy, regulatory, technological, informational, financial and managerial solutions designed to address country-specific risks and barriers to investment. The GCF project will result in a four- to five-fold increase in the level of investment in low-carbon public buildings; this, in turn, will enable BiH to meet its stated objective to reduce GHG emissions from the public buildings sector. The International Consultant on energy efficiency has been responsible for providing technical assistance, together with three local experts (energy, legal, finance), to support the development and facilitate the adoption of a transformational and harmonized (among entities and state-level) policy, regulatory and financing framework for investment in low-carbon public buildings. The design of National Investment Framework focuses primarily on how to best supplement existing/committed financial programs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but it also includes guidance on how to potentially leverage additional private/commercial investment in low-carbon reconstruction of public buildings. There was also preparation of the Operational Guidance for the National Framework, which details the process and procedures for allocation of public funds for low-carbon measures in public buildings. The Operational Guidance was approved by all Responsible Parties at the last Project Board (November 2019). As mentioned, the final National Investment Framework is currently in process to be adopted at state and entity-level by end of April 2020. In order to complete the procurement planned in the FAA on time, the Project Board decided to have one overall procurement process for certain sub-activities (instead of on an annual basis) conducted by UNDP in order to achieve best value for money, to speed up delivery and also to accelerate implementation which might have been pending due to the stall in the formation of Government. Especially with DEAs, we can make a pool of ready-to-do public building DEAs with Bill of Quantity (BoQ), so in case any donor shows interest and potential, we will already have prepared documents for infrastructure works. DEA is one of the preconditions for implementation of energy efficiency measures on public building. A similar situation happened at the end of the


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2019 when KfW asked for ready documents so they can donate 19.5 million EUR to both Entities (Republika Srpska and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) for implementation of energy efficiency measures in public buildings. This grant was approved at the last national parliament session on 20th December 2019 (see attached document confirming that the Parliament has approved the loan) together with a new World Bank loan worth 32 million USD. This loan was signed by Minister of Finance of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vjekoslav Bevanda on January 18th, 2019 and approved by both Houses of Peoples on December 20th, 2019. The loan is for 32 years with a 7-year grace period and has an interest rate of the reference rate plus the fixed spread. In terms of co-financing materializing, a significant achievement that we have fulfilled in 2019 is to mobilize substantial amount of co-financing from end-users. Our target co-financing budget for 2019 was 1,804,183 USD from end users, but we surpassed this number drastically and managed to report 8,334,792.50 USD with the main cofinanciers being Federal Ministry of Physical Planning, Ministry of Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology of Republika Srpska, Ministry of Physical Planning and Environmental Protection of Canton Sarajevo, etc. This was achieved as a result of the extremely effective work and coordination within the Project Team, as well as Responsible Parties and end-users with whom UNDP has amazing relationships and successful coordination. Overall, there are no delays envisioned for the planned activities and disbursement stands at $4,443,850.00 as of December 31st, 2019. On the contrary, some processes and activities have even been sped up, thanks to proactive approach of all stakeholders. There are several changes in the timeline of the Implementation plan (Annex 1), especially related to UNDP taking over procurement from Responsible Parties. However, there have been no delays or negative impact towards the implementation of project activities or their timeline. On the contrary, some key activities are set to be completed ahead of schedule (Detailed Energy Audits, Development of SECAPs, etc).

2.2 Performance against the GCF Investment Criteria (summary) (max two (2) pages). Provide a narrative report describing the progress on the funded activity’s performance against the GCF investment criteria framework. The performance should be compared against the initial assessment provided in the Board-approved Funding Proposal (section E). The list of the investment criteria as per the current framework is provided below.

For each investment criteria outlined below, please include an assessment of current status, changes, progress and impact of the project as well as any impact of project context on the project during this reporting period against the initial baseline scenario and planned activities as per the assessment presented in the approved Funding Proposal.

2.2.1 Impact Potential (max one (1) page). During this reporting period there were no activities implemented to be able to report on performance of the funded activity against the investment criteria “Impact Potential”. This is because no investments in energy efficient buildings have yet taken place under the project. The main activity for reporting on “Impact Potential” is “Implementation of Investment Framework for Low-Carbon Public Buildings” that will start in Q4 of Year 2 of project implementation. This is consistent with the FPP – Full Funding Proposal and the provided Annex X within it – Timetable of project/programme implementation, which reflected Q4 of Project Year 2 as implementing period for this activity.

2.2.2 Paradigm shift potential (max one (1) page). The biggest and most important factor for paradigm shift is the National Investment Framework and the development of SECAPs for 37 cities/municipalities. Adoption of National Investment Framework should be finalized on State and Entity level in April 2020. The National Framework for Low-Carbon Investment in Public Buildings consists of an integrated package of policy, regulatory, technological, informational, financial and managerial solutions designed to address country-specific risks and barriers to investment. The GCF project will result in a four- to five-fold increase in the level of investment in low-carbon public buildings; this, in turn, will enable BiH to meet its stated objective to reduce GHG emissions from the public buildings sector. The National Investment Framework will establish a mechanism that combines various financial sources and instruments under one Investment Framework and where resources from each partner are deployed to address a specific risk or barrier to investment, cumulatively ensuring much more attractive terms for investment than if the same assistance was provided in isolation. All cities/municipalities who are working on SECAP development, according to the Covenant of Mayors, must reduce emissions of CO2 by 40% until 2030.

https://www.greenclimate.fund/documents/20182/239759/Initial_investment_framework__activity-specific_sub-criteria_and_indicative_assessment_factors.pdf/771ca88e-6cf2-469d-98e8-78be2b980940

https://www.greenclimate.fund/documents/20182/239759/Initial_investment_framework__activity-specific_sub-criteria_and_indicative_assessment_factors.pdf/771ca88e-6cf2-469d-98e8-78be2b980940


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In addition, 1.5.1 (Training for various stakeholders) holds a role within the Paradigm shift potential, with regards to “Contribution to the creation of an enabling environment” which will be done through: - existence of local political commitments to GHG reduction in line with Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) - existence of energy use data for all public buildings through the creation of a central energy consumption database for all public buildings - using EMIS as a tool to promote the cretation of existence of municipal energy managers - undertaking activities to promote the existence and commercial viability of ESCO companies - harmonized approach to allocation of public finance At the local level, the update, preparation, and adoption of local Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans will have a primary role in paradigm shift potential, SECAPs are the primary policy instrument to promote low-carbon and climate-resilient development level at the local level in BiH: they establish local targets for energy saving, prioritize sectors for investment and assign responsibilities for implementation. With regard to gender, our Gender Action Plan stipulates a target value of at least 30% women involved in the decision-making process for each individual SECAP. With this improvement in women’s’ participation in SECAP development process, we expect to increase the quality of SECAP documents through increased elaboration on a variety of local issues from a woman’s perspective. At the state and entity-level, the National Investment Framework will support significant policy and regulatory changes which are essential for the low-carbon public building sector and for creating a harmonized approach to allocation of public finance. The design of National Investment Framework focuses primarily on how to best supplement existing/committed financial programs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but it also includes guidance on how to potentially leverage additional private/commercial investment in low-carbon reconstruction of public buildings. This is expected to result in a) a 4-fold increase in the amount of annual investment in low-carbon buildings; b) a shift from a grant-based model towards a non-grant based model; and c) diversification of funding sources and instruments. It is important to note that only the realization of an alternative financing paradigm will enable BiH to achieve its stated targets under the NDC by 2030.

2.2.3 Sustainable development potential (max one (1) page). The main activity for reporting on “Sustainable development potential” is “Implementation of Investment Framework for Low-Carbon Public Buildings”. So far, the National Investment Framework is ready, designed and handed over to the Responsible Parties for further processing (adoption) by relevant Ministries of all levels of Government by April 2020. The proposed low-carbon solutions in public buildings and adoption of the National Investment Framework will support the transition towards a zero-carbon public sector with corresponding significant reduction of GHG emissions. In addition, introduction of RE, in particular switch from LFO to locally available biomass will improve security of energy supply to essential public infrastructure, improve conditions for occupants and users of public buildings, most of whom are women and children; reduce local pollution and improve public health; and drive local economic growth and employment. In addition to contributing to global environmental benefits, the project will improve the access of local communities, including vulnerable communities, to clean, safe and affordable energy: the retrofitted public buildings will provide improved occupancy conditions, affordable clean, adequate warmth in schools and hospitals and improved indoor and outdoor air quality. Quantified sustainable development benefits from the project include:

- Number of low-carbon public buildings = 430 - Share of low-carbon public buildings in total public building stock = 9% - Direct beneficiaries = 150,000 people - Number of women beneficiaries = 80,000 people - Share of beneficiaries relative to total population = 4% - Number of full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs created = 5,630

Having in mind implementation of EE measures is scheduled to begin in Q4 2020 (on track with implementation schedule), the quantifiable sustainable development benefits cannot be tracked yet. However, with the adoption of the National Investment Framework, this document will support and facilitate the adoption of a transformational and harmonized (among entities and state-level) policy, regulatory and financing framework for investment in low-carbon public buildings. This will then lead to a smooth process of implementation of EE measures in public buildings in Bosnia and Herzegovina and our achievement of sustainable development goals. In addition to National Investment Framework and all its benefits, the Project also finalized the Gender Action Plan in October 2019, which will promote gender sensitive development impact of the project.


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2.2.4 Needs of the recipient (max one (1) page). Upon completion of Detailed Energy Audits (DEAs) in the second half of Year 2 of project implementation, the project’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy integrated measures will be aligned with the “Build Back Better” principle, especially in the areas where public buildings and infrastructure were affected or might be affected by floods. “Build Back Better” is a principle which explains the use of a recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction process that increases the resilience of a nation/community and revitalizes its livelihood, economy, and environment. However, upon completion of Detailed Energy Audits, it will be determined (during selection of public buildings for infrastructure works) whether public buildings are in need of additional technical designs which will incorporate flood resistant infrastructure/materials energy efficient measures and biomass fuel switch projects. Hence project will contribute to strengthening resilience through improved resistance to floods and increased reliability and affordability of energy sources. This is all in response to the needs of the recipients, which have not changed in comparison to the design stage of the project

2.2.5 Country Ownership (max one (1) page). It is very important to reiterate that all RPs are fully dedicated to contributing to the successful implementation of this project. National Designated Authority actively shows his high interest for project implementation and asks for regular meetings with UNDP. All levels of authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina have a great sense of ownership for the project and its implementation. Project Board meetings are regularly organized every 2-3 months with Responsible Parties, during which all members are actively involved in decision-making and input regarding project activities. Since the project began in June 2018, all Responsible Parties have been consistently available for any support, questions, input, etc. We can confirm that all levels of government have been focused on continuing to move forward and on track with project implementation timeline. In addition, the significant 32 million USD World Bank loan was signed and approved by Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina in December 2019, which also reflects strong country ownership. This approved loan will also ensure country ownership, through stronger co-financing leverage within the project and stability. It is also important that at the national level Decision on Establishment of the Energy Management System and the Energy Efficiency Information System in the Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina was adopted in June 2019. With this decision, EMIS became mandatory tracking tool for energy and water consumption in state-level public buildings in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity established an official Rulebook on EMIS in February 2019, while the Rulebook for Republika Srpska is in final draft. EMIS represents the central database of energy consumption for all public buildings in Bosnia and Herzegovina. National Investment Framework reflects country ownership as well, considering it is currently in progress to be adopted by state-level and entity-level government by April 2020. Bosnia and Herzegovina is a highly decentralized country and therefore ownership at local level is also critical. Having in mind development of SECAPs is in progress for 37 cities/municipalities, of which all have provided full support and prompt communication, this reflects local commitment to specific energy-saving and GHG emission reduction targets.

2.2.6 Efficiency and Effectiveness (max one (1) page). All activities are being completed on time and efficiently in line with Annual Work Plan. Project’s Responsible Parties are important partners which contributes to team effectiveness. Even though UNDP has taken over responsibility for procurement processes in Year 1 and 2 of project implementation, the consistent Project Board meetings and overall communication/recommendations from all Responsible Parties has proven to be extremely valuable in achieving our targets. Overall, financial delivery within this reporting period is 2,023,252 USD, which represents 98 % of planned budget for 2019. The financial delivery has been greatly improved over the course of the 2019 year and the fact that it now stands at 98% represents a significant success and achievement of the project. A significant achievement that we have fulfilled in 2019 is to mobilize substantial amount of co-financing from end-users. Our target co-financing budget for 2019 was 1,804,183 USD from end users, but we surpassed this number drastically and managed to report 8,334,792.50 USD with the main cofinanciers beingFederal Ministry of Physical Planning, Ministry of Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology of Republika Srpska, Ministry of Physical Planning and Environmental Protection of Canton


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Sarajevo, etc. This was achieved as a result of the extremely effective work and coordination within the Project Team, as well as Responsible Parties and end-users with whom UNDP has amazing relationships and successful coordination.


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3 Outputs and Activities reported here should be aligned with the Activities in the Logic Framework and Implementation Timetable of the project. 4 Activity Not Yet Due; Activity Started -ahead of schedule; Activity started – progress on track; Activity started but progress delayed; Activity start is delayed. 5 Implementation progress on a cumulative basis as of the date of the report.

2.3 PROJECT OUTPUTS IMPLEMENTATION STATUS3

Project Output Project Activity Status4

Implementation

progress (%)5

Output 1. Non-financial barriers to investment in low-carbon public buildings addressed

Project Activity 1.1. SECAPs update and preparation

Activity Started -progress on track

(46%)

SECAPs help facilitate investment in low-carbon public buildings by identifying priority investments and providing a planning framework for future interventions. SECAPs are the primary policy instrument to promote low-carbon and climate-resilient development level at the local level in BiH: they establish local targets for energy saving/RE deployment, prioritize sectors for investment and assign responsibilities for implementation. As such, they are an essential tool to ensure project sustainability and long-term impacts. In addition, SECAPs provide valuable input and guidance in achieving GHG emission reductions and other specific energy-saving goals. SECAP implementation started in September 2019 and is expected to be completed by June 15, 2020. First two deliverables out of 4 are completed (Baseline emission inventory, The Covenant of Mayors is signed by Mayors of selected Municipalities/Cities). Partner cities/municipalities are selected based on a public call that we announced during the first half of 2019. After that we did evaluation according to criteria stated in public call. Then final list was made, and the first 37 cities/municipalities are selected for partnership under this activity. All SECAPs are being implemented simultaneously which means all 37 will be completed at the same time, with a slight delay in few cities/municipalities (Municipality of Maglaj, Municipality of Bosanska Krupa). However, both municipalities will be completed by June 15, 2020 like the others. The only delay was in the initial phase, having in mind these two municipalities took the place of

• June 2020 – 37 SECAPs completed


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Municipality of Banovici and City of Mostar, which had to withdraw from the process. Due to the refusal of Municipal Council to provide full support to Mayor in signing of Covenant of Mayors, Municipality of Banovici decided to withdraw from SECAP process and therefore we selected the next eligible city/municipality from our evaluation list, which is the Municipality of Bosanska Krupa. On the other hand, Mostar was eliminated due to their complex political situation within the City Council, which affects their operations and functionality. Instead of Mostar, once again next eligible city/municipality was selected from our evaluation Municipality of Maglaj.

Project Activity 1.2. Energy management


(100 %)

A total of 250 new public buildings were registered and now use EMIS. The installation of EMIS was then followed by training of end-users. We worked on regular maintenance/ upgrade of EMIS. At the same time, UNDP has managed to provide conduct selection and training of building energy managers, collection and input of primary data, training and advice on data collection, analysis and aggregation training through organization of 24 EMIS trainings for new end-users of public sector buildings., Total of users trained on EMIS in 2019 is 279 (156 male and 123 female). As of June 1, EMIS was regularly upgraded/maintained. By the end of this reporting period, a total of 3 upgrades/maintenance activities have been completed, all in accordance with contract and project document. Ekonerg – Energy and Environmental Protection Institute, Ltd. Zagreb, Croatia is responsible for technical support for basic system maintenance services for EMIS – Energy Management Information System. They are the central support unit for EMIS.

• Completed 250 PBs registered in EMIS

• Completed 279 end-users provided with EMIS training

• Completed EMIS upgrade/maintenance

Project Activity 1.3. EE-RE projects preparation Activity Started -progress on

(81%)


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track

Detailed energy audits (DEAs) started in April 2019. At the end of 2019, we have received 244 audits with BoQ from the service providers. It is expected for all 300 DEAs to be completed by the end of March 2020. Having in mind the completion of Detailed Energy Audits has not been finalized, we have not yet identified investments based on audits and estimates regarding payback period. This activity is planned for Q3 of Project Year 2, having in mind implementation of EE measures on 8 public buildings is scheduled to begin in Q4 of Project Year 2. The remaining investments will be identified by the Responsible Parties, considering they are responsible for implementation of EE measures as of Project Year 3.

• Last deliverable for Detailed Energy Audits completed – end of March 2020

Activity 1.4 EE projects oversight & implementation support Activity Not Yet Due (0%)

This activity entails supporting municipalities throughout project implementation, including organisation of tenders, work supervision till the commissioning of the project and procurement.

• Project oversight for 8 public buildings – June 2020 – May 2021.

Project Activity 1.5. Training for various project stakeholders

Activity Started -progress delayed

(0%)

It was agreed with Project Board members that UNDP will prepare a set of trainings for RPs focused on capacity building, mostly related to procurement, narrative and financial reporting, and any other thematic areas, Unfortunately, state-level authorities were not established until December 2019, which forced project team to delay training for Responsible Parties, which was originally scheduled for Q4 2019. This activity has therefore been postponed and will begin in mid-April 2020. Within this project activity, there will also be trainings for various stakeholders to educate them about energy management, project development, monitoring, and implementation. These trainings are scheduled to be completed during Q3 and Q4 2020.

• Development UNDP SOP training for Responsible Parties - mid-April 2020Trainings for various stakeholders to educate them about energy management, project development, monitoring, and implementation –

Q3 and Q4 2020 Training will be developed, coordinated, and supported by UNDP staff in March 2020.

Project Activity 1.6. Awareness-raising for building end-users Activity Started -progress on

(15%)


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track

RfP Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources Public Awareness Campaign was advertised in mid-2019 and service provider was successfully selected and contracted for a 2-year period (2019-2021). During 2019, the Inception Report was submitted and approved. In addition, Project Manager (Sinisa Ubiparipovic) had a successful media appearance on national TV in December 2019, where he presented project activities and targets.

• RfP advertised and service provider selected and contracted.

• Inception report submitted in 2019

• Timeline of all 2020 activities, such as: videos, promotional activities, appearances in media, press conferences, etc have been planned appropriately in coordination with service provider.

• First media campaign activities in progress, with several messages broadcasted.

Project Activity 1.7. Drafting policy and regulatory framework


(90%)

Within this reporting period, we gathered a strong team of International and national Consultants who, with lots of effort and teamwork, managed to complete the designing and drafting of Operational guidelines and National Investment Framework. The National Framework for Low-Carbon Investment in Public Buildings consists of an integrated package of policy, regulatory, technological, informational, financial and managerial solutions designed to address country-specific risks and barriers to investment. The GCF project will result in a four- to five-fold increase in the level of investment in low-carbon public buildings; this, in turn, will enable BiH to meet its stated objective to reduce GHG emissions from the public buildings sector. Over 70% of BiH’s public buildings were designed and built over 30 years ago with no consideration for their energy performance. The International Consultant has been responsible for providing technical assistance, together with three local experts (energy, legal, finance), to support the development and facilitate the adoption of a transformational and harmonized (among entities and state-level) policy, regulatory and financing framework for investment in low-carbon public buildings. The design of National Investment Framework focuses primarily on how to best supplement existing/committed financial programs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but it also includes guidance on how to potentially leverage additional private/commercial investment in low-carbon reconstruction of public buildings. There was also preparation of the

• National Investment Framework adopted by relevant Ministries and Governments – end of April 2020.

• Development and implementation of training for RP’s in monitoring and implementation of National investment framework- March 2020 – August 2020.


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Operational Guidance for the National Framework, which details the process and procedures for allocation of public funds for low-carbon measures in public buildings. The Operational Guidance was approved by all Responsible Parties at the last Project Board (November 2019). As mentioned, the final National Investment Framework is currently in process to be adopted at state and entity-level by end of April 2020.

Output 2 Financial barriers to low-carbon investment in buildings addressed

Project Activity 2.1. Implementation of Framework for Investment in Low-Carbon Buildings

Activity Not Yet Due (0%)

Implementation of Investment Framework for Low-Carbon Public Buildings is not due this reporting period.

• Starts in last quarter of Year 2 of project implementation.

Project Activity 2.2 Design and Monitoring of the Investment

Activity Started -progress delayed

(0%)

Within activity 2.2., first results are expected after starting of infrastructure works on 8 public buildings which will be based on earlier developed DEAs.

• Procurement of companies for civil works on 8 public buildings

• Hiring International Consultants who are Civil engineers for monitoring and supervision

Project Activity 2.3. Lessons learnt and knowledge sharing Activity Not Yet Due (0%)

No significant progress on evaluation, lessons learnt and knowledge sharing at this point.

• On a need basis.


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2.4 PROGRESS UPDATE ON THE LOGIC FRAMEWORK INDICATORS6

2.4.1 PROGRESS UPDATE ON FUND-LEVEL IMPACT INDICATORS OF THE LOGIC FRAMEWORK

Fund-level impact Core indicators7

Baseline Current

value8

Target (mid-term)

Target (final)

Remarks

(including changes9, if any)

3.0 Reduced emissions from buildings, cities, industries and appliances: Tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2eq) reduced in public building sector

0

204,306 tCo2

500,000

2,019,976

Project is in Year 2, first results regarding reducing emissions are

expected in Year 3 of project implementation.

However, we have reported infrastructure values from project

Green Economic Development, having in mind they have co-financing leverage within the

project.

Number of people benefitting from improved working/occupancy conditions in buildings (disaggregated by gender)

0

27,775 (14,860 women)

35,000 (18,200 women)

150,000 (80,000 women)

Project is in Year 2, first results regarding infrastructure works and

people benefiting from them are expected in Year 3 of project

implementation. However, we have reported

infrastructure values from project Green Economic Development, having in mind they have co-financing leverage within the

project.

Number of people benefitting from improved working/occupancy conditions in buildings to total population

0 0 1% 4% Project is in Year 2, first results regarding infrastructure works and

improvements are expected in Year 3 of project implementation.

However, we have reported infrastructure values from project

Green Economic Development, having in mind they have co-financing leverage within the

project.

2.4.2 PROGRESS UPDATE ON PROJECT/PROGRAMME LEVEL INDICATORS OF THE LOGIC FRAMEWORK10

Project/Programme indicators (Mitigation/Adaptation)

Baseline Current

value11

Target (mid-term)

Target (final)

Remarks

(including changes12,

if any)

5.0 Strengthened institutional and regulatory systems for low-emission planning and development

6 Per the approved methodology in and the Logic Framework in the Funding Proposal, please provide an update on the relevant indicators. 7 As per the relevant indicators established in the Funding Proposal and the Performance Measurement Framework, including all indicators approved by the Board and relevant updates agreed with GCF, if applicable. 8 As of 31 December of the relevant year. 9 Related to the approved indicators and targets in the Logic Framework. 10 As per the relevant indicators established in the Funding Proposal and the Performance Measurement Framework, including relevant updates agreed with GCF, if applicable. 11 As of 31 December of the relevant calendar year. 12 Related to the approved indicators and targets in the Logic Framework.


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M5.1 Number of policies, institutions, coordination

mechanisms and regulatory frameworks that improve incentives

for low‐emission planning and development and

their effective implementation

Note: the project will support

update/preparation of the local Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans

(SECAPs) as a specific policy and regulatory framework for low-

emission planning at the local level in BiH

14 SEAPs approved

by City Councils

0 34 SECAPs updated/ approved by City Councils

54 SECAPs updated/ approved by City

Councils

54 SECAPs updated/ approved by City Councils

Having in mind Sustainable Energy and

Climate Action Plans (SECAPs) are set to be

completed in June 2020, this remains in progress and current value is 0.

Number of gender-sensitive policies, and

regulatory frameworks for low‐emission planning

and development

0 0 5 20 So far, we prepared National Investment

Framework and Operational guidelines

with Gender related sections, and in the

SECAP’s development a whole section is now

related to gender. Having in mind neither

has been yet adopted/finalized,

current value remains 0.

7.0 Lower energy intensity of buildings, cities, industries, and appliances

M7.1(a) tCO2eq emissions reduced due to improvements in public sector building design and energy efficiency

0 204,306 tCo2 reduced due

to infrastructure improvements through GED

project

500,000 tCO2eq emissions reduced due to improvements in public sector building design and energy efficiency

2,019,976 tCO2eq emissions reduced due to improvements in public sector building design and energy efficiency

Project is in Year 1, first results are expected in

Year 3 of project implementation.

However, we have

reported infrastructure values from project

Green Economic Development, having in

mind they have co-financing leverage within

the project.

Component 1 (project)

Share of grant finance in the total investment for low-carbon public buildings

87% 36% 50% 15% Project is in Year 2, first results are expected in

Year 3 of project implementation.

However, we have reported infrastructure

values from project Green Economic

Development, having in mind they have co-


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financing leverage within the project.

Number of jobs created via project-facilitated investment

N/a 754 (37 women)

1,500 5,630 No investment planned in this reporting period.

However, we have reported infrastructure

values from project Green Economic

Development, having in mind they have co-

financing leverage within the project. Data are generated according

Green Job Study based on level of investment in

EE measures

Output 1.1 Non-financial barriers to investment in low-carbon public buildings addressed

Number of SECAPs updated/developed and adopted

14 0 20 40 So far 2 out of 4 deliverables are

delivered which means 46% of the process has been completed while

rest will be completed on time. All 37 SECAP’s are

developing at same time.

Number of public buildings covered by EMIS

2,100 2,358 4,000 5,000 By the end of Year 2019, project reached 250

public buildings covered by EMIS. The project is

on track to reach target value.

Number of EE-RES retrofit projects (DEAs) in public buildings identified, prepared and tendered out

90 0 200 430 By the end of this reporting period it was

not planned to reach any target value.

Number of people trained, including share of women (%)

0 279 (44%) 500 (30%) 2,500 (30%) Following the implementation of EMIS,

during this reporting period, the project has completed the training

of new 279 EMIS trained staff, out of which 44%

Female.

Number of end-users covered by PR and advocacy campaign, including minimum share of women

0 0 50,000 (at least 52% women)

150,000 (at least 52% women)

By the end of this reporting period no

target value is planned to be reached.

Status of BiH EE Investment Framework for low-carbon public sector buildings

No Frame-work

National Investment Framework document completed

The Framework is adopted

The Framework adopted and is under

implementation in both entities

The project designed Investment framework, prepared operational

guidelines and sent out to RP’s for adoption by

relevant Ministries at all Governments in BiH.

Output 1.2 Financial barriers to investment in low-carbon public buildings addressed


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Amount of finance leveraged for investment in low-carbon public buildings

0 7,755,299.59 USD with additional

1,254,883.39 USD from

Green Economic

Development GED

20 million USD 100 million USD As one of the sources of co-financing, we

managed to include UNDP implemented

project Green Economic Development who contributed with

significant amount of money to total leveraged

investment.

Legal and operational status of the Framework

N/A Preparatory activities

completed.

Framework legally established

Framework is operational with

positive audit statement

National Investment framework, and

operational guidelines sent out to RP’s for

adoption by end of April 2020.

2.5 REPORT ON CHANGES DURING IMPLEMENTATION (include actual and expected changes) As established at project approval stage in signed FAA, UNDP shall implement the Project following UNDP’s Direct Implementation Modality (DIM) and in accordance with the terms of the Standard Basic Assistance Agreement (SBAA) entered into between UNDP and the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina on December 7, 1997 and as per the policies and procedures outlined in the UNDP Programme and Operations Policies and Procedures. As agreed at the project approval stage, the Responsible Parties (RPs) of the project will receive funding through the Implementing Partner for activity implementation. The project implementation and monitoring will be undertaken by the Implementing Partner with technical support from UNDP to expedite implementation. During the Inception phase, risk related to inability of RPs to perform delivery in first year of project implementation was identified and continued through year 2. The national elections that took place during the inception phase resulted in the unexpectedly longer period that has been needed to establish the government. It was agreed that for year 1 and year 2, UNDP will take over all procurement, in order to ensure financial delivery, while at the same time working on capacity building of RPs to take over in year three. At the end of the 2019 government at State level finally got establish, but still pending Government of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is even bigger problem for the project because we have two partners from this level of authority, Environmental Fund and Federal Ministry of Spatial Planning. Due to the change in management of Environmental Fund of Federation BiH we expect some problems, because current management do not recognize project as one of their day to day works. They are the only one who did not hire Project assistant, and not planning to do the same, and it is visible that their interest in the Project is very low due to the management change. We expect after Federal Government establish this problem could be solved. The components of the budget and the work plan remain the same as agreed at project approval stage. Changes are made only in implementation responsibilities for Year 1 and Year 2, with approved Budget revision which now reflects changes in line with Project board decisions. Project Year 3 starts in June 2020 and from year 3, procurement will be handed over to Responsible Parties as planned.


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13 Implementation; Legal; Financial; Environmental/Social; Political; Procurement; Other; AML/CFT; Sanctions; Prohibited Practices. 14 Minor/Solved; Moderate; High.

2.6 IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES AND LESSONS LEARNED Describe implementation challenges faced during the last reporting period, including measures adopted and lessons learned. If any issues have arisen in the last twelve (12) months of implementation that may result in a change to the scope and/or timing of the project, please provide a description of those items and how they have impacted the implementation period and final targets.

Challenge encountered Type13 Measures adopted

Impact on the project

implementation14

Lessons learned and Other Remarks

Slow set up of government after national elections in October 2018 could affect project implementation.

Political

UNDP will take over procurement procedures of entire project for Year 1 and

Year 2 of project implementation, mainly due to

identified risks of potentially slow government set up after

elections and inability to reach minimum financial delivery set

up by the project.

High

Lessons learned were that UNDP should take over procurement for project years 1 and 2. This was an important lesson learned, having in mind it reflects an effective way to react without risking on-track project implementation.

Potential challenge, due to slow set up of entity-level (Federation BiH) government, which can cause impact on coordination with one of the RPs.

Political

Measures depend on the situation and whether it becomes more serious.

However, we have made sure to always maintain full

communication with all RPs, in order to have real-time

information on any events that may occur, which could impact

project implementation.

Moderate

Lessons learned were that UNDP should take over procurement for project years 1 and 2. This was an important lesson learned, having in mind it reflects an effective way to react without risking on-track project implementation.


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GCF Financing Only

CUMULATIVE THROUGH TO THE END OF

THIS REPORTING PERIOD

FOR THE CURRENT

REPORTING PERIOD

USD USD

3.1.1 Opening Fund balance

Opening balance1 -

1,986,348.98

3.1.2 Funded Activity Inflows

a

Funded Activity Proceeds from GCF to AE:

i. Grant Instrument

4,443,850.00

2,437,850.00

ii. Loan Instrument

iii. Equity Instrument

iv. Guarantee Instrument

b Reflowed funds to the AE

c Investment & Other Income

Total Inflows

4,443,850.00

2,437,850.00

3.1.3 Funded Activity Outflows

a

Amount used for the Funded Activity

Grant expenditure

2,042,587.84

2,022,936.82

b Loan disbursed or used2

c Equity paid

d Guarantees exercised

Sub-total Funded Activity Outflows

2,042,587.84

2,022,936.82

a Reflowed Funds Reflowed funds paid to GCF

Sub-total Reflowed Funds

-

-

Total Outflows

2,042,587.84

2,022,936.82

3.1.4 Closing Balance

2,401,262.16

2,401,262.16

1/ Opening balance should correspond to the closing balance of the prior reporting period

2/ Loan disbursed or used by the AE out of GCF Proceeds

SECTION 3: FINANCIAL INFORMATION


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SECTION 4: REPORT PROJECT SPECIFIC ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS & GENDER 4.1 IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS AND GENDER ELEMENTS (max 1 page)

Please provide information on the project or programme on the following: (1) key risks and impacts as identified; (ii) compliance with applicable laws and regulations including FAA conditions and covenants; and (3) progress in the implementation of environmental and social management plans and programs including monitoring activities undertaken during the implementation of the funded activity. (1) The information includes description on any changes in the key environmental and social risks and impacts as identified and arising from the implementation including any unanticipated risks and impacts (ex. from changes in laws and regulations) and, based on these if any change in the project’s environmental and social risk category. In case of a change in the E&S risk category for the project, please provide an explanation. No substantial environmental and social risks have been identified. The project is implemented according to UNDP’s environmental and social policies with minimal environmental risks. The project has completed the standard UNDP social and environmental screening procedure, to ensure that the project complies with UNDP’s Social and Environmental Standards. The overall risk category is: Low. As the project plans to retrofit already existing public buildings within their existing footprint, no land acquisition, resettlement, or any other adverse social impacts (such as loss of assets, loss of income due to retrofitting works) are expected. During the retrofitting phase UNDP will in cooperation with relevant Ministries for Spatial planning take additional QA measures to ensure following of all legal procedures and action in securing construction sites and providing safety for building end-users. In this reporting period there was no changes in previously identified risks. which are:: (i) lack of capacity of duty bearers to meet their obligations under the project (ii) potential vulnerability of buildings situated in flood prone areas, (iii) potential risk that retrofit works may pose safety risks (iv) potential environmental risks posed by the waste generated by the refurbishment works. These risks were identified as low significance, since they do not pose any significant social and environmental risks. Nothing has changed regarding these risks. And they have been mitigated as previously explained in first section of APR. According to FAA Responsible parties should start infrastructure works on public buildings in Year 3 of project implementation. It will require them to follow Law on construction in Republika Srpska and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which means taking all necessary measures to secure construction site. Also, during refurbishment works construction companies will be obligatory to remove debris according to specific waste type and according to Law applicable in certain Entity. (2) The information should include status of compliance with applicable laws and regulations of the country as well as the relevant conditions or covenants under the FAA. This can be captured in the table below: Status of compliance with applicable laws and regulations and the conditions and covenants under FAA

Applicable laws and regulations/conditions and covenants Status of compliance

Law on construction Responsible parties will follow this Law when construction works starts in Q3 of 2020 which will be reported in next APR

Law on waste management Responsible parties will follow this Law when construction works starts in Q3 of 2020 which will be reported in next APR

Rule book on construction waste Responsible parties will follow this rule book when construction works starts in Q3 of 2020 which will be reported in next APR

Law on labour safety and security Responsible parties will follow this Law when construction works starts in Q3 of 2020 which will be reported in next APR

Law on energy Efficiency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republik Srpska

Responsible parties will follow this Law when construction works starts in Q3 of 2020 which will be reported in next APR

(3) Provide a report on the progress made in implementating environmental and social management plans (ESMPs) and frameworks (ESMFs) describing achievements, and specifying details outlined in the tables below. The project will implement the necessary actions needed to meet the requirements of the social and environmental performance standards where potential risk from retrofit works and failure of structural elements from the building retrofits may pose safety risks especially when third party labor is involved, when these activity start in Y3 of project implementation. These actions will include the presence of safety specialists on site and implementation of Operational Safety and Health Guidelines/Manuals according to the


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national legislation, in order to respond to the requirements of the UNDP Social and Environmental Standards and IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability Implementation of management plans and programmes

(i) activities implemented during the reporting period, inlcuding monitoring

(ii) outputs during the reporting period

(iii) key environmental, social and gender issues, risks and impacts addressed during implementation

(iv) any pending key environmental, social and gender issues needing accredited entity’s actions and GCF attention

None for this reporting period




Additionally, include a description of the actions undertaken towards increasing the relevant stakeholders’ engagement in the project environmental, social and gender elements, and a list on the grievances received in the reporting period that will include at least the description of the grievance, the date the grievance was received, and the resolution of the grievance. Information below in this sub-section should be provided for all projects regardless of the E&S risk category for the project Implementation of the stakeholder engagement plan

(i) activities implemented during the reporting period

(ii) dates and venues of engagement activities

(iii) information shared with stakeholders

(iv) outputs including issues addressed during the reporting period

None for this reporting period None for this reporting period

None for this reporting period None for this reporting period

Implementation of the grievance redress mechanism

(i) description of issues/complaints received during the reporting period

(ii) status of addressing issues/complaints

None None


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4.2 GENDER ACTION PLAN

The development and finalization of the Gender Action Plan was identified as one of the priorities for the Project Management Unit and as high importance for implementing gender component and monitoring of results in this matter throughout project implementation. The project hired an International Consultant – Gender Expert to conduct a comprehensive revision of the Gender Action Plan and align it to properly support the Funding Proposal Activities and Results Framework. The Gender Expert updated gender assessment for the project, which is focused on scaling-up investment in low carbon public buildings in BiH. The consultant fully assessed, identified, and strengthened gender components of each project activity and related M&E Framework to ensure reporting, monitoring, and evaluation fully addresses the gender issues of the project. The updated Gender Action Plan, together with related M&E activities, has been reinforced with a gender-responsive approach and gender-sensitive data collection. The development and finalization of the Gender Action Plan was previously identified as one of the priorities for the Project Management Unit and therefore it is of great significance that this was successfully completed. We must emphasize that it was determined the previous Gender Action Plan was mostly general and showed lack of ambition and connection towards the activities within the project. It revolved around only Activity 1.1.6 Awareness raising among buildings’ end-users for Output 1 and Activity 1.2.1. Implementing National Framework for Low-carbon investment in public buildings for Output 2. There were established actions, indicators, and targets for each activity, but with no effective and detailed approach/tools to take during monitoring and evaluation. On the other hand, the newly revised Gender Action Plan incorporates a fully detailed and comprehensive approach that reflects each Component’s impacts, outcomes, and outputs. It provides us with a guide on monitoring each aspect, which we will use to achieve specific target values of indicators by collecting data through the sources and means of verification/methods that our consultant provided us. The revised Gender Action Plan was constructed based on substantial research conducted together and various meetings with project stakeholders. This new plan reflects an ambitious and in-depth plan, which has made the gender component stronger and more included in a higher amount of aspects within the project, such as National Investment Framework, Detailed Energy Audits, SECAPs, PR Campaign, etc. For example, some target indicators that will be tracking regarding specifically the National Investment Framework are:

- Mix of buildings selected for retrofitting will collectively have 40% female users - 10% women in the energy audit teams - The decision-making process for selection of buildings for retrofitting will include 10% women - National Investment Framework will be approved with 10% women involved in decision-making process

In addition, survey instruments were developed to measure the impact indicators for Components 1 and 2 of the Project. Guidelines were provided on how to conduct surveys and how to analyse the survey data collected. The survey instruments are a survey questionnaire for measuring the impact indicators of Component 1 (perceptions of heating, lighting, etc) and a survey questionnaire for measuring the impact indicators of Component 2 (economic empowerment of women through green jobs). The Project Assistants, who are placed within the offices of our RPs, have been trained on monitoring and evaluation of Gender Action Plan indicators and appropriate steps towards gender-sensitive data collection. The work conducted by the Project Assistants with regard to gender-sensitive data collection is overseen by the Project Coordinator, who is ultimately responsible for monitoring all reports/data and making sure that the Gender Action Plan is on track with expected progress. The Project Coordinator worked closely with our International Gender Expert throughout the entire process of developing the Gender Action Plan, providing substantial relevant information regarding project activities and how they can be correlated with the Gender Action Plan, organizing meetings with stakeholders and other experts, content-related decision-making, etc. Therefore, the Project Coordinator gained significant knowledge and expertise in this area and, so far, everything has been on schedule with expected timeline. In addition, there is a Gender Focal Point for the Energy & Environment Sector, as well as a Gender Focal Point for the Country Office. They both participated in the development of the project Gender Action Plan with the International Gender Expert hired. In this reporting period, the updated Gender Action Plan was successfully finalized in October 2019. In November-December, UNDP trained Project Assistants on monitoring/evaluation of noted indicators within the plan, constructed surveys which will be administered to the selected buildings for retrofitting, and organized various meetings with the company doing SECAPs during which we emphasized the gender component and instructed on gender-sensitive elements that must be incorporated.


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The Gender Action Plan is provided separately as an Annex.

Developing of SECAPs for 37 Municipalities started and Baseline emission inventory will be conducted for targeted municipalities. So far, data was collected from 17 municipalities in which working and advisory groups are named with participation of 441 (36% are female) municipality representatives. UNDPsigned contracts with 4 local companies/consortiums for conducting of 300 Detailed Energy Audits. Each company engaged 9 experts for these tasks. Also 2 companies for providing Quality Assurance of DEAs were contracted and each company engaged also 9 experts. 54 experts were engaged in total, from which 35% are female.

4.2.1 PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT-LEVEL GENDER ACTION PLAN SUBMITTED WITH THE FUNDING PROPOSAL.

4.3 PLANNED ACTIVITIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS The project interventions do not pose any significant social and environmental risks. According to the national legislation, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is not required for the types of activities envisaged by the project. However, the project will support officials in public sector to improve their skills and capacities for the better delivery of services to communities including vulnerable communities. The project will aim to further ensure that the energy efficiency measures applied to the buildings in flood prone zones are adequate and fitting, in order to increase the climate resilience of the buildings. The project will also hire experienced and licensed contractors and subcontractors with clear social and environmental safety measures to be implemented. The project will include investments in energy efficiency in buildings in some of the flood prone areas and will therefore have to ensure that the energy efficiency measures applied to the buildings in flood prone zones are adequate and fitting, in order to increase buildings’ resilience and minimize economic loss in case of a disaster (e.g. dry-proofing and wet-proofing measures) The project will undertake interventions where the potential risk that retrofit works and failure of structural elements that form part of the building retrofits may pose safety risks. The project will however mitigate this risk by considering on a case by case basis if hiring security trained technical personnel will be needed and mainly by working with registered and skilled contractors and supervising the building retrofits closely, in accordance to national regulations. The project will set up measures to deal with the generation of waste from building retrofits, by including specific terms regarding the (environmentally friendly) waste disposal in the contractual agreement with the building contractors. The associated environmental impacts, related to the construction works on the selected buildings will be temporary and easily mitigated (and include potential dust and noise generation, management of construction and other wastes, and ensuring minimal disruptions to building users and neighbours). Care will be exerted in planning the exact timing of works in schools


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(during breaks) or hospitals. The main activity to address all above issues will be the Implementation of the National Framework, concretely the Public building retrofits that start in Year 2 of the project implementation. The project will take into consideration all identified risks and incorporate solutions/mitigation measures in plans, tendering documents as well as contracts with contractors. In Bosnia and Herzegovina policy, rules and regulations in construction sector are on very good level.

4.4 PLANNED ACTIVITIES ON GENDER ELEMENTS

The project’s first activity in 2019 that reflects gender elements is the beginning of preparation/upgrade of SECAPs. The chosen SECAPs will have elements, targets, indicators, and results which are also identified within the Gender Action Plan, which was successfully finalized. The SECAPs will integrate gender mainstreaming in all implementation aspects, in order to promote women’s active participation in SECAP-development process, increasing quality of SECAP documents through variety of issues elaborated from gender equality perspective. The first deliverable (due October 2019) ensured mobilization of all relevant Municipal/City departments and their full commitment towards implementation of SECAPs. Within this deliverable, the importance of establishing gender-balanced working groups was especially emphasized. It is important to note that the finalized Gender Action Plan (GAP) includes SECAPs and has a specific indicator, which reads: “% of women participating in the decision-making processes of approval of SECAPs.” The target value for this indicator is to have 30% of women in the decision-making process for each SECAP. Within the Gender Action Plan, it is also stated that we expect at least 1 specific element on gender equality in each SECAP. In 2020, surveys will be undertaken to measure the impact on gender equality of Component 1 (policy de-risking):

- % of improvement in women beneficiaries’ overall perceptions of 1) heating comfort, 2) lighting, 3) wellbeing/happiness, 4) social relations.

We will begin collecting gender-sensitive data for various Outcomes/Outputs, such as:

- Number of GENDER REPRESENTATIVE/INCLUSIVE PR Videos produced about EE/ER measures and UNDP success stories and disseminated on UNDP website

- Number of GENDER REPRESENTATIVE/INCLUSIVE PR Photo Essays produced about EE/RE and disseminated on UNDP website

- Number of GENDER REPRESENTATIVE/INCLUSIVE PR Press conferences/advocacy campaigns about EE/RE - % of women participating in decision-making processes of approval of SECAPs - Number of gender-sensitive elements and number of tools incorporated in policies and regulatory frameworks for low-

emission planning and development - Participation of women during energy audits of buildings - Criteria for selection of buildings for retrofitting with gender component - Decision-making process procedure about selection of buildings for retrofitting - National Investment Framework approved with gender representation (% of women involved in decision-making process

of approval of National Investment Framework)


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Annex 1. Updated implementation timetable for the Funded Activity.

Annex 2. Accredited Entity compliance reports (self-assessment reports15, report on actions pursuant to

Clause 18.02, if applicable16).

Annex 3. Gender Action Plan.

SECTION 6: ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1. Unaudited/Audited financial statements (as required by FAA).

(If available. If not submitted, indicate date of submission.)

Attachment 2. Interim/Final evaluation report (as required by FAA).

(If available. If not submitted, indicate date of submission.)

Other Attachments (if any). Such as additional budget-related information, loan repayment schedules to

GCF (interest/principal), equity investment schedules, other related reports relevant to the Funded Activity,

statements of capital account, valuation reports, credit guarantee agreements, investor reports, and others,

as specified in the relevant legal agreements (e.g. Funded Activity Agreement, Shareholders Agreement)

15 In accordance with the Monitoring and Accountability Framework, a self-assessment of its compliance, in accordance with Clause 13.01 of the Accreditation Master Agreement, with the Fiduciary Principles and Standards, ESS and Gender Policy. 16 Only applicable to International Accredited Entities. In accordance with the Monitoring and Accountability Framework, a report on its actions carried out or planned to be carried out pursuant to Clause 18.02 of the Accreditation Master Agreement.

SECTION 5: ANNEXES

https://undpgefpims.org/attachments/5882/215462/1700185/1752090/Revised%20Implementation%20plan_27012020.docx

https://undpgefpims.org/attachments/5882/215462/1700185/1752090/Revised%20Implementation%20plan_27012020.docx

https://undpgefpims.org/attachments/5882/215462/1733874/1753652/GENDER%20ACTION%20PLAN%20_FINAL_.xlsx

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