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Introduc)on FONERWA is a na<onal basket fund established by the Government of Rwanda to provide a sustainable financing mechanism for environment and climate change ini<a<ves in Rwanda. The overall objec<ve of the Fund is to contribute to sustainable wealth crea<on and poverty reduc<on in Rwanda, through sustainable management of natural resources, climate resilient and green economic growth. The outcome of the FONERWA Fund is to sustainably and equitably finance and further strengthen na<onal programmes and private sector ini<a<ves in the areas of current and future environment and climate change, and development related challenges and opportuni<es. Objec<ves: • FONERWA staff have capability to climate screen applica<ons that are received by the fund. • Climate informa<on is appropriately and adequately incorporated into the selec<on criteria for relevant proposals. • FONERWA staff have capability to train/guide prospec<ve FONERWA applicants on the considera<on of climate change for their project proposals. • Meteo Rwanda is suppor<ng FONERWA with technical assistance. Success & Failure of Y1 Key Learnings • Most applica<ons to FONERWA do not account for the direct or indirect risks of current or future climate change. Therefore the legacy and longevity of funded projects are at risk. • Building capacity in the fund is essen<al, however there is a push for more formal training that provides a cer<ficate. Online training is preferred as it can be completed in conjunc<on with the trainee’s exis<ng deliverables. The lack of appropriate online training (with a recognized cer<ficate) remains a key challenge to building internal capacity. • One-on-one discussions with tailored needs informed messages are more beneficial than tradi<onal presenta<on with more generic informa<on when communica<ng climate informa<on. • In any long term engagement, it is important to ensure that advisory support has legacy. In most cases, the project support will be succeeded by Na<onal Met Agency (NMA). Therefore integra<ng and incen<vising their par<cipa<on from the start is key. • The poli<cal space around climate services at na<onal level is complex and usually mandated to NMA. Naviga<ng this space as a “consultant” oYen requires that NMA receives support (financial and/or capacity). • As a result of low capacity, the users struggle to fully ar<culate their needs and therefore struggle to appropriately guide the conceptualiza<on of outputs that will be appropriate for their needs. • Most of the technical climate screening is being conducted by external consultants. Your text would go here. Mainstreaming Climate Informa)on Into Rwanda’s Climate And Environment Fund, FONERWA By Julio Araujo 1 And Paul Watkiss 2 1 South South North, 2 Paul Watkiss Associates Legend: FONERWA - Rwanda’s Climate and Environment Fund REMA - Rwanda Environmental Management Agency Meteo Rwanda - Rwanda Meteorological Agency FCFA - Future Climate For Africa PD Clinic - Project Document Workshop FCFA Rwanda - FCFA Rwanda Factsheet Red Box - Outputs Dashed Line - Informa<on Exchange www.cdkn.org This document has been prepared only for UK Department for Interna)onal Development (DFID) and solely for the purpose and on the terms agreed with DFID. The en))es managing the delivery of the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) accept no liability (including for negligence) to anyone else in connec)on with this document, and it may not be provided to anyone else without our agreement. This document is an output from a project commissioned through the CDKN. CDKN is a programme funded by the DFID and the Netherlands Directorate-General for Interna)onal Coopera)on (DGIS) for the benefit of developing countries. The views expressed and informa)on contained in it are not necessarily those of or endorsed by DFID, DGIS or the en))es managing the delivery of the Climate and Development Knowledge Network, which can accept no responsibility or liability for such views, completeness or accuracy of the informa)on or for any reliance placed on them. Copyright © 2014, the Climate and Development Knowledge Network. All rights reserved. FONERWA Engagement Funded by • Gaining the trust of FONERWA made it possible to bring Meteo Rwanda and REMA on board and therefore validate the climate informa<on with local contexts. • The Project Document Clinic provided applicants with new risks that they had not considered in their previous draYs. Accoun<ng for these risks increased the strength of the project proposals. The clinic also led to a be‘er understanding of the applicants’ needs. • Contesta<on around the supply of data/ informa<on made it difficult to fully incorporate Meteo Rwanda into the factsheet genera<on process. • The first version of the climate factsheet failed to meet the needs of FONERWA; FONERWA found the climate informa<on interes<ng, but wanted a more detailed understanding of specific climate change impacts for various sectors. • A training workshop was crucial to iden<fy a baseline of climate understanding within FONERWA. • Failures of Y1 lead to the necessary understanding of what was needed for Y2. FONERWA Decision Support Tool (DST) The ini<al engagement with FONERWA emerged as a partnership between FCFA and the Global Climate Adapta<on Partnership. This was an opportunity to explore a case study around mainstreaming climate informa<on into a climate fund. The first year was focused on building trust between FCFA and FONERWA/Meteo Rwanda/REMA, while exploring poten<al op<ons to meet their needs. Y1 Key Outputs: • Two itera<on of a na<onal climate factsheet were produced. For more informa<on see: h‘p://2016report.futureclimateafrica.org/ • FONERWA held a PD Clinic, in which second round applicants have one-on-one sessions with a technical team, to climate screen the projects and iden<fy risk areas to be incorporated into the final project document. Most applica<ons failed to iden<fy appropriate risks and it was evident that climate change impacts were mainly being looked at from an emissions standpoint and how that links with Rwanda’s green growth. Very li‘le considera<on was given to project-level impacts. Y2 Key Outputs: • We expect greater success from the updated applica<on forms. Previously, most ques<ons grouped all risks and were oYen not appropriately addressed due to confusion dis<nguishing climate and environmental impacts. An updated document that directly pushes the applicants to address climate, environment and socio-economic issues separately is key. • A decision support tool will aggregate a list of climate impacts on agriculture (followed by another sector in Y3) and help enhance experien<al learning within FONERWA. This will also provide the necessary linkages between the climate stressor and eventual impact. FONERWA needs to be able to climate screen each applica<on to the fund, therefore providing a comprehensive, simple and appropriate decision support tool will help them achieve this goal while building their internal capacity.
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