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Sustainable Natural Resources Management Project -AF

Part I: Project Information

GEF ID

10083 Project Type

FSP

Type of Trust Fund

MTF

Project Title

Sustainable Natural Resources Management Project -AF

Countries

Sudan,

Agency(ies)

World Bank,

Other Executing Partner(s):

Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources

Executing Partner Type

Government

GEF Focal Area

Multi Focal Area

Taxonomy

Transform policy and regulatory environments, Local Communities, Sustainable Land Management, Participation, Knowledge Generation, Focal Areas,

Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, Chemicals and Waste, Green Chemistry, Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Climate Change Adaptation,

Adaptation Tech Transfer, Mainstreaming adaptation, Land Degradation, Community-Based Natural Resource Management, Improved Soil and Water

Management Techniques, Income Generating Activities, Sustainable Livelihoods, Drought Mitigation, Land Productivity, Influencing models, Strengthen

institutional capacity and decision-making, Demonstrate innovative approache, Deploy innovative financial instruments, Stakeholders, Type of

Engagement, Information Dissemination, Consultation, Partnership, Civil Society, Trade Unions and Workers Unions, Academia, Non-Governmental

Organization, Beneficiaries, Private Sector, Capital providers, Non-Grant Pilot, Financial intermediaries and market facilitators, Communications,

Awareness Raising, Education, Behavior change, Gender Equality, Gender Mainstreaming, Sex-disaggregated indicators, Women groups, Gender results

areas, Participation and leadership, Access and control over natural resources, Access to benefits and services, Capacity Development, Knowledge

Generation and Exchange, Capacity, Knowledge and Research, Knowledge Exchange, Conference, Indicators to measure change, Master Classes,

Sustainable Forest, National Adaptation Programme of Action, Community-based adaptation, Least Developed Countries, International Waters, Land

Degradation Neutrality, Climate Change Mitigation, Climate resilience, Learning, Ecosystem-based Adaptation, Livelihoods, Climate Finance (Rio

Markers), Climate Change Adaptation 2, Disaster risk management, Innovation, Climate information, Climate finance, Complementarity, National

Adaptation Plan, Gender-sensitive indicators, Targeted Research, Professional Development, Workshop, Training, Seminar, Course, Climate Change

Mitigation 0

Duration

48 In Months Agency Fee($)

563,927

Submission Date

A. Indicative Focal/Non-Focal Area Elements

Programming Directions Trust Fund GEF Amount($) Co-Fin Amount($)

LD-1 _P1 GET 969,880 4,000,000

LD-4_P4 GET 399,983 4,000,000

CCA-1 LDCF 2,932,420 10,000,000

CCA-2 LDCF 1,633,790 2,700,000

Total Project Cost ($) 5,936,073 20,700,000

B. Indicative Project description summary Project Objective

Project Objective (PDO): To increase the adoption of sustainable land and water management practices in targeted landscapes. Overarching goal: Reduce

environmental degradation and vulnerability of rural poor and marginalized people vis-à-vis climate change in Gedarif and Khartoum. The project will

focus on IDP-NRM Nexus, Climate-Resilient Technologies, and Malaria Control

Project Outcomes

Component 1: Institutional and Policy Framework

Outcomes:

Develop effective inter-agency collaboration mechanisms at the central and state level;

Assist communities in preparing and implementing investments under integrated land management and resilience planning;

Manage, monitor and maintain soil and water conservation structures in collaboration with Village Development Committees (VDCs);

Address climate-induced diseases including Malaria by studying and piloting how irrigation and water harvesting facilities can be prevented from

becoming larval breeding grounds for mosquitoes including the ones causing Malaria.

Component 2: Community-based Sustainable Management of Rangelands, Forests and Land Degradation

Outcomes:

Prepare integrated land management plans for rehabilitation of shelterbelts and establishment of wind breaks;

Enhance natural resource base by rehabilitating rangelands and reforest reserve forests

Support innovative climate-resilient technologies and finance in community-based natural resources management.

Establish and/or strengthen women cooperatives for knowledge sharing, joint marketing and seed bank storage, as well as for honey and fruit production.

Component 3: Project Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation

Outcomes:

M&E system is functioning and providing accurate and on-time data

M&E capacity is built

Project coordination in Gedarif, Khartoum State and North Darfur, including in fragile and conflict-affected situations

Awareness raising and knowledge harvesting and dissemination at the national, subnational and international levels

Component 4: Contingency Emergency Response Component

Outcomes:

Contingency Emergency Response Component (US$0, only if activated)

Project Component Financing Type Trust Fund GEF Amount($) Co-Fin Amount($)

Component 1 a: Institutional

and Policy Framework

Technical Assistance GET 100,000 4,000,000

Component 2 a:

Community-based

Sustainable Management of

Rangelands, Forests and

Land Degradation

Investment LDCF 3,476,210 14,900,000

Project Component Financing Type Trust Fund GEF Amount($) Co-Fin Amount($)

Component 3 a: Project

Knowledge Management,

Monitoring and Evaluation

Technical Assistance LDCF 260,000 1,600,000

Component 4: Contingency

Emergency Response

Component

Technical Assistance GET

Component 1 b: Institutional

and Policy Framework

Technical Assistance LDCF 600,000

Component 2 b:

Community-based

Sustainable Management of

Rangelands, Forests and

Land Degradation

Investment GET 1,219,863

Component 3 b: Project

Knowledge Management,

Monitoring and Evaluation

Technical Assistance GET 50,000

Sub Total ($) 5,706,073 20,500,000

Project Management Cost (PMC) LDCF 230,000 200,000

Total Project Cost ($) 5,936,073 20,700,000

For multi-trust fund projects, provide the total amount of PMC in Table B and indicate the list of PMC among the different trust funds here:

C. Indicative sources of Co-financing for the Project by name and by type

Sources of Co-

finiancing

Name of Co-financier Type of Co-

finiancing

Investment

Mobilized

Amount($)

Government Higher Council for Environment and Natural

Resources

Public Investment Recurrent

expenditures

1,730,000

Donor Agency Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Grant Investment

mobilized

5,000,000

Donor Agency European Union Grant Investment

mobilized

5,520,000

GEF Agency World Bank Grant Investment

mobilized

1,750,000

GEF Agency World Bank Grant Investment

mobilized

1,700,000

GEF Agency World Bank Grant Investment

mobilized

5,000,000

Total Project Cost($) 20,700,000

Describe how any "Investment Mobilized" was identified

Co-financing from European Union includes grant and loan combination, with the total amount of US$5,520,000 The proposed project as designed will

leverage and complement projects and initiatives in the baseline to ensure cohesion and synergy in supporting the GoS. Indicative sources of co-financing

include support by the Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Sudan

as it relates to their work with IDPs, the European Union-funded project “Natural Resources Management for Sustainable Livelihoods – East Darfur

State” etc. The project will also coordinate and mobilize resources from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the Malaria-related

activity to ensure synergies. Discussions with GIZ and USAID are also ongoing for additional leverage of resources. In addition, several World Bank

projects also provide a good baseline for investment mobilized and these include: • The Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable

Communities in Eastern Sudan (Phase 2, P158066), of which the project will leverage $1.75M as co-financing to support sustainable livelihoods

activities focusing on displaced and vulnerable communities. The project has worked in Kassala at the same time as SSNRMP1 and have therefore

enabled some relevant cross-learning. • The Sudan Safety Net Project (P148349) in North Kordofan, of which $1.7M is considered co-financing to

support community driven development and safety net interventions (e.g. cash-for-work). • Notably the Sudan Basic Education Development Project

(P167145, with $ 5.0 M as cofinancing) aims to draw linkages to tree planting intitaives, in particular the windbreak and shade tree planting and nursery

development.

D. Indicative Trust Fund Resources Requested by Agency(ies), Country(ies), Focal Area and the

Programming of Funds

Agency Trust

Fund

Country Focal Area Programming of

Funds

Amount($) Fee($)

World

Bank

LDCF Sudan Climate

Change

4,566,210 433,790

World

Bank

GET Sudan Land

Degradation

1,369,863 130,137

Total Project Cost($) 5,936,073 563,927

E. Project Preparation Grant (PPG)

PPG Amount ($)

PPG Agency Fee ($)

Agency Trust Fund Country Focal Area Programming of Funds Amount($) Fee($)

Total Project Costs($) 0 0

Core Indicators

Part II. Project Justification

1b. Project Map and Coordinates

Please provide geo-referenced information and map where the project interventions will take place.

2. Stakeholders

Select the stakeholders that have participated in consultations during the project identification phase:

Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

Civil Society Organizations

Private Sector Entities

If none of the above,please explain why:

In addition, provide indicative information on how stakeholders, including civil society and indigenous peoples, will be

engaged in the project preparation, and their respective roles and means of engagement.

Stakeholder engagement is central to the design of this project. Key stakeholders will be engaged through community consultations

and the application of the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Management Framework during preparation.

The table below summarizes the key stakeholders and their roles in project preparation. The list is non-exhaustive and will be

completed/confirmed during the project preparation, will be addressed in the stakeholder engagement plan in the project appraisal

document.

Stakeholders Mandate and relevant roles in the project

Higher Council of

Environment and

Natural Resources

HCENR is the central institution responsible for the management, planning, coordination and control of

implementation of policies in the following areas: Land management, Forestry, Wild life, Environment,

Conservation Areas and Rural Development.

Other sectoral ministries will be the Implementing/coordinating Partner for the project interventions regarding

the land degradation and climate change activities through the involvement other relevant project

stakeholders.

Project Coordination

Unit (PCU)

The Project Coordination Unit (PCU) on phase I project implementation is fully staffed and the project is

showing good results on the ground. The State Project Implementation Units (SPIU) and community

organizers focus on reinforcing communities’ abilities to manage community interventions. The sustainability

plan for Phase I gives details to SPIUs and community organizers on how to support communities with

financial sustainability.

Local Governments Local governments will be engaged, including law enforcement that involves local community patrol groups

for established zoning in environmentally sensitive areas, and rehabilitation of degraded or overexploited land

and forest resources.

Communities Communities will be the main actor as well as the main beneficiary of this project. Their active involvement

since the identification/formulation to evaluation of processes and results will be crucial for the success of this

project.

Women and young girls will be specially empowered to be active members/actors of change within their

communities, while ensuring that all members of community (women, men, boys and girls) are benefited by

this intervention.

CSO During preparation stage NGOs mapping will be conducted, a pre-selection of some of them as potential

responsible parties for the implementation/support of on-the-ground activities will be also carried out.

Other agencies and

development donors

Stakeholder engagement plan will be developed during project preparation.

For example, project will complement development partner-led interventions, including those from FAO in

North Darfur, aimed at: (1) ameliorating the impact of refugees and internally displaced people on

environmentally sensitive areas; and (2) alleviating climate impacts on nomadic tribes/traditional people, and

pressures caused by these people on scarce natural resources and livelihoods for enhanced climate resilience.

3. Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

Briefly include below any gender dimensions relevant to the project, and any plans to address gender in project design (e.g.

gender analysis).

The project will carry out a gender gap analysis during preparation phase and implement measures to enhance gender equality during

project design and implementation. The results framework will be fully gender responsive. The project includes an output/activity

geared at establishing women cooperatives for knowledge sharing, joint marketing and seed bank storage, to reflect the critical role of

women in enhancing community resilience.

The team will work to reflect the views, concerns and recommendations of vulnerable and marginalized groups including women and

pastoralists in the Project Paper.

project core indicators include number of the direct beneficiaries disaggregated by gender - 65,000 of which at least 40 percent are

female

Does the project expect to include any gender-responsive measures to address gender gaps or promote gender equality and

women empowerment? Yes

closing gender gaps in access to and control over natural resources;

improving women's participation and decision-making; and/or

generating socio-economic benefits or services for women.

Will the project’s results framework or logical framework include gender-sensitive indicators?

Yes

4. Private sector engagement

Will there be private sector engagement in the project?

Yes

Please briefly explain the rationale behind your answer.

activities under the project component 2 include engagement with the private sector through procurement of solar PV, small-scale

irrigation infrastructure, and drought resistant varieties. In addition, the project includes a dedicated component geared at promoting

innovative finance technologies and capacities for climate-resilient livelihood options, including with and through the private sector as

a key partner. Among the private sector partners will be micro and small-enterprises in the agriculture and water sector, as well as

micro-credit capital providers and financial intermediaries, including commercial/public banks, to leverage and catalyze additional

private resources and enable long-term financial sustainability of the project results. These elements will be further developed during

the preparation phase.

Part III: Approval/Endorsement By GEF Operational Focal Point(S) And Gef Agency(ies)

A. RECORD OF ENDORSEMENT OF GEF OPERATIONAL FOCAL POINT (S) ON BEHALF

OF THE GOVERNMENT(S): (Please attach the Operational Focal Point endorsement letter with

this template).

Name Position Ministry Date

PIDISDS WB 11/15/2018

WB PCN - not for disclosure WB 11/15/2018

Dr. Noureldin Ahmed Abdalla Secretary

General

HIGHER COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL

RESOURCES (HCENR)

11/15/2018

WB PCN- not for disclosure WB 10/3/2018

Data sheet WB 10/3/2018

PIDISDS WB 10/3/2018

GEF7 WB PCN data sheet WB 11/15/2018

PIDISDS WB 11/15/2018

WB PCN - not for disclosure WB 11/15/2018

Dr. Noureldin Ahmed Abdalla Secretary

General

HIGHER COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL

RESOURCES (HCENR)

8/27/2018

PIDISDS WB 11/19/2018

WB PCN - not for disclosure WB 11/19/2018

Name Position Ministry Date

WB response matrix WB 11/19/2018

WB addendum - Adaptation

additionality

WB 11/19/2018

Adaptation Core indicators WB 11/19/2018

ANNEX A: Project Map and Geographic Coordinates

Please provide geo-referenced information and map where the project intervention takes

place

ANNEX B: GEF 7 Core Indicator Worksheet

Use this Worksheet to compute those indicator values as required in Part I, Table F to the extent applicable to your proposed project. Progress in

programming against these targets for the program will be aggregated and reported at any time during the replenishment period. There is no need to

complete this table for climate adaptation projects financed solely through LDCF and SCCF.

Project Core Indicators Expected at PCN

1 Terrestrial protected areas created or under improved management for conservation and

sustainable use (Hectares)

2 Marine protected areas created or under improved management for conservation and

sustainable use (Hectares)

3 Area of land restored (Hectares) 12,000

4 Area of landscapes under improved practices (excluding protected areas)(Hectares) 100,000

5 Area of marine habitat under improved practices (excluding protected areas) (Hectares)

Total area under improved management (Hectares)

6 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mitigated (metric tons of CO2e)

7 Number of shared water ecosystems (fresh or marine) under new or improved

cooperative management

8 Globally over-exploited marine fisheries moved to more sustainable levels (metric tons)

9 Reduction, disposal/destruction, phase out, elimination and avoidance of chemicals of

global concern and their waste in the environment and in processes, materials and products

(metric tons of toxic chemicals reduced)

10 Reduction, avoidance of emissions of POPs to air from point and non-point sources

(grams of toxic equivalent gTEQ)

11 Number of direct beneficiaries disaggregated by gender as co-benefit of GEF investment 65,000 (at least 40

percent female)

ANNEX C: Project Taxonomy Worksheet

Use this Worksheet to list down the taxonomic information required under Part1 by ticking the most relevant keywords/topics//themes that best describes

the project

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Influencing Models Demonstrate innovative

approaches;

Strengthen institutional

capacity and

decision-making;

Deploy innovative

financial instruments;

Transform policy and

regulatory environments

Stakeholders Private Sector;

Capital providers;

Financial

intermediaries and

market facilitators;

Beneficiaries;

Local communities;

Civil society;

Type of Engagement;

Communications

Academia;

Non-Government

Organizations;

Information

Dissemination;

Partnership;

Consultation;

Participation

Awareness raising;

Education;

Behavior change

Capacity, Knowledge and

Research

Capacity development;

Knowledge generation

and exchange;

Targeted research;

Innovation;

Knowledge and

learning;

Stakeholder engagement

plan

Knowledge

management;

Innovation;

Capacity development;

Gender Equality Gender mainstreaming;

Beneficiaries;

Women groups;

Sex-disaggregated

indicators;

gender-sensitive

indicators

Access and control

Gender results areas

over natural

resources;

Participation and

leadership;

Access to benefits

and services;

Capacity

development;

Awareness raising;

Knowledge

generation

Focal Area/Theme Forests

Land degradation

Forest and landscape

restoration;

Sustainable land

management

Restoration and

rehabilitation of

degraded lands;

Ecosystem approach;

Integrated and cross-

sectoral approach;

Community-based NRM;

Land Degradation

Neutrality

Land productivity;

Land cover and land

cover change;

Carbon stocks above

or below ground

Sustainable Livelihoods;

Income generating

activities;

Sustainable agriculture;

Sustainable pasture

management;

Sustainable forest/

woodland management;

Improved soil and water

management techniques;

Climate Change

Climate Change

Adaptation

Climate Finance;

Least Developed

Countries;

Disaster Risk

management;

Climate resilience;

Ecosystem-based

adaptation;

Adaptation tech

transfer;

NAPA;

NAP;

Mainstreaming

adaptation;

Private sector;

Innovation;

Community-based

adaptation;

Livelihoods

Technology

Transfer

UNFCCC

Adaptation tech

transfer

NDC

Rio Markers Paris Agreement;

Sustainable Development

Goals;

Climate change

adaptation 2