with FAO for the Democratic Republic of Congo 09 January 2019 Strategic Frameworks

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1 with FAO for the Democratic Republic of Congo 09 January 2019 Strategic Frameworks

2 Programme title: Country: National designated authority: Implementing Institution: Readiness Support to Access Finance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Area 4) Democratic Republic of the Congo Ministère de l'environnement et Développement Durable/CN-MDP-FVC Food and Agriculture Organization Date of first submission: 30 April 2018 Date of current submission / version number 20/12/2018 V.3

3 Page 2 of 23 How to complete this document? - Please visit the Empowering Countries page of the GCF website to download the Readiness Guidebook and learn how to access funding under the GCF Programme. - This document should be completed by National Designated Authorities (NDA) or focal points with support from their Delivery Partners where relevant. Once completed, this document should be submitted to the GCF by the NDA or focal point to countries@gcfund.org. - Please be concise. If you need to include any additional information, please attach it to the proposal. - If the Delivery Partner implementing the Readiness support is not a GCF Accredited Entity for project Funding Proposals, please complete the Financial Management Capacity Assessment (FMCA) questionnaire and submit it prior to or with this Readiness proposal. The FMCA is available for download at the Library page of the GCF website. Where to get support? - If you are not sure how to complete this document, or require support, please send an to countries@gcfund.org. - You can also complete as much of this document as you can and then send it to countries@gcfund.org, copying both the Readiness Delivery Partner and the relevant GCF Country Dialogue Specialist and Regional Advisor. Please refer to the Country Profiles page of the GCF website to identify the relevant GCF Country Dialogue Specialist and Regional Advisor. - We will get back to you within five (5) working days to acknowledge receipt of your submission and discuss the way forward. Note: Environmental and Social Safeguards and Gender Throughout this document, when answering questions and providing details, please make sure to pay special attention to environmental, social and gender issues, particularly to the situation of vulnerable populations, including women and men. Please be specific about proposed actions to address these issues. Consult Annex IV of the Readiness Guidebook for more information. Please submit the completed form to: countries@gcfund.org Please use the following naming convention for the file name: GCF Readiness Proposal-Finance Access-Democratic Republic of Congo

4 Page 3 of SUMMARY Country submitting the proposal Date of initial submission Country name: Name of institution representing NDA or Focal Point: Name of contact person: Contact person s position: Telephone number: Full office address: Additional addresses that need to be copied on correspondences: 30 April 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ministère de l'environnement et Développement Durable/CN-MDP-FVC Mr. Hans Andre Lohayo Djamba Green Climate Fund NDA Coordinator DRC / USA hansandredjamba@gmail.com Avenue Papa Iléo (ex-des Cliniques) n 15, Kinshasa/Gombe, BP 12348, Kinshasa 1 Last date of resubmission December 2018 Version number V.3 National designated authority Accredited entity Delivery partner Please provide contact information if the implementing partner is not the NDA/focal point Which institution will implement the Readiness and Preparatory Support project? Name of institution: Name of official: Position: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Mr. Aristide Ongone FAO Representative Telephone number: : Aristide.Ongone@fao.org Full office address: Additional addresses that need to be copied on correspondences: Boulevard du 30 Juin, Gombe, Kinshasa/Democratic Republic of the Congo Nora.berrahmouni@fao.org Rosalie.lehel@fao.org Savis.sadeghian@fao.org Victoire.dewever@fao.org Title of the Readiness support proposal Readiness Support to Access Finance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo Please select the relevant GCF Readiness activity area below (click on the box): Type of Readiness support sought I. Country capacity for engagement with GCF II. Country programming process III. Direct access to climate finance IV. Climate finance accessed V. Formulation of national adaptation planning and/or other adaptation planning processes

5 Page 4 of 23 Brief summary of the request As a result of COP21, the Democratic Republic of the Congo committed to reduce its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 17 percent from 2021 to 2030 in its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). In order to achieve this result, and to also target the adaptation needs of the country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo indicated in its NDC the need to mobilize USD 21 billions of global climate finance for adaptation and mitigation. To better cope with climate change impacts (temperature variabilities, increasing sea level, increasing evapotranspiration), the Democratic Republic of the Congo needs to better coordinate its access to climate finance. This Readiness proposal will help tackle: i) no adequate M&E system to track climate finance flows; ii) absence of a climate finance strategy and planning to implement the priority interventions identified in the country programme at national level iii) absence planning to scale up interventions, in particular on climate resilience agriculture. This Readiness proposal will help also start building capacity on climate finance access and best financial instruments available. Total requested amount and currency USD 299,718 Anticipated duration 18 months Yes No If yes, please describe the scope of work and the scope of support provided or expected to be provided by the GCF and/or other institutions (100 words). Has the country received or is expecting to receive other Readiness and Preparatory Support funding allocations (including adaptation planning) from GCF or other donors? The Democratic Republic of the Congo started engaging with GCF in 2016 through a first Readiness project that aimed strengthening the capacity of the NDA (Outcome 1) and strategic framework (Outcome 2) through country programming development. The Centre de Suivi Écologique (CSE) is jointly implementing with the NDA Areas 1 and 2 under the First Readiness project (Strengthening of the NDA and strategic frameworks for engagement with the Fund, including the preparation of country programs). In February 2018, the second Readiness got approved under the Second Readiness sub-window (adaptation plans), focused on National Adaption Plan and supports the Democratic Republic of the Congo in planning and data collecting to develop a long-term climate change resilient plan in the country. DRC is also developing, with FAO as delivery partner, a Readiness proposal targeting private sector engagement. 2. BACKGROUND The Democratic Republic of the Congo is located within the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), which affects the magnitude and timing of the dry and rainy seasons, creating extreme climate variability within the country, including increasing sea level and provoking hard droughts. Rising temperatures are expected to

6 Page 5 of 23 impact the main economic sectors, such as agriculture, drastically, through crop disease and droughts, thereby intensifying food insecurity and poverty. According to the World Bank (2016), simulations conducted in Central Congo Basin indicated that the heavy rains of this region will intensify further leading to destruction through floods, landslides, and soil erosion. This was evident during the flooding in 2015 and 2016, which affected approximately people, and led to an outbreak of cholera. However, rainfall is likely to lessen in the South, where the dry savannah region hosts 80 percent of the rural population. Most of the economic sectors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are highly climate sensitive (such as agriculture, trade, hydro-power, etc.). Agriculture is the main source of income for 90 percent of the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and continues to be almost exclusively rain-fed. With the change in rainfall, especially through shorter rainy seasons, and variability during the rainy seasons, or with the increase in average soil tem-premature (affecting crop growth), harvests will be unreliable, and people, who depend on rain-fed agriculture, will be extremely vulnerable. This increasing uncertainty threatens food security and social development among the poor and vulnerable communities. Many studies show that the country is very vulnerable and bears the brunt of the adverse effects of climate change, although it has a small contribution to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In 2016, with the support of Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development has developed the National Policy and Strategy on Climate Change ( ) which is based on all achievements of DRCC in the field of climate change, including the NDC, National Communications (NC), NAPA, REDD + strategy, etc. Climate Change Policy, Strategy and Action Plan (PSPA-CC) The Policy is developed to align with the Democratic Republic of the Congo s vision of cutting emissions by 17 percent by the year 2030, with a focus on both mitigation and adaptation priorities. It is structured around four pillars a climate change resilient economy, realizing adaptation and mitigation efforts, strengthening innovative technologies, and a financing strategy. The pillars constitute a solid foundation for the NAP process for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and a significant contribution towards adaptation planning. As it contains a list of possible adaptation options that

7 Page 6 of 23 have already been appraised and financially estimated, this strategy will enable the government to reassess the adaptation options at their disposal, in light of the studies and information available. This Readiness project is building on and following the efforts made from CSE with the previous Readiness proposal which aimed at see the capacity of its NDA strengthened to carry out GCF-related tasks and a smooth engagement with the GCF arising from the implementation of the country programme to be developed as a result of this support. As such, this proposal aims at supporting the NDA in accessing the finance needed to successfully implement the priorities identified in the country programme. This Readiness project aims to gather all the conditions to prepare the country to access Climate Finance (through outcomes 1, 2 and 4) and implement the priority interventions identified in the country programme. In fact, the Democratic Republic of the Congo still lacks an efficient information system and strategy on climate finance opportunities. Moreover, the country has identified the need to set a system to measure climate finance flows and in some cases their prioritizations. This project will, therefore, contribute to the creation of an enabling environment to achieve the targets of the country s NDC by 2020, to support the implementation of adaptation and mitigation priorities of the country. This Readiness fund will also help develop a strategy to identify options to leverage the financial resources needed to reach the 21 billion USD for climate change adaptation and mitigation priorities, as planned in the country NDC, through the following outcomes: 1. Adequate monitoring system to assess GCF finance flows of the Democratic Republic of the Congo established 2. Climate finance strategy to implement the priority interventions identified in the country programme and the NAP developed; 3. Action plan to implement and scale up interventions on climate resilience agriculture financing with focus on vulnerable groups, in alignment with priorities identified in the country programme and experience sharing developed

8 Page 7 of LOGICAL FRAMEWORK AND IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE Outcomes Outcom e 1 Institutio nal capacity and coordina tion mechani sms in place to govern and coordina te climate action and finance Suboutcome 1.4: Monitori ng and verificati on systems for climate finance flows Baseli ne 1 Targ ets Activities 2 (brief descriptio n and deliverable s) 1 2 Activity 1.4.1: review of existing M&E system readjustment to identification of progress of GCF activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a tailored M&E system with disaggregated indicators by gender [Completed between the 1 st and the 18 th months]. This activity will include: Anticipated duration: Specify duration in multiples of six months Monthly implementation plan of activities X X X X a)engage a dialogue through a three-day workshop at the national level with NDA, accredited entities, relevant delivery partners and 1 For baselines rated at 1 or 2, please shortly elaborate on current baselines on which the proposed activities can be built on, processes that are in place that the current Readiness proposal can strengthen, or any gaps that the proposed activities would fill in. If more space is needed, please elaborate this in Section 2. 2 Please include tangible and specific deliverables for each activity proposed, and the timeframe (month number) in which it will be delivered to GCF. Please note that during implementation all deliverables should be included within the implementation reports for GCF consideration. 3 If the duration of the proposal is longer than 24 months, please change the monthly columns to indicate 2 or 3 months each (e.g. change month 1 to month 1-2 or 1-3 ).

9 Page 8 of 23 GCF Secretariat; to discuss GCF flow of funds monitoring in relation to the existing M&E system, gaps and challenges (Within the 6th Month) b) Tailor the existing M&E system to the GCF finance flows of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to assess the GCF climate finance progress (Between the 1 st and 5 th months of the implementatio n]. This stock taking exercise will include 3 consultations in Kinshasa, Haut-Katanga, Province - Orientale, as well as a compilation exercise to tailor one unique M&E system Deliverable dialogue and 1 associated report Deliverable : 3 consultations and 3 associated

10 Page 9 of 23 reports; M&E system strengthened and associated documents Outcom e 2: Country Program ming process Sub- Outcom e 2.3: Stakeho lder engage ment consulta tive process es 1 2 Activity 2.3.1: Based on the results of the climate finance strategy, strengthen the existing coordination platform 4 by reinforcing the dialogue among the different stakeholders of the platform on access to finance for country programme implementatio n with 2 stakeholder dialogues [Completed between the 6 st month and the 14 th month]: X X Deliverable 2.3.1: Stakeholder dialogues reports targeting access to finance (2) and guidelines on 4 The platform refers to the inter-ministerial committee (see section 6.1)

11 Page 10 of 23 inter-ministerial committee s functioning developed Deliverable 2.3.2: Country programming plan readjusted to reflect access to finance strategy (with 14 month) Outcom e 4 Climate finance strategie s and project pipeline strength ened Suboutcome 4.1: Climate finance strategy defines the potential use of a combina tion of funding options from public resourc es; tariffs, and internati onal coopera tion; financin g instrume nts such as loans, bonds, equity and others, 0 1 Activity 4.1.1: Definition of a climate finance strategy through the assessment of different financial instruments available to implement and scale up climate investments, in particular in the agriculture sector, at national and local level. a) Session to build capacity 5 on and identify best financial instruments for future GCF full-proposals related to priority sectors and for projects sustainability, at national and X X X 5 Beneficiaries of this activity involve Government entities and Non-State Actors (please refer to section 6.1)

12 Page 11 of 23 private investm ent; and or the blending of financial instrume nts local level (Between the 7th and 12th months) b) Organize 1 media conference to identify the most adapted communication channels to ensure sharing climate finance access best practices among agriculture actors and women to scale up climate investments (Within the 5th Month) c) Launch an advertising campaign, based on the media conference results, including website restructuration and flyers distribution among the different relevant stakeholders and ministries on existing funding opportunities (Between the 6 th and 8 th Month) Deliverable climate finance

13 Page 12 of 23 strategy developed [within month 12] Deliverable : Media conference Report (1) Deliverable : advertising campaign Report (1), website restructured (1), Flyers distributed, including census of people outreached Suboutcome 4.3 Project Concept Notes develop ment Activity Project ideas aligned with the priority intervention identified in the country programme and with the appropriate financial instruments X Sub- Outcom e 4.4: market preparat ion and busines s planning for deploym ent and Deliverable 4.3.1: 2 project ideas developed [by month 18] Activity 4.4.1: Following the development of a climate finance strategy, create a national strategic team from the existing inter- X X X

14 Page 13 of 23 scale-up of prioritize d climate technolo gy solution s ministerial committee 6 to enhance and share climate finance related knowledge and conduct strategic thinking on DRC s climate finance investments, including ways to move forward the implementatio n of the climate finance strategy and the use of the platform (under 2.3.1). This activity will support the draft of the action plan and will inform the first stakeholder consultation platform of activity This will be conducted through: a) The consultation via the existing platform to exchange on the lessons learned on access to finance to implement national priorities and private sector engagement to feed into the country programme 6 Refer to section 6.1

15 Page 14 of 23 (8th Month, 11th Month). In particular, exchanges will focus on learning more about: NDC implementatio n, carbon related activities and REDD+, finance Access to implement the NAP. b) the identification of focal points that will be part of the national strategic team; c) the development of TORs and road map for future actions of the national strategic team Deliverable : consultation and associated report on best practices, opportunities and lessons leant for accessing climate finance report Deliverable : national strategic team created, including TORs and road map developed

16 Page 15 of 23 Activity 4.4.2: based on the climate finance strategy and via the national strategic team created, develop and action plan to implement and scale up interventions on climate resilience agriculture financing with focus on vulnerable groups, in alignment with priorities identified in the country programme and experience sharing [To be completed between the 11 th and 18 th months] The action plan will include: a) Climate finance options with particular attention to the agriculture sector and climate change, and including activities related to the use of resilient crops, the use of irrigation, soil protection and soil recovery options and other identified

17 Page 16 of 23 climate change resilient practices in light of climate change impacts and increased climatic stresses. b) A description of specific funding concern for activities with impacts of climate change on women, youth, vulnerable groups, and the private sector and will recommend the appropriate financial instrument for climate change resilient activities that respond to the vulnerable groups specific needs. c) Best practices and lessons learnt from past initiatives. Results from the discussion of the stakeholder platform of activity will be taken into consideration when devolving the action plan. Deliverable :

18 produced action plan (1) (within the 14 th months) Page 17 of 23

19 Page 18 of ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (ONLY FOR ADAPTATION PLANNING SUPPORT) N/A

20 Page 19 of BUDGET, PROCUREMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND DISBURSEMENT 5.1 Budget plan Please complete the Budget Plan in Excel using the template available in the Library page of the GCF website. 5.2 Procurement plan Please complete the Procurement Plan in Excel using the template available in the Library page of the GCF website. For goods, services, and consultancies to be procured, please list the items, descriptions in relation to the activities in section 2, estimated cost, procurement method, relevant threshold, and the estimated dates. Please include the procurement plan for at least the first tranche of disbursement requested below and provide a full procurement plan for the entire duration of the implementation period if available at this stage. 5.3 Disbursement schedule Please specify the proposed schedule for requesting disbursements from the GCF. For periodicity, specify whether it s quarterly, bi-annually or annually only. Please choose one option among the two below and delete the one that does not apply to you. Please fill in information under brackets: Readiness Proposal that falls within a Framework Agreement with the GCF Disbursements will be made in accordance to Clause 4 Disbursement of Grants and Clause 5 Use of Grant Proceeds by the Delivery Partner of the Amended and Restated Agreement in the respect of the Framework Grant Agreement entered into between GCF and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 17 May The Delivery Partner is entitled to submit 2 requests for disbursement each year. Readiness Proposal that requires a bilateral Grant Agreement to be signed with the GCF (please add more disbursement as needed) The first disbursement amounting [Choose Currency] will be transferred upon approval of the readiness request and effectiveness of the Grant Agreement; The second disbursement amounting [Choose Currency] will be transferred upon submission of an interim progress report [and audited financial report] 7, in form and substance acceptable to the Fund, [including an audited expenditure statement]; and The third disbursement amounting [Choose Currency] will be made upon submission of a completion report and financial report, in form and substance acceptable to the Fund, including an audited expenditure statement. Please include an indicative disbursement table showing the expected amounts to be requested and keep to multiples of USD 5, For second disbursement, audited financial report and audited expenditure statement are only required for readiness and preparatory support proposals expected to last over 12 months.

21 Page 20 of 23 Institutional framework and coordination FAO has been nominated by the Democratic Republic of Congo as delivery partner for this specific readiness and preparatory support. The GCF Readiness Programme will be implemented by the FAO, with the NDA agreement. As Delivery Partner, FAO will manage the Readiness funding and will be responsible for providing and contracting the services contained in this proposal, as well as reporting on the progress of this implementation in closed coordination with the NDA. FAO provides Project Assurances services under the following activities, oversight and quality assurance role involving FAO staff in Country Offices and at regional and headquarters levels. Project Assurance must be totally independent. This project oversight and quality assurance role are covered by the delivery partner fee provided by the GCF. The activities of the project will be implemented by a Project Coordination Unit that will be under FAO Country Office supervision and will be guided by a Steering Committee. The PCU will be in charge of day-to-day implementation tasks and consultants will be assigned to the appropriate institutions based on their mandate and roles predefined. Technical advisors will be under the direct supervision of the Budget Holder (BH), and the technical supervision of the Lead Technical Officer (LTO). The Steering Committee, that will guide the PCU, will be composed of a representative of FAO and representatives of Ministry of Environment (NDA), Ministry of finance, Ministry of agriculture, Ministry of livestock, representatives of smallholder farmers groups and financial institutions such as World Bank. The Steering committee will ensure the governance of the GCF project, specifically discuss and validating the annual workplan and budget, monitor its implementation, review and adopt the technical reports, identify challenges in implementation and identify solutions, evaluate overall performance of project implementation. This Committee has a more political role, and assisted by the technical inter-ministerial committee (existing national), which has a more technical role and that will be strengthened via this Readiness proposal. The technical inter-ministerial committee is set up by the Ministry of Environment (NDA) and benefits from participation of the Ministry of: Agriculture, Finance, rural development, foreign affairs, International and Regional cooperation, Fisheries, Livestock, Planning, Budget, Prime Minister, Central Bank of Congo, Presidency); and

22 Page 21 of 23 representatives of non-state actors, in particular involving one representative of private sector and one representative of famers organization. This committee has a technical role and will advise the PCU. The inter-ministerial committee will also benefit from the activities of the project as being part of the existing platform as described in activity Furthermore, the strategic team put in place in activity will be composed of a few selected technical experts that are part of the inter-ministerial committee. Strategy, management and operational support The project will be led by the Government of DRC (including the Ministry of Environment and other relevant ministries), with the technical and operational support of FAO, acting as delivery partner, through FAO s Representation in the country (FAO national office in DRC), FAO Regional office (Accra) and FAO headquarters (Rome). FAO Country Office will implement the readiness activities according to the planning that the NDA will provide, though the organization of a Project Coordination Unit in FAO DRC. FAO HQ will follow up and monitor on activities progress. The progress report as required by the GCF on readiness for the next disbursement is mandatory. FAO HQ, through its Assurance Unit will provide support during the implementation oversight, quality assurance and troubleshooting support will be provided by the Regional Technical Office. The PCU will be hosted by FAO Kinshasa, composed of 2 staff including a National Project Coordinator, who will liaise closely with FAO LTO for technical support. As it is put in place with other project units at FAO CD level, the project coordination team will address all questions related to the project implementation, including elaborating the work plan of the project and ensure its implementation. This unit will also be responsible of following all financial/administrative matters in relation with the administration unit in the Office. The unit will be in charge of the completion of the progress reports to the GCF before clearance by the LTO and HQ. Stakeholders and beneficiaries Under the NDA coordination, relevant stakeholders such as sectorial Ministries and representatives of private sector organization will be benefit of the activities. Consultation and activities will involve particularly financial entities such as The National Coordination of Micro-finance, National Coordination of REDD+, and the National Funds of REDD+ (FONAREDD) and smallholder farmers groups. The project will be implemented through a transparent, participatory and inclusive approach, involving the relevant stake-holders and communities. The beneficiaries will be the relevant national stakeholders, including women and youth. Stakeholders will consist of the following structural representatives: a) Government entities: Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock, Rural Development, Plan, Finance, Budget, Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Prime Minister, Central Bank of Congo, Presidency; b) Non-State Actors: Federation of Enterprises of Congo (FEC), Confederation of Small and Medium Enterprises of Congo (COPEMECO), Farmers Organizations (Confederations of Agricultural Producers of Congo (CONAPAC), Confederations of Peasants of Congo (COPACO), Union of Congo Farmers (UNAGRICO). c) AEs and delivery partners involved in GCF activities in the country These stakeholders will be involved in the project as direct beneficiaries in the following ways: - Participate in consultations under activity to develop the flow of funds monitoring systems (NDA, accredited entities, relevant delivery partners); - Participate actively in the platform under activity to discuss access to finance (same actors already participating in the platform, i.e. government entities and representatives from non-sate actors) - Build capacity on best financial instruments for future GCF full-proposals related to priority sector, identification of funding opportunities and best communication channel to disseminate climate finance best practices (government entities and non-state actors) - A few selected key stakeholders involved in the inter-ministerial committee will be represented in a national strategic team developed under activity The national strategic team will enhance and share climate finance related knowledge and conduct strategic thinking on DRC s climate finance investments, including ways to move forward the implementation of the climate finance strategy and the use of the platform.

23 Page 22 of 23 Disbursement and implementation After approval of the Grant, a notification letter will be sent by the GCF to the recipient and delivery partner. The date of such notification of approval by the GCF will be treated as the start date for project implementation and from that date, the end date of implementation will be calculated considering the total duration of the project as presented in the approved proposal. This may be revised after revision of the framework agreement concerning the starting date. 6.2 Risks, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and other relevant information Potential conflicts of interest To avoid any possible conflicts of interest deriving from the Delivery Partner s role as an Accredited Entity, the prioritization of technologies, investments and projects in the context of this readiness grant, will be made through a broad consultation process with relevant stakeholders, including other potential implementing entities active in DRC. The final validation of these priorities will be carried out through the countries own relevant coordination mechanism and institutional arrangements, with the participation of other government agencies, as well as representatives from civil society and private sector as the NDA deems relevant, to ensure chosen priorities are fully aligned with national plans, strategies and DRC s Country Work Programme and adequately includes inputs from consulted stakeholders. Risk management In order to ensure stakeholder involvement and country ownership, this proposal will link all proposed strategies and the tools in line with the NDA operation to ensure the sustainability of activities. The strategies the proposal will develop will also ensure to focus on some specific difficulties that women initiatives encounter to access finance. Another risk could be the limited capacity and reluctance/slowness by local and national institutions to actively participate, which will be mitigated by ensuring coordination and consultation between the different stakeholders. The Political risk after the coming election may affect the project management. In fact, as it becomes the turmoil of voting brings in this region; the DRC is not the exception. The after ballots period can be subject of instability. So, monitoring the country safety and consultation from both NDA and FAO will be recommended as mitigation measure to decide on activities. FAO s comparative advantage Due to the priority sectors selected by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (NDCs) and based on climate vulnerabilities and adaptation needs of the country, agriculture sectors have been identified as highly vulnerable and impacted by climate change. Considering FAO s comparative advantage in agriculture and its recognized expertise in agriculture and food security, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has chosen FAO as AE for developing the two Readiness proposals on access to finance and private sector. Sustainability of the outcomes To make the tools, strategies, and other activities implemented under the access finance readiness sustainable, it will be very important to ensure an effective country ownership. Awareness and sensitive under

24 Page 23 of 23 the leadership of NDA to any other entities and stakeholders with the support of FAO (Technically and financially). It may be possible to include such activities in the NDA futures request on readiness.

25 Readiness Grant Budget Preparation Guidelines The following considerations are important when completing the budget: 1. Before preparing the Readiness and PPF budget, please read the full guidance on our website ( 2. You can select the appropriate budget categories from the dropdown list in the budget plan: 3. To insert additional rows, right click on the row number below where you wish to insert the new row and choose INSERT. 4. Additional budget categories may be added by manually typing them on the Budget Category sheet. : Project Management Cost: Project management costs (PMC) are the direct administrative costs incurred to execute a project. They should cover only incremental costs incurred due to the GCF contribution. In most cases, these costs are directly related to the support of a dedicated project management unit (PMU) which manages the day to day execution related activities of the project. General Principles for PMC costs: 1. The percentage of PMC financed by GCF should not be more than the percentage share of the overall budget financed by GCF 2. PMC budget thresholds: Up to 7.5 per cent of total activity budget. > PMC exceeding 7.5 per cent for the readiness (including NAPs) proposals, and PPF proposals, up to $ 3 million will require detailed documentation and justification supporting the entire PMC budget. > The PMC should be shown as a separate component in the project budget. A detailed breakdown of PMC should be provided by budget category. > Indicative list of eligible project management costs: > Project staffing and consultants: Project manager, Project Assistant, Procurement personnel, Finance personnel & Support/admin. Personnel > Other direct costs: Office equipment, Mission related travel cost of the PMU, Project management systems and information technology, Office supplies, Audit cost Contingency : 1. Select the appropriate % of Contingency Budget from the dropdown list : 2. Contingency budget for unforeseen costs arising during the project implementation should not be included in the outcome budget separately. 3. Contingency budget must be used for any unforeseen programme (output level) cost that is unrelated to implementation/service fee. 4. Any use of contingency must be reported to and agreed by the GCF Secretariat in writing in advance provided with justifications that are acceptable to the GCF 5. If you get to the end of the project and you haven t spent Contingency, you can t increase the scope of the project or buy some more equipment to use it up. 6. The Budget Notes sheet should be used to record explanations, further details or cost breakdowns for individual lines If you are unsure about how to complete the budget template, please send your query to: countries@gcfund.org

26 5.1 Budget Plan Please add rows for Outcomes, Outputs and Cost Categories as required. Additional budget categories may be added by manually typing them on the Budget Category sheet. Outcomes Budget Categories choose from the drop-down list Detailed Budget (in US$) Disbursement Plan Unit # of Unit Unit Cost Total Budget Total Budget Total Budget (per outcome) 6m 12m 18m 24m (per budget category) (per sub-outcome) 30m 36m 5021 Travel national Trip , , Outcome 1. Country capacity strengthened Sub-outcome 1.4 Monitoring and verification systems for climate finance flows Trainings & Workshp Local Workshop 3 14, , , , , , Consultant individual local months 3 4, , , , Outcome 2 Country Programming process Outcome 4 Climate finance strategies and project pipeline strengthened Sub-outcome 2.3 Stakeholder engagement consultative process Sub-outcome 4.1 Climate finance strategy defines the potential use of a combination of funding options from public resources; tariffs, and international cooperation; financing instruments such as loeans, bonds, equity and others, private investment; and or the blending of financial instruments Sub-outcome 4.3 Project Concepts Notes development 5013 Consultants - Individual - International days , , , , Consultants - Individual - Local months 2 3, , , , Consultants - Individual -International days , , , Travels - International trip 1 4, , , , , , Workshop ( plate forme/interinstitutionnel comite) Workshop 3 6, , , , , Contracts service provider Conmmunication translate 1 6, , , , , Trainings & workshops Workshop 1 6, , , Consultants - Individual -International months 2 4, , , , Travels - International trip 4 3, , , , Consultants - Individual - Local months 5 4, , , Consultants - Individual - Local months 5 4, , , Consultants - Individual -International days , , , Travel - Local trip 2 2, , , , Trainings & workshops Workshop 1 14, , , , Consultants - Individual -International months 2 15, , , , Sub-outcome 4.4 Market preparation and business planning for deployment and scale-up of proritised climate technology solutions 5013 Consultants - Individual - Local month 1 4, , , , Total Outcome Budget 260, , , , , , Consultants - Individual - Local Month Consultants - Individual -International month , Project Management Cost (PMC) Up to 7.5% of Total Activity Budget 5021 Travel Lumpsum , Contracts Trainings & workshops Lumpsum , Percentage of PMC requested: 4.8% 5028 GOE- Procurement Services Lumpsum , GOE- Security services Lumpsum , GOE- (IT services & Financial services ) Lumpsum , FOR GREEN CLIMATE FUND S SECRETARIAT USE ONLY Breakdown (per budget category) Total (per budget category) 5011 Profesionnal Profesionnal 5013 Consultants- Individual- Local 63, FOR GREEN CLIMATE FUND S SECRETARIAT USE ONLY 5014 Consultants- Individual-International 5014 Contracts 85, , Travels 5023 Trainings & workshops 16, , Total Outcome Budget Project Management Cost (PMC) 4.8% requested 5024 Expandable Procurement - Contingency 1% requested 5025 Non-expandable Procurement 5021 Travel-Local 5028 GOE , , Sub-Total (Total Outcome Budget + Contingency + PMC) Delivery Partner Fee (DP) - Up to 8.5% of the Sub-Total 0 0 Total Outcome Budget + PMC , Total Project Budget (Total Activity Budget + Contingency + PMC + DP) $ 260, , , , , ,718.00

27 Budget Note Detailed Description Travel suboutcome 1.4 Travel suboutcome 4.1 This budget line includes cover travels to attend the the two Regional workshops The international travels refer to the travels undertaken by the intrrnational consultant

28 Budget Categories 5011 Profesionnal 5013 Consultants- Individual- Local 5014 Consultants- Individual-International 5014 Contracts 5021 Travels 5023 Trainings & workshops 5024 Expandable Procurement 5025 Non-expandable Procurement 5028 GOE Indicate additional budget categories

29 5.2 Procurement Plan For goods, services, and consultancies to be procured, please list the items, descriptions in relation to the activities in Section 3, estimated cost, procurement method, relevant threshold, and the estimated dates. Please include the procurement plan for at least the first tranche of disbursement requested below and provide a full procurement plan for the entire duration of the implementation period if available at this stage. Item Item Description Estimated Cost (US$) Procurement Method Thresholds (Min-Max monetary value for which indicated procurement method must be used) Projected Contracting Date Goods and Non-Consulting Services Travel national Travel national for workshops (Trip) 1, Direct procurement $1,500 - $1,501 Contract service provider 1 LOA for Communication translate 6, Open tender $6,000 - $7,001 Trainings & workshop 11Workshop 14, Direct Procurement $10,000 - $15,002 Trainings & workshop 2 Workshop 6, Direct Procurement $5,000 - $10,003 Trainings & workshop 3 workshop flows 44, Direct Procurement $25000-$ Trainings & workshop 3 Workshp ( Plate forme/ inter- institutionnel comitte) 20, Direct Procurement $ $15000 Travel international 2 staffs travel cost 12, Direct procurement $10,000 - $15,000 Trainings & workshop 1 staff to do 1 exchange mission per year 5, Direct procurement $2,000 - $5,000 Travel Local 2 airplane tickets txo-way and local travel cost 4, Direct procurement $2,500 - $4,500 Contract service provider 1 communication translate 6, Open tender $5,000 - $10,000 Travel international Trip 4, Direct procurement $4,000 - $5,000 Sub-Total (US$) $ 125, Consultancy Services Local Consultant Privite climate change 7, Open tender $5,000 - $10,000 2 months International Consultant Climate finance mobilization expert 3, Open tender $2,500 - $4,001 8 days International Consultant Climate finance mobilization expert 8, Open tender $4,000 - $8,001 2 months International Consultant Finance climate 33, Open tender $25,000 - $35, days Local Consultants Finance climate 12, Open tender 10,000-15,002 3 months Local Consultants Privite secteur mobilization on climate change 20, Open tender $10,000 - $13,501 5 months Local Consultants Programm & development expert on mitigation & adaptation 20, Open tender $10,000 - $13,502 5 months International Consultant Privite secteur mobilization on climate change 9, Open tender $4,000 - $20, days International Consultant Programm & development expert on mitigation & adaptation 30, Open tender $15,000 - $30,001 2 months Sub-Total (US$) $ 143,350.00