Senegal 2015.10.08
PAGE 1 OF 7 (Please submit completed form to countries@gcfund.org) Executive Summary(in one page) Country (or region) Senegal Submission Date 08/10/2015 NDA or Focal Point Contact Point (both NDA/FP and delivery partner) Readiness Area/s Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development Focal point contact: Name: Ms Madeleine Diouf-Sarr Position: Head, Climate Change Division, Directorate of Environment and Classified Establishments, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development Email: madodioufsarr@yahoo.fr; or rosemadiouf@gmail.com Tel: +22177 552 44 32 Full Office address: ParcForestier de Hann, B.P. 4055Hann, Dakar, Senegal Delivery partner contact: Institution: Centre de SuiviEcologique Name: Mr. Déthié S. Ndiaye Position: Coordinator, Climate Finance Unit, Centre de Suivi Ecologique (CSE) Email: dethie@cse.sn; ordethiesoumare@gmail.com Tel (Office): +221338258066 Mobile: +221 7765838 78 Full Office address: Rue Léon G. Damas, Fann-Résidence, Dakar, Senegal 1. Establishing and strengthening National Designated Authorities (NDAs) or Focal Points 2. Strategic frameworks for engagement with the Fund, including the preparation of country programmes 3. Selection of implementing entities or intermediaries, and support for accreditation 4. Initial pipelines of programme and project proposals Senegal s economy depends heavily on climate sensitive sectors such as agriculture, fishing and tourism, which generate over 60% of employment positions in the country. Despite its huge potential for renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, etc.), Senegal s economy remains fossil fueldependent. In order to address the above challenges and materialise its long-term aspiration to become an emerging economy by 2035, the country invested in the development of a number of climate-related policies, legal and institutional frameworks. Request Summary(in 200 words) The focus now is on implementation and, in this regard, Senegal has actively engaged with the GCF, including a bilateral meeting between Senegal s President and the GCF Executive Director where the President indicated that Senegal s priorities with respect to the Fund included the protection of coastal areas, rural electrification, clean energy, urban development and landfill gas management. Anticipated Duration Therefore, Senegal requires readiness support for activities 1 and 2 in order to effectively engage with the Fund and mobilise adequate resources for implementing transformational climate change projects and programmes. As a result of these activities, it is expected that an appropriate NDA arrangement is identified, and its institutional capacities are built to effectively fulfil its roles and responsibilities in relation to the Fund. The programme will also facilitate the development, through a stakeholder engagement process, of a country programme, which will include the above adaptation and mitigation programming priorities highlighted by the President of the Republic of Senegal. 15/11/2015 14/05/2017 (18 months) Estimated total cost Up to US$ 300,000
PAGE 2 OF 7 SECTION A: RATIONALE FOR REQUEST A.1 Background Please provide country overview including initiatives related to climate finance e.g. NAMAs NAPs etc. Senegal is a West African country in the Sahel zone, with a national territory that spans 196,722 km² and a population estimated at 13.5 million, 50% of which live in urban areas. It is classified as a least developed country (LDC) by the UN with a GNI per capita of just over US$ 1,000. Senegal also has a long coastline of 700 km, exposing it to the impacts of sea level rise and coastal erosion. The country s economy depends heavily on climate sensitive sectors (agriculture, fishing, tourism), which represent over 60% of employment. It is also endowed with a significant potential for renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, etc.). Yet, it remains dependent on fossil fuels and the national energy bill remains very high. Senegal aspires to become an emerging economy by 2035. Its Emerging Senegal Plan or Plan Sénégal Emergent (PSE) highlights the promotion of renewable energy, food security, reforming the transport system through the development of rail and sea transport, etc. Senegal is Party to the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (signed in 1992 and ratified in 1994) and its Kyoto protocol (signed in 2001 and ratified in 2005).The first and second National Communications were submitted in 1997 and 2010 respectively. The process for developing the 3 rd National Communication is on-going. In 2006, Senegal completed its National Adaptation Plan of Action (NAPA) and started the process for developing the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) in June 2015 but was stalled due to lack of financial resources. However, the development one of the six NAP components (focussing on fishing) is progressing with USAID support and is expected to be completed in 2017. Additional UNFCC-related responses include: The Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) for Mitigation and Adaptation, which was completed in 2013; The process for the development of a Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), which was initiated in 2014 and is expected to be completed in 2015, with support from UNEP DTU (a partnership between the United Nations Environment Programme and the Technical University of Denmark). The development of 3 Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs based on TNA) and focusing on Biogas and Photovoltaic and street lighting. The process for developing these NAMAs is expected to be completed in November 2015. Senegal has a relatively strong institutional arrangement for Climate Change in Africa. The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MESD) provides oversight on all climate change related activities. MESD is supported by a multistakeholder technical committee - the National Climate Change Committee (COMNACC) that was established in 2003 by presidential decree. The COMNACC is in charge of coordination, consultation, information sharing, management and monitoring of the activities related to the implementation of the UNFCCC and its legal instruments. It reports directly to the Minister of MESD. Senegal has also developed a number of national polices, programmes and activities on climate change. These include the development of its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC), completed in September 2015, and a US$8million Adaptation Fund project for protecting against coastal zone erosion, expected to be completed in 2015. As part of Senegal s engagement with the GCF, the country presented, through an accredited entity of the Fund Le Centre de Suivi Ecologique (CSE) an adaptation project entitled Building resilience in coastal zones in Senegal which could potentially be developed into a funding proposal in the coming months for the GCF Board consideration. Additional engagements with the GCF include: The nomination of the GCF focal point and the accreditation of CSE, as the first national direct access entity to be accredited in Africa; A bilateral meeting (in Bamako in April 2015) between GCF s Executive Director and Country Programming Division Director with Senegal s senior officials in the Ministry of Finance including the Minister; A meeting (in Seoul, 4 June 2015) between GCF s Executive Director and Country Programming Division Director with the President of Senegal in which the latter highlighted the country s climate-related programming priorities in protection of coastal areas, rural electrification, clean energy, urban development and landfill gas management; and Several other engagements between the GCF focal point and various members of the GCF Secretariat. A.2 Justification for request
PAGE 3 OF 7 As indicated in section A.1. above, Senegal made some progress in terms of developing its policy, legal and institutional framework related to climate change. The focus now is on implementing concrete actions, which will require significant resources. The operationalization of the GCF is therefore a welcome opportunity for the country to access climate finance that will enable it to implement such actions. However, as the GCF is still a relatively new institution, Senegal s climaterelated stakeholders need to develop a better understanding of the opportunities presented by the GCF for the country in order for them to effectively access resources from the Fund. Although the focal point has a team of 4 professional staff (covering forestry, adaptation, energy and capacity building respectively) and works closely with the COMNACC, their understanding of climate finance issues in general and the workings of the GCF in particular is still limited. The readiness support will complement the government s efforts by providing resources to hire relevant short-term experts to work alongside this team as well as the specialised unit in charge of Climate Finance and Market Mechanisms within the COMNACC in order to effectively discharge GCF-related roles and responsibilities. Among other activities, this will include engaging a wide range of stakeholders, raising their awareness on GCF issues, and addressing any GCF-related issues that may arise, with support from the Secretariat staff, where necessary. The readiness support will also be used to hire consultants that will support the focal point to develop a strategic framework that is aligned to the GCF results and investment framework, building on existing national climate change strategies and plans and those in the process of development. Hence the request for the standardised readiness package for activity 1 and 2. SECTION B: SCOPE OF WORK B.1 Description of activities (Please provide detailed logical framework as an annex. See Annex I for content to build from). If consultancy service is required to undertake proposed activities, please also include a brief terms of reference of the service in this section or as an annex. The initial phase of the Fund s readiness support will focus on the standardised packages for (i) strengthening the FP (and the NDA when it is designated) (activity 1), and (ii) the development of a strategic framework for engagement with the Fund, including the preparation of a country programme (activity 2). These activities are described below, with an initial logical framework included as Annex I. Activity 1: Strengthening the NDA Recruiting national and international short-term experts, with good command of both French and English languages, as required to provide technical assistance in carrying out the following activities: 1. Identifying an appropriate institutional arrangement that will support collaboration between Senegal and the GCF, and facilitate its nomination as the NDA; 2. Strengthening the knowledge and capacities of the NDA coordination team to fulfil its roles and responsibilities; 3. Coordinating and liaising with other ministries, relevant departments and agencies on key issues relating to the GCF including consultations on the development of a country programme; and 4. Building the capacity of the NDA to engage stakeholders and organise multi-party consultations. The focal point (and later the NDA) may also add other activities, within the overall envelope of US$300,000 for activity areas 1 and 2, in accordance with the Fund s defined scope of work in the standardised package for NDA or focal point strengthening, available at: http://www.gcfund.org/fileadmin/00_customer/documents/operations/scope_of_work_package_1_nda_strengthening.pdf Activity 2: Strategic Engagement Framework with the Fund The focal point (and later the NDA) will develop a country programme by undertaking a number of activities, including: 1. Identifying the country s mitigation and adaptation priorities in accordance with its strategic policy documents, other sectoral programmes and the Fund s Initial Results Management Framework; 2. Identifying a list of programmes and projects, including public-private partnerships, consistent with the Fund s Initial Investment Framework; 3. Organising trainings, workshops and consultations with relevant non-state actors from the civil society (including representatives of indigenous people), academia and private sector (micro, small, medium enterprises) on GCF-related issues, including consultations on the development of a country programme; 4. Identifying opportunities to engage the private sector, including micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, and to leverage their capacity to implement programming priorities; 5. Identifying the roles of prospective public and private sector entities that may be accredited by the Fund in implementing Senegal s programming priorities with respect to the Fund; and 6. Identifying how the GCF can build on the ongoing work of other development partners in the country, and deliver its
PAGE 4 OF 7 support in a manner complementary to the efforts of other partners. The focal point (and later the NDA) will develop a plan to manage any conflict of interest that may arise in having this particular activity delivered by an accredited entity of the GCF. The focal point (and later the NDA) may add other elements of the country programme, within the overall envelop of US$300,000 for Activities 1 and 2, and will also undertake stakeholder consultations in a manner that is consistent with the Fund s defined scope of work in the Standardised package for country strategic frameworks, available at: http://www.gcfund.org/fileadmin/00_customer/documents/operations/scope_of_work_package_2_country_programme.pdf B.2 Expected results Activity 1: The NDA is established and its institutional capacities built to effectively fulfill its roles and responsibilities in relation to the Fund Activity 2: Development, through a stakeholder engagement process, of a country programme to include elements provided in the Fund s Initial general guidelines for country programmes, which will include programming priorities and programme/project concepts consistent with the Fund s Initial results management framework and Initial investment framework SECTION C: BUDGET (include total cost and share of GCF funding) Please use the separate budget template provided to detailed relevant line items. A detailed budget will be provided with the inception report. Based on the guidance from the standardised package for activities 1 and 2, the following high-level, indicative budget breakdown is envisaged: Activity 1 & 2 combined:us$ 300,000 Consultants fees: US$ 125,000 Consultants travel and per diems:.. US$ 35,000 Workshops (venue, catering, travel, per diem, materials, etc.):..us$ 95,000 Other costs (including audit costs): US$13,500 Contingency:. US$ 13,500 Project Management costs (CSE):.. US$ 18,000 Total:..US$ 300,000 Note: please refer to the Fund s guide on indicative budgets for the standardised packages for activity 1 and activity 2. SECTION D: IMPLEMENTATION PLAN D.1 Implementation arrangements Please include information on delivery partners. The Centre de SuiviEcologique (CSE) will serve as the delivery partner and will take responsibility for implementing the readiness activities under the leadership of the focal point (and later the NDA, when it is established). With the guidance of the focal point (and later of the NDA), CSE will hire the consultants and procure other services to deliver Activities 1 and 2. The detailed implementation arrangements including the procurement plan and a detailed budget will be further elaborated in the inception document. D.2 Disbursement and implementation schedule The funding will be transferred through the CSE, who will act as delivery partner, in three tranches: The first disbursement, which amounts US$ 120,000, will be transferred upon the submission of an inception report from the focal point (and later the NDA, when it is established) to the Fund. The report will be developed with the support of CSE in form and substance acceptable to the Fund, which includes detailed implementation plan, procurement plan and budget; The second tranche of US$ 130,000 will be transferred upon submission of an interim progress report and financial report, in form and substance acceptable to the Fund, including an audited expenditure statement; and The final disbursement of $50,000 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. D.3 Procurement plan
PAGE 5 OF 7 Please provide detailed procurement plan including methods. CSE, under the guidance of the focal point (and later the NDA, once it is established), will competitively procure services consistent with its procurement policies for which: The terms of reference of consultants will be developed to include the tasks outlined in the request summary above; and Items such as venues and travel for stakeholder workshops to be organized will also be procured. Information on the process of procurement to be undertaken will be included in the inception document where such information can be provided in advance. The process and the results will be included in interim progress and completion reports once such procurement has been undertaken and completed. SECTION E: MONITORING & REPORTING PLAN Please describe the frequency and responsibility for monitoring the indicators, the source of information that will be used to measure the indicators and the timing for submitting the interim and final reports of the activities implemented and outputs and outcomes achieved. The reports to be submitted will be as per what is included in section D.2, and will include reporting against the logical framework included in annex 1. SECTION F: RISK & MITIGATION MEASURES Please describe the expected risks (external and internal) that could influence the timing and quality of the deliveries. Highlight if there might be critical risks that could compromise the overall implementation. For each risk, identify the possible early corrective measures that will be in place to avoid or mitigate any negative impact. No major risks anticipated. However, this section will be updated during the inception phase.
PAGE 6 OF 7 Annex I. Logical Framework PROJECT SUMMARY INDICATORS BASELINES OUTCOMES 1. The NDA is established and its capacity strengthened to fulfill its GCF-related roles and responsibilities 2. Strategic framework for engagement with the Fund developed 1.1 Capacity to coordinate across stakeholders and facilitate effective consultation and communication 1.2 Knowledge on climate and finance priorities strengthened 1.3 System for reviewing proposals and issuing recommendations (or noobjections) established 1.4 Capacity and systems to monitor, evaluate and report on the activities of the Fund and other relevant finance mechanisms and institutions established 1.5 Information, including in local languages, on procedures of the Fund to disseminated to country stakeholders 2.1 Engagement of private sector, civil society, government and local government stakeholders on priorities for engagement with the fund 2.2 Priorities for project and concepts to be developed for accessing the fund 2.3 Country programming document developed and published in adherence with the initial guidance from the Fund OUTPUTS 1.1 A process for supporting coordination across stakeholders and facilitating engagement (including periodic meetings / workshops) 1.2 Annual report on activities of the Fund and other relevant funding 1.1.1 Write up of the coordination process, and convening schedule 1.1.2 Meeting minutes and participant lists documenting engagement of at least xx groups 1.2.1 Electronic copy of the annual
PAGE 7 OF 7 mechanisms and institutions in the country 1.3 Information materials on the operational procedures of the Fund in local languages (where relevant) and distribution lists of recipients 2.1 Country programme, including elements provided in the Fund s Initial Guidelines for Country Programmes 2.2 Summaries of meetings of multistakeholder engagement, including list of participants report, and details of public dissemination channels 1.3.1 Links to electronic copies of presentations, information materials, climate and development information disseminated to distribution lists where relevant. 1.3.2 At least xx information materials on the fund developed and disseminated to at least xx people 2.1.1 Copy of country programme, completed using the initial guidance on country programmes prepared by the GCF secretariat 2.1.2 Background documentation on the programme, and links to public dissemination channels 2.2.1 Agendas and summaries from workshops convened as part of the country programme process 2.2.2 Short note on lessons learned from country programming, and good practices in stakeholder engagement