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Presentation at district

sensitization meeting

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Outline of the presentationOutline of the presentation1. Project goal

2. Project objectives

3. Target areas and beneficiaries

4. Project components and activities

5. Project impact

6. Project outcomes

7. Project cost and financing

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Project GoalProject Goal• To improve resilience to current climate

variability and future climate change by developing and implementing adaptation strategies and measures that will improve agricultural production and rural livelihoods

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Project objectivesProject objectives• To integrate climate change adaptation

strategies and interventions that improve agricultural production and rural livelihoods;

• To enhance national and district agencies capacities to support community-based adaptation to climate change.

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Target areas and Target areas and beneficiariesbeneficiaries

District Traditional authority

Group village head

Estimated number of beneficiaries

Karonga Kyungu Mwakabanga

10,000

Dedza Kachindamoto

Kafulama 10,000

Chikwawa

Chapananga Moses 10,000

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Project Components and Project Components and

activitiesactivities1. Community based integrated climate change adaptation

approach developed• Community mobilization and sensitization;• Climate change vulnerability assessment (VA) of the target

community; • Review of existing community based climate change

coping and adaptation mechanisms;• Incorporating adaptation planning and locally appropriate

adaptation actions, develop and implement community based climate change adaptation action plans;

• Monitoring and reviewing Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) actions; and

• Transfer of CARLA experience to other vulnerable communities.

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Project Components and activities Project Components and activities

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2. Strengthening the capacity of national and district agencies•Updating and elaborating capacity needs assessment;•Conduct training, workshops and other capacity development activities for key personnel in the target ministries/departments and in the districts;•Conduct site visits for knowledge-sharing designed to transfer the CARLA experience; •Hold a high profile “CARLA Day” for a broader audience for knowledge sharing; and•Develop guidelines (handbook) that presents successful approaches to community-based CCA.

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Project Components and Project Components and

activitiesactivities contdcontd

3. Project management

•Develop and execute the annual procurement plans;

•Undertake project planning, monitoring and evaluation;

•Prepare quarterly and annual progress reports,

•Strengthen coordination and communication amongst stakeholders; and

•Undertake project administration and financial administration including annual audits

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Project impact Project impact • Improved rural livelihood resilience

to current climate variability and future climate change

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Project outcomesProject outcomes1. Communities have sustained food

production and livelihoods

2. Capacity for institutions involved in environment & agriculture strengthened at national & district level

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Project cost and Project cost and financingfinancing

• The project is being financed by Global Environmental Facility (GEF) through the African Development Bank (AfDB) through the African Development Fund (ADF).

• The total project cost is US$3 million to be implemented over a period of 3 years.

• The executing agency of the project is the Ministry of Water Development and Irrigation through the Department of Irrigation as this project is part of the SCPMP.

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Project cost and financingProject cost and financing contdcontd

Summary of project cost by component

Components Total costs

Community based integrated climate adaptation approach

2,107,207

Strengthening the capacity of national and district agencies

381,007

Project Management 316,910Total baseline costs 2,805,124Physical contingencies 22,550Price contingencies 172,326.00Total Project Costs 3,000,000

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End of presentationEnd of presentation

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