with Gross National Happiness Commission for the Kingdom ......Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC) has been designated as the NDA for the GCF given its mandate to manage and

with Gross National Happiness Commission for the Kingdom of Bhutan

15 December 2017 | NDA Strengthening & Country Programming

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Readiness and Preparatory Support Proposal

How to complete this document? - A Readiness Guidebook is available to provide information on how to access funding under the GCF

Readiness and Preparatory Support programme. It should be consulted to assist in the completion of this proposal template.

- This document should be completed by National Designated Authorities (NDAs) or focal points with support from their delivery partners where relevant.

- Please be concise. If you need to include any additional information, please attach it to the proposal. - Information on the indicative list of activities eligible for readiness and preparatory support and the

process for the submission, review and approval of this proposal can be found on pages 11-13 of the guidebook.

- For the final version submitted to GCF Secretariat, please delete all instructions indicated in italics in this template and provide information in regular text (not italics).

Where to get support? - If you are not sure how to complete this document, or require support, please send an e-mail to

[email protected]. We will aim to get back to you within 48 hours. - You can also complete as much of this document as you can and then send it to

[email protected]. We will get back to you within 5 working days to discuss your submission and 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 page 7 of the readiness guidebook for more information.

http://www.greenclimate.fund/documents/20182/466886/Readiness_and_Preparatory_Support_Guidebook.pdf/9eea580f-a109-4d90-b281-c54695114772

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SECTION 1: SUMMARY

1. Country submitting the proposal

Country name: Bhutan

Name of institution representing National Designated Authority (NDA) or Focal Point: Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC)

Name of NDA/Focal Point: Mr. Thinley Namgyel Position: Secretary

Telephone:+975 2 325192/325741 Email: [email protected]

Full Office address: Gross National Happiness Commission Secretariat, TashichhoDzong, Post Box

no. 127, Thimphu Bhutan

2. Date of initial submission

21/08/2017

3. Last date of resubmission

4. Which entity will implement the Readiness and Preparatory Support project?

National Designated Authority Accredited Entity Delivery Partner

(Please provide contact information if the implementing partner is not the NDA/focal point)

Name of institution: Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC)

Name of official: Mr. Thinley Namgyel Position: Secretary

Telephone: +975 2 325192/325741 Email: : [email protected]

Full Office address: Gross National Happiness Commission Secretariat, TashichhoDzong, Post Box no. 127, Thimphu Bhutan

5. Title of the Readiness support proposal

Strategic framework to strengthen the Capacity of NDA to access resources from the Green Climate Fund and support for direct access accreditation process

6. Type of Readiness support sought

Please select one option below (one box or circle)

Readiness

o Establishing and strengthening national designated authorities or focal points

o Strategic frameworks, including the preparation of country programmes

o Support for accreditation and accredited direct access entities

Adaptation Planning

7. Brief summary of the request

Strengthening national designated authority (NDA) Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC) has been designated as the NDA for the GCF given its mandate to manage and channel all developmental grants in the country. However, there is limited capacity to provide dedicated support and coordination across various national and sub-national entities which is an obstacle to achieve national priorities such as the “Carbon neutral development” objective of the country and to realise UN SDGs. Further, knowledge and experiences sharing is limited due to lack of capacities. To overcome some of these challenges, multi-sectoral Mainstreaming Reference Group




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(MRG) was formed and a country coordination mechanism to enable stakeholder dia-logue and coordination related to GCF engagement was established. Therefore, NDA capacity needs to be strengthened to provide oversight, monitor and evaluate Fund activities at the country level in accordance with the Fund guidelines. Direct Access-Support for NIE Accreditation Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (BTFEC) is the world’s first environmental trust fund, established in 1992. BTFEC invests in promotion of social welfare through environmental conservation of the forests, flora, fauna, wildlife and biodiversity.

However, BTFEC lacks competent human resources to undertake NIE accreditation processes and would require additional human resource with requisite experience and capacity building.

8. Total requested amount and currency

USD 400,000

9. Anticipated duration 18 months


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SECTION 2: LOGICAL FRAMEWORK Please complete the table below by including proposed outcomes, baseline situations, the targets for implementation period, and the activities to be undertaken, including key outputs or deliverables. Please add rows for additional outcomes as needed. For further guidance on completing the table, please refer to the guidebook “Accessing the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme”, including specific Outcomes to select from.

OUTCOMES BASELINE TARGET ACTIVITIES

Please include at least one specific deliverable output for each activity, and the timeframe (month number) in which it will be delivered to GCF.

1. Country capacity strengthened

1.1 Strengthening institutional capacities of NDA

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0

2

1

1.1.1 Establish and implement a nationally appropriate ‘no-objection’ procedure according to the GCF guidelines, building on/adapting existing screening procedures for other climate finance sources seeking to ensure consistency with the Five-Year Plan and Bhutan 2020: A vision for Peace, Prosperity and Happiness.

1.1.2 Strengthen capacity of NDA through consultation workshops and trainings on GCF

investment criteria to review and recommend programme/project proposals. NDA including committee members to undergo ex-country training. This will strengthen NDA and stakeholder’s capacity to review and recommend programme/project proposals and familiarize with fund access modalities in accordance with investment priorities under the Country Work Programme (CWP).

1.2 Support ongoing engagement of stakeholders at national and sub-national level

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2

2

1.2.1 Strengthen the coordination mechanism between various stakeholders such as Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF). Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA), Ministry of Human and Settlement (MoWHS), Ministry of Finance (MoF), National Environment Commission (NEC), National Land Commission (NLCS), National Statistics Bureau (NSB), Civil Society Organizations (Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN), Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (BTFEC), Clean Bhutan etc.), Local Government and relevant private sectors (Greener way). 1.2.2 Institute technical group with member representative from key sectors including private sector,CSO and representative of women and other vulnerable groups to review project ideas and proposals against GCF technical guidelines and advice NDA and country


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coordination committee members when required. 1.2.3. Conduct consultative stakeholder workshop to develop thematic priorities for climate adaptation and mitigation projects that require investments. This will help identify priority projects that will require interventions and investment besides enhancing the capacity of the stakeholders in project identification.

1.3 Support the appropriate oversight of GCF activities at the country level

1

0

2

2

1.3.1 Review oversight mechanism. Review government’s existing monitoring and reporting mechanisms to align it with GCF requirements, as well as an assessment of its capacity at the national level to manage the Fund. 1.3.2 Align to provide GCF oversight. Undertake scoping of existing data sets and indicators as per GCF results framework, and mechanisms and update to be aligned with GCF.

1.4 Developing and disseminating informational and awareness raising materials

0 2 1.4.1 Raising awareness and disseminating information on GCF through consultative meetings, workshops, print media, etc.

Stakeholders would include national institutions (Ministries, autonomous agencies, etc.), CSO Authority, Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), local governments (LGs) including women and vulnerable groups.

2. Strategic frameworks, including the preparation of country programmes developed

2.1 Developing a country work programme (CWP) that identifies strategic priorities for engagement with the fund.

0 2 2.1.1 Develop Country Work Programme for Bhutan through stakeholder consultation, field visits and initiate stocktaking of all climate change related policies and listings through consultation with relevant agencies such as National Environment Commission, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Works and Human Settlement, National Commission for Women and Children etc. and identify strategic investment priorities for engagement with the Fund through consultative process. Further based on the assessment, prepare potential project proposals and concept notes.


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2.2 Raising awareness of the Fund’s accreditation process, fiduciary standards and environmental and social safeguards.

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2.2.1 GNHC/NDA engages with the GCF for a clear understanding of the accreditation process through consultations etc. 2.2.2 Raise awareness amongst other entities such as Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL), Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN), Bhuntan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), etc, about GCF’s accreditation process, fiduciary standards, and ESSs through consultative workshops and bilateral meetings. 2.2.3 Assess and support financial institutions (banks, private sector) including BTFEC and other potential candidates for accreditation following GCF criteria. This will also include capacity and policy gap assessment of a few identified potential direct access candidate.

3. Direct Access-Support for NIE Accreditation

3.1. Support for Direct Access Accreditation Process

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2

3.1.1 Prepare and submit a complete Accreditation Application by BTFEC to the GCF and resubmit as and when required. A consultant shall be hired to support BTFEC through-out the accreditation process – starting from compilation of documents, completing Accreditation Application till BTFEC is accredited as NIE for GCF.

3.2. Improvement of existing BTFEC policy/control frameworks:

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1

0

2

2

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3.2.1 Conduct gap assessment on the existing Programme Operational Norms (PONs) by national consultant through consultations. 3.2.2 Revise and improve the existing documents such as ESS, Gender Policy, M&E , internal control and risk management by hiring national consultant. Some of the documents adopted by BTFEC needs further improvement and additionalities to enable BTFEC to manage its program with higher degree of efficiency and effectiveness. Thus, the four documents will be reviewed so that the NIE conforms to the national priorities and meets the GCF investments requirement. 3.2.3 Review and value addition of PONs documents by international/regional consultants.


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3.3. Strengthened Institutional Capacity of BTFEC

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3.3.1. .Experience Sharing visit to China Clean Development Mechansim Fund Management Centre that has gone through similar accreditation processes . This will enable us to understand the functioning of the accredited NIE. The visit will also facilitate and ensure the BTFEC to carry out the accreditation processes smoothly and timely. BTFEC proposes atleast 5 officials representing CEO, Program, Finance, Procurement and Communication for the exchange visit. 3.3.2. Train at least two staff in Generic Monitoring and Evaluation that can be applied across all projects. Such training could enhance the capacity of the BTFEC in conducting M&E of the GCF funded projects and even other similar projects.


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SECTION 3: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2008 enshrines environmental conservation as a mandate of the highest order. Article 5 of the Constitution vests every Bhutanese with the right and responsibility for environmental conservation and stipulates several provisions to ensure that development does not take place at the cost of the natural environment. Article 5.2 states that The Royal Government shall protect, conserve and improve the pristine environment and safeguard the biodiversity of the country; prevent pollution and ecological degradation; secure ecologically balanced sustainable development; and ensure a safe and healthy environment. Public policy formulation in Bhutan is guided by the country’s development philosophy of Gross National Happiness (GNH), which strives to achieve a harmonious balance between material well-being and the spiritual, emotional and cultural needs of individuals and society. GNH philosophy operates on the four pillars of 1) equitable socio-economic development; 2) conservation of the environment; 3) preservation and promotion of culture; and 4) promotion of good governance. Bhutan 2020 outlines the country’s vision, development goals, objectives and targets with a twenty-year perspective to maximize GNH. It enunciates that development pursuits are to be carried out within the limits of environmental sustainability and without impairing the ecological productivity and natural diversity, thus providing the overarching policy context for sustainable development implicitly encompassing one that is resilient to, and mitigates climate change. Bhutan’s Eleventh Five Year Plan (2013-2018) aims to achieve “Self-reliance and inclusive green socio-economic development” and to operationalize GNH by defining national outcomes as the Key Result Areas (KRAs) which are categorized under the four pillars of GNH. At the national level, 16 NKRAs have been identified. Specific reference to climate change is included under the pillar of ‘conservation and sustainable utilization of environment’ and has four KRAs: (i) carbon neutral, green and climate resilient development; (ii) sustainable utilization and management of natural resources; (iii) water security; and (iv) improved disaster resilience and management mainstreamed. The central sectors and local governments have developed their own sector, dzongkhag and gewog key results areas and performance indicators which will contribute to achieving the NKRAs. Interventions to address climate vulnerabilities and hazards are featured in sectors such as: Renewable Natural Resources (RNR) Sector; Trade, Industries and Mining Sector; Energy sector; Transport Sector; Construction sector; and LGs. GNHC (NDA) staff carries out multiple responsibilities in addition to acting as focal point for the diverse funds and implementing partners. There is limited capacity for dedicated support to coordinate across the various national and sub-national entities in the country and engage with GCF effectively in line with the GCF guidelines and national/sub-national strategies and priorities such as the Bhutan 2020 vision document and the “Carbon neutral development” objective of the 11th Five Year Plan (2013‐2018). There is also limited sharing of knowledge and experiences amongst government agencies, civil society organizations (CSO), private sectors and education/research institutes, which further limits the effective and efficient generation, capture and application of climate change information and knowledge. Hence, NDA has newly established a country coordination mechanism to enable stakeholder dialogue and coordination related to GCF engagement. The coordination committee is chaired by the NDA and represented by relevant government agencies, CSOs and private sectors. Because of the limited institutional and individual capacity of the committee


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members, it requires support to effectively fulfil its mandate. Furthermore, the NDA capacity needs to be strengthened to provide oversight, monitor and evaluate Fund activities at the country level in accordance with the Fund guidelines. Therefore, the readiness proposal seeks support for human resource development and technical assistance for the NDA. Furthermore, while there are national level climate change strategies and initiatives as discussed in the background section including the KRAs related to climate change (national and sub-national level) to guide climate change policy, planning, and programming, there are barriers related to institutional fragmentation that has led to limited collaboration between ministries and for the most part isolated sector policies on climate change within agriculture, forestry, water resources management, and infrastructure development. Therefore, there is a need for policy and strategy based development of a Country Work Programme for addressing climate change more structurally in Bhutan through the GCF. The development of Bhutan’s Country Work Programme (CWP) will be led by the National Environment Commission, country focal point for UNFCCC and will engage the stakeholders identified in Activity Area 1, including governments, sub-national institutions, civil society, and the private sector. The NDA seeks to identify and map the investment areas aligned with the Five-Year Plan and priorities in a CWP for the Fund. The CWP would facilitate coordination, stakeholder engagement, review, and monitoring of Fund activities across the various stakeholders at the national and sub-national level. The readiness proposal will therefore support the development of a CWP that identifies strategic priorities and investments for engagement with the GCF.


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SECTION 4: BUDGET, PROCUREMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND DISBURSEMENT

4.1. Budget Plan

Please provide a breakdown of cost estimates and implementation schedule analysed according to the activities suggested in Section 2. Please feel free to replicate this table on Excel spreadsheet if needed.

OUTCOMES

(same as in section 2)

ACTIVITIES

(same as in section 2. Include at least one specific deliverable output for each activity,

and the month number in which it will be delivered to GCF)

TOTAL COST

(per activity)

COST CATEGORIES

EXPENDITURE AND IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

(add columns if >24 months)

Consultants Travel Workshops/

Trainings Others 6m 12m 18m 24m

1.1 Strengthening institutional capacities of NDA

1.1.1 Establish and implement a no objection procedure to ensure consistency with the Five-Year Plan and Bhutan 2020: A vision for Peace, Prosperity and Happiness.

$15,000

$12,000

$1,500

$1,500

$12,500

$1,500

$1,000

1.1.2 Strengthen capacity of NDA

through consultation workshops and

awareness on the GCF investment

criteria to review and recommend

programme/project proposals.

$ 37,000

$ 10,000

$ 10,000

$ 17,000

$ 10,500

$ 4,000

$ 22,500

1.2 Support ongoing engagement of stakeholders at national and sub-national

1.2.1 Strengthen the coordination

mechanism between various

stakeholders such as Ministry of

Agriculture and Forests (MoAF).

$ 15,000 $ 5,250 $ 4,750 $ 5,000 $ 6,000 $ 7,000 $ 2,000


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level Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA),

Ministry of Human and Settlement

(MoWHS), Ministry of Finance (MoF),

National Environment Commission

(NEC), National Land Commission

(NLCS), National Statistics Bureau

(NSB), Civil Society Organizations

(Royal Society for Protection of

Nature (RSPN), Bhutan Trust Fund for

Environmental Conservation (BTFEC),

Clean Bhutan etc.), Local Government

and relevant private sectors.

1.2.2 Institute technical group with

member representative from key

sectors including private sectors, CSO

and representative of women and

other vulnerable groups to review

project ideas and proposals against

GCF technical guidelines and advice

NDA and country coordination

committee members when required.

$ 8,000 $ 0 $ 4,000 $ 4,000 $ 4,000 $ 4,000 $ 0

1.3 Support the appropriate oversight of GCF activities at the country level

1.3.1 Review oversight mechanism to align it with GCF requirements.

$ 17,000 $ 9,000 $ 3,000 $ 5,000 $ 5, 000 $ 8,000 $ 4,000

1.3.2 Align to provide GCF oversight

by undertaking scoping of existing

data sets and indicators as per GCF

results framework.

$ 4,000

$ 0

$ 2,000

$ 2,000

$ 2,000 $ 1,000

$ 1,000


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1.4 Developing and disseminating informational and awareness raising materials

1.4.1 Raising awareness and disseminating information about the GCF through consultative meetings, workshops, print media, etc.

$ 30,000

$ 4,950

$ 10,000

$ 12,000

$ 3,050

$ 10,000

$

10,000

$ 10,000

Outcome I- Country capacity strengthened $ 126,000 $41,200 $35,250 $46,500 $3050 $50,000 $35,500 $40,500

2.1 Developing a country work programme (CWP) that identifies strategic priorities for engagement with the fund.

2.1.1 Develop Country Work

Programme for Bhutan through

stakeholder consultation, field visits

and Initiate stocktaking of all climate

change initiatives and Identify

strategic investment priorities for

engagement with the Fund through

consultative process

$ 65,000

$ 25,500

$ 10,000

$ 24,500

$ 5,000

$ 20,000

$ 25,000

$ 20,000

2.2 Raising awareness of the Fund’s accreditation process, fiduciary standards and environmental and social safeguards.

2.2.1 GNHC/NDA engages with GCF for a clear understanding of the accreditation process through consultations etc.

$ 20,000 $0 $ 10, 000 $5,000 $5,000 $ 10,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000

2.2.2 Raise awareness amongst entities such as BDBL, RSPN, BCCI, etc, about GCF’s accreditation process, fiduciary standards, and ESSs through consultative workshops.

$ 15,000 $ 2,950 $ 3,050 $ 4,000 $ 5,000 $ 4,000 $ 3,500 $ 7,500

2.2.3 Assess and support financial institutions (banks, private sector) including BTFEC and other potential candidates for accreditation following GCF criteria. This will also include capacity and policy gap assessment of a few identified potential direct access candidate.

$ 15,000 $ 4,000 $ 4,0 00 $ 3,000 $4,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $5,000


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Outcome II- Strategic frameworks, including the preparation of

country programmes developed

$ 115,000 $32,450 $27,050 $36,500 $19,000 $$39,000 $38,500 $37,500

3.1. Support for Direct Access Accreditation Process

3.1.1 Preparation and submission of

GCF Accreditation Application-

including consolidation of documents

required for accreditation by hiring

national consultant (please refer

annexure 3 for type of expenses that

are proposed)

$20,000 $20,000 0 0 $5,000 $15,000

3.2. Improvement of existing BTFEC policy/control frameworks:

3.2.1. Conduct gap assessment on the

existing Programme Operational

Norms (PONs) by national consultant

through consultations. ( Please refer

annexure 3 for type of expenses)

$15,000 $8,000 $2,500 $4,500 $10,000 $5,000

3.2.2 Revise and improve the existing

documents such as ESS, Gender

Policy, M&E , internal control and risk

management by hiring national

consultant. ( Please refer annexrure 3

for details of expenses)

$ 10,000 $ 10,000 $7,500 $ 2,500

3.2.3 Review and value addition of

program operational norms

documents by international/regional

consultants

$ 15,000 $ 15,000 $ 10,000 $ 5,000

3.3. Strengthened Institutional Capacity of BTFEC

3.3.1. Experience Sharing to China

Clean Development Mechansim Fund

Management Centre that has gone

through similar accreditation

processes . This will enable us to

understand the functioning of the

accredited NIE.

$20,000 $20,000 $20,000


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3.3.2. Training in Generic Monitoring

and Evaluation that can be applied

across all projects.

$ 20,000 $20,000 $20,000

Outcome- III- BTFEC Accredited as NIE for GCF $100,000 $53,000 $22,500 $24,500 $72,500 $27,500

External Audit Cost $6,825 $6,000 $825 $6,825

Contingency (5% of total activities)

$17,392 $17,392 $10,000 $7,392

Delivery Partner Fee (10%) (The fee is inclusive of project officer and M&E expenses).

$34,783 $24,000 $10,783 $8,000 $15,000 $11,783

TOTAL $ 400,000 $156,650 $85,625 $107,500 $50,225 $169,500 126,500 $104,000

Budget Note: Outcome I and II International Consultant @ US$ 650-900/day inclusive of travel cost National Consultant: @ US$ 250 to 500/day inclusive of travel cost Note: Please Refer excel sheet procurement plan for details regarding outcome I and II Annex 2. Budget note for outcome III is attached as annex 3.


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4.2. Procurement Plan

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. Also, please feel free to replicate this table on Excel spreadsheet if needed.

ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION ESTIMATED COST

(US $) PROCUREMENT

METHOD

THRESHOLDS (Min-Max monetary value for which indicated procurement

method must be used)

ESTIMATED START DATE

PROJECTED CONTRACTING

DATE

Goods and Non-Consulting Services

Laptop Procurement of Laptop for Project Support Officer

$ 1,200 Open tender RGoB Procurement 01/01/2018 01/02/2018

SUB-TOTAL (US $) $ 1,200

Consultancy Services

Individual Contract (This will be met from the DP fees)

Hire Project Officer (2 years contract) $28,032 Open competition RGoB Procurement 01/01/2018 01/02/2018

Consultancy

Hiring of consultant for various assignments (national and international) *International per dim (USD 500-600) *National per dim (USD 300 )

$ 104,150 Competitive bidding RGoB Procurement 01/01/2018 01/02/2018

SUB-TOTAL (US $) $ 132,182

Consultancy Services (Component-3)

Consultancy

Hiring of consultant for various assignments (national and international) *International per dim (USD 500-600) *National per dim (USD 300)

$ 35,000 NCB/ICB BTFEC/RGoB Procurement 01/01/2018 01/02/2018


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SUB-TOTAL (US $) $ 35,000

TOTAL COST (US $) $ 168,382


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4.3. Disbursement schedule Specify the proposed schedule for requesting disbursements from the GCF, including amounts and periodicity. For amounts requested, keep to multiples of USD 5,000, and for periodicity, specify whether it’s quarterly, bi-annually or annually only.

Disbursement Schedule: It is proposed that disbursements are made to Delivery Partner in three tranches: 1st Tranche: USD One hundred ninty six thousand two hundred eighty three (US Dollar 196,283 only) the first disbursement will be made upon or after effectiveness of the Grant Agreement and also upon fulfilment of the disbursement conditions specified in the Grant Agreement and Standard Conditions. 2nd Tranche: USD One hundred eighteen thousand and eight hundred ninty two (US Dollar 118,892 only) will be transferred upon submission of an interim progress report and Audited Financial Report and also upon fulfilment of the disbursement conditions specified in the Grant Agreement and Standard Conditions. Final Tranche: USD Eighty four thousand eight hundred twenty five (US Dollar 84,825 only) will be transferred upon submission of a project completion report and final Audit Report. Submission of a completion and audit report will be furnished no later than three (3) months after the completion of the Readiness Support.

4.4. Additional information This box provides an opportunity to include further explanations related to the budget, procurement plan and disbursement schedule, including any details on the assumptions to justify costs presented in the budget.

Budget: The budget estimates are based on current market rates for both national and international consultancy services. Travel cost are derived based on existing government rules and regulations for related to travel expenses for both in-country and ex-country travel. Procurement plan: Most procurement will take place in the first year of the implementation phase except for few in second year. This will allow all assessments to be completed in the first year leaving a year to create awareness and even implement some of the recommendations from the assessment. A dedicated project office will be hired under this program to coordinate all secretariat services and support NDA in effective implementation. Personnel will be hired through open competition under RGoB contract and efforts will be made to encourage women participation keeping in mind gender considerations. The Royal Government of Bhutan’s procurement rules and regulations will apply depending upon who undertakes the activities for the procurement of good and services related to this program. Disbursement of funds: Funds are normally disbursed on annual basis in accordance with the Annual Work Planning and budgeting. Same procedure will be followed for GCF readiness program in disbursement of funds. FACE form is used with UNDP for the disbursement of next tranches which requires implementers to spend 80% of initial disbursement. The same principal will be followed to avoid under expenditure.


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SECTION 5: IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION

7.1. Please attach an “implementation map” or describe how funds will be managed by the NDA/FP or delivery partner

If the entity implementing the readiness support is not an accredited entity of the GCF, please complete the Financial Management Capacity Assessment (FMCA) questionnaire and submit it with this proposal.

The Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC) is the official organisation through which all grant is channelled into the country. The GNHC also manages the development fund and allocates them to various line agencies based on national priorities. Given these mandates, GNHC has also been designated as the NDA for the GCF. Separate Financing Item Code (FIC) will be created for GCF Funds.

Implementation Arrangement GNHC/NDA will implement and also spearhead the implementation of this programme in parternership with other key delivery partners. The National Environment Commission will develop Strategic framework including the preparation of the country programme. BTFEC will implement the outcome III. Monitoring and Evaluation GNHC/NDA will undertake timely monitoring of the programme including preparation of financial and physical progress and report to the GCF. Fiduciary Management GNHC/NDA and the Ministry of Finance will manage the funds and disburse to the accounts of the partners following the RGoB financial regulations. GNHC/NDA will also keep track of expenditure and report accordingly. Refer: FMCA as annexed. FMCA (Annex 1)

http://www.greenclimate.fund/documents/20182/104167/Financial_Management_Capacity_Assessment_Template.docx/5328f652-cf6e-44ab-b115-ae081be805fb

http://www.greenclimate.fund/documents/20182/104167/Financial_Management_Capacity_Assessment_Template.docx/5328f652-cf6e-44ab-b115-ae081be805fb


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7.2. Other relevant information This box provides an opportunity to include any important information you wish to bring to the attention of the GCF Secretariat, but did not have an opportunity to provide in the sections above.

Bhutan has several key strategies and initiatives related to climate change and relevant to guide the country’s access to climate financing including the GCF. These include:

• National Adaptation Programme of Action (2012): Bhutan prepared and submitted its first NAPA to the UNFCCC in 2006 and implementation started in 2007. Recognizing other climate risks and vulnerabilities over the years, such as windstorms and cyclones, the NAPA review and update was carried out in 2011. The process led to identifying 8 priority projects for Bhutan including Landslide management and Flood Prevention; Disaster risk reduction and management; Enhancing national capacity for weather and seasonal forecasting in Bhutan; Application of climate resilient and environment friendly road construction (EFRC); Community based food security and climate resilience; Flood protection of downstream industrial area; Rain water harvesting and drought adaptation; and Community-based forest fire management and prevention. Some of the priority projects are currently being implemented through a GEF/LDCF funded project on “Addressing the Risks of Climate-induced Disasters through Enhanced National and Local Capacity for Effective Actions” from 2014-2017.

• National strategy and action plan for low carbon development (2012): In December 2009 during the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, the Royal Government of Bhutan issued a declaration entitled “Declaration of the Kingdom of Bhutan‐ The Land of Gross National Happiness to Save our Planet” wherein the government committed to maintain Bhutan’s status as a net sink for Green House Gasses by ensuring that greenhouse gas emission levels do not exceed the sequestration capacity of its forests. To fulfil the commitment, NEC developed a long‐term national strategy and short‐term action plan for low carbon development which is aligned with the national environmental mandates and various national priorities such as the green growth approach of the Economic Development Policy 2010, and the “Carbon neutral development” objective of the 11th Five Year Plan (2013‐2018).

• National Environment Strategy for Sustainable Development 2015 (draft): The NES-2015 has been developed with the main purpose to serve as a broad strategic framework to aid environmental decision-making and guide the planning, mainstreaming and implementation of environmental management needs within the overall context of development plans and programs at the central, sectoral, and local levels. With a ten-year perspective, the NES-2015 will focus on the following objectives:

1. Maintaining a healthy natural resource base and ecological integrity so that the present and future generations continue to benefit from a robust and productive natural environment;

2. Enhancing the resilience of our development resources and investments, and our adaptive capacity, to the impacts of climate change and pursuing low-emission development to mitigate climate change;

3. Sustainably managing lands in rural and urban landscapes based on their capability and productivity;

4. Integrating economic development, poverty alleviation and environmental management in mutually-reinforcing ways.

• Technology Needs Assessment and Technology Action Plans for CC adaptation (2013): TNA was undertaken to identify, assess and prioritize environmentally sound technologies, to reduce the impact of climate change and the vulnerabilities associated with it. Three top priority sectors were identified for adaptation including Water resources, Agriculture and Natural disasters and infrastructures. Within each of these focal areas, technologies were prioritized against a set of criteria and resulted in a list of shortlisted technologies such as Micro/mini hydro power and Solar power; Agro-forestry and development of drought-resistant crops; and early warning systems respectively.


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• National communication to UNFCCC: The Second National Communication (2011) presents an updated GHG inventory and describes mitigation measures, climate change vulnerabilities, and a wide range of adaptation options across the various development sectors.

Although Bhutan has an environmental expenditure as a percentage of GDP that is higher than many OECD countries (2.6% vs. 0.3-1.1%) according to the Public Environmental Expenditure Review (PEER), almost half of it comes from external financing. Of this, the climate change cluster was the larger recipient of external funding in 2011. On average, around 47 percent of the public environmental expenditure was met from external financing during the Tenth FYP. For FY 2010-11, the largest share of external funding is provided for the climate change cluster (BTN 413.10 million).

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