CliFiT Hand-out – Session: Pipeline Development / Exercise: Prioritisation of Climate
Projects
Case study for prioritising adaptation projects
Setting
You are a member of the National Climate Change Technical Committee working on CLIFland‘s
National Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (NCCSAP). The development of the NCCSAP
followed a multi-stakeholder process, involving actors from the public and private sector as well as
civil society.
Of the many project ideas developed to implement the National Climate Change Strategy, only a
selection will be submitted for funding to the Green Climate Fund (GCF). In order to select a priority
project, the National Climate Change Steering Committee of CLIFland already decided on a weighting
of the initial GCF investment criteria.
Your task is to select one priority adaptation/ mitigation project from the existing project pipeline,
making use of the Multi-Criteria Analysis and a selection of the GCF investment criteria. The most
suitable project will be proposed to the Implementing Entity for submission to the GCF.
Step-by-step guide:
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Step 1: Evaluate the list of projects provided in the hand-out according to the selected GCF
investment criteria on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the highest rating
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Step 2: Multiply the scores for each project by the respective weights given in the hand-out.
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Step 3: Discuss the results within your group and take a final decision on the project to be
submitted to the GCF.
Selected initial GCF climate investment criteria (reduced version)
Criterion 1
Paradigm shift potential
• Potential for scaling-up and
replication and overall
contribution to global lowcarbon and climate-resilient
pathways
• Potential for knowledge and
learning
• Contribution to the creation
of an enabling environment
• Contribution to the regulatory
framework and policies
Criterion 2
Efficiency and effectiveness
• Cost-effectiveness and
efficiency regarding
financial and nonfinancial aspects
• Amount of co-financing
• Programme/ project
financial viability and
other financial
indicators
• Industry best practices
Criterion 3
Country ownership
• Existence of a national climate
strategy
• Coherence with existing
policies
• Capacity of implementing
entities, intermediaries or
executing entities to deliver
• Engagement with civil society
organizations and other
relevant stakeholders
Please note that the information provided in this hand-out can only provide a limited level of detail
on the projects to be evaluated. Please use your own experience to fill in potential information gaps in
order to evaluate the projects according to the criteria applied in the MCA.
This Training Material was developed by adelphi with financial support from GIZ as part of the CF Ready
Program on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
List of proposed adaptation projects:
1. Developing Agro-Pastoral Shade Gardens as an Adaptation Strategy for Poor Rural
Communities in CLIFland
Background
Objectives
Activities
Further
context
information
Duration
Costs
The dry eastern region of the country of CLIFland has been facing a prolonged
drought that has heavily impacted agricultural production and rural livelihoods. The
respective communities are exposed to drought and require urgent adaptation
interventions to secure water resources and conserve soil related ecosystems on
which local communities depend.
Overall objective:
Diversify and promote climate resilient agro-pastoral practices in rural CLIFland.
Desired outcomes:
- Capacities to mobilise and secure sustainable water resources for agropastoral communities developed in the face of climate change;
- Sustainable agro-pastoral systems developed, providing greater forage
production capacities,
- Microfinance products developed to facilitate and promote diversified and
climate resilient agro-pastoral production systems.
1. Sustainable access to secured water resources in the face of climate change
- Develop and institutionalise rainfall-runoff and groundwater models within
the National Institute of Energy, Water, and Natural Resources of CLIFland to
project likely climate change impacts on water availability;
- Based on model outputs, develop controlled groundwater extraction,
artificial recharge and climate-smart management plans;
- Develop community-based surface-water-harvesting infrastructures that
increase surface supply and groundwater tables.
2. Shade gardens to support a diversified and climate-resilient agro-pastoral
production system;
- Establish six sets of 38 pilot community-managed agro-pastoral shade garden
plots (1 ha per family), benefiting 228 families (approx. 2,800 people);
- Implement targeted training for extension service personnel and agropastoralists on the issues of grazing, forage management, cultivation
techniques, crop protection etc., in the context of increasing climate change
pressures;
- Establish well-sized feed/forage stocking facilities to allow better
management of forage availability over repeated drought periods.
3. Access to secured finance for climate-resilient agro-pastoral enterprise
development.
- Develop an adaptation-oriented micro-finance scheme that supports climateresilient shade gardening practices;
- Support the formation of agro-pastoral cooperatives (including women
cooperatives) to facilitate training on climate-resilient agro-pastoral practices
and to support the development of financial literacy
- The National Institute of Energy, Water, and Natural Resources of CLIFland
has comprehensive experience in water modelling and in developing climatesmart water management plans;
- Surface water harvesting has been conducted successfully in a neighbouring
country of CLIFland with a similar climate and socio-economic conditions;
- Shade gardens are a traditional agro-pastoral practice in the project region
Jan 2015 - Dec 2019
USD 4,658,556
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This Training Material was developed by adelphi with financial support from GIZ as part of the CF Ready
Program on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
2. Enhancing the resilience of communities in CLIFland to the adverse effects of climate
change in agriculture and food security
Background
Objectives
Activities
Further
Context
Information
Duration
Costs
CLIFland faces severe consequences from climate change, particularly in the dry
season, when various types of crops fail to resist the drought. Drought affects food
gardens, resulting in the National Disaster Management Office having to distribute
food supplies to affected areas.
Overall objective:
Strengthen the ability of communities in CLIFland to make informed decisions and
manage likely climate-change-driven pressures on food production and management
systems.
Desired outcomes:
- Promoted pilot community-adaptation activities that enhance food security
and livelihood resilience in at least 3 selected regions;
- Strengthened institutions and adjusted national and sub-national policies
related to governing agriculture in the context of a range of climate change
futures
1. Implement community-based adaptation initiatives in at least 18 communities
(51,167 households) across at least 3 regions in CLIFland
- Develop and implement community-level integrated land-use plans to
support traditional crops and livestock
- Introduce climate-change-resilient farming techniques and systems at
community level
- Establish nurseries at the provincial and community levels to ensure the
continuous supply of resilient traditional plants.
- Strengthen capacity for processing and storage of root and tree crops
2. Strengthen institutional support of climate resilience policy frameworks for the
agriculture sector
- Integrate climate and disaster risks into national and provincial agriculture
and livestock sector policy, as well as other relevant policies, strategies,
related instruments, and coordination mechanisms.
- Strengthen the capacity of CLIFland Meteorological Services to produce
enhanced weather and climate information services tailored to the
agriculture sector and land resources management.
- The project objectives are in line with CLIFland’s National Climate Change
Strategy and Action Plan (NCCSAP) and the experiences gained throughout
this project results will be fed into CLIFland’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP);
- The implementing entity proposed has not worked in CLIFland or the
neighbouring countries before;
- A project with similar activities has been implemented in CLIFland two years
ago. The five-year-long project was successfully implemented but did not
prove to be sustainable. The main reason was that there was no
institutionalisation of the knowledge produced and many of the beneficiaries
who received the training on climate-resilient farming techniques migrated
from the region due to an extreme storm event.
Dec 2015 - Dec 2018
USD 5,610,000
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This Training Material was developed by adelphi with financial support from GIZ as part of the CF Ready
Program on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
3. Developing climate resilience of farming communities in the drought-prone parts of
CLIFland
Background
Objectives
Activities
Further
Context
Information
Duration
Costs
The frequent occurrence of drought, an overall trend of aridification, and projected
drying of CLIFland’s eastern region has placed serious strains on water availability,
causing a decline in land productivity and reducing the ability of the rural poor to
withstand the current and future impacts of climate change. Despite considerable
infrastructural investments in the agricultural sector and progressive land reforms,
vulnerable farmers and pastoralists that reside in arid and marginal lands do not
benefit directly from these improvements.
Overall objective:
Develop the climate resilience of farming and pastoral communities in the droughtprone parts of CLIFland.
Desired outcomes:
- The institutional and technical capacity for drought management and early
warning developed
- Climate resilient farming practices established on subsistence farms
1. Develop institutional capacity and mechanisms for drought risk management
and early warning
- Upgrade the observation and monitoring infrastructure for effective data
reception and transmission
- Establish a multi-module platform for integrating the data flow from the
hydro-meteorological observation network to end users
- Develop drought early warning mechanisms to minimise impacts of droughts
- Establish science-based extension services for subsistence farmers to assist in
farm-based climate risk management
2. Implement climate-resilient agricultural and pastoral production systems
- Provide capacity-building for climate resilient conservation agriculture
practices and water saving irrigation practices to a target group of 10,000
farmers
- Support the establishment of horticulture greenhouses on 5,000 ha of farms
(40% of targeted farmers) to minimise impacts of droughts on farm
production
- Currently there is a lack of qualified personnel to carry out hydrometeorological observations in CLIFland
- Water saving irrigation practices have been introduced to the western region
of CLIFland a few months ago. Although the irrigation practices showed good
results, the up-front costs were quite high and could only be afforded by the
target group through substantial external financial support.
May 2014 – May 2016
USD 7,415,103
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This Training Material was developed by adelphi with financial support from GIZ as part of the CF Ready
Program on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Multi-Criteria Analysis – Template:
Step 1: Evaluate the list of projects provided in the hand-out according to the given climate
investment criteria on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the highest rating).
Adaptation projects
Criterion 1
Paradigm
shift
potential
Criterion 2
Efficiency and
effectiveness
Criterion 3
Country
ownership
Total scores
1. Developing Agro-Pastoral
Shade Gardens as an
Adaptation Strategy for Poor
Rural Communities in CLIFland
2. Enhancing the Resilience of
Communities in CLIFland to the
Adverse Effects of Climate
Change in Agriculture and Food
Security
3. Developing climate resilience
of farming communities in the
drought prone parts of
CLIFland
Step 2: Multiply the scores for each project by the respective weights.
Adaptation projects
Weights:
Criterion 1
Paradigm
shift
potential
Criterion 2
Efficiency and
effectiveness
1.0
0.6
Criterion 3
Country
ownership
Overall
evaluation
0.7
1. Developing Agro-Pastoral
Shade Gardens as an
Adaptation Strategy for Poor
Rural Communities in CLIFland
2. Enhancing the Resilience of
Communities in CLIFland to the
Adverse Effects of Climate
Change in Agriculture and Food
Security
3. Developing climate resilience
of farming communities in the
drought prone parts of
CLIFland
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This Training Material was developed by adelphi with financial support from GIZ as part of the CF Ready
Program on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.