Republic of Costa Rica
2 July 2015
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(Please submit completed form to [email protected])
Executive Summary (in one page)
Country(or
region)
RepublicofCostaRica
SubmissionDate
02/07/2015
NDAorFocalPoint MinistryofEnvironmentandEnergy
ContactPoint
(bothNDA/FPand
deliverypartner)
ReadinessArea/s
Name:Dr.EdgarE.GutierrezEspeleta Position:Minister
Email:[email protected]
[email protected]
Tel:+50622575456/22334533ext.1162or1163
FullOfficeaddress:EdificioVistaPalace,Calle25,Av.8‐10;SanJose,
CostaRica
1.EstablishingandstrengtheningNationalDesignatedAuthoritie
(NDAs)orFocalPoints
2.StrategicframeworksforengagementwiththeFund,including
thepreparationofcountryprogrammes
3.Selectionofimplementingentitiesorintermediaries,and
supportforaccreditation
4.Initialpipelinesofprogrammeandprojectproposals
Activity1:StrengtheningtheNDA
ForthisactivityareatheFPwillprocureconsultancyservicetobuild
the capacity of the team within the Ministry of Environment and
Energy and to create the tools and procedures to communicate
informationrelatedtotheGreenClimateFund(theFund)todifferent
stakeholders.
The consultants will be responsible for coordinating with other
ministriesonmattersrelatedtotheFundand,moreparticularly,will
RequestSummary support the FP (or the NDA once designated) in undertaking the
(in200words) followingtasks:
i) Initial strategic evaluation of institutional models and capacities
withintheGovernmentofCostaRicaconcerningrequirementsforthe
effectivefulfillmentoftheroleandfunctionsofanNDA.
ii) Definition of a proposal for the governance structure, mandate,
legal structure, roles and responsibilities to be observed by a
nominatedNDA.
iii) Strengthening the knowledge, capacities, processes, systems and
procedures for a Technical Secretariat within the identified NDA to
enablethelattertofullycomplywithitsrole;
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iv) Supporting the NDA to establish a coordinating and consulting
mechanismwithotherMinistriesonFund‐relatedmatters;
v) Organizing workshops and trainings for NDA staff on matters
relatedtotheFund.
vi) Organizing one inter‐ministerial consultation to coordinate on
mattersrelatedtotheFundandtovalidatethenominationofanNDA.
vii) Preparing, publishing and transmitting brochures and other
publications, containing the operational manuals for the national
coordination and consultation mechanism, based on the operative
guidelines and norms deemed relevant for the engagement with the
GCF;
TheFP(ortheNDAoncedesignated)mayalsoaddotheractivitiesin
accordancewiththeFund’sdefinedscopeofworkintheStandardized
PackageforNDAorFocalStrengthening,availableat:
http://www.gcfund.org/fileadmin/00_customer/documents/Accredit
ation/Scope_of_Work_Package_1_NDA_Strengthening.pdf.
Activity2:StrategicFrameworks
The FP will procure consultancy services to develop a Country
Programme.Developmentofthecountryprogrammewillincludethe
followingactivities:
i) Developing concept notes for national/sectorial multi‐stakeholder
consultations for the identification of development priorities for
considerationbytheFund.
ii)ProposingdevelopmentprioritiesforCostaRicawithrespecttothe
National Development Plan, National Climate Change Strategy and
ActionPlanandotherstrategicsectorialplansandthatareconsistent
withtheFund’sinitialresultsmanagementframework;
iii) Identifying the possible roles of prospective public and private
sector entities – including national, regional and international
implementing entities – that may be accredited by the Fund in
implementingCostaRica’sprogrammingprioritieswithrespecttothe
Fund;
v)Identifying project/programmeopportunitiesforconsiderationby
the GCF that include the private sector, including micro, small and
medium‐sized enterprises, and leverage their capacity to implement
CostaRica’sprogrammingpriorities;
vi)IdentifyingprogrammesandprojectsforconsiderationbytheGCF,
including public‐private partnerships, consistent with the Fund’s
initialinvestmentframework;
vii)AssessingtheimplicationsofCostaRica’sentranceintotheOECD
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(by 2018) and its potential impact on Costa Rica’s access to
multilateralandbilateralfunding,bothintheformofgrantsandloans.
TheFP(ortheNDAoncedesignated)mayaddotherelementstothe
countryprogrammeandwillalsoundertakestakeholderconsultations
inamannerthatisconsistentwiththeFund’sdefinedscopeofworkin
theStandardizedPackageforCountryStrategicFrameworks,available
at:
http://www.gcfund.org/fileadmin/00_customer/documents/Accredit
ation/Scope_of_Work_Package_2_Country_Programme.pdf.
Anticipated
Duration
Estimatedtotal
cost
01/09/2015–31/08/2016(12months)
UptoUS$300,000
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SECTIONA:RATIONALEFORREQUEST
A.1
Background
Costa Rica is a country with 4.8 million inhabitants and a territory of 51,100 km2. Even
though its area only represents 0.03% of the planet’s surface, Costa Rica is home to 800
million metric tons (mt) of carbon stocks and 5% of the world’s biodiversity. Per capita
greenhousegas(GHG)emissionsequaled2.05tonsofCO2in2005,substantiallylowerthan
theglobalaverageof4.57tonsofCO2thatsameyear.
Costa Rica’s aspiration to achieve carbon‐neutrality has demonstrated its commitment to
transitiontowardsalowemissionseconomy.Whilethisisstillworkinprogress,thetenetsof
the low‐emissions climate resilient development strategy that Costa Rica is proposing are
explicitinseveralpolicyframeworks,includingtheNationalClimateChangeStrategy(NCCS)
and its Action Plan, coordinated by the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE)
through its Climate Change Directorate (CCD). The Strategy creates the institutional
coordination mechanisms with priority productive sectors that are critical to reduce the
country’s greenhouse gas emissions. Since the Carbon Neutrality goal was announced in
2007, Costa Rica has been working on early mitigation actions that have increased the
country’sreadiness,inparticularthroughtheapprovalofNationallyAppropriateMitigation
Actions(NAMAs)intheAgriculture,WasteManagementandUrbanPlanningSectors.These
initiatives have provided key inputs into the ongoing design of Costa Rica’s Intended
Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to be submitted to the UNFCCC by September
2015.
Theseeffortsnotwithstanding,CostaRicahasbecomemorevulnerabletoclimatevariability
inrecentyears.Thesocialandeconomiccostofdroughtsandfloodsisagrowingfigure,not
to mention loss in biodiversity and ecosystem services. Aware of these challenges, the
Ministry of the Environment and Energy is currently beginning the design of its National
AdaptationPlan,whichwillrequirecritical financialand technicalassistance inthecoming
years. Based on its mitigation and adaptation targets contained in its INDC, Costa Rica also
intendstoalignpublicandprivateinvestmentpoliciestowardslowemissionclimateresilient
developmentmodels.
A.2
Justificationforrequest
Thechallenge ofmigratingtoalowemissionclimateresilient developmentmodel requires
the broadening of conceptual frameworks to include and align economic, social and
sustainabledevelopmentpolicies.Thisparadigmshiftinvolvessettinginmotionanumberof
actions including, but not limited to, a) expansion of climate change knowledge base,
particularly for stakeholders other than climate change decision‐makers (i.e. economic,
business, financial, insurance, and sectors such as agriculture and livestock, transport,
housing, solid waste, among others), b) inclusion of sustainable development criteria and
safeguardsinpublicinvestmentframeworks,andc)designandimplementationofmitigation
and adaptation actions in line with renewed sustainable development models and
appropriateMRVtoachievethedesiredimpacts.
Currently the FP is tasked with attending all matters related to the GCF, including
dissemination of information both in group meetings and one‐on‐one, meeting with
institutionsinterestedinbecomingaccreditedentities,organizingclimatefinanceinitiatives
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in general and maintaining communications with relevant Fund Staff. Gaps exist mainly in
strategicplanningandinterministerialcoordinationofkeyinvestments.Thedevelopmentof
the Country Programme will allow a better prioritization of policies and an improved
investment planning, in line with the country´s intended policy changes and indebtedness
capacity.
CostaRicawishestodevelopthegovernanceplatformandstrategicframeworkstoadvance
investmentsbyestablishingandstrengtheningtheNationalDesignatedAuthority(NDA).
However, as the GCF is a new multilateral fund, existing capacities are not adequate to
performalltheresponsibilitiesrequiredtoeffectivelyengagewiththeGCFandfacilitatethe
engagement of stakeholders in the country with the GCF. In this context, the readiness
support will be used to augment and strengthen the capacities of the FP (or the NDA once
designated) to leverage greater participation of different stakeholders at national level,
including the private sector, and support appropriate oversight of Fund activities at the
countrylevel.
The readiness support will also help the FP (or the NDA once designated) to establish a
clearly articulated framework for identification and preparation of funding proposals to be
presentedtotheFundin2016,andalsoidentifyrelevantstakeholderswiththepotentialto
participate in the implementation of programming priorities of the country, including
potentialdirectaccessentities.
Costa
SECTIONB:SCOPEOFWORK
Descriptionofactivities (Pleaseprovidedetailedlogicalframeworkasan
B.1
annex.SeeAnnexIforcontenttobuildfrom).
SeeAnnexI.
B.2
Expectedresults
SECTIONC:BUDGET(includetotalcostandshareofGCFfunding)
Note:Allcostreflectedinthisbudgetrepresentamaximumavailableamountguidedbythe
standardizedpackages.
Activ
Activit
GCF
Activity Activity
ity
Activity
Total
Category
y
Share
area1
area2 area
area5
(USD)
area4
(USD)
3
US$62,5 US$62,5
125,000
Consultancy
00
00
125,000
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Travel
Workshops
(Venue,
catering,travel,
perdiem,
materials,etc)
Other(incl.
auditcosts)
Contingency
Project
Management
costs
GrandTotal
US$17,5
00
US$47,5
00
US$6,75
0
US$6,75
0
US$17,5
00
US$47,5
00
US$6,75
0
US$6,75
0
35,000
35,000
95,000
95,000
13,500
13,500
13,500
13,500
18,000
US$150, US$150,
000
000
18,000
300,000
300,00
0
SECTIOND:IMPLEMENTATIONPLAN
D.1
Implementationarrangements
TheGovernmentofCostaRicahasrequested theUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme to
be its delivery partner for the readiness programme. UNDP would take responsibility for
implementationoftheproposedprogrammeincludingfiduciarymanagement.
D.2
Disbursementandimplementationschedule
Activities under the two areas (Activity area 1‐ Strengthening Focal Point or NDA, and
Activityarea2‐Developmentofacountryprogramme)willbeimplementedinparallelovera
12‐monthperiodbeginninginSeptember2015andrunningthroughAugust2016.
DisbursementstoUNDP,thedeliverypartner,willbemadeinthreeequaltranches:
•Thefirstdisbursement,whichamountstoUS$135,000.00(includingaUS$6,000.00UNDP
fee)willbetransferreduponthesubmissionofaninceptionreportfromUNDP,thedelivery
partner, in form and substance acceptable to the Fund, which includes detailed
implementationplan,procurementplanandbudget;
• The second tranche of US$135,000.00 (including a US$ 6,000.00 UNDP fee) will be
transferreduponsubmissionofaninterimprogressreportandfinancialreport,includingan
expenditurestatementafter6monthsofimplementation;and
•ThefinaldisbursementofUS$30,000.00(includingaUS$6,000.00UNDPfee)willbemade
upon submission of a completion report and financial report, including an audited
expenditurestatement.
D.3
Procurementplan
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As delivery partner, UNDP will manage the readiness funding and will be responsible for
providingandcontractingtheservicesdescribedinthisproposal,aswellasreportingonthe
progressofthisimplementationinclosecoordinationandunderthesupervisionoftheFocal
Point(ortheNDAoncedesignated).Procurementwillbeprocessedinaccordancewiththe
procurement guidelines and policies of UNDP. The FP (or the NDA once designated) will
submittheinceptionreport,interimprogressreportandcompletionreportwiththesupport
ofthedeliverypartner.
UNDP,incollaborationwiththeFocalPoint(ortheNDAoncedesignated),willcompetitively
procureservicesconsistentwithitsprocurementpolicies,whichwillbeassessedbytheFund
throughthefinancialmanagementcapacityassessmentprocess:
• Consultants will be procured on a competitive basis and the terms of reference of
consultantswillbedevelopedfurthertoincludethetasksoutlinedintherequestsummary
above.TheFocalPoint(orNDAoncedesignated)mayalsoaddothertaskstotheToRsofthe
consultants in accordance with the Fund’s defined scope of work on NDA strengthening
within the resource envelope in this proposal and any supplementary resources secured
fromothersources.
•Foritemssuchasvenuesandtravelforstakeholderworkshopstobeorganized,ashopping
methodwillbeusedtoprocuresuchservicesconsistentwithUNDP’sprocurementpolicies.
Information on the process of procurement to be undertaken will be included in the
inception report where such information can be provided in advance, and in any case, the
results will be included in interim progress or completion reports once such procurement
hasbeenundertakenandcompleted.
SECTIONE:MONITORING&REPORTINGPLAN
ThereportstobesubmittedwillbeasperwhatisincludedinsectionD.2,andwillinclude
reportingagainstthelogicalframeworkincludedinAnnexI.
SECTIONF:RISK&MITIGATIONMEASURES
UNDPhasbeenrequestedtobethedeliverypartnerforthereadinessprogrammebytheFP
(ortheNDAoncedesignated),butmightalsobetheinternationalIEfortheprojectproposals
tobepresentedbyCostaRicatotheFund.Conflictsofinterestsmayarise,inwhichcasethe
FP(ortheNDAoncedesignated)willimplementthefollowingmeasurestomanagethem:
‐‐‐ Sign a Memorandum of Understanding with UNDP as delivery partner for readiness
supportwithinthescopeofthisproposal,inwhichtherolesofcoordinationandfacilitation
between the FP (or the NDA once designated) and UNDP respectively are clearly
differentiated.
‐‐‐ Theprioritizationof investments andprojectstobeincluded inthecountry programme
will be made through a broad consultation process with relevant stakeholders, including
otherpotentialimplementingentitiesforCosta Rica,andthefinal validationofthecountry
programmewillbecarriedoutbythecountry’scoordinationmechanismforclimatechange
financingwiththeparticipationofothergovernmentagenciestoensurechosenprioritiesare
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fullyalignedwithnationalplansandstrategiesandadequatelyincludeinputsfromconsulted
stakeholders.
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Annex I. Logical Framework
Description
Outcomes
1
NDA capacity strengthened to undertake
Fund-related responsibilities
2
Strategic framework for engagement with the
Fund developed
Outputs
Presentations or other climate and
1.1
development-related information materials
Summaries of meetings of country
coordination mechanism and multi1.2
stakeholder engagement, including list of
participants
Annual report on activities of the Fund and
1.3 other relevant funding mechanisms and
institutions in the country
Information materials on the operational
1.4
procedures of the Fund and distribution lists
Indicators
1.1 Knowledge acquired on the country’s climate- and
development-related current situation, needs, priorities,
strategies, plans, relevant institutions and stakeholders
1.2 Capacity developed to design and operate a country
coordination mechanism and multi-stakeholder engagement
that results in identification of priorities and recommendations
of (or no-objections on) funding proposals
1.3 Capacity and systems developed to monitor, evaluate and
maintain an overview of activities of the Fund and other
relevant funding mechanisms and institutions working in the
country
1.4 Capacity to disseminate information on the operational
procedures of the Fund to country stakeholders
2.1 Country programme developed and endorsed by country
coordination mechanism
2.2 NDA-led stakeholder engagement process undertaken
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Description
of recipients
Country programme, including elements
2.1 provided in the Fund’s Initial Guidelines for
Country Programme
Summaries of meetings of multi-stakeholder
2.2
engagement, including list of participants
Activities
Indicators
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Annex II. Implementation and Disbursement Schedule