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World Meteorological Organization
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Sixty-Ninth Session
Geneva, 10 to 17 May 2017 / EC-69/Doc.11
Submitted by:
Secretary-General
17.V.2017
APPROVED

AGENDA ITEM 11: RESOURCE MOBILIZATION

SUMMARY

DECISIONS/ACTIONS REQUIRED:

Adopt draft Decision 11/1 - Nominal allocation of VCP Trust Fund for 2017.

CONTENT OF DOCUMENT:

The Table of Contents is available only electronically as a Document Map[*].

DRAFT DECISION

Draft Decision 11/1 (EC-69)

Nominal allocation of VCP Trust Fund for 2017

THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,

Recalling the WMO Resource Mobilization Strategy approved by Decision 69 (EC-68) which highlighted that Climate Funds were an important mechanism to be targeted by WMO and its Members to seek additional investments,

Welcoming that in June 2016 the World Meteorological Organization became the first UN specialized agency to formalize its relationship with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and that by signing its Accreditation Master with the GCF, the WMO can now receive financial resources for climate action programmes and projects (upon approbation of the GCF Board Members),

Noting with appreciation that in March 2017 WMO became the first Multilateral Implementing Entity to have a regional proposal approved by the Adaptation Fund Board under the Pilot Programme for regional projects and programmes. The AF Board endorsed a USD 6.8 million proposal submitted by WMO entitled “Agricultural Climate Resilience Enhancement Initiative (ACREI)” for Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda,

Welcoming also the broad range of financing partners, including Canada, Ireland, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Germany, Norway, Republic of Korea, Japan, Switzerland, USA, UK, and others. The list of projects being implemented or in the pipeline are shown in Annex 1 to this decision,

Considering that the Voluntary Cooperation Programme has reached its 50th year of operation, expressed its appreciation to VCP donors including the above for the valuable efforts in supporting the Members through the VCP that clearly remains an important delivery mechanism for support to Members,

Having considered the proposed provisional allocation and priority areas for the VCP-TF for 2017,

Approves the proposed provisional allocation for the VCP-TF for 2017 as shown in Annex 2 to this decision;

Requeststhe Secretary-General to continue to monitor progress and evaluate the effectiveness of resource mobilization efforts and to continue efforts with OECD to increase WMO's ODA Coefficients in the OECD DAC (Development Assistance Committee) listing for UN agencies to better reflect the actual situation in WMO with respect to Development Cooperation contributions to overall budget.

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Annexes: 2

Annex 1 to draft Decision 11/1 (EC-69)

(a) Overview of projects being implemented or completed during the reporting period

No. / Project / Donor / Budget / Implementation period
1 / Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Africa (Norway 1): Southern, East and West Africa / MFA Norway/now NORAD / NOK 56,8 million / Dec. 2011-July 2016
2 / Adaptation Programme in Africa (Norway 2): Malawi and Tanzania / MFA/now NORAD Norway / NOK 60 million / Jan. 2014-Dec. 2016
3 / Programme for Implementing the GFCS at Regional and National Scales / Environment Canada / CAD 6.138 million / April 2013-March 2017
4 / Improvement of Agrometeorological information for small-scale agricultural production in Tigray, Ethiopia / Irish Aid / EUR 400,000 / 2013-2017
5 / Hydrometeorological Disaster Impact Mitigation Projects / USAID / USD 13.7 million / Sept. 2011-Sept 2016
6 / Programme for building Regional Climate Capacity in the Caribbean / USAID / USD 5.085 million / Feb. 2014–Jan. 2017
7 / Haiti Weather Systems Programme – Climate Services to Reduce Vulnerability / Environment Canada / CAD 6.5 million / Dec. 2012–March 2017
8 / Climandes – Andes-Based Climate Services for Decision Makers - Phase II / SDC / CHF 3,135 million / 2016-2019
9 / Uzbekistan ClimateDataRestoration Project / KMA - CS TF / USD 617,000 / May 2015–July 2017
10 / Mongolia - Modernization of Aviation Meteorological Center of Mongolia / KMA - CS TF / USD 200505,000 / March 20146–May 2017
11 / PDR Lao - Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite (COMS) satellite data reception and processing system / KMA - CS TF / USD 264,000 / Completed
12 / Uganda – Climate analysis and prediction system / KMA - CS TF / USD 150,000 / 2015-2017
13 / 12 countries - Satellite receiving equipment for Himawari-8/9 / Japan TF / CHF 714,546 / 2015-2017
15 / Blue Peace –Water Security in the Middle East / SDC / USD 905,400 / Feb. 2014-Dec. 2016
16 / Contribution to the Modernization PME Saudi Arabia / Saudi Arabia PME / about USD 4 million / ongoing
17 / Development of an Integrated Coastal Inundation Forecasting System in Fiji – Phase I (CIFDP) / KMA / 2 M USD / 2016-2019
18 / Climate Change Adaptation and Improved Climate Services in Sub-Saharan Africa - National Frameworks for Climate Services / USAID / USD 1 million / 2016-2017
19 / WMO Global HydroMet Facility / SDC / CHF 2.8 Million / 2016-2020
20 / Strategic Planning for NMHS (Africa) / DFID / GBP 450,000 / 2016-2017
21 / Climate Data Management Systems Djibouti / KMA / USD 150,000 / 2016-2017
22 / Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project(SWFDP) in West Africa - Phase 1 / KMA / USD 150,000 / 2015-2017

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(b) Overview of projects In the pipeline

No. / Pipeline Project / Donor / Budget / Implementation period / Status / Lead Department(s)
1 / Adaptation Programme in Africa (Norway 3): West & East Africa / Norad Norway / NOK 80 million / June 16-Dec.2019 / Concept Note submitted September 2016 / CLW/WDS
2 / Climate Change Adaptation and Improved Climate Services in Sub-Saharan Africa - National Frameworks for Climate Services / USAID / USD 1 million / June 2016–Dec. 2017 / Project document approved by USAID (November 2016) / GFCS
3 / Applying seasonal climate forecasting and innovative insurance solutions to climate risk management in the agriculture sector in SE Asia / IKI (Germany) / EUR 13 million / 2016-2020 / BMU has requested the full proposal following teleconference in December / CLW
4 / Enhancing Safety of Navigation and subsistence and commercial activities over Lake Victoria and its Basin by Strengthening Meteorological Services on the Lake / DFID / GBP 3.2 million / 2017-2020 / Proposal being finalized / WWRP/WCRP/WDS
5 / MHEWS SIDS/SE Asia / Canada / CAD 10 million / 2017-2019 / Announced at COP 21 as part of the CREWS initiative - Funding received by WMO, project started in March 2017 / CLW/WDS (DRR)
9 / GFCS-ACP Programme / EU-DECVO (EDF 11) / EUR 80-85 million / 2017-2021 (tbd) / Project Formulation Phase / RMDP and AMCOMET
11 / Enhancing Early Warning Systems to build greater resilience to hydro and meteorological hazards in Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) – (Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste and Vanuatu) / Green Climate Fund / USD 48 million, including USD 46 million from GCF / 2018-2022 / Concept Note submitted in October 2016- Project Preparation Funding Application submitted in November 2016 – Feedback received, awaiting final decision for PPF / RMDP-RAP
12 / Regional Programme: Linking climate knowledge action for resilience in the Sahel (Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal, Mali, Chad, Ivory Coast, Cameroon) / Green Climate Fund / USD 50 million, including USD 46.5 million from GCF / 2018-2022 / Concept Note submitted in December 2016- Project Preparation Funding Application submitted in December 2016 – awaiting feedback from GCF / GFCS
13 / Preparation of Global Climate Services for Energy (GCSE) – (Colombia, Tanzania and Moldova) / Green Climate Fund / USD 49.5 million / 2018-2022 / Concept Note submitted in October 2016- Project Preparation Funding Application submitted in December 2016 – awaiting feedback from GCF / CLW
14 / Enhancing Climate Resilience in the Third Pole / Green Climate Fund / USD 27 million / 2018-2022 / Concept Note submitted in November 2016- Project Preparation Funding Application in preparation / GFCS
15 / Enhancing urban services capabilities to build Jakarta as climate smart city / Green Climate Fund / tbd / tbd / Concept Note in preparation / WWR, RMDP
16 / Integrated Global GHG Information System Pilot Project (Morocco) / Green Climate Fund / tbd / tbd / Concept Note in preparation / AER
17 / Agricultural Climate Resilience Enhancement Initiative (ACREI) – (Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda) / Adaptation Fund / USD 6.8 million / 2017-2020 / Project approved by the Adaptation Fund Board in March 2017; project is expected to start in July 2017 / RO Nairobi, RMDP
18 / Burkina Faso / CREWS-Global / USD 2.2 million / 2017-2019 / Project to start in April 2017 / CLW
19 / Pacific / CREWS – Global / USD 1.4 million / 2017-2019 / Project to start in April 2017 / RMDP-RAP

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Annex 2 to draft Decision 11/1 (EC-69)

VCP Trust Fund 2017

VCP Trust Fund 2017 / Nominal
Allocation
(USD)
Balance at 01/01/17 / 100,000 / 2017
Anticipated Contributions 2017 / 100,000
Anticipated Available 2017 / 200,000
Priority Areas
Spares/shipping / 5,000
Expert services / 30,000
(Short-term) fellowships and training activities / 10,000
Improvement of GTS / 10,000
Improvement of Observing Systems / 10,000
Improvement of GDPS / 5,000
Agricultural meteorology activities / 10,000
Support to CDMS and climatological activities / 10,000
Operational hydrology activities / 10,000
Sub Total / 100,000
Reserve / 100,000

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