Ecosystem based Approaches to Climate-Resilient Development LDCF and SCCF Case Study Template

Project Identification / Title / Increased resilience and adaptation to climate change-induced coastal erosion in coastal communities in Mozambique
Country / Mozambique
GEF Project ID / 4276
GEF Agency / UNDP (PIMS 4069)
Duration / Jan-12 to Sep-15
Project Objective / The objective of the project is to develop the capacity of communities living in the coastal zones of Mozambique to manage climate change by: i) generating climate change risk and adaptation options analysis and mainstreaming it into policies, investment plans and sector budgets at the national and sub-national level ii) piloting demonstration projects to increase capacity of communities living in the coastal zone to cope with climate change impacts such as coastal erosion and to improve coastal ecosystem resilience to climate change; and iii) knowledge management to enable replication of climate change adaptation measures in coastal zones.
In-country Executing Agency / National Directorate for Environmental Management (DNGA) of the Ministry for the Coordination of Environmental Affairs (MICOA)
Target Development Sectors and Climate Risks Addressed / Sector: (Food and Agriculture, Water resources, Disaster Risk Management, Health, Coastal Management etc.) / Coastal Zone Management
Climate vulnerabilities addressed in the above mentioned sector/s through the project / storm surges, tsunamis, tropical cyclones, sea level rise, droughts producing flooding; saltwater intrusion into ground water; erosion of dune, mangrove and wetland ecosystems with effects on fisheries and erosion of infrastructure; reduced viability of fisheries, disease from flooding and stagnant waters following flooding, and soil degradation
Type of ecosystem/s and target ecosystem service/s / ●Types of ecosystems
●estuaries, dunes, mangrove forests, coastal lakes, sand banks and coral reefs, marine weed, swamps
●Target ecosystem services
●Provisioning: Fresh, fisheries, wood, sand (for construction), soil
●Regulation: erosion, floods, disease
●Cultural: aesthetic, spiritual, recreational
●Supporting: Fisheries, soil formation
Ecosystems related project details / Which of the following approach does the project take? Describe briefly how the approach contributes to the climate change adaptation?
i.Conservation, sustainable management or rehabilitation of vulnerable ecosystems
ii.Enhancement of ecosystems/ecosystem services to reduce climate risks in development sectors / i.Conservation, sustainable management or rehabilitation of vulnerable ecosystems
ii.Enhancement of ecosystems/ecosystem services to reduce climate risks in development sectors
The LDCF-financed project has two Outcomes relating to ecosystem management and enhancement:
●Outcome 1: Coastal climate change risks integrated into key decision-making processes at the local, sub-national and national levels.
●Outcome 2: Adaptive Capacity of coastal communities improved and coastal zone resilience to climate change enhanced.
Output 1.1 provides for a dynamic monitoring system for dunes, beaches, mangroves and sea level rise (SLR) to be established to measure topographtic, oceonagraphic, chemical and biological indicators. This will be done with community involvement to monitor key parameters such as shoreline change. Climate risk mappings and assessments will be co-produced between local communities and scientists to improve the accuracy and utility of the climate risk information produced. Building on existing capacity and experience used in generating the national risk analysis (INGC, 2009) coastal erosion risk profiles will be produced for a single or multiple coastal segments of 2 km of extension directly related to the three selected pilot districts.
Outputs 2.2 and 2.3 provide for the development and implementation of community level adaptation investment plans that would comprise of priority community level infrastructure and or/ecosystem enhancement and protection measures.
Ecosystem protection and enhancement could cover the following activities:
●Fisheries best practice (codes of conduct, community education and monitoring programme, establishing cooperatives)
●Sustainable eco-tourism;
●Replanting trees;
●Dune management (fencing, planting, revegetation, terracing and signage);
●Beach nourishing;
●Sandbagging;
●Channel and bank protection;
●Wetland protection (mangrove replanting, community education).
Project component(s) relevant to ecosystems / Outcome 1: Climate change risks to coastal zones integrated into key decision-making process and managed at community level as well as sub-national and national governmentlevel.
●Output 1.1. A dynamic monitoring system for dunes, beaches, mangroves and sea level rise established to measure topographic, oceanographic, chemical and biological indicators.
●Output 1.3 Coastal erosion risk profiles prepared for multiple coastal segment of 2 km of extension.
Outcome 2:Adaptive capacity of coastal communities improved and coastal zone resilience to climate change enhanced.
●Output 2.2 Adaptation investment plan developed for each of the seven pilot sites in Pemba, Pebane and Inharrime for community-level CCA measures such as small-scale infrastructure and ecosystem-based measures. (MICOA).
●Output 2.3 Priority community-based adaptation projects implemented among 10,000 households in the seven pilot sites in Pemba, Pebane and Inharrime, focused on resilient livelihoods and community-level adaptation measures, including ecosystem protection and enhancement.
Related Investment Activities / Output 2.2 Adaptation investment plan developed for each of the seven pilot sites in Pemba, Pebane and Inharrime for community-level CCA measures such as small-scale infrastructure and ecosystem-based measures. (MICOA).
●Indicative activities
2.2.1 Convene community meetings to rehearse the recommendations from the PPG phase and get feedback on process for moving forward to final selection of community-level adaptation measures;
2.2.2 Based on short-listed options in the CZM report and the VCA, identify final list of CCA options to be funded by grant for each pilot area (ie public goods) based on cost-effectiveness and feasibility analysis;
2.2.3 Scope out capacity development needs for implementation of adaptation measures;
2.2.4 Produce appropriate training materials and deliver training;
2.2.5 Deliver additional support as needed.
Output 2.3 Priority community-based adaptation projects implemented among 10,000 households in the seven pilot sites in Pemba, Pebane and Inharrime, focused on resilient livelihoods and community-level adaptation measures, including ecosystem protection and enhancement (UNCDF; MICOA).
●Indicative activities
2.3.1 Provision of technical support in the design of communities’ selected community-level adaptation measures;
2.3.2Agreement reached with communities on contribution to the projects, and management plan for future operation including maintenance costs;
2.3.3 Equipment, tools and materials purchased;
2.3.4 Systematic follow up on-site.
Related Technical Assistance Activities / 3 Provincial level project managers ($336,960) / Responsible for managing and coordinating project activities at the project site level including the integrated climate resilient development plans, the implementation of on-the-ground adaptation measures and for facilitating community mobilization.
National specialist in community-level climate change risk mapping and analysis ($27,000) / Facilitate the development of community climate risk assessments in each of the three Provinces.
International specialist in community-level climate change risk mapping and analysis ($16,500) / To Develop Community Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) in the three specific Provinces of concern to this project: Pemba, Zambezia and Inhambane
National specialist in climate change modelling ($18,000) / Facilitate modeling to prepare Scenarios for SLR and induced coastal erosion in Mozambique assessed on the basis of local expertise, and downscaled models.
National specialist in design of eco-system protection and enhancement for beach erosion control and coastal Zone Management ($18,000) / To implement eco-system based adaptation measures.
Expected results/Outcomes / Of the 10,000 households in seven communities in three coastal Provinces in Mozambique:
At the end of the project:
●50% of men and women have declared ownership of adaptation processes (disaggregated by gender).
●50% of households have improved flood and drought management.
Other benefits are expected to be:
●Higher incomes;
●Empowered communities;
●Higher agricultural yields and fish catches;
●Reduced burden of disease;
●Houses and community level infrastructure that is durable and enables communities to continue with their lives even during flood events;
●Reduced hours in walking to agricultural plots, freeing up time for productive activities.
Fulfilled results/outcomes / (implementation began Jan-12; fulfilled results/outcomes will be captured at a later stage)
Challenges/successes in implementation of ecosystem based approaches / (Implementation began Jan-12; challenges/successes will be captured at a later stage)
Contact / Related websites / (to be established)
Project Manager contact / National Project Manager
(TBD)
Contacts in GEF Agency (UNDP)

Jessica Troni, Regional Technical Advisor
Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, Senior Technical Advisor
Margarita Arguelles, Results and Knowledge Specialist