Gef-6 Request for Project Endorsement/Approval

GEF-6 REQUEST FOR PROJECT ENDORSEMENT/APPROVAL

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part i: project information

Project Title: Promoting Climate Resilience in Vietnamese Cities Management
Country(ies): / VietNam / GEF Project ID:[1] / 6924
GEF Agency(ies): / (select)ADBAfDBCIDBSAEBRDFAOFUNBIOIADBIFADIUCNUNDPUNEPUNIDOWBWWF-USFECOCAFBOAD (select)ADBAfDBCIDBSAEBRDFAOFUNBIOIADBIFADIUCNUNDPUNEPUNIDOWBWWF-USFECOCAFBOAD (select)ADBAfDBCIDBSAEBRDFAOFUNBIOIADBIFADIUCNUNDPUNEPUNIDOWBWWF-USFECOCAFBOAD / GEF Agency Project ID: / 47274
Other Executing Partner(s): / Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) / Submission Date: / 07/27/2016
GEF Focal Area (s): / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeChemicals and WastesInternational WatersLand DegradationMulti-focal AreasIAP Set AsideNon-Grant Set Aside / Project Duration (Months) / 60
Integrated Approach Pilot / IAP-Cities IAP-Commodities IAP-Food Security / Corporate Program: SGP
Name of Parent Program / [if applicable] / Agency Fee ($) / 433,790

A.  Focal Area Strategy Framework and Other Program Strategies[2]

Focal Area Objectives/Programs / Focal Area Outcomes /

Trust Fund

/

(in $)

GEF Project Financing

/

Co-financing

(select)BD-1 Program 1BD-1 Program 2BD-2 Program 3BD-2 Program 4BD-2 Program 5BD-3 Program 6BD-3 Program 7BD-3 Program 8BD-4 Program 9BD-4 Program 10BD-EALD-1 Program 1LD-1 Program 2LD-2 Program 3LD-3 Program 4LD-4 Program 5LD-EAIW-1 Program 1IW-1 Program 2IW-2 Program 3IW-2 Program4IW-3 Program 5IW-3 Program 6IW-3 Program 7 (select)CCM-1 Program 1CCM-1 Program 2CCM-2 Program 3CCM-2 Program 4CCM-3 Program 5CCM-EACCA-1CCA-2CCA-3CW-1 Program 1CW-1 Program 2CW-2 Program 3CW-2 Program 4CW-2 Program 5CW-2 Program 6 (select)SFM-1SFM-2SFM-3SFM-4CCCD-1CCCD-2CCCD-3CCCD-4CCCD-5SGPIAP-Sustainable CitiesIAP-Commodity Supply ChainIAP-Food Security / Reduce the vulnerability of people, livelihoods, physical assets and natural systems to the adverse effects of climate change
Outcome 1.1 Vulnerability of physical assets and natural systems reduced
Outcome 1.3: climate-resilient technologies and practices scaled-up / (select)GEFTFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B / 3,000,000 / 50,633,100
(select)BD-1 Program 1BD-1 Program 2BD-2 Program 3BD-2 Program 4BD-2 Program 5BD-3 Program 6BD-3 Program 7BD-3 Program 8BD-4 Program 9BD-4 Program 10BD-EALD-1 Program 1LD-1 Program 2LD-2 Program 3LD-3 Program 4LD-4 Program 5LD-EAIW-1 Program 1IW-1 Program 2IW-2 Program 3IW-2 Program4IW-3 Program 5IW-3 Program 6IW-3 Program 7 (select)CCM-1 Program 1CCM-1 Program 2CCM-2 Program 3CCM-2 Program 4CCM-3 Program 5CCM-EACCA-1CCA-2CCA-3CW-1 Program 1CW-1 Program 2CW-2 Program 3CW-2 Program 4CW-2 Program 5CW-2 Program 6 (select)SFM-1SFM-2SFM-3SFM-4CCCD-1CCCD-2CCCD-3CCCD-4CCCD-5SGPIAP-Sustainable CitiesIAP-Commodity Supply ChainIAP-Food Security / Strengthen institutional and technical capacities for effective climate change adaptation
Outcome 2.3 Institutional and technical capacities and human skills strengthened to identify, prioritize, implement, monitor and evaluate adaptation strategies and measures / (select)GEFTFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B / 1,566,210 / 27,264,000
(select)BD-1 Program 1BD-1 Program 2BD-2 Program 3BD-2 Program 4BD-2 Program 5BD-3 Program 6BD-3 Program 7BD-3 Program 8BD-4 Program 9BD-4 Program 10BD-EALD-1 Program 1LD-1 Program 2LD-2 Program 3LD-3 Program 4LD-4 Program 5LD-EAIW-1 Program 1IW-1 Program 2IW-2 Program 3IW-2 Program4IW-3 Program 5IW-3 Program 6IW-3 Program 7 (select)CCM-1 Program 1CCM-1 Program 2CCM-2 Program 3CCM-2 Program 4CCM-3 Program 5CCM-EACCA-1CCA-2CCA-3CW-1 Program 1CW-1 Program 2CW-2 Program 3CW-2 Program 4CW-2 Program 5CW-2 Program 6 (select)SFM-1SFM-2SFM-3SFM-4CCCD-1CCCD-2CCCD-3CCCD-4CCCD-5SGPIAP-Sustainable CitiesIAP-Commodity Supply ChainIAP-Food Security / (select)GEFTFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B
(select)BD-1 Program 1BD-1 Program 2BD-2 Program 3BD-2 Program 4BD-2 Program 5BD-3 Program 6BD-3 Program 7BD-3 Program 8BD-4 Program 9BD-4 Program 10BD-EALD-1 Program 1LD-1 Program 2LD-2 Program 3LD-3 Program 4LD-4 Program 5LD-EAIW-1 Program 1IW-1 Program 2IW-2 Program 3IW-2 Program4IW-3 Program 5IW-3 Program 6IW-3 Program 7 (select)CCM-1 Program 1CCM-1 Program 2CCM-2 Program 3CCM-2 Program 4CCM-3 Program 5CCM-EACCA-1CCA-2CCA-3CW-1 Program 1CW-1 Program 2CW-2 Program 3CW-2 Program 4CW-2 Program 5CW-2 Program 6 (select)SFM-1SFM-2SFM-3SFM-4CCCD-1CCCD-2CCCD-3CCCD-4CCCD-5SGPIAP-Sustainable CitiesIAP-Commodity Supply ChainIAP-Food Security / (select)GEFTFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B
(select)BD-1 Program 1BD-1 Program 2BD-2 Program 3BD-2 Program 4BD-2 Program 5BD-3 Program 6BD-3 Program 7BD-3 Program 8BD-4 Program 9BD-4 Program 10BD-EALD-1 Program 1LD-1 Program 2LD-2 Program 3LD-3 Program 4LD-4 Program 5LD-EAIW-1 Program 1IW-1 Program 2IW-2 Program 3IW-2 Program4IW-3 Program 5IW-3 Program 6IW-3 Program 7 (select)CCM-1 Program 1CCM-1 Program 2CCM-2 Program 3CCM-2 Program 4CCM-3 Program 5CCM-EACCA-1CCA-2CCA-3CW-1 Program 1CW-1 Program 2CW-2 Program 3CW-2 Program 4CW-2 Program 5CW-2 Program 6 (select)SFM-1SFM-2SFM-3SFM-4CCCD-1CCCD-2CCCD-3CCCD-4CCCD-5SGPIAP-Sustainable CitiesIAP-Commodity Supply ChainIAP-Food Security / (select)GEFTFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B
(select)BD-1 Program 1BD-1 Program 2BD-2 Program 3BD-2 Program 4BD-2 Program 5BD-3 Program 6BD-3 Program 7BD-3 Program 8BD-4 Program 9BD-4 Program 10BD-EALD-1 Program 1LD-1 Program 2LD-2 Program 3LD-3 Program 4LD-4 Program 5LD-EAIW-1 Program 1IW-1 Program 2IW-2 Program 3IW-2 Program4IW-3 Program 5IW-3 Program 6IW-3 Program 7 (select)CCM-1 Program 1CCM-1 Program 2CCM-2 Program 3CCM-2 Program 4CCM-3 Program 5CCM-EACCA-1CCA-2CCA-3CW-1 Program 1CW-1 Program 2CW-2 Program 3CW-2 Program 4CW-2 Program 5CW-2 Program 6 (select)SFM-1SFM-2SFM-3SFM-4CCCD-1CCCD-2CCCD-3CCCD-4CCCD-5SGPIAP-Sustainable CitiesIAP-Commodity Supply ChainIAP-Food Security / (select)GEFTFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B
(select)BD-1 Program 1BD-1 Program 2BD-2 Program 3BD-2 Program 4BD-2 Program 5BD-3 Program 6BD-3 Program 7BD-3 Program 8BD-4 Program 9BD-4 Program 10BD-EALD-1 Program 1LD-1 Program 2LD-2 Program 3LD-3 Program 4LD-4 Program 5LD-EAIW-1 Program 1IW-1 Program 2IW-2 Program 3IW-2 Program4IW-3 Program 5IW-3 Program 6IW-3 Program 7 (select)CCM-1 Program 1CCM-1 Program 2CCM-2 Program 3CCM-2 Program 4CCM-3 Program 5CCM-EACCA-1CCA-2CCA-3CW-1 Program 1CW-1 Program 2CW-2 Program 3CW-2 Program 4CW-2 Program 5CW-2 Program 6 (select)SFM-1SFM-2SFM-3SFM-4CCCD-1CCCD-2CCCD-3CCCD-4CCCD-5SGPIAP-Sustainable CitiesIAP-Commodity Supply ChainIAP-Food Security / (select)GEFTFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B
(select)BD-1 Program 1BD-1 Program 2BD-2 Program 3BD-2 Program 4BD-2 Program 5BD-3 Program 6BD-3 Program 7BD-3 Program 8BD-4 Program 9BD-4 Program 10BD-EALD-1 Program 1LD-1 Program 2LD-2 Program 3LD-3 Program 4LD-4 Program 5LD-EAIW-1 Program 1IW-1 Program 2IW-2 Program 3IW-2 Program4IW-3 Program 5IW-3 Program 6IW-3 Program 7 (select)CCM-1 Program 1CCM-1 Program 2CCM-2 Program 3CCM-2 Program 4CCM-3 Program 5CCM-EACCA-1CCA-2CCA-3CW-1 Program 1CW-1 Program 2CW-2 Program 3CW-2 Program 4CW-2 Program 5CW-2 Program 6 (select)SFM-1SFM-2SFM-3SFM-4CCCD-1CCCD-2CCCD-3CCCD-4CCCD-5SGPIAP-Sustainable CitiesIAP-Commodity Supply ChainIAP-Food Security / (select)GEFTFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B
Total project costs / 4,566,210 / 77,897,100

B.  Project description summary

Two inter-related and highly complementary GEF interventions have been developed jointly and are being submitted simultaneously to the GEF for approval. These are:

·  Promoting Climate Resilience in Viet Nam Cities (GEF ID 6924) funded by SCCF. The PIF was approved in October 2014, and;

·  Integrated Approaches for Sustainable Cities in Viet Nam (GEF ID 9077) - a child project under the GEF Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot (SCIAP). The PFD was approved in June 2015.

This submission is for GEF ID6924. The following results table covers GEF ID6924. The combined results table, covering both GEF ID6924 and GEF ID 9077, is provided in Annex E

Project Objective: Climate resilience and environmental protection mainstreamed into integrated urban planning in secondary cities in Vietnam
Project Components/
Programs / Financing Type[3] / Project Outcomes / Project Outputs /

Trust Fund

/

(in $)

GEF Project Financing

/

Confirmed Co-financing

1. Strengthened city planning processes. / (select)TAInv / 1.1 Integrated, resilient planning in three cities / 1.1.1 Recommendations for greening and increasing the resilience of the design and procurement of all the SCDP GC project investments for Ha Giang, Hue and Vinh Yen.
1.1.2 In each city, strengthened capacity of 10 professionals (including 40% female) that covers the skills needed to integrate green city principles into urban planning and budgeting processes.
1.1.3 Three updated, integrated, resilient city action plans for Ha Giang, Hue and Vinh Yen. These will include: an indicator/monitoring framework, GHG inventory and database, biodiversity framework, climate vulnerability assessment, low carbon plan, prioritization and financing plan).
Note: GEF/SCIAP contributes $2.286 million and significant additional co-financing to this Outcome / (select)GEFTFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B / 462,210 / 8,189,700
(select)TAInv / 1.2 Replicating integrated, resilient planning in Six cities / Note: This outcome is totally covered by GEF/SCIAP ($0.99 million) and associated co-financing). This is closely linked to Component 3.1. / (select)GEFTFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B / 0 / 0
2. Demonstrating low impact and climate resilient development. / (select)TAInv / 2.1 Demonstrating how efficient insurance mechanisms can contribute positively to adaptation. / 2.1.1 Rapid assessment of climate threats to all proposed secondary city investment projects;
2.1.2 Prioritized list of city investment projects to be climate proofed, with focus on ecosystem based approaches;
2.1.3 Design of additions/modification to investment projects to ensure climate proofing;
2.1.4 Investment projects implemented in line with additions/modifications;
2.1.5 Lessons learnt, knowledge captured and disseminated. / (select)GEFTFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B / 2,887,000 / 56,395,700
(select)TAInv / 2.2 Demonstrating an integrated package of investments that lead to transition to low impact, low carbon development in Ha Giang city. / Note: This outcome is totally covered by GEF/SCIAP ($2.7 million) and associated co-financing) / (select)GEFTFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B / 0 / 0
(select)TAInv / 2.3 Demonstrating community based and insurance-based resilience. / Note: This outcome is totally covered by UCCR TF co-financing / (select)GEFTFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B / 0 / 4,000,000
3. Improved enabling environment for upscaling integrated, resilient approaches / (select)TAInv / 3.1 Strengthened enabling institutional environment. / 3.1.1 National Technical Regulation on green cities that supports planning processes and includes: a harmonized methodology for GHG inventory and vulnerability assessment, biodiversity framework, and an integrated city planning and indicator framework.
3.1.2 Technical Guidelines on implementing the Regulation from 3.1.1.
3.1.3 At least eight cities join the Vietnam Sustainable Cities Cluster.
3.1.4 Government Decision to establish a green city financing mechanism and/or fund. This will include an incentive for preferential financing conditions for sustainable cities.
3.1.5 Strengthened MoNRE capacity to support integrated, resilient city planning and management.
Note: GEF/SCIAP contributes $2.0 million and significant additional co-financing to this Outcome / (select)GEFTFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B / 1,000,000 / 7,689,700
(select)TAInv / (select)GEFTFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B
(select)TAInv / (select)GEFTFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B
Subtotal / 4,349,210 / 76,275,100
Project Management Cost (PMC)[4] / (select)GEFTFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B / 217,000 / 1,622,000
Total project costs / 4,566,210 / 77,897,100

If multi-trust fund, breakdown of PMC across trust funds to be provided in small table here:

Up to $2 million, PMC cap is 10% of subtotal. Over $ 2million, PMC cap is 5%. PMC should be charged proportionately to focal areas (see table D). PMC to be charged proportionately to focal areas.

C.  confirmed sources of Co-financing for the project by name and by type

Please include evidence for co-financing for the project with this form.

Sources of Co-financing / Name of Co-financier / Type of Cofinancing / Amount ($)
(select)GEF AgencyRecipient GovernmentDonor AgencyCSOPrivate SectorBeneficiariesOthers / Government of Vietnam / (select)GrantsLoansEquityGuaranteesIn-kind / 15,797,100
(select)GEF AgencyRecipient GovernmentDonor AgencyCSOPrivate SectorBeneficiariesOthers / Asian Development Bank (Results Based Loan) / (select)GrantsLoansEquityGuaranteesIn-kind / 56,100,000
(select)GEF AgencyRecipient GovernmentDonor AgencyCSOPrivate SectorBeneficiariesOthers / Asian Development Bank (UCCR Trust Fund) / (select)GrantsLoansEquityGuaranteesIn-kind / 6,000,000
(select)GEF AgencyRecipient GovernmentDonor AgencyCSOPrivate SectorBeneficiariesOthers / (select)GrantsLoansEquityGuaranteesIn-kind
(select)GEF AgencyRecipient GovernmentDonor AgencyCSOPrivate SectorBeneficiariesOthers / (select)GrantsLoansEquityGuaranteesIn-kind
(select)GEF AgencyRecipient GovernmentDonor AgencyCSOPrivate SectorBeneficiariesOthers / (select)GrantsLoansEquityGuaranteesIn-kind
(select)GEF AgencyRecipient GovernmentDonor AgencyCSOPrivate SectorBeneficiariesOthers / (select)GrantsLoansEquityGuaranteesIn-kind
(select)GEF AgencyRecipient GovernmentDonor AgencyCSOPrivate SectorBeneficiariesOthers / (select)GrantsLoansEquityGuaranteesIn-kind
(select)GEF AgencyRecipient GovernmentDonor AgencyCSOPrivate SectorBeneficiariesOthers / (select)GrantsLoansEquityGuaranteesIn-kind
Total Co-financing / 77,897,100

D.  Trust Fund Resources Requested by Agency(ies), Country(ies) and the Programming of Funds

GEF Agency / Trust Fund / Country
Name/Global / Focal Area / Programming of Funds / (in $)
GEF Project Financing (a) / Agency Fee a) (b)2 / Total
(c)=a+b
(select)ADBAfDBCIDBSAEBRDFAOFUNBIOIADBIFADIUCNUNDPUNEPUNIDOWBWWF-USFECOCAFBOAD / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B / VietNam / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeChemicals and WastesInternational WatersLand DegradationMulti-focal AreasIAP Set AsideNon-Grant Set Aside / (select as applicable)POPSMercuryODSSAICMIAP-CitiesIAP-CommoditiesIAP-Food SecuritySFMCross-Cutting CapacityNon-Grant Set Aside / 4,566,210 / 433,790 / 5,000,000
(select)ADBAfDBCIDBSAEBRDFAOFUNBIOIADBIFADIUCNUNDPUNEPUNIDOWBWWF-USFECOCAFBOAD / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeChemicals and WastesInternational WatersLand DegradationMulti-focal AreasIAP Set AsideNon-Grant Set Aside / (select as applicable)POPSMercuryODSSAICMIAP-CitiesIAP-CommoditiesIAP-Food SecuritySFMCross-Cutting CapacityNon-Grant Set Aside / 0
(select)ADBAfDBCIDBSAEBRDFAOFUNBIOIADBIFADIUCNUNDPUNEPUNIDOWBWWF-USFECOCAFBOAD / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeChemicals and WastesInternational WatersLand DegradationMulti-focal AreasIAP Set AsideNon-Grant Set Aside / (select as applicable)POPSMercuryODSSAICMIAP-CitiesIAP-CommoditiesIAP-Food SecuritySFMCross-Cutting CapacityNon-Grant Set Aside / 0
(select)ADBAfDBCIDBSAEBRDFAOFUNBIOIADBIFADIUCNUNDPUNEPUNIDOWBWWF-USFECOCAFBOAD / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeChemicals and WastesInternational WatersLand DegradationMulti-focal AreasIAP Set AsideNon-Grant Set Aside / (select as applicable)POPSMercuryODSSAICMIAP-CitiesIAP-CommoditiesIAP-Food SecuritySFMCross-Cutting CapacityNon-Grant Set Aside / 0
(select)ADBAfDBCIDBSAEBRDFAOFUNBIOIADBIFADIUCNUNDPUNEPUNIDOWBWWF-USFECOCAFBOAD / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeChemicals and WastesInternational WatersLand DegradationMulti-focal AreasIAP Set AsideNon-Grant Set Aside / (select as applicable)POPSMercuryODSSAICMIAP-CitiesIAP-CommoditiesIAP-Food SecuritySFMCross-Cutting CapacityNon-Grant Set Aside / 0
(select)ADBAfDBCIDBSAEBRDFAOFUNBIOIADBIFADIUCNUNDPUNEPUNIDOWBWWF-USFECOCAFBOAD / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeChemicals and WastesInternational WatersLand DegradationMulti-focal AreasIAP Set AsideNon-Grant Set Aside / (select as applicable)POPSMercuryODSSAICMIAP-CitiesIAP-CommoditiesIAP-Food SecuritySFMCross-Cutting CapacityNon-Grant Set Aside / 0
(select)ADBAfDBCIDBSAEBRDFAOFUNBIOIADBIFADIUCNUNDPUNEPUNIDOWBWWF-USFECOCAFBOAD / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeChemicals and WastesInternational WatersLand DegradationMulti-focal AreasIAP Set AsideNon-Grant Set Aside / (select as applicable)POPSMercuryODSSAICMIAP-CitiesIAP-CommoditiesIAP-Food SecuritySFMCross-Cutting CapacityNon-Grant Set Aside / 0
(select)ADBAfDBCIDBSAEBRDFAOFUNBIOIADBIFADIUCNUNDPUNEPUNIDOWBWWF-USFECOCAFBOAD / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeChemicals and WastesInternational WatersLand DegradationMulti-focal AreasIAP Set AsideNon-Grant Set Aside / (select as applicable)POPSMercuryODSSAICMIAP-CitiesIAP-CommoditiesIAP-Food SecuritySFMCross-Cutting CapacityNon-Grant Set Aside / 0
(select)ADBAfDBCIDBSAEBRDFAOFUNBIOIADBIFADIUCNUNDPUNEPUNIDOWBWWF-USFECOCAFBOAD / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeChemicals and WastesInternational WatersLand DegradationMulti-focal AreasIAP Set AsideNon-Grant Set Aside / (select as applicable)POPSMercuryODSSAICMIAP-CitiesIAP-CommoditiesIAP-Food SecuritySFMCross-Cutting CapacityNon-Grant Set Aside / 0
(select)ADBAfDBCIDBSAEBRDFAOFUNBIOIADBIFADIUCNUNDPUNEPUNIDOWBWWF-USFECOCAFBOAD / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF-ASCCF-B / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeChemicals and WastesInternational WatersLand DegradationMulti-focal AreasIAP Set AsideNon-Grant Set Aside / (select as applicable)POPSMercuryODSSAICMIAP-CitiesIAP-CommoditiesIAP-Food SecuritySFMCross-Cutting CapacityNon-Grant Set Aside / 0
Total Grant Resources / 4,566,210 / 433,790 / 5,000,000

a ) Refer to the Fee Policy for GEF Partner Agencies

E.  Project’s Target Contributions to Global Environmental Benefits[5]

Provide the expected project targets as appropriate.

Corporate Results / Replenishment Targets / Project Targets
1.  Maintain globally significant biodiversity and the ecosystem goods and services that it provides to society / Improved management of landscapes and seascapes covering 300 million hectares / hectares
2.  Sustainable land management in production systems (agriculture, rangelands, and forest landscapes) / 120 million hectares under sustainable land management / hectares
3.  Promotion of collective management of transboundary water systems and implementation of the full range of policy, legal, and institutional reforms and investments contributing to sustainable use and maintenance of ecosystem services / Water-food-ecosystems security and conjunctive management of surface and groundwater in at least 10 freshwater basins; / Number of freshwater basins
20% of globally over-exploited fisheries (by volume) moved to more sustainable levels / Percent of fisheries, by volume
4.  4. Support to transformational shifts towards a low-emission and resilient development path / 750 million tons of CO2e mitigated (include both direct and indirect) / metric tons
5.  Increase in phase-out, disposal and reduction of releases of POPs, ODS, mercury and other chemicals of global concern / Disposal of 80,000 tons of POPs (PCB, obsolete pesticides) / metric tons
Reduction of 1000 tons of Mercury / metric tons
Phase-out of 303.44 tons of ODP (HCFC) / ODP tons
6.  Enhance capacity of countries to implement MEAs (multilateral environmental agreements) and mainstream into national and sub-national policy, planning financial and legal frameworks / Development and sectoral planning frameworks integrate measurable targets drawn from the MEAs in at least 10 countries / Number of Countries:
Functional environmental information systems are established to support decision-making in at least 10 countries / Number of Countries:
B.  f. Does the project include a “non-grant” instrument? (Select)YesNo
(If non-grant instruments are used, provide an indicative calendar of expected reflows to your Agency and to the GEF/LDCF/SCCF Trust Fund) in Annex D.

part ii: project justification