ALM UNDP

The project included five key outputs:

(a) Technical expertise, management, coordination;
(b)
Emergency procurement and distribution of seeds, fodder and agricultural supplies;
(c)
Emergency assistance to socially vulnerable groups;
(d) Aid Monitoring;
(e) Planning for
medium and long-term assistance.

• Capacity of decision-makers and technical officers in relevant agencies to identify and manage climate risks and vulnerability and to plan and implement adaptation measures within the water and agrarian sectors increased
• Relevant policies, plans, strategies and programmes for the water and agrarian sectors are reviewed with the aim of taking climate risk and adaptation measures into consideration (e.g. the Water Master Scheme, the Agrarian Development Policy Charter, but also several donor-financed initiatives that implement them)
• A national multi-sectoral committee (including government, development partners, NGO players, community-based organisations, the private sector, academia and the media) to advise on climate change adaptation practices is established and trained on climate change issues
• Quality and timing of climate information and early warning communications for relevant planning processes in the water and agrarian sectors improved
• Strengthened capacity of farmers, extension workers and rural water supply technical services to manage and put to use climate risks and vulnerability information

As outlined in the project preparation grant of July 11, 2008, the expected outputs from the Preparation phase based on assessments undertaken under Components 1-4, which will feed into the Project Document are:

* Summary of the relevant baseline development plans and investment programs of the public and private sector in DRC focusing on food security and sustainable agriculture that describes possible inter-linkages and entry points for the proposed UNDP-GEF intervention;

* Review and summary of the existing policy and regulatory framework relevant for agriculture and rural development, improvement of farming systems, and droughts mitigation;

* Review, analysis and summary of the past project related activities of other donors and private sector in adaptation, food production and security in DRC and an updated report on the co-operation and co-financing possibilities in the frame of the envisaged UNDP-GEF project;

* Supporting reports to justify the proposed project interventions and to leverage financing for the proposed activities (this will include climate risks assessments and costing, pre-feasibility studies and cost/benefits analyses for pilots, draft business plans etc.);

* A Project Logical Framework that captures the indicators and verification strategies;

* M&E framework for the projects that focuses on adaptation to climate change including variability. This includes a list of proposed indicators and an associated monitoring and evaluation plan (with a clear definition of how these indicators would be measured and how verification data would be collected through the monitoring programs);

* A work plan with detailed roles and responsibilities for implementation;

* A stakeholder participation plan, with a clear focus on rural community involvement;

* Endorsement letters from the government and letters confirming co-financing commitments;

* Project Document and Executive Summary as per GEF and UNDP requirements including completed UNDP checklist for preparing adaptation projects; and

* Other reports from all project relevant stakeholder consultations.