CBA Programme in SAMOA

Presenter: Ms. Leilani Duffy, NC/SRC GEF-Small Grants Programme / NZAID PEFSAMOA

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Portfolio of existing community projectsCurrent SGP portfolio•SGP 2005-2007: 58 projects approved, 18 under execution.•Most projects completed are planning grants, current projects are full-grants between $15,000 - $50,000.00 WSTProject Typologies: Theme “Capacity Building Stakeholders”

GEF Focal Area Number of current Projects

Type of Projects - Communities Timeframe

Biodiversity 8 Marine Conservation Reserves, Rainforest Conservation Areas, Eco-cultural Tourism Sites, Ecosystem Conservation (Mangrove

12 – 36 months

Land Degradation 4 Integrated Pest Management Farm (organic vegetable gardening), Reforestation Projects on Areas Degraded from Logging and Agriculture

12-24 months

Climate Change 2 Mangrove Ecosystem Replanting, and Rehabilitation of Village Natural Coastal Springs

12-24 months

International Waters 2 Wetland Ecosystem Conservation, Management of Freshwater Spring habitats from waste and contamination

12-24 months

POPs 1 Green Village – Waste Management 24 months

Multi-Focal Area 1 Marketing and monitoring SGP products – agriculture etc

24 months

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Opportunities for building resilience to CC in GEB

POTENTIAL PROJECT EXAMPLES

• Community-based tropical cyclone vulnerability reduction through ecosystem protection of mangroves, wetlands and coastal zone. Example: coastal rehabilitation, tree planting, coral reef restoration, shoreline improvement

• Community-based landslips / flooding vulnerability reduction through small hard solutions such as; strengthening water flow systems, waste management, reforestation to reduce soil erosion; improve water quality for consumption etc

Village Consultation – Group Discussion Men and Women (Vaovai Village)

Coastal erosion / mangrove ecosystem

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Opportunities for cash co-financing

Potential Partners

Bilateral /Multi-lateral

Type of Co-financing

Level of Support

Timeframe /Contribution

AusAID(confirmed)

Bilateral Cash ( Small Grants Scheme for the V&A)

Country Level $400,000.00 AUD

NZAID(indirect)

Bilateral Technical Support

Country Level -

UNDP(potential)

Multi-lateralTrac funds

Parallel Project Level $50,000.00 USD

JICA(potential) Bi-lateral

Parallel / Technical Support

Country Level ?

Government Technical Support

Project Level

NGOs -GGG Multi-lateral Cash/TS Project Level $5,000.00 WST

Private Sector TS / Cash Project Level ?

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NSC Modification and Country Programme Development

NSC addition Comments

One member – Mr. Taulealea. L. Malua

Former A/Chief Executive Officer MNREM, Chairman of the National Climate Change Team, and former Chairperson of the Least Developed Country Expert Group (2001-2004)

National Capacity Situation

Opportunities – person appointed has wide exposure to Climate Change issues at national and international level, Constraints - obligations and commitment, this person is a consultant, and sometimes it is not easy to do volunteer work

Engaging potential grantees

Partnership Workshops: Donor Small Grants in Samoa-Consultative workshop with stakeholders (CBOs & NGOs / Private Sector/ Government / Regional Organization) on the CBA- Information on the programme (criteria’s, proposal formats etc)

Support & Capacity Building

Support and capacity building for proposals and project development is provided by the SGP Office and Technical Support from relevant government ministries

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Strategies and Support for Project Development

Support services for proposal development:•Consultant in 2005; 5 month-intern in 2007 (CCPS, proposals ; cheap but big turn-over)•Strategies for maximizing community-drivenness while ensuring proposal requirements and SPA eligibility

–Inception workshop and capacity building–Little understanding of CC by CBOs. Need for local experts support, and a

lot of training. –Challenge to translate local issues in CC adaptation language for

proposals.

•Capacity building strategies for grantees (understanding climate change, writing proposals, etc)

–Workshops–Site visits–Support from local experts (consultants from private sector or ministries)

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Additional Slides for PDF-B CountriesLessons Learned Phase-1Inception workshop:

• Stakeholder consultation mapping out a niche for CBA ;

•Group discussion for priority areas

•Government presentation on NAPA and link to CBA through communities / NGOs

Development of CPS

• Information from inception workshop

• Existing literature – NAPA, PACC, NSCA, First Nat Com and Second Nat Com and previous projects CBDAMPIC, CIM Plans etc

Pilot Activities

• Vaovai Village marine and mangrove ecosystem rehabilitation – concept paper

• In progress refining concept paper and resubmit to CBA Team NY

CBA National Stakeholder Workshop 2005

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CBA Project Process in Samoa

Potential CBA

ProjectActivities

Streamlining into Samoa’s NAPA Project Profiles

Water

Reforestation

Health

E-W

Agric & Food

Z & SMPs

Coastal

Biodiversity

CB

CBA Outcomes

CBA Outcomes

Lessons LearnedBest Practices

Recommendations

Mainstreaming intoNational Policies,

PlansDevelopment Priorities

e.g. SDS

N A T I O N A L L E V E L

Country Capacity

& Commitment To Adapt

Country Capacity

& Commitment To Adapt

COMMUNITY LEVELAdaptation Approaches

1 Hazards-based

2 Vulnerability-based

3 Adaptive capacity

4 Policy-based

Adaptation Approaches

1 Hazards-based

2 Vulnerability-based

3 Adaptive capacity

4 Policy-based