Chapter 8 Implementation strategy (including costs)

8.1 Projects for implementation and guidelines

Table 8.1: Existing country programmes for climate change adaptation
Project / Programme	Objectives	Funders	Implementing Agency	Type of Project	Duration	Priority Sectors	Geographic Focus
Building Climate Change Resilience in the Fisheries Sector in Malawi	To improve Lake Malawi and coastal area community resilience to climate change through the development of an early warning system, and sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, in order to ensure food and livelihood security.	Least Developed Countries Fund	FAO	Full Size	09/11/2016 to 31/07/2021	Climate Change Adaptation	Malawi
Shire Valley Transformation Program - I	To provide access to reliable gravity fed irrigation and drainage services, secure land tenure for smallholder farmers, and strengthen management of wetlands and protected areas in the Shire Valley.	GEF Trust Fund	The World Bank	Full-size Project	Project Approved for Implementation 08- Aug 2017	Climate Change, Biodiversity	Malawi
Technology Needs Assessments - Phase III (TNA Phase III)	Provide participating countries targeted financial and technical support to prepare new or updated and improved TNAs, including Technology Action Plans (TAPs), for prioritized technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support adaptation to climate change, and are consistent with Nationally Determined Contributions and national sustainable development objectives	GEF Trust Fund	United Nations Environment Programme	Full-size Project	Project approved for implementation, 13/03/2018	climate change	Global
Food-IAP: Enhancing the Resilience of Agro-Ecological Systems (ERASP)	Enhance the Provision of Ecosystem services and improve the Productivity and Resilience of Agricultural Systems of Vulnerable Rural Poor.	GEF Trust Fund	International Fund for Agricultural Development	Full-size Project	Project Approved for Implementation 02/04/2017	Climate Change, Biodiversity, Land degradation	Malawi
Global Partnership on Wildlife Conservation and Crime Prevention for Sustainable Development (PROGRAM)	Promote wildlife conservation, wildlife crime prevention and pro-conservation sustainable development to reduce impacts to known threatened species from poaching and illegal trade.	GEF Trust Fund	The World Bank	Full-size Project	Concept proposed, 01 Jun 2015	Climate Change, Biodiversity, Land degradation	Global
Food-IAP: Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa - An Integrated Approach (IAP-PROGRAM)	Support countries in target geographies for integrating priorities to safeguard and maintain ecosystem services into investments improving smallholder agriculture and food value chains(Target 10-12 countries; 10 million ha of production landscapes; 2-3 million beneficiary households)	GEF Trust Fund	International Fund for Agricultural Development	Full-size Project	Concept approved, 01 Jun 2015	Climate Change, Biodiversity, Land degradation	Regional
Climate Adaptation for Sustainable Water Supply	Sustain availability of water supply in the river courses & climate proof water resources outputs of the Sustainable Rural Water & Sanitation Infrastructure for Improved Health & Livelihood project in five districts: Rumphi, Nkhotakota, Ntcheu, Mangochi and Phalombe	Least Developed Countries Fund	African Development Bank	Full-size Project	Project Approved for Implementation, 10 Jan 2019	Climate Change	Malawi
Umbrella Programme for Biennial Update Report to the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)	To support thirty nine (39) Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) prepare and submit good quality initial biennial update reports to the UNFCCC that comply with the convention's reporting obligation	GEF Trust Fund	United Nations Environment Programme	Full-size Project	Project Approved for Implementation, 23 Jun 2015	Climate Change	Global
Building Climate Change Resilience in the Fisheries Sector in Malawi	To improve the resilience of fishing communities around Lake Malombe to the effects of climate change	Least Developed Countries Fund	Food and Agriculture Organization	Full-size Project	Project Approved for Implementation, 28 Aug 2016	Climate Change	Malawi
Strengthening Climate Information and Early Warning Systems in Malawi to Support Climate Resilient Development and Adaptation to Climate Change	To strengthen the weather, climate and hydrological monitoring capabilities, early warning systems and available information for responding to extreme weather and planning adaptation to climate change in Malawi.	Least Developed Countries Fund	United Nations Development Programme	Full-size Project	Project closed, 02 Jul 2019	Climate Change	Malawi
Shire Natural Ecosystems Management Project	Shire River Basin planning framework developed to improve land and water management for ecosystem and livelihood benefits in target areas	GEF Trust Fund	The World Bank	Full-size Project	Project closed, 31 May 2019	Climate Change, Land degradation, Biodiversity	Malawi
Malawi Climate Transparency Framework	To strengthen the capacity of institutions in Malawi and set up an information system to fulfil the enhanced Transparency requirements of the Paris Agreement.	GEF Trust Fund	United Nations Environment Programme	Medium-size Project	Proposed start and completion dates 1/1/2021-12/31/2023	Climate Change	Malawi
Sustainable Forest Management Impact Program on Dryland Sustainable Landscapes	To avoid, reduce, and reverse further degradation, desertification, and deforestation of land and ecosystems in drylands through the sustainable management of production landscapes	GEF Trust Fund	Food and Agriculture Organization	Full-size Project	Concept Approved, 01 Jun 2019	Climate Change, Biodiversity, Land Degradation	Global
Malawi-climate resilient and sustainable capture fisheries, aquaculture development and watershed management project	Aimed at improving the resilience of Malawi's inland fisheries and the associate land management in the face of climate change, with a focus on local community engagement, aims to complement and leverage an approved AfDB project focusing more on the enterprise development aspects of the same challenge.	Least Developed Countries Fund	African Development Bank	Full-size Project	Concept Approved , 01 Dec 2019	Climate Change	Malawi
GEF-7 Africa Minigrids Program	The Africa Minigrid Program seeks to support selected African countries to increase energy access by reducing the cost and increasing commercial viability of renewable energy mini-grids.	GEF Trust Fund	United Nations Development Programme	Full-size Project	Concept Approved, 01 Dec 2019	Climate Change	Regional
Adapting to Climate Change Through Integrated Risk Management Strategies and Enhanced Market Opportunities for Resilient Food Security and Livelihoods	The project seeks to enhance climate adaptation and food security of households through access to integrated climate risk management strategies and structured market opportunities, with a focus on the most vulnerable	Adaptation Fund	World Food Programme (WFP)		Start date -06/11/2020	Food security	Malawi / Africa
South-South Cooperation Grant (SSC)	On 16 February 2016, the Government of Malawi received peer support for accreditation of a National Implementing Entity to the Adaptation Fund from the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) of Kenya.	Adaptation Fund	National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA), Kenya	Readiness Grants	Approval Date-16/02/2016	Climate Change	Malawi
Enhancing Adaptive Capacity and Livelihood Diversification for the Rural Poor of Northern Malawi	The Project seeks to enhance resilience and adaptive capacity of rural communities that are peripheral to Nkhata Bay, Mzimba, Karonga, Rumphi and Chitipa urban areas in the northern Malawi.	Adaptation Fund	African Development Bank (AfDB)	Regular sized project	Proposal Submission date - 15 Feb 2019	Rural development	Malawi
Building urban climate resilience in South-eastern Africa	To develop capacities and establish conditions to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change in vulnerable cities of Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique and the Union of Comoros;	Adaptation Fund	United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)		Projected duration July 2018- January 2023	Disaster risk reduction and early warning systems	Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique and Union of Comoros
National Climate Change Programme	This project enables the Government of Malawi to climate-proof the policies, strategies and plans of the sectors of the economy most directly affected by climate change.	Green Climate Fund and partners	Department of Environment Affairs, Malawi		End date December 2020	Climate Change	Malawi
Saving Lives and Protecting Agriculture Based Livelihoods in Malawi: Scaling Up the Use of Modernized Climate Information and Early Warning Systems” (M-Climes)	The project will support the Government of Malawi to take important steps to save lives and enhance livelihoods at risk from climate-related disasters.	Green Climate Fund	Local and National Governments	Medium-size Project	Projected start date: 01/05/2017	Climate Change	Malawi
Improving Preparedness to Agro-Climatic Extremes in Malawi (IPACE-Malawi)	To identify critical agro-climatic drought and flood indicators in three districts of central and southern Malawi; test the skill of short term to seasonal forecast tools in simulating these indicators; and co-design agricultural climate services based on these indicators/forecast tools.	Natural Environment Research Council, NERC	University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment		Oct 18 - Apr 21	Agri-environmental science,	Malawi
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Building Food Security and Social Resilience to HIV/AIDS in Malawi	Working with farmers and stakeholders, researchers will document how climate change is perceived or experienced by age, gender, HIV/AIDS status, food security status and household structure. They will examine how government organizations are conceptualizing and responding to climate change.	International Development Research Centre	Several Researchers from different institutions		22-03-2013 to 22-03-2017	Food, Environment, Health	Malawi
Climate Adaptation for Rural Livelihoods and Agriculture (CARLA)	The overall goal to improve communities’ resilience to climate variability and climate change by developing and implementing adaptation strategies and measures that will improve agricultural production and rural livelihoods were largely achieved.	Global Environment Facility (GEF)	African Development Bank		April 12, 2012-June 30, 2016	Climate Change	Malawi
Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) – Malawi, Planning for climate change	The project seeks to build capacity in climate change planning, with emphasis on Malawi's irrigation sector.	European Union	Human Dynamics		Jun 2015-Dec 2017	Environment	Malawi
Adaptation planning support for Malawi through UNEP	to reduce vulnerability of people in Malawi and to promote community and ecosystem resilience to the impacts of climate change and gender-equitable adaptive capacity for planning and implementing adaptation interventions.	Green Climate Fund	United Nations Environment Programme	Concept note	Proposal received by the GCF Secretariat, 26 Feb 2019	Climate Change	Malawi
Building climate resilience of food insecure smallholder farmers in Southern Malawi	The project addresses the adaptation needs of vulnerable smallholder farmers and their communities in the Southern Region of Malawi, who have limited resilience and adaptive capacities towards climate-related shocks.	Green Climate Fund	Sahara and Sahel Observatory	Concept note	Date of Submission 11/18/2019	Climate Change, Food Security	Malawi
Climate Investor One	Providing financing to develop renewable energy projects in regions with power deficits to reduce energy costs and CO2 emissions.	Green Climate Fund	Environmental Affairs Department	Large size project	20 Oct 2018- 21 June 2039		Malawi and 17 other countries

8.2 Promoting action by all actors and stakeholders: policy and capacity-development, outreach

The National Adaptation Programme and Action (NAPA) (2016) outlines key stakeholders and actors described below:

The Environmental Affairs Department (EAD) is the designated government agency responsible for managing Malawi’s environmental policies and programs. The EAD is accountable for coordinating NAPA projects, with line ministries carrying out specific projects. The EAD is also the lead organization in climate change planning for the Government of Malawi.

Cabinet Committee on Health and Environment is the highest level executive decision-making entity for environmental affairs in Malawi. The National Council for the Environment is a government watchdog that ensures coordination with various stakeholders, promotes compliance with environmental regulation, and monitors development projects to incorporate environmental concerns.

Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services is tasked with providing climate and weather information and services. Its role in adaptation includes producing climate change scenarios and improving forecasting and early warning systems.

Department of Poverty and Disaster Management Affairs is the government watchdog for coordinating disaster and management activities. The department improves preparedness and response to changing disaster risks. The department also collaborates with relevant stakeholders in promoting the use of climate-proof structures, particularly in flood-prone areas

Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security promotes agricultural and rural development in Malawi. The ministry helps to educate and promote climate change adaptation practices as well as ensuring food security.

Ministry of Irrigation and Water Development ensures the provision and equitable access to water throughout Malawi. It enhances climate change adaptation through the provision of water supply as climate-induced threats increase.

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Management plays a regulatory role by ensuring climate change projects and programmes are implemented following the international climate change protocols and conventions, national policies, regulations and guidelines. It also provides the infrastructure to ensure the information on climate change mechanisms has the widest reach.

Environmental Affairs Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment serves as the focal point for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It coordinates climate change adaptation planning for the government of Malawi.

Malawi Red Cross Society is a non-governmental organization that helps to reduce human suffering during disasters. The organization strives to reduce the vulnerability of those at risk and increase preparedness for more frequent disasters.

National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi empowers and represent farmers interests. It promotes adaptation practices and supports access to risks pooling schemes.

Academia and research institutions who generate new local knowledge and develop appropriate adaptation solutions

Private sector stakeholders who provide and implement specific commercial adaptation solutions through public-private partnerships

Media to propagate climate change adaptation messages.

8.3 Addressing vulnerabilities and risks in key systems and sectors

The vulnerabilities and risks in key systems and sectors have been presented in sections 6 and 7 of this report. The approach to addressing these were discussed during the 2016 workshop and are outlined in Table 17 below. Any proposed projects to meeting the adaptation targets should be to the extent possible aligned with the GCF country programme and other relevant climate finance mechanisms (international and domestic) and implementing partners as well as take into account technology and capacity building.

8.4 Better informed decision-making: climate information services, early warning, science and technology, decision-support modelling, research

Essential cross-cutting projects/programmes would include:

Improving community resilience through the development of sustainable rural livelihoods.
Restoring forests in the Upper, Middle, and Lower Shire valleys.
Improving agricultural production under erratic rains and changing climatic conditions.
Improving Malawi’s preparedness to cope with droughts and floods.
Improving climate monitoring to enhance Malawi’s early warning capability and decision-making.
Improving sustainable utilization of Lake Malawi and its lakeshore.