Pilot Program for Climate Resilience in Tajikistan. Coordination Mechanism Khayrullo IBODZODA PPCR Focal Point, Head, environment department, Executive administration of President of Tajikistan Ilhomjon RAJABOV Chief Technical Advisor, PPCR secretariat Livingstone, Zambia, 12-14 March 1
Started in May 2009; PPCR in Tajikistan First stock-taking visit in Sept 2009 1 st Joint Mission in October 2009 to identify priorities Mid-term mission in March 2010 to design Phase 1 work 2 nd Joint Mission in October 2010 to design Phase 2 work Phase 1 grant was approved in June 2010 ($1.5M) Strategic Programe for Climate Resilience approved in November 2010 ($50M)
Process: Continuous Consultation Individual meetings Consultation events Circulated draft documents Workshops Pre- Joint Mission meeting s (Sept 2009) 1 st Joint Missio n (Oct 2009) Informal consultat ions (Nov 2009 to Feb 2010) Phase 1 grant was approve d in June 2010 2 nd Joint Mission (Oct 2010) SPCR Novemb er 2010 ($50M) Phase 1 Review confere nce ($50M) Phase 2, Realization process
Phase 1 Activities: complete 1. Review of institutional arrangements and capacity needs; 2. Raising awareness of climate change in Tajikistan; 3. Climate Science and Impact Modeling Partnership; 4. Options for enhancing the climate resilience of the energy sector; 5. Analysis of sustainable land management approaches; 6. River basin approaches to climate resilience
Phase 2 Activities: on going 1. Building Capacity for Climate Resilience; 2. Improvement of Weather, Climate and Hydrological Service; 3. Climate Science and Modelling Programme ; 4. Enhancing the Climate Resilience of the energy sector; 5. Sustainable Land Management; 6. Building climate Resilience in the Pyanj River ;
Inter-Ministerial Committee (Chaired by DPM, Mr. Alimardon) with representatives of Committees and Sector Ministries PPCR Focal Point Steering Group for stakeholder liaison PPCR Secretariat Technical Group to provide expertise on demand Civil Society dialogue WB-led Work-stream with National & international experts ADB led ADB PMU Work-stream with National Including & procurement international experts experts and National counterparts EBRD-led Work-stream with National & international experts Sector Strategies & Devt. Plans Links to NGO progs PPCR Investment Activities Links to bilateral progs
PPCR secretariat Established in March 2011 by Deputy Prime Minister to provide additional capacity to government Bridging finance of $100,000 for Year 1 up to March 2012 provided by ADB To be supported by capacity building TA from 2012 to 2016
Secretariat responsibilities Coordination to facilitate alignment of new and ongoing activities on climate change adaptation being implemented by stakeholders in Tajikistan; Communication and outreach to ensure high awareness of PPCR activities and dissemination of PPCR knowledge products Sustained stakeholder engagement to ensure that PPCR activities take into account the views of a wide range of stakeholders through meaningful consultation; Monitoring & Evaluation to ensure efficiency, relevance and sustainability of PPCR
Key outputs - Coordination PPCR Coordination Mechanism established 10+ MDB mission supported 25+ meetings with line ministries held Civil Society dialogue Steering Group for stakehold er liaison WB-led Work-stream Inter-Ministerial Committee (Chaired by DPM, Mr. Alimardon) with representatives of Committees and Sector Ministries PPCR Focal Point PPCR Secretariat ADB led PMU Work-stream Including procurement experts and National counterparts Technical Group EBRD -led Work-stream Sector Strategies & Devt. Plans Links to NGO progs PPCR Investment Activities Links to bi-lateral progs
Key Outputs - Communications 1 PPCR Phase Conference held to take stock of PPCR Phase 2 5 Bi-monthly PPCR progress report disseminated 4 Newsletters disseminated 12 Stakeholders Workshops 10+ National Events related to climate change attended to share experiences and approaches of PPCR 3 International Events attended to raise the profile of PPCR and awareness of climate change challenges in TAJ PPCR Website launched Poster presented at the Climate Investment Fund meeting in June 2011
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Key Output - Stakeholder Engagement 600 500 400 300 200 100 Donor Agencies UN agencies MDBs CSO, NGOs & Mass Media Government institutions 0 Year 2010 Year 2011 Oct-11 Feb-12 Year 2013
Key anticipated responsibilities of PPCR Secretariat (Year 2) Central coordination for PPCR Facilitate Phase 2 implementation; Promote dialogue; support the work of the Coordination Mechanism; seek synergies amongst stakeholders, including CSO, and help Government identify critical dependencies between activities Communication & dissemination: consult widely, collate results and documents, produce knowledge products and disseminate information and outputs Establish and maintain a monitoring system across the PPCR as a coordinating function to raise efficiency of project implementation and meet objectives; conduct annual reviews Support the delivery of capacity building TA
Some of the Next Steps 1. Complete Review of PPCR Secretariat Year 1 Mar2012 2. Finalize Secretariat work plan for year 2012-2013 and a 4-year work plan for Phase 2 in dialogue with stakeholders Apr2012 3. Produce a Phase 1 Lessons Learned Report June2012 4. Make Coordination Mechanism operational Sept2012 5. Support recruitment of new staff Mar2013 6. Strengthen PPCR Secretariat capacity to become a Government implementing agency for climate change projects in Tajikistan Mar2014
Contact details Email: Ilhom.rajabov@ppcr.tj Phone: +992 918639318 Address: PPCR Secretariat 47 Shevchenko str, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Tel/Fax: +992 372 27 61 81