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with GGGI for the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

28 December 2018 | Strategic Frameworks

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Readiness and Preparatory Support Proposal

How to complete this document? - A Readiness Guidebook is available to provide information on how to access funding under the GCF

Readiness and Preparatory Support programme. It should be consulted to assist in the completion of this proposal template.

- This document should be completed by National Designated Authorities (NDAs) or focal points with support from their delivery partners where relevant.

- Please be concise. If you need to include any additional information, please attach it to the proposal.

- Information on the indicative list of activities eligible for readiness and preparatory support and the process for the submission, review and approval of this proposal can be found on pages 11-13 of the guidebook.

- For the final version submitted to GCF Secretariat, please delete all instructions indicated in italics in this template and provide information in regular text (not italics).

Where to get support? - If you are not sure how to complete this document, or require support, please send an e-mail to

[email protected]. We will aim to get back to you within 48 hours. - You can also complete as much of this document as you can and then send it to

[email protected]. We will get back to you within 5 working days to discuss your submission and the way forward.

Note: Environmental and Social Safeguards and Gender

Throughout this document, when answering questions and providing details, please make sure to pay special attention to environmental, social and gender issues, particularly to the situation of vulnerable populations, including women and men. Please be specific about proposed actions to address these is-sues. Consult page 7 of the readiness guidebook for more information.

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SECTION 1: SUMMARY

1. Country submitting the proposal

Country name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Name of institution representing National Designated Authority (NDA) or Focal Point: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MoNREC)

Name of NDA/Focal Point: Mr. Hla Maung Thein

Position: Director General, Environmental Conservation Department

Telephone: +95 67 431343

Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

Full office address: Building no. 53, Oattara Thiri Township, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

2. Date of initial submis-sion

30/05/2018

3. Last date of resubmis-sion

22/10/2018 (if applicable)

4. Which entity will im-plement the Readiness and Preparatory Support project?

National Designated Authority Accredited Entity ◼ Delivery Partner

Name of institution: Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

Name of official: Jinyoung Kim Position: Head of Programs, Asia and the Pacific

Telephone: +82 70 7117 9923 Email: [email protected]

Full Office address: 19 F Jeongdong Bldg., 21-15, Jeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 04518 Rep. of Korea

5. Title of the Readiness support proposal

Readiness Support for Developing Myanmar’s Green Cities Investment Plans

6. Type of Readiness sup-port sought

◼ Readiness o Strategic frameworks o Support for accreditation and accredited direct access entities

Adaptation Planning

7. Brief summary of the re-quest

Since Myanmar initiated it’s process of political reform in 2011, the economy has witnessed rapid so-cio-economic change and development. This project will support achievement of national policy pri-orities for adaptation and mitigation to climate change that are clearly elaborated in the Myanmar Climate Change Policy, Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan, Myanmar Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction, and the National Sustainable Development Strategy. Furthermore, this project will increase and build national capacities to manage investments that will assist the Government’s achievement of its INDC (and future NDC) commitments. Myanmar recognises a number of important themes for addressing both future emission reductions and adaptation to climate impacts, including the need for sustainable urban development, socially inclusive and gender responsive investments. The number of people living in urban areas will increase to 34.7% by 2030, and 50% by 2040 (MoN-REC, 2017). The Government realizes the growing importance of climate-resilient, socially-inclusive urban infrastructure development to foster economic growth and of urban populations’ and indus-tries’ disproportionate impacts on GHG emissions. In order to develop models for climate resilient infrastructure investments nationwide, the Government of Myanmar has prioritized subnational cli-mate change actions in two priority cities and two secondary cities (to be identified). Relevant na-tional and city Government officials would also gain knowledge on green city development from the best practices in the ASEAN region. To facilitate implementation of inter-sectoral investment plans and improve Myanmar’s access to climate finance, the ECD and GGGI will implement a project to

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raise awareness of the private sector and facilitate nomination of national potential direct access en-tities. With GGGI’s approach of being embedded in the Government, this project will be well-placed and will seek to support NDA strengthening activities being implemented by CTCN and UNEP.

8. Total requested amount and currency

$850,220

9. Anticipated duration 24 months

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SECTION 2: LOGICAL FRAMEWORK Please complete the table below by including proposed outcomes, baseline situations, the targets for implementation period, and the activities to be undertaken, including key outputs or deliverables. Please add rows for additional outcomes as needed. For further guidance on completing the table, please refer to the guidebook “Accessing the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme”, including specific Outcomes to select from.

OUTCOMES BASELINE TARGET ACTIVITIES

Please including key outputs or deliverables where applicable

3. Direct access realized

3.1 Direct access entities’ nomination

0 2 3.1.1 Establish criteria for identifying potential entities at national level for GCF direct access accreditation, based on GCF Ac-creditation Self-Assessment Tool, including capacity criteria on gender, social inclusion and ESS 3.1.2 Assess potential direct access entities (DAE). 3.1.3 Engage with the potential DAEs (decision-makers in private companies and Government agencies) through consultation and awareness raising workshops, including on issues of gender, social inclusion and ESS with aim to strengthen capacity. 3.1.4 Collect and review relevant information from interested entities through the agreed selection process* against GCF ac-creditation requirements, and their capabilities to deliver Myanmar’s national sustainable development priorities and pipeline being developed under this project. 3.1.5 Select at least one entity which demonstrates to best meet eligibility requirements and support the NDA in the nomina-tion process. * Candidate DAE selection process could be an accreditation pre-screen assessment of potential DAEs or NDA could open a call for expressions of interest to all potential DAEs–including those who may already be developing applications. Every institution submitting an expression of interest would be considered and a selection would be made based on pre-defined criteria designed to select the entity with the greatest po-tential for success. If one of the institutions already developing an application meets the necessary criteria, they will be selected to receive readiness support.

Deliverables: 3.1.1 Criteria for identifying potential entities established by M15. 3.1.2 Potential candidate national entities identified for accreditation by M17. 3.1.3 Awareness raising materials, which incorporates requirements for gender, social inclusion and ESS management, in Eng-lish and Burmese prepared by M18 and reports from stakeholder consultations/awareness raising workshops on opportuni-ties, processes and requirements of engaging with the GCF conducted by M20. 3.1.4 Selection process of at least one potential DAE with the highest accreditation potential by M22. 3.1.5 At least one direct access entity nominated and application for accreditation submitted to the GCF by M24.

4. Access to finance

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4.2 Green cities invest-ment plans developed

0 1 4.2.1 Assess Myanmar’s international commitments (INDC and SDGs) and existing national, city and sectoral policies and strat-egies to identify priority areas for the development of investment plans in two priority cities and two secondary cities, to be identified in consultation with the Government. The assessment will include gender and social inclusion aspects. 4.2.2 Extract lessons learned from the inclusive green city development models and parameters in the ASEAN region (building on MONREC’s and other government agencies’ existing participation in key ASEAN policy networks (incl. the ASEAN Council of Ministers of Environment, ASEAN Green Cities Tourism Awards, ASEAN Smart Cities Initiative, etc.) to identify and refine op-tions for Myanmar through exchange visits. Government officials will consider intra-institutional cooperation and national in-frastructure prioritization challenges in Myanmar and seek solutions Myanmar, drawing on lessons from other development partner initiatives focused on urban climate resilience planning and infrastructural investments (i.e. ADB, JICA, UNHabitat, KOICA, AfD, Rockefeller) to alleviate these challenges; and key lessons learned regarding green technology innovation will be disseminated through the recently established ASEAN Institute for Green Economy in Yangon. 4.2.3 Assess the roles of key government actors at the national and city level and other relevant stakeholders in the develop-ment of the green cities investment plans for priority cities and secondary cities (drawing on lessons ADB, JICA, UNHabitat, KOICA, AfD, Rockefeller), integrating key climate change, gender and social inclusion objectives identified in Myanmar’s draft National Conservation Policy, Green Economy Strategy Action Plans, Waste Management Policy, and Climate Change Strategy, and Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan. 4.2.4 Assess the past experiences by, and synergies with policy support and capacity-building activities by on-going and/or proposed interventions in Myanmar by key donors and agencies (i.e. ADB, JICA, UNHabitat, KOICA, AfD, Rockefeller) and de-velop gender and socially inclusive project pipelines that account for likely operational and institutional challenges in two pri-ority and two secondary cities for possible GCF support i.e. with GHG reduction, climate change adaptation potential. Set gen-der and social inclusion targets for project pipeline based on gender and social assessment 4.2.5 Raise awareness of the private sector to access GCF to support the government and engage with them in identifying op-portunities and draw on private sector and donor experiences in addressing barriers for private sector investments in support of the city investment plans’ implementation. 4.2.6 Engage stakeholders from the public and private sector, seeking equal representation of women and including relevant groups, in consultation for the development of the green cities investment plans in two priority cities and two secondary cities. 4.2.7 Develop green cities investment plans for two priority cities and two secondary cities, with clear processes for invest-ment prioritization and sequencing by and with the relevant City Mayors’ offices, Development Committees and State/Re-gional Chief Minister’s offices, leading to the selection of two priority project concept notes for each city; consistent with the Country Programme. Deliverables: 4.2.1 Policy assessment report in Burmese and English; presented as a basis for the capacity building seminar for State/city stakeholders by M6. 4.2.2 Relevant national and city Government officials gained knowledge on inclusive green city development from other ASEAN countries through exchange visits (M6, M8), building on MONREC’s and other government agencies’ existing participa-tion in key ASEAN policy networks (incl. the ASEAN Council of Ministers of Environment, ASEAN Green Cities Tourism Awards,

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ASEAN Smart Cities Initiative, etc.), and to support green technology innovation transfers through the recently established ASEAN Institute for Green Economy in Yangon. 4.2.3 Stakeholder analysis reports (for each city) in Burmese and English, draft by M6, final by M9. 4.2.4 Project pipeline for two priority cities and two secondary cities for possible GCF support developed; presented as a basis for the capacity building seminar for State/city stakeholders (M9). 4.2.5 Awareness raising materials for the private sector developed by M3, workshops conducted (for each city) in parallel with the consultation workshops (4.2.6), and report with recommendations prepared by M17.

4.2.6 Consultation workshops in two priority cities and two secondary cities conducted and reports prepared (for each city) in M12-13. ~30 participants from the public and private sector, seeking equal representation of women and including relevant groups. 4.2.7 Inclusive green cities investment plans for two priority cities and two secondary cities (considering the policy and stake-holder analysis) in Burmese and English, and two priority project concept notes for each city prepared by M16.

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SECTION 3: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please explain how this grant will help deliver on the country’s readiness needs as identified above and build on institutions, processes or existing work already underway in the country. Please refer to the Guidebook for more specific information on completing this section. Myanmar is already actively engaged in designing and implementing the required policies, governance, financial and programming instruments to address climate change. These are outlined here. The country’s early climate change relevant policies such as the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) 2012 largely overlooked cities, focusing largely on rural climate change adaptation needs. Myanmar’s INDC (2015) confirmed its commitment to climate change mitigation by balancing national socio-economic development and environmental sustainability objectives in forestry and energy sectors (driven by urban demand), but while urbanization, waste management, transportation were recognized as challenges, no targets to mitigate their contributions to climate change were set. Awareness of the growing vulnerability of the urban populations to climate change impacts was first fully acknowledged through the Myanmar Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction (MAPDDR) 2017. In 2018, Myanmar Climate Change Policy (MCCP) has been adopted to provide long-term direction and guidance for government, civil society, and the private sector to undertake and promote climate change adaptation and mitigation actions in Myanmar and to prioritize sustainable and low-carbon development. The Climate Change Strategy and Master Plan (MCCSMP) is the primary instrument for the implementation of the MCCP over the next 15 years and intends to guide investments in six priority sectors including towns and cities. National baselines and targets for urban climate change mitigation and adaptation are currently being developed by the Second National Communication Technical Working Groups (with support from UNEP) and National Sub-sector MRV Guidelines for Energy, Waste, IPPU are being developed (with support from GGGI). The MCCSAP is also aligned with Myanmar's development policies — supporting the National Comprehensive Development Plan and the newly adopted National Sustainable Development Strategy (2018), in which Goal 5 specifies a range of objectives relevant to development of climate resilient and low-carbon growth cities, as well as socially inclusive policy engagement and economic growth (Goals 1 and 3, respectively). Meanwhile, the draft Green Economy Policy Framework is a new guideline intended to mainstream green investment across the economy, with a number of priority areas of investment focusing on cities such as sustainable urban and rural development and buildings, sustainable consumption and production, sustainable waste management and sustainable transport infrastructure. In line with these existing laws, strategies and policies that support climate change preparedness and development objectives in Myanmar’s cities, the proposed ECD-GGGI project will assess priority investments needed and develop inclusive green city plans for two priority cities and two secondary cities. Moreover, the Government deemed it necessary to gain knowledge from best practices in the ASEAN region to assess options and guide their green city development. Amongst the priority invest-ments identified, selected projects will be developed into concept notes for project funding consideration by the GCF. The proposed project aligns with the Govern-ment’s sustainable urban development objectives and aims to develop investment plans in four cities, in support of the Government policy directives including the Parliament’s “Green Land Cities” initiative. The project will be implemented through close collaboration between dedicated ECD and embedded GGGI staff.

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Due in part to the existing concerns of poorly managed urban growth that cause societal and environmental concerns, the National Parliament policy maker have priori-tized the promotion of “green growth” in three of the countries’ largest cities (Yangon, Mandalay, Naypyitaw, plus the smaller city of Pyin Oo Lwin). However, due to their sizes, these cities are unlikely to provide models for promotion of saleable investments across the 75 other prioritized secondary cities nationwide (all of whom have minimum population sizes of 200,000 inhabitants). For this reason, it has been proposed that two “priority” cities and two “secondary” cities would be selected for the project. The latter would be selected based on a participatory multi-criteria assessment of weighted composite indicators based on the data available. These may include such standard development indicators (e.g. access to sanitation and public transportation, population density), indicators for social marginalization (e.g. % single-headed households, ethnic diversity), indicators of climate risk (e.g. flooding, high temperatures), and indicators relating to projected growth of selected energy-intensive industry. In this way, the project will aim to seek to promote green investments in cities that have a high potential for improving both equity and resilience of a cities’ diverse stakeholder groups to climate hazards, while reducing the rate of GHG emissions growth caused by consumption patterns and resource demands of these cities’ industries. In addition, this proposal will enhance Myanmar’s access to the GCF by raising awareness of the private sector and assessing and nominating a potential national direct access entity to the GCF. This is consistent with the new Development Assistance Policy (2018) priority for the development of national institutional capacity develop-ment for strategic decision-making, fiduciary oversight of funds, and program implementation. At present there are no national access entities to the GCF. Inter-agency synergies: As GGGI is embedded within the Environmental Conservation Department, it enjoys very close interaction with the Government and many development partners. Much of the climate change-relevant policy development described above (MCCP, MCCSAP) and the preliminary cities climate vulnerability mapping was implemented through the Myanmar Climate Change Alliance (MCCA), a partnership between the UN Habitat and the Government of Myanmar. GGGI has very strong engagement with two key government agencies that were involved in the previous MCCA project phase and in the development of this project proposal. And as the Environmental Conservation Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (Ministry of Construction) are both MCCA partner agencies, GGGI anticipates continuing to build synergies with the MCCA, drawing on their technical expertise. GGGI is committed to ensuring synergies and complementarities with the UNEP/CTCN towards NDA strengthening, Country Programme and pipeline development, and with the planned UNEP-led GCF National Adaptation Plan proposed activities (if funded). GGGI is well placed to help the NDA address challenges of inter-agency coordination due to the fact that GGGI’s project staff and country representative are embedded within the same agency, and as this project will be implemented by an integrated ECD-GGGI team. At the outset of the project, ECD and GGGI will hold a coordination meeting with UNEP to ensure synergies with other NDA- or UNEP-led knowledge exchanges, to ensure complementarity and synergies b/w the Green Cities Investment Plans and the GCF Myanmar Country Programme development though identification of potential stakeholders, working relationship and options for climate finance. This will include the following activities:

- Development of no-objection criteria through identification of climate investment needs at the scale of cities; - Provide inputs Link potential concepts from priority cities to country-programming process;

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Feasibility of lessons/technology/ approaches identified in the Green Cities Investment Plans feed into the country programme. To prioritize, harmonize and sequence investments at the inter-institutional coordination level, ECD and GGGI will engage with key development partners who have or are planning to engage in delivering policy technical assistance, capacity building and/or investment support to selected cities in Myanmar (i.e. JICA, KOICA, ADB, AfD, and Rockefeller Foundation). Through this engagement the ECD-GGGI project team (and other government agency counterparts) will learn from and address institutional coordination challenges among the diverse array of governmental stakeholders involved in identification and harmonization among city investment planning activities. As part of the pipeline development and investment risk mitigation strategies, key synergies with technical assistance partnerships will be explored. With regard to the DAE nomination, ECD and GGGI will continue their engagement with the state and commercial financial institution networks and with the development partners who are currently supporting their development in order to engage with and nominate a DAE candidate. These include USAID which supports banking system regulations and JICA which is currently establishing a large two-step loan facility through the Central Bank targeting small-scale farmers, among others. Throughout the stakeholder consultation, DAE selection and nomination process, the capacity-building needs of the candidate institution(s) to deliver quality proposals and concept notes in support of the UNEP/NDA country programme will be assessed, and complimentary synergies with technical assistance partnerships will be explored.

Existing Institution/Process/Work Summary of Relevance

Laws

Environmental Conservation Law, 2012

To enable implementation of the Environmental Policy for environmental conservation and sustainable development.

Policies and Plans

National Comprehensive Development Plan, 2011 - 2030

Climate change is considered a main focus under the ‘environmental pillar’.

Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan (MSDP), 2018

Outlines 5 national goals under 3 Pillars and x Strategies to guide policy implementation. Goal 5 “Natural Resources & the Environment for National Posterity”, focuses on resilient ecosystems (5.1), climate resilience/low carbon growth (5.2), water/sanitation (5.3), access to energy (5.4), all of which are highly relevant to climate change adaptation and mitigation in cities, while Strategy 5.6 reads: “Managing cities and towns efficiently and sustainably”. This policy also supports a number of gender mainstreaming and social inclusion by government under Strategy 1.5: Promoting increased engagement of all people and open communication with government, and by the private sector under Strategy 3.2: Supporting job creation in industry and services, especially through developing small- and medium-sized enterprises.

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National Environmental Policy of My-anmar [2018]

Strategic frameworks and action plans for the environment sector, including green economic development, UN Sustainable Development Goals, climate change and waste management strategies, as well as provide guidance for the mainstreaming of environmental considerations into all other plans and policies developed in Myanmar.

Myanmar Climate Change Policy, 2018 Enhance institutional capacities for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Myanmar Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan, 2017 – 2030

Delivers the National Climate Change Policy through mandated sectoral action plans and strategies to transform Myanmar into a low-carbon society that is also inclusive, resource-efficient, and fully vertical and horizontally integrated in society and governance.

National Energy Efficiency and Conser-vation Policy, 2016

Policy focuses on four main sectors: industrial, commercial, residential and public. Sets a number of energy reduction targets.

National Adaptation Plan of Action, 2012

Myanmar’s NAPA specifies 32 priority activities (referred to as Priority Adaptation Projects) for effective climate change adaptation for eight main sectors/themes; agriculture, early warning systems, forest, public health, water resources, coastal zone, energy and industry, and biodi-versity.

Paris Agreement The Republic of the Union of Myanmar ratified onto the Paris Agreement in 2016. The Paris Agreement stipulates a number of reporting re-quirements, including the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution, the Nationally Determined Contribution, National Communications and Biennial Update Reports. As part the National Communications, a comprehensive monitoring, reporting and verification system is to be developed that facilitates data collection of greenhouse gas emissions, mitigation actions and support.

Instructions/Guidelines

National Parliament “Green Land” Mandate, 2017

Recently enacted National Parliament Mandate that describes Government intent to develop an investment plan with strong stakeholder engagement and support including the private sector. MONREC have based their Green Land Cities Programme upon this Mandate.

National League for Democracy, 2015 Election Manifesto

States activities that will be undertaken to reduce the current levels of pollution and environmental harm.

Intended Nationally Determined Con-tribution, 2015

States the mitigation and adaptation actions that will be implemented to attain the intended nationally determined contribution to green-house gas emission reductions.

Green Economy Policy Framework [draft]

Stakeholder recommendations for investing in natural capital, renewable energy and climate change adaptation, and sustainable cities.

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Guidelines for Urban Planning for the Union of Myanmar

Developed by the UN-Habitats programme, a handbook for the initial research and design phases for sustainable urban developments.

Building Resilient, Inclusive, and Sus-tainable Cities and Towns in Myan-mar, 2017

Policy Guidelines published jointly by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC) and the Myanmar Cli-mate Change Alliance, for climate-resilient urban planning.

Government Programs supporting Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Cities

Country Programme, Climate Technol-ogy Centre and Network

GCF Readiness-funded support for establishment of no-objection procedure and national stakeholder engagement, delivered with UNEP.

Myanmar Climate Change Alliance The Myanmar Climate Change Alliance is being implemented by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment). The Programme works as a platform to mainstream climate change into the Myanmar policy development and reform agenda, but it also supports all on-going actions and activities on climate change from the National Government, Local Authorities, NGOs, Development part-ners, Civil Society and the Private Sector. Numerous Policy Guidance Briefs published, including Building Resilient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Cities and Towns in Myanmar.

EcoCities Programme Part of the Ministry of Construction, there are working synergies between the two programmes.

Green Cities Tourism Programme Part of the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, there are working synergies between the two programmes.

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SECTION 4: BUDGET, PROCUREMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND DISBURSEMENT

4.1. Budget Plan

Please provide a breakdown of cost estimates and implementation schedule analysed according to the activities suggested in Section 2. Please feel free to replicate this table on Excel spreadsheet if needed.

OUTCOMES (same as in section

2)

ACTIVITIES (same as in section 2)

TOTAL COST

(per activ-ity)

COST CATEGORIES EXPENDITURE AND IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE (add columns if >24 months)

Consultants Travel Workshops/

Trainings Others 6m 12m 18m 24m

3. Direct access realized 3.1 Direct access entities’ nomina-tion

3.1.1 Establish criteria for identifying potential entities at national level for GCF direct access accreditation, based on GCF Accredita-tion Self-Assessment Tool, including capacity criteria on gender, so-cial inclusion and ESS 3.1.2 Assess potential direct access entities (DAE). 3.1.3 Engage with the potential DAEs (decision-makers in private companies and Government agencies) through consultation and awareness raising workshops, including on issues of gender, social inclusion and ESS with aim to strengthen capacity. 3.1.4 Collect and review relevant information from interested enti-ties through the agreed selection process* against GCF accredita-tion requirements, and their capabilities to deliver Myanmar’s na-tional sustainable development priorities and pipeline being devel-oped under this project. 3.1.5 Select at least one entity which demonstrates to best meet eligibility requirements and support the NDA in the nomination process.

$123,180 $53,000 $8,000* $10,000^ $52,180# $- $- $69,020 54,160

4. Access to fi-nance 4.2 Inclusive Green cities in-vestment plans developed

4.2.1 Assess Myanmar’s international commitments (INDC and SDGs) and existing national, city and sectoral policies and strategies to identify priority areas for the development of investment plans in two priority cities and two secondary cities, to be identified in consultation with the Government. The assessment will include gender and social inclusion aspects.

4.2.2 Extract lessons learned from the inclusive green city de-velopment models and parameters in the ASEAN region (build-

$609,028 $57,400 $35,108

** $216,400^^

$300,120##

$196,001 $163,983 $249,044 $-

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ing on MONREC’s and other government agencies’ existing par-ticipation in key ASEAN policy networks (incl. the ASEAN Coun-cil of Ministers of Environment, ASEAN Green Cities Tourism Awards, ASEAN Smart Cities Initiative, etc.) to identify and re-fine options for Myanmar through exchange visits. Government officials will consider intra-institutional cooperation and na-tional infrastructure prioritization challenges in Myanmar and seek solutions Myanmar, drawing on lessons from other devel-opment partner initiatives focused on urban climate resilience planning and infrastructural investments (i.e. ADB, JICA, UN-Habitat, KOICA, AfD, Rockefeller) to alleviate these challenges; and key lessons learned regarding green technology innovation will be disseminated through the recently established ASEAN Institute for Green Economy in Yangon. 4.2.3 Assess the roles of key government actors at the national and city level and other relevant stakeholders in the development of the green cities investment plans for priority cities and secondary cities (drawing on lessons ADB, JICA, UNHabitat, KOICA, AfD, Rock-efeller), integrating key climate change, gender and social inclu-sion objectives identified in Myanmar’s draft National Conservation Policy, Green Economy Strategy Action Plans, Waste Management Policy, and Climate Change Strategy, and Myanmar Sustainable De-velopment Plan. 4.2.4 Assess the past experiences by, and synergies with policy sup-port and capacity-building activities by on-going and/or proposed interventions in Myanmar by key donors and agencies (i.e. ADB, JICA, UNHabitat, KOICA, AfD, Rockefeller) and develop gender and socially inclusive project pipelines that account for likely opera-tional and institutional challenges in two priority and two second-ary cities for possible GCF support i.e. with GHG reduction, climate change adaptation potential. Set gender and social inclusion tar-gets for project pipeline based on gender and social assessment 4.2.5 Raise awareness of the private sector to access GCF to sup-port the government and engage with them in identifying opportu-nities and draw on private sector and donor experiences in ad-dressing barriers for private sector investments in support of the city investment plans’ implementation.

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4.2.6 Engage stakeholders from the public and private sector, seek-ing equal representation of women and including relevant groups, in consultation for the development of the green cities investment plans in two priority cities and two secondary cities. 4.2.7 Develop green cities investment plans for two priority cities and two secondary cities, with clear processes for investment pri-oritization and sequencing by and with the relevant City Mayors’ offices, Development Committees and State/Regional Chief Minis-ter’s offices, leading to the selection of two priority project concept notes for each city; consistent with the Country Programme.

Project Manage-ment~

$14,440 $- $- $- $14,440 $3,560 $3,600 $3,620 $3,660

SUBTOTAL ACTIVITIES $746,648 $110,400 $43,108 $226,400 $366,740 $199,561 $167,583 $321,684 $57,820

AUDIT $8,000 $- $- $- $8,000 $2,000 $- $2,000 $4,000

CONTINGENCY (3.8%) $28,965 $- $- $- $28,965 $7,241 $7,241 $7,241 $7,241

DELIVERY PARTNER FEE (8.5%) $66,607 $- $- $- $66,607 $16,652 $16,652 $16,652 $16,652

TOTAL $850,220 $110,400 $43,108 $226,400 $470,312 $225,454 $191,476 $347,577 $85,713

Budget Notes *Outcome 3 travel ($8,000) includes: 2 x return international flight ($5,000), 2 x domestic bus trip ($50), daily per diems for a total of 26 days ($1,144), and a total of 24 nights hotel accommodation ($1,800).

**Outcome 4 travel ($35,108) includes: 2 x return international flight ($5,000), 20 x domestic bus trips ($500), daily per diems for a total of 257 days ($11,308), and a total of 244 nights hotel accommodation ($18,300). Includes national and international consultants, ECD staff, and local and international GGGI staff.

^Outcome 3 workshop/trainings ($10,000): ~20 participants x 2-day workshop, and meetings with NDA and DAE. Costs include venue and meals ($9,000) and simultaneous interpretation equipment ($1,000).

^^Outcome 4 workshop/trainings ($216,400): ~30 participants in 5 x 1-day workshops and 12 x 2-day workshops; and ~10 Government officials in 2 x 5-day exchange visits ($101,200). Costs include venue, simultaneous interpretation equipment and meals, 369 nights of hotel or guesthouse accommodation for staff, participants and govern-ment officials ($35,175), 8 x return international flights ($20,000), 20 x special flights for government officials ($40,000), and 376 days of per diem allowances for staff, participants and government officials ($20,144).

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#Outcome 3 other ($52,180): GGGI staff costs ($39,180), vehicle rental ($2,000), translations and interpreters ($9,000), and publication costs ($2,000).

##Outcome 4 other ($300,120): GGGI staff costs ($242,670), vehicle rental ($22,950), translations and interpreters ($22,500), and publication costs ($12,000).

~Project management ($14,440): Includes GGGI administrative staff time ($7,240) and office supplies ($7,200).

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4.2. Procurement Plan

For goods, services, and consultancies to be procured, please list the items, descriptions in relation to the activities in section 2, estimated cost, procurement method, relevant threshold, and the estimated dates. Please include the procurement plan for at least the first tranche of disbursement requested below. Also, please feel free to replicate this table on Excel spreadsheet if needed.

ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION ESTIMATED COST

(US $) PROCUREMENT

METHOD

THRESHOLDS (Min-Max monetary value for which indicated

procurement method must be used)

ESTIMATED START DATE

PROJECTED CONTRACTING

DATE

Goods and Non-Consulting Services

Report layout and printing $14,000 Direct Procurement $10,000 and below Q4 2018 Q4 2018

Translation and interpretation work $31,500 Direct Procurement $10,000 and below (per workshop, document) Q4 2018 Q4 2018

Workshop/meeting venue, meals, and simul-taneous interpretation equipment rental

$111,200 Direct Procurement $10,000 and below (per workshop) Q4 2018 Q4 2018

Participants: local transport, accommodation, DSA

$112,258 Direct Procurement $10,000 and below Q4 2018 Q4 2018

Participants: airfare international, accommo-dation, DSA

$63,000 Direct Procurement $10,000 and below Q2 2019 Q2 2019

Consultants: airfare international, accommo-dation, DSA

$8,000 Direct Procurement $10,000 and below Q1 2020 Q1 2020

Professional - Audit $8,000 Direct Procurement $10,000 and below Q4 2018 Q4 2018

Office Supplies (included within the Project Management cost total)

$7,200 Direct Procurement $10,000 and below Q4 2018 Q4 2018

SUB-TOTAL (US $) $355,158

Consultancy Services

GCF Accreditation Consultant $44,000 Competitive Recruitment Above $10,000 Q4 2019 Q4 2020

GCF Private Sector Facility Consultant $13,000 Competitive Recruitment Above $10,000 Q4 2018 Q4 2018

Financial Banking/Institutions Consultant (DAE)

$9,000 Competitive Recruitment Above $10,000 Q4 2019 Q4 2020

Municipal Waste Management and Sanita-tion; E-vehicle/Public Transportation; Renew-able Energy and Energy/Cooling Efficiency;

$44,400 Competitive Recruitment Above $10,000 Q4 2018 Q1 2020

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Climate Resilient Building Construction and Infrastructure Consultants (Green Cities)

SUB-TOTAL (US $) $110,400

GGGI Staff

Green Cities Senior Officer, International (X9)

1/Project Lead, National (X11) $139,680 N/A Q1 2019 Q4 2019

Country Representative- Policy engagement and programme design, International (X11)

$60,440 Q4 2018 Q4 2018

Programme Officer, National (X8) $41,010 Q4 2018 Q4 2018

Green Cities Policies and Investment Analysts- International (X8 and X12)

$40,720 Q4 2018 Q4 2018

Project Management – National (X6) $7,240 Q4 2018 Q4 2018

SUB-TOTAL (US $) $289,090

TOTAL COST (US $) $754,648

1 Depending on the availability of local resources, will prefer recruitment of national staff.

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4.3. Disbursement schedule Specify the proposed schedule for requesting disbursements from the GCF, including amounts and periodicity. For amounts re-quested, keep to multiples of USD 5,000, and for periodicity, specify whether it’s quarterly, bi-annually or annually only. The disbursement requests and schedule for this project will be in line with Clause 4 of the “Framework Readiness and Prepara-tory Support Grant Agreement” between GCF and GGGI.

4.4. Additional information This box provides an opportunity to include further explanations related to the budget, procurement plan and disbursement schedule, including any details on the assumptions to justify costs presented in the budget. Others (GGGI Staff) The project aims to utilize staff (part-time, allocation provided below), instead of recruiting more consultants, to implement the project equipped with strong knowledge and experiences on the subject area. A table presenting the level of effort for GGGI staff is provided below.

Others: GGGI Staff

Outcomes (time allocation) and Brief TOR

Rate

Green Cities Senior Officer, Project Lead (National X11/ Inter-national X9) 2

Delivery of an inclusive Green Cities Guidelines for Myanmar that incorporates the triple bottom line of green growth with indicators/investment project cri-teria. 4.2.1 Assess Myanmar’s international commitments (INDC and SDGs) and ex-isting national, city and sectoral policies and strategies to identify priority areas for the development of investment plans in two priority cities and two second-ary cities, to be identified in consultation with the Government. The assess-ment will include gender and social inclusion aspects. 4.2.2 Extract lessons learned from the inclusive green city development models and parameters in the ASEAN region (building on MONREC’s and other govern-ment agencies’ existing participation in key ASEAN policy networks (incl. the ASEAN Council of Ministers of Environment, ASEAN Green Cities Tourism Awards, ASEAN Smart Cities Initiative, etc.) to identify and refine options for Myanmar through exchange visits. Government officials will consider intra-in-stitutional cooperation and national infrastructure prioritization challenges in Myanmar and seek solutions Myanmar, drawing on lessons from other devel-opment partner initiatives focused on urban climate resilience planning and in-frastructural investments (i.e. ADB, JICA, UNHabitat, KOICA, AfD, Rockefeller) to alleviate these challenges; and key lessons learned regarding green technol-ogy innovation will be disseminated through the recently established ASEAN Institute for Green Economy in Yangon. 4.2.3 Assess the roles of key government actors at the national and city level and other relevant stakeholders in the development of the green cities investment plans for priority cities and secondary cities (drawing on lessons ADB, JICA, UNHabi-tat, KOICA, AfD, Rockefeller), integrating key climate change, gender and social in-clusion objectives identified in Myanmar’s draft National Conservation Policy, Green Economy Strategy Action Plans, Waste Management Policy, and Climate Change Strategy, and Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan. 4.2.4 Assess the past experiences by, and synergies with policy support and capac-ity-building activities by on-going and/or proposed interventions in Myanmar by key donors and agencies (i.e. ADB, JICA, UNHabitat, KOICA, AfD, Rockefeller) and develop gender and socially inclusive project pipelines that account for likely opera-tional and institutional challenges in two priority and two secondary cities for possi-ble GCF support i.e. with GHG reduction, climate change adaptation potential. Set gender and social inclusion targets for project pipeline based on gender and social assessment.

$139,680

(100% @12mo)

2 Depending on the availability of local resources, will prefer recruitment of national staff.

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4.2.6 Engage stakeholders from the public and private sector, seeking equal representation of women and including relevant groups, in consultation for the development of the green cities investment plans in two priority cities and two secondary cities. 4.2.7 Develop green cities investment plans for two priority cities and two second-ary cities, with clear processes for investment prioritization and sequencing by and with the relevant City Mayors’ offices, Development Committees and State/Re-gional Chief Minister’s offices, leading to the selection of two priority project con-cept notes for each city; consistent with the Country Programme.

X11, Country Repre-sentative

- Facilitate awareness raising workshop, work with NDA on the nomination - Facilitate consultation and validation workshops for the investment plans - Provide guidance, review of/inputs to the policy assessment

$60,440 (10 - 20% @24mo)

X12, Deputy Director and Head of Green Cities

Provide guidance, review of/inputs to the development of the green city devel-opment guidelines for Myanmar

$4,200 (20% @1mo)

X8, Analyst, Green Cities

Provide inputs and review the project pipeline and four investment plans $9,515 (35% @3mo)

X8, Analysts, (Energy, Water, Transport)

Provide inputs and review sector-specific projects and sectoral aspects of in-vestment plans

$10,980 (20% @2mo)

X8, Analysts, GIS Provide inputs and review sector-specific recommendations for investment plans

$16,025 (35% @3mo)

X8, Officer, National - Support coordination on DAE assessment, collecting nomination documents, meetings with potential DAE - Provide technical support and inputs to the stakeholder assessment - Provide coordination support to the consultation and validation workshops

$41,010 (30-50% @24mo)

X6, Associate, Na-tional

Project management: Administrative support, support missions and meeting preparation, and other project activities

$7,240 (10% @24mo)

GGGI is already allocating staff time and cost to each appropriate output for each project. From 2018 onwards, GGGI will incorpo-rate timesheet system into the organization’s overall operation. GGGI can provide timesheet reports to GCF to verify GGGI’s staff time spent to the project and against the proposed budget. Individual Consultants The experts will be hired on a part-time basis (contracted individually or collectively). The table below presents brief TORs and rates of the seven individual national and international consultants.

Consultants Brief TOR Rate

Individual interna-tional, GCF Accreditation Consultant

3.1.1 Establish criteria for identifying potential entities at na-tional level for GCF direct access accreditation, based on GCF Accreditation Self-Assessment Tool, including capacity criteria on gender, social inclusion and ESS 3.1.2 Assess potential direct access entities (DAE). 3.1.3 Engage with the potential DAEs (decision-makers in private companies and Government agencies) through consultation and awareness raising workshops, including on issues of gender, so-cial inclusion and ESS with aim to strengthen capacity. 3.1.4 Collect and review relevant information from interested entities through the agreed selection process* against GCF ac-creditation requirements, and their capabilities to deliver Myan-mar’s national sustainable development priorities and pipeline being developed under this project. 3.1.5 Select at least one entity which demonstrates to best meet eligibility requirements and support the NDA in the nomination process.

$500/day x 88 days = $44,000

Individual national, Green Finance Sector Consultant (x1)

3.1.3 Engage with the potential DAEs (decision-makers in private companies and Government agencies) through consultation and awareness raising workshops, including on issues of gender, so-cial inclusion and ESS with aim to strengthen capacity.

$300/day x 30 days = $9,000

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3.1.4 Collect and review relevant information from interested entities through the agreed selection process* against GCF ac-creditation requirements, and their capabilities to deliver Myan-mar’s national sustainable development priorities and pipeline being developed under this project. 3.1.5 Select at least one entity which demonstrates to best meet eligibility requirements and support the NDA in the nomination process.

Individual interna-tional, GCF Private Sector Facility Consultant

4.2.5 Raise awareness of the private sector to access GCF to sup-port the government and engage with them in identifying op-portunities and draw on private sector and donor experiences in addressing barriers for private sector investments in support of the city investment plans’ implementation. - Prepare awareness raising materials on GCF Private Sector Fa-cility and Accreditation, to improve the private sector’s access to GCF - Assess private companies in the four cities to invite to the workshop considering the project pipeline developed in 4.2.4 - Prepare workshop agenda and presentation materials - Prepare workshop reports including recommendations for pri-vate sector to access GCF, to support the investment plans

$500/day x 26 days = $13,000

Individual national, Green Investment Sector Consultants (x4) a) sanitation and waste management b) transportation c) energy d) infrastructure

4.2.1 Assess Myanmar’s international commitments (INDC and SDGs) and existing national, city and sectoral policies and strate-gies to identify priority areas for the development of investment plans in two priority cities and two secondary cities, to be identi-fied in consultation with the Government. The assessment will include gender and social inclusion aspects. 4.2.3 Assess the roles of key government actors at the national and city level and other relevant stakeholders in the development of the green cities investment plans for priority cities and secondary cities (drawing on lessons ADB, JICA, UNHabitat, KOICA, AfD, Rockefeller), integrating key climate change, gender and social inclusion objec-tives identified in Myanmar’s draft National Conservation Policy, Green Economy Strategy Action Plans, Waste Management Policy, and Climate Change Strategy, and Myanmar Sustainable Develop-ment Plan.

4.2.5 Raise awareness of the private sector to access GCF to sup-port the government and engage with them in identifying op-portunities and draw on private sector and donor experiences in addressing barriers for private sector investments in support of the city investment plans’ implementation. 4.2.6 Engage stakeholders from the public and private sector, seeking equal representation of women and including relevant groups, in consultation for the development of the green cities investment plans in two priority cities and two secondary cities.

4 x consultants @ $300/day x 37 days = $44,400

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SECTION 5: IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION

5.1 Please attach an “implementation map” or describe how funds will be managed by the NDA/FP or delivery partner

If the entity implementing the readiness support is not an accredited entity of the GCF, please complete the Financial Man-agement Capacity Assessment (FMCA) questionnaire and submit it with this proposal.

Myanmar’s NDA provided overall direction for the development of the GCF readiness proposal. The project formulation in-volved extensive engagement by the Environmental Conservation Department and GGGI with a large number of national agencies as well as several subnational government agencies. As indicated in the schematic diagram, with the leadership of ECD, GGGI serves as an embedded advisor within MONREC, and a number of arrangements will build ECD staff capacity in various administrative, financial and project management processes as well as thematic expertise in green city investment planning. While GCF funds will be received/administered by GGGI, the ECD-GGGI project team will cooperatively implement all aspects of this project including financial management. All key stakeholder engagements with government agencies and the private sector will be implemented in close coordination and co-leadership between ECD and GGGI. All day-to-day activi-ties will be implemented by the ECD-GGGI project team, including GGGI country staff together with ECD staff. In addition, GGGI will consult with specific ECD planning/finance/HR units when drafting TORs and invite their participation in any recruit-ment interviews and/or procurement evaluations. This will build NDA capacity to work with international standards and pro-cesses. The ECD-GGGI project team will provide updates on progress to MONREC (and selected ministry counterparts) on a quarterly basis. The primary mechanisms for ensuring effective coordination and engagement and mainstreaming will need to be de-veloped at sub-national levels. The legal mandates and institutional mechanisms for coordinating green city development and investments differ between individual cities, states and regions. Pending final government selection of target cities, the ECD-GGGI project team will work with respective sub-national governments to define appropriate coordination/consultations mechanisms building on existing structures to transfer knowledge and build sustainable capacity across Government at both national and subnational level. At sub-national levels, the relevant sub-national ECD office will allocate a dedicated staff focal point to facilitate knowledge sharing, to build ECD capacity in project management and sustainable city investment planning, to ensure effective activity delivery, and to support specific coordination/oversight mechanisms. This leadership by ECD in engagement with national, regional/state, and city/district/township governments will help to en-sure the relevance, and effectiveness of the city investment plans for achieving the objectives and targets set of govern-ments, private sector, and ultimate beneficiaries alike. In order to increase the sustainability and scalability of the knowledge exchanges, the exchange cities and key participants will be selected with particular intention to build on MON-REC and other government agencies’ existing participation in key ASEAN policy networks (incl. the ASEAN Council of Minis-ters of Environment, ASEAN Green Cities Tourism Awards, ASEAN Smart Cities Initiative, etc.), and to support green technol-ogy innovation transfers through the recently established ASEAN Institute for Green Economy in Yangon. This approach will build a community of practice in sustainable investment pipeline development that can scale these same approaches to

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other cities nationwide. If need be this may entail establishment of formal Advisory Committees, but in general, wherever possible, the government’s priority is for the project to report through existing government systems of oversight. Based on this clear framework, GGGI acts as the Delivery Partner (DP) and will supervise the Readiness Support project from inception to closure in close consultation with ECD. DP will ensure that payments to goods suppliers, non-consulting and consulting services are implemented as per the respective contracts in order to ensure timely and quality deliverable of out-puts to the government. The DP will submit portfolio reports and audited financial statements to the GCF as per the Frame-work Agreement, and will support ECD in submission of all deliverables to GCF. The DP will prepare any request to the GCF, as necessary, for budget changes and reallocations. The DP will support ECD to prepare project closing documents including externally audited financial statements and submit these to the GCF. The DP will ensure that all funds are provided on a timely basis to ensure expediting and acquittal of funds are not delayed, and that all fund expenditures are accounted for and transparent. GGGI in Myanmar Since signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC) in February 2017, GGGI has engaged with a wide range of government agencies and development partners in its assessment of strategic areas for GGGI to support Myanmar’s achievement of NDC, Green Economy Policy Framework, Cli-mate Change Strategy and Action Plan, and the National Parliament’s “Green Land Cities” initiative objectives. Key strategic outputs to date are the Myanmar Green Growth Potential Assessment Report and a Policymaker’s guide for NDC Implemen-tation. GGGI is working closely with the Environmental Conservation Department (ECD) to develop institutional capacities for Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) of Climate Change Action. GGGI completed an assessment of MRV status in Myanmar3, and initiated sensitization and capacity building activities for stakeholders from 38 agencies, across 16 minis-tries. During 2017, GGGI provided inputs into the drafting of several national policy documents and facilitated capacity build-ing activities for over 150 government staff in areas relevant to socially-inclusive green economy and climate change policy implementation. Through its close engagement with government, its participation in key national policy formulation and coordination bodies (i.e. Green Economy Coordination Committee, and Environmental Sector Working Group), and assessments of key green growth investment opportunities, GGGI has identified several strategic areas for GGGI to target it’s support in national and sub-national institutional capacity building and green investment value chain development during 2019-2020. GGGI will continue its technical support for capacity-building in sector-specific MRV reporting systems and will identify strategic part-nerships to support operationalization of a national MRV Masterplan in 2019-2020. During this period GGGI also aims to mobilize resources for institutional capacity building in Myanmar’s national and sub-national government agencies to main-stream socially-inclusive business models for implementation of sub-national Green Economy Policy Framework and Climate Change Strategy Action Plans, and to mobilize private sector investment to support Myanmar’s realization of NDC targets associated with Green Cities Investment and Landscape Restoration.

5.2 Other relevant information This box provides an opportunity to include any important information you wish to bring to the attention of the GCF Secre-tariat, but did not have an opportunity to provide in the sections above. GGGI staff and consultants to support the project implementation will be based within in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC) to ensure close collaboration of project activities and synergies with ECD team staff as well as other NDA GCF delivery partner TA support. Monitoring and Evaluation GGGI undertakes monthly and annual project reporting to provide a mechanism for regular collection of information on progress to support oversight and adaptive management and external reporting to GGGI members/donors. The project pro-gress is reported against the logframe and budget. GGGI also engages independent evaluators to ensure unbiased, credible project evaluation and the final report is being published on GGGI website. In line with the Framework Agreement between GCF and GGGI, progress reports using the GCF template will be submitted for disbursement requests and project closing as well as audited financial statements at the portfolio level at the end of each year. GGGI will prepare periodic revisions to reflect changes in six monthly and annual expense category budgets, monitor and review project expenditure reports and communicate and share with the NDA and GCF Secretariat (if required).

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Workplan/Gantt Chart

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