The Government of Tanzania has just concluded her national portfolio formulation exercise which was a prerequisite for accessing GEF fund under GEF 5. Following this exercise, a number of priority projects ideas submitted to the GEF focal point for consideration were endorsed for further development and subsequent submission to the GEF secretariat. Among the project ideas agreed through UNDP are summarized below:
Project 1: Conservation of Water Catchment in Wami Ruvu Basin through Land Use Planning
Proponent: Ministry of Water
Focal area: Land degradation
Objective: The application of land use plan as a tool in managing basin catchment and riverside in order to regulate flow to Kidunda dam and protect from pollution through good practice of agriculture and reduce cost of water treatment.
Total allocation: US $ 1,800,000
Project 2: Enhanced Participatory Restoration of Degraded River Catchment for Carbon Sequestration in Katuma River
Proponent: Ministry of Water
Focal area: Land degradation and climate Change
Objective: Main goal is to restore and develop the deteriorated catchment environment of the Katuma River Catchment at Mpanda district in Katavi region due to its importance on livelihood, wildlife in Katavi National Park and the environment.
Total allocation: US $ 1,000,000
Project 3: Enhancing forest conservation in Tanzania and highest priorities for forest biodiversity conservation
Proponent: MNRT
Focal area: Biodiversity
Objective: At the national level the project will provide additional tourism attraction for Tanzania and increase this share of tourist who visits forest areas. At the local level the project aims to fully establish a network of Nature Reserves in Tanzania within areas of critical forest biodiversity.
Total allocation: US $ 4,719,402
Project 4: Mainstreaming payment for watershed services in integrated sustainable land management in the East Usambara
Proponent: WWF, Ardhi University
Focal area: Land degradation
Objective: To improve Land management and increase by 30% the flow and quality of water for downstream water users in Tanga City through mainstreaming payment for ecosystem service for sustainable land management by 2017
Total allocation: US $ 1,310,000
Total allocation: US $ 8,829,402
Observation from the table above, show that project ideas 1, 2, and 4 falls under Land degradation focal area; with only one project supporting both Land degradation and climate change. UNDP and partners have discussed this outcome and agreed to combine the 3 projects ideas in order to create a substantial programme of work that could lead into more impact on the ground, building on synergy realized by bringing different institutions and actors to work together.
Objective of the consultancy
The objective of the consultancy is to develop two fully-fledged Project Identification Form (PIF) meeting the requirements of GEF for successful projects and responsive to the funding objectives for the respective thematic areas. Preparation of the PIFs will include consultation with proponents, the identification and use of secondary data for baseline analysis, identification of outcomes, outputs and indicative activities where possible. The consultant is also required to produce documents for requesting Project Preparation Grant (PPG) for the two Projects: one focusing on Biodiversity in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, and the second on Land Degradation and Climate change covering the areas identified in table 1 above.
In light of the fact that the preparation of the consolidated PIF on land degradation will integrate three different proposals from proponents in different areas, the consultant will also seek to identify, in consultation with the original proponents, a set of ideas or options for future effective management arrangement of the resulting project. Possibilities to explore would include Government and NGO implementation as well as geographical and partnership aspects. While the management arrangements do not require elaboration in the PIF, the consultant is expected to deliver initial recommendations in this regard to be presented to UNDP along with the PPG.
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