Land Degradation Neutrality Fund Technical Assistance Facility

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The five-year global GEF project titled, “Land Degradation Neutrality Fund Technical Assistance Facility,” led by Mirova in collaboration with the Global Mechanism of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and other partners will support the Technical Assistance Facility to provide project preparedness and technical assistance services to build a strong portfolio of transformative projects for the UNCCD Land Degradation Neutrality Fund (LDNF). With $2 million in GEF Financing and $4.9 million in cofinancing, the project will support projects seeking investment from the LDN Fund. The TAF will provide the necessary level of support due to the highly complex nature of the sector and will ensure a solid continuum knowledge management approach through process and tools for pre-selection of projects, technical assistance services to projects and for permanent adaptation management of the TAF itself. This will be achieved through the following components: 1) Improving technical and operational processes, advising on agronomy, forestry, sustainable land management services and enhancing financial structures of LDN-eligible projects for improved agricultural practices and raise land productivity, profitability, and/or sustainability; and, 2) Knowledge management and effective project Monitoring and Evaluation.

Country: Global
Focal area: Land Degradation
Project status: Implementation
GEF Project ID: 9900
Implementing Agency: WWF-US
Executing Agency and partners: IDH
GEF Project Grant: US$ $2,000,000
Co-financing total: US$ 4,900,000
GEF Agency Fee: US$ $184,500
Project Website: https://www.idhsustainabletrade.com/landscapes/ldn-taf/

PIF

CEO Endorsement:

ProDoc:

Agreement/Consultancy Summary Consultant/ Recipient Amount Start/End Date Deliverables
World Wildlife Fund, Inc. (WWF) policies and procedures for all GEF financed full-sized projects require a midterm evaluation (MTE) and are highly recommended for innovative medium-sized projects. This consultancy is for conducting the MTE for the project: Land Degradation Neutrality Fund Technical Assistance Facility. Chaudhry Inayatullah of Sultana Research & Development Pty. Ltd. 28,000 USD 05/17/2021 to 8/18/2022
  • Inception report that details evaluation methodology;
  • Virtual interviews, focus groups and consultations at local levels, national and international levels.
  • If feasible, visit of a LDN TAF funded project with field-level activities (Indonesia, Bhutan, Nicaragua or Peru).
  • Debrief and presentation of initial findings to project management team and other key stakeholders (AFD, WWF GEF);
  • Draft report not to exceed 30 pages (excluding annexes) shared with WWF GEF AMU, AFD and PMU for review and feedback.  A sample outline will be provided; and
  • Final MTE report that has incorporated feedback and comments.
This grant is for the execution of the project: Land Degradation Neutrality Fund Technical Assistance Facility by Stichting IDH the Sustainable Trade Initiative. Stichting IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative 2,000,000 USD 1/15/2019 to 4/30/2024
  • Draft Annual Project
  • Workplan and Budget
  • Final and endorsed (by the Donor Committee) Annual Project Workplan and Budget
  • Project Operations Manual
  • Updated Results Framework
  • Annual partner co-financing letters
  • Project Close Report
  • Financial Reports submitted in the format attached.
  • WWF GEF Project Progress Report (PPR) including annual work plan tracking documents.
  • Resume/s of final candidates for all Core PMU positions for no objection.
  • TOR’s for Core PMU new positions not previously identified.
  • Input into identification of suitable consultants to be contracted, by the WWF GEF
  • Agency, to undertake mid-term and final evaluations.
  • Electronic copy of Grantee’s templates and Project granting procedures submitted to WWF GEF Finance Administrator for no-objection prior to project execution.
  •  A final equipment inventory list is due within 90 days after project expiration if applicable
This is a consultancy for a lead consultant to lead project design and the development of the WWF GEF Project Document for the “Land Degradation Neutrality Fund Technical Assistance Facility” project, working closely with Mirova/IDH, UNCCD, donors and other partners and a technical team from WWF Conservation Finance and WWF

GEF Agency. The consultant will be responsible for developing a comprehensive project design based on WWF and GEF standards and ensuring that recommendations from GEF Secretariat review of the PIF are fully addressed.

 Dr. Grant Ballard Tremeer  and team at ECO 51,244 USD 3/5/2018 to 8/31/2018
  • Final and agreed work plan and timeline
  • Inception report
  • Draft of Background, Situation Analysis (Environmental problem, Threats, and Root Causes), Barriers
  • Initial Baseline Assessment
  • Draft Theory of Change/high-level storyline for consensus
  • Revised Table B (if necessary)
  • Draft Indicators/Results Framework
  • Draft section on WWF GEF Project Governance Model
  • Draft Intervention Strategy (Components, Outcomes, Outputs, Activities) and incremental cost reasoning
  • Draft Indicative project list
  • Report on stakeholder consultation
  • Full Draft ProDoc, Letters of Co-finance and Tracking Tools for WWF GEF upstream review, including draft budget in full
  • Include brief validation workshop report
  • Final Draft ProDoc and CEO Endorsement Request for review
  • Revised package based on formal internal review, if required