GCF National Adaptation Plan project in Bhutan

Project Overview
Climate change is expected to bring a raft of changes to Bhutan including an increase in average temperatures, a decrease in precipitation during the dry season, and an increase during the wet season in the long term; increased intensity of rainfall events, erratic rainfall patterns, and a shift in monsoon timing; and increased threats of hydro-meteorological and geological disasters due to climate risks, such as glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), landslides, earthquakes, river erosion, flashfloods, windstorms, and forest fires.
The hydropower, agriculture, and tourism sectors, which together account for almost a quarter of GDP, are all highly dependent on, and affected by, climate variability and natural hazards.
With financial support from the Green Climate Fund, this project focuses on assisting the Royal Government of Bhutan to further advance their cross-sectoral National Adaptation Plan process, as well as to put in place a robust implementation monitoring and evaluation system.
Expected Outcomes
• Outcome 1: Enhanced coordination, learning and knowledge management for an iterative NAP process.
• Outcome 2: Technical capacity enhanced for the generation of climate scenarios and impact assessment
• Outcome 3: Vulnerability assessments undertaken and adaptation options prioritised
• Outcome 4: NAP formulated and capacity for implementation and monitoring established
Project Details
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Source of Funds
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Project Dates
Introduction
Climate change is expected to bring a raft of changes to Bhutan including an increase in average temperatures, a decrease in precipitation during the dry season, and an increase during the wet season in the long term; increased intensity of rainfall events, erratic rainfall patterns, and a shift in monsoon timing; and increased threats of hydro-meteorological and geological disasters due to climate risks, such as glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), landslides, earthquakes, river erosion, flashfloods, windstorms, and forest fires.
The hydropower, agriculture, and tourism sectors, which together account for almost a quarter of GDP, are all highly dependent on, and affected by, climate variability and natural hazards.
With financial support from the Green Climate Fund, this project focuses on assisting the Royal Government of Bhutan to further advance their cross-sectoral National Adaptation Plan process, as well as to put in place a robust implementation monitoring and evaluation system.
Project Details
Climate change is expected to bring a raft of changes to Bhutan including an increase in average temperatures, a decrease in precipitation during the dry season, and an increase during the wet season in the long term; increased intensity of rainfall events, erratic rainfall patterns, and a shift in monsoon timing; and increased threats of hydro-meteorological and geological disasters due to climate risks, such as glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), landslides, earthquakes, river erosion, flashfloods, windstorms, and forest fires.
The hydropower, agriculture, and tourism sectors, which together account for almost a quarter of GDP, are all highly dependent on, and affected by, climate variability and natural hazards.
With financial support from the Green Climate Fund, this project focuses on assisting the Royal Government of Bhutan to further advance their cross-sectoral National Adaptation Plan process, as well as to put in place a robust implementation monitoring and evaluation system.
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Key Results and Outputs
• Outcome 1: Enhanced coordination, learning and knowledge management for an iterative NAP process
1.1 Protocol and institutional coordination pathways established.
1.2 Learning and understanding for climate risk informed planning of decision makers improved.
1.3 Knowledge management systems to strengthen climate responsive planning.
• Outcome 2: Technical capacity enhanced for the generation of climate scenarios and impact assessment
2.1. Assessment of gaps and needs in the data and information requirements for adaptation planning and scenarios prepared.
2.2. Capacity across research institutions, scientific community, and universities enhanced.
• Outcome 3: Vulnerability assessments undertaken and adaptation options prioritised
3.1. Climate vulnerabilities assessed, and adaptation options identified across all sectors identified.
3.2. Parallel to 3.1, climate vulnerabilities assessed, and adaptation options identified for water sector.
3.3. Screening tools to facilitate the integration of climate change adaptation into development planning applied.
• Outcome 4: NAP formulated and capacity for implementation and monitoring established
4.1 National Adaptation Plan formulated and communicated.
4.2 Strategy for NAP implementation developed.
4.3 Outreach on the NAP process and report on progress and effectiveness developed.
4.4 System to report, monitor and review the NAP process established.
Monitoring and Evaluation
Project results will be monitored and reported annually and evaluated periodically. Monitoring and evaluation will be undertaken in compliance with UNDP requirements as outlined in the UNDP POPP and UNDP Evaluation Policy.
UNDP Bhutan will work with the relevant stakeholders to ensure M&E requirements are met in a timely fashion and with high standards. Additional mandatory GCF-specific M&E requirements will be undertaken in accordance with relevant GCF policies. Other M&E activities deemed necessary to support project-level adaptive management will be agreed during the Project Inception Workshop and will be detailed in the Inception Workshop Report, including the exact role of project target groups and other stakeholders in project M&E activities including national/regional institutes assigned to undertake project monitoring.