request for project preparation grant (PPG)
Project Type:
the GEF Trust Fund
Submission date: April 2008
Re-submission date:
GEFSEC Project ID[1]:
GEF Agency Project ID: 4056
Country(ies): Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro (the non GEF recipient countries Italy, Slovenia and Greece will also participate to the project)
Project Title: Protection and Sustainable Use of the Dinaric Karst Aquifer System
GEF Agency(ies): UNDP
Other Executing partners: UNESCO
GEF Focal Area: International Waters
GEF-4 Strategic program: IW-SP3
a. Project preparation Implementation Timeframe
| Start date |
June 2008 |
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Completion date |
June 2009 |
- project preparation activities ($) (Describe the PPG activities)
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The PPG process will include implementation of the following activities:
The PPG will finance the collection and analysis of baseline data on ecological and socio-economic context of the Dinaric Karst aquifer and draft a preliminary TDA that will identify major root causes and hot spots. In particular, the following information will be collected: Social and economic context including sectoral analysis; state of ecosystems and resources; inventory of existing information sources; analysis of effectiveness of existing protection and monitoring measures at the local, national and transboundary levels; detailed analysis of the water quality and of existing levels of pollution: inventory of existing hot spots; analysis and prioritization of contamination sources by sector and by location; analysis of existing impact assessment, monitoring and enforcement mechanisms; assessment of other existing threats to the Dinaric Karst aquifer; assessment of existing ground-water management practices at the local, provincial, national and transboundary levels.
The PPG will finance activities to collect and analyze information on existing policies, legal and regulatory framework for ground-water management in each of the participating countries. Deficiencies in the policy and legal framework will be defined. Existing institutional framework including transboundary institutional and cooperation arrangements and institutional capacity gaps at all levels will be assessed. Institutional arrangements for effective TDA and SAP processes and for successful replication strategy will be proposed. Successful institutional models and best practices from past and on-going IW ground-water projects will be analyzed.
Initial PPG activities in the participating countries will focus on the engagement of national stakeholders (Government, private, and non-government) in project scoping and design. This will be achieved by collaborating with national stakeholders to develop a profile of groundwater management. PPG inception workshop will be arranged during first months of the PPG implementation to involve national and regional stakeholders in the project preparation. A series of stakeholder consultations will follow to ensure local and national ownership of the proposed project.
Based on the consultations and analysis described above the PPG will finance the identification of the Project increment activities and strategy, the proposed interventions will be agreed with major stakeholders in the countries. Issues in fact remain to be clarified concerning the extension at surface of the aquifer, with an initial estimate of its boundaries and of possible interlinkages with neighboring countries, and the methodological approach to be adopted in the conduct of Component 1, with needed agreements on definitions, terminologies and technical expectations. Based on this consensus on the areal extent and conceptual framework, the PPG will then help to reach agreement among all participating countries on the most cost-effective strategic options that would allow to achieve the expected project outcomes. Alternatives will be considered regarding for example the sequence of project activities, with a view to identify the best ways through which informed consensus on technical – scientific issues might translate into political actions (SAP, permanent exchange mechanisms, etc.). |
Project Preparation Activities |
GEF Grant |
Co-financing |
Total |
|
Baseline data collection and information gap analysis for preliminary TDA |
100,000 |
150,000 |
250,000 |
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Institutional capacity assessment |
15,000 |
15,000 |
30,000 |
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Stakeholder consultation and engagement |
15,000 |
25,000 |
40,000 |
|
Identification and agreement on Project Activities |
70,000 |
60,000 |
130,000 |
|
Total project preparation financing |
200,000 |
250,000 |
450,000 |
c. PPG Budget Requesting Finance by GEF
Cost Items |
Estimated Person Weeks(pw) |
GEF ($) |
Co-financing ($) |
Total ($) |
Local consultants * |
190 |
95,000 |
100,000 |
195,000 |
International consultants* |
20 |
60,000 |
45,000 |
105,000 |
| Travel** |
30,000 |
45,000 |
75,000 | |
|
Project Management |
35,000 |
35,000 | ||
| Misc.*** |
15,000 |
25,000 |
40,000 | |
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Total PPG Budget |
200,000 |
250,000 |
450,000 |
* Additional information regarding consultants is provided in Annex A.
** Travels within the region of country experts, and of the senior advisor(s) will be essential for the conduct of the PPG. They will include also field checks, limited geological observations, and meetings with country officials and potential partners, including donors. The GEF share will cover primarily international air travel costs within the region.
*** This line will include costs such as satellite imagery acquisition and processing (scoping), regional maps preparation and printing, translation etc.
d. GEF Agency(ies) Certification
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This request has been prepared in accordance with GEF policies and procedures and meets the GEF criteria for project identification and preparation. | |
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Yannick Glemarec GEF Executive Coordinator |
Vladimir Mamaev, Regional Technical Advisor Project Contact Person |
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Date: 9 May 2008 |
Tel. and Email:vladimir.mamaev@undp.org |
Annex A
Consultants Financed by the Project Preparation Grant (PPG)
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Position Titles |
$/ Person Week |
Estimated PWs |
Tasks to be performed |
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Local |
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Ground-water TDA Specialist |
500 |
52 |
Assess existing ground-water management practices applied in the region; assess scope for implementing sustainable ground-water approaches at the national and transboundary context; assess capacity constraints and capacity building needs; identify international best practices in ground-water management and feasibility of their implementation in the Dinaric Karst region; identify scope and recommended activities for the FSP; develop logical framework and impact indicators for FSP. |
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Policy, legal and institutional expert – one in each country |
500 |
29 |
Collect and analyze information on existing policies, legal and regulatory framework for groundwater management in each country; identify deficiencies in the policy and legal framework; describe and assess existing institutional framework including transboundary institutional arrangements; identify institutional capacity gaps and CB needs for implementation of FSP; provide recommendations for the FSP on the institutional capacity building for effective national and transboundary implementation of ground-water management approaches; |
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Socio-economic analysis expert – one in each country |
500 |
30 |
Assess baseline information on social and economic development context; provide sectoral analysis and social context; identify socio-economic barriers to effective ground-water management including capacity barriers; provide recommendations for scoping of the FSP; propose a set of socio-economic indicators for the FSP. |
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Analysis of impacts on ground-water resources –one in each country |
500 |
42 |
Analyze and prioritize existing threats to the Dinaric Karst including contamination from point and non-point sources and land degradation; conduct sectoral analysis; identify sources of baseline information on the state of environment in Dinaric Karst and assess information gaps; identify barriers to the mitigation of threats from land-based development; provide recommendations for scoping of the FSP including a set of indicators. |
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Stakeholder Analysis and Engagement |
500 |
37 |
Conduct regional stakeholder analysis for the Dinaric Karst region; identify capacity barriers and capacity building needs; identify opportunities for public-private partnerships; develop national and transboundary stakeholder participation and engagement plans for the FSP; provide recommendations for scoping of the FSP. |
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International |
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Senior Advisor - Expert Hydrogeologist |
3,000 |
20 |
Based on the baseline information collected by national experts identify specific opportunities and constraints for applying groundwater management practices; integrate international best practices into FSP design; assess technical feasibility of recommended activities; assess cost-effectiveness and incrementality of proposed FSP activities; assess sustainability of proposed FSP activities and provide recommendations for ensuring sustainability of project outcomes; provide recommendations for capacity building and stakeholder engagement activities planned for the FSP; define full project logical framework and a set of logframe indicators. |