WRI-AFR100 2021 African Forest Landscape Restoration WRI-AFR100 2021 African Forest Landscape Restoration Denna insats är direkt knuten till en pågående insats med AUDA-NEPAD för det afrikanska skogs- och landskaps restaurerings initiativet  AFR 100 (Plan-IT nummer 14594) vilket pågår alltsedan december 2020 och omfattar en insatsperiod på ett år. 
Denna insats skapades efter ett förslag från AUDA-NEPAD att ta in World Resources Initiative (WRI) för att genomföra vissa projektaktiviteter inom AFR 100 initiativet omnämnt ovan.

Det ursprungliga avtalet mellan Sida och AUDA-NEPAD fastställer Sveriges insats till 20 miljoner SEK att utbetala till AUDA-NEPAD för genomförandet av AFR 100 aktiviteter över en period av ett år enligt bifogade projektdokument.

Emellertid följt av förslag av AUDA-NEPAD och efter diskussion med både AUDA-NEPAD och WRI så ska 9 400 000 SEK omfördelas till WRI för genomförande av tilldelade aktiviteter enligt bifogade arbetsplan vilken reglerar ansvar och befogenheter mellan de två organisationerna tillsammans med den budget som efterfrågas. 

Återstående balans 10 600 000 SEK kommer att användas av AUDA-NEPAD för genomförande av AFR 100 aktiviteter vilka indikeras i den ovanstående arbetsplanen. Följaktligen ska en avtalsförändring tecknas med AUDA-NEPAD  som speglar genomförda förändringar. Parallellt tecknas ett nytt avtal med WRI enligt deras nya roll som projektgenomförare.

För ytterligare information om detta hänvisas läsaren till Klaradia arkiveringsnummer UM2020/38162/ADDIS eller TRAC (Plan-IT nummer 14594) This contribution is directly linked with an on-going contribution to AUDA-NEPAD for African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100), Planit number 14594, which has been under implementation since December 2020 and will have a duration of one year.

This contribution is created based on the proposal by AUDA-NEPAD to bring the World Resources Institute (WRI) on board to implement some of the activities of the project mentioned above.

The original agreement between Sida and AUDA-NEPAD stipulates a Swedish contribution of SEK 20 Million to AUDA-NEPAD for implementation of AFR100 activities over a period of one year as per the attached project document.

However, following the proposal by AUDA-NEPAD and discussions with both AUDA-NEPAD and WRI, SEK 9.4 Million of this grant will be diverted to WRI for implementation of activities assigned to it as indicated in the attached work plan which shows roles and responsibilities of the two organizations along with the required budget.

The remaining balance of SEK 10.6 Million will be used by AUDA-NEPAD for the implementation AFR100 activities that are indicated in the above mentioned work plan. Consequently, an agreement amendment will be signed with AUDA-NEPAD to reflect the changes. In parallel, a new agreement will be signed with WRI for their new role as one of the implementers of the project.

For more details on this initiative the reader is referred to Klaradia case number (UM2020/38162/ADDIS or trac (Planit number 14594). AFR100 Goals

AFR100 is an African owned and country-led initiative to restore 100 million hectares of deforested and degraded landscapes across Africa by 2030. The Initiative connects participating African countries with technical and financial support to scale up restoration on the ground and capture associated benefits.

It provides a platform for:

1) Coordinating and streamlining Forest Landscapes Restoration (FLR) activities across the continent.

2) Enhancing knowledge exchanges and cross-learning amongst AFR100 Partner Countries and between AFR100 Technical and Financial Partners.

3) Amplifying the impact of FLR activities by encouraging stakeholders to work together in order to realise large-scale FLR in Africa

Objectives of the project under consideration

The proposed Swedish contribution to AFR100 (AUDA-NEPAD and WRI) will support two specific areas of work that are presented below.

Work Area 1 - AFR100 Implementation Progress Tracking System

The overarching aim is to establish an AFR100 implementation progress monitoring system which includes an effective and user-friendly tool that facilitates the sustainable generation of data and reports on the progress of AFR100 implementation activities at the national and local levels of participating countries.

Key objectives of the AFR100 implementation progress tracking system include:

1.1 To develop a sound and numerical understanding of institutions/entities working on or supporting AFR100 implementation activities in Africa

1.2 To strengthen the coordination, communication, implementation, monitoring and reporting capabilities of the AFR100 Secretariat

1.3 To generate visualisations and develop a comprehensive mapping of AFR100 activities across the continent as well as opportunities for restoration

1.4 To establish indicators and to develop a sound data collection tool to track progress of AFR100 implementation activities in a systematic and standardized manner, including the collection of information on socio-economic and environmental factors;

1.5 To establish a Progress Tracking Framework defining methodologies of data collection and data analysis across all partner countries as well time frames, required resources and reporting schedule;

1.6 To design a comprehensive and recurrent (with a set periodicity) AFR100 reporting mechanism;

1.7 To become a gateway and point of interface for reliable data for tracking and measuring progress as well as for understanding challenges, opportunities and trajectory of FLR in Africa.  

Work Area 2 - AFR100 Land Accelerator programme: Empowering Women and Youth Restoration Entrepreneurs

Key objectives of the Land Accelerator Program are:

2.1 Empower female and youth entrepreneurs to pitch to impact investors and sell their products more effectively;

2.2 Enhance knowledge and upskill female and youth restoration entrepreneurs to improve access to markets; 

2.3 Encourage women and youth to participate and engage in green and circular economy opportunities.

2.4 Enhance representation and involvement of women and youth in restoration entrepreneurship opportunities in order to raise Africas gender and youth profile in green economy ventures.