rehabilitation committees). Approve and implement bylaws proposed by land rehabilitation committees (MoLGCAMoLGCA and MFRSC). Output 2.5. A strategy for maintaining technical capacity in the MFRSC and relevant departments. MFRSC. Develop and implement a strategy for maintaining the technical capacity of relevant MFRSC departments. Develop and disseminate user-friendly literature on climate change adaptation and monitoring to relevant stakeholders. Outcome 3. Over 50,000 ha of land across the Foothills, Lowlands and the Lower Senqu River Basin rehabilitated through operationalization of the climate-smart Land Rehabilitation Programme. Output 3.1. ecosystem rehabilitation and management interventions in Lithipeng, Khoelenya and Thaba-Mokhele Community Councils, including: i) protection of critical fens and bogs; ii) adoption of conservation agriculture and practices; and iii) strategic interventions in sensitive areas, including construction of check dams and rehabilitation of old gulleys and rills. MFRSC, Community Councils, NGOs (e.g. CARE, World Vision, RSDA), local communities. Implement interventions – developed under Output 1.4 – in sites selected under Outputs 1.1 and 1.3. Develop and disseminate information on climate-smart ecosystem rehabilitation and management approaches (MFRSC). Develop and implement strategies for community ownership of interventions beyond project termination to relevant stakeholders. Output 3.2. A long-term strategy for monitoring and evaluating ecosystem rehabilitation and management interventions for the MFRSC and relevant departments, including an experimental design to evaluate the impact of interventions using grass cover as a proxy for rangeland productivity. MFRSC, Community Councils, local communities. Undertake baseline assessments of soil erosion, grass cover and existing interventions to control soil erosion. Identify treatment and control sites, and implement experimental design treatments. Establish monitoring points at intervention and control sites as well as establish systems to collect data on the impacts of climate-smart ecosystem rehabilitation and management interventions. Collect long-term data on the impacts of climate-smart ecosystem rehabilitation and management interventions. Analyse data from pilot interventions and experimental design; collate the results; and disseminate to schools, media, public institutions and relevant stakeholders (MFRSC). council
development plans (MoLGCAMoLGCA, Mohale’s Hoek District Council, Community Councils). Prepare recommendations to include climate risk considerations into District and Community Council development plans (MFRSC, MoLGCAMoLGCA, Mohale’s Hoek District Council, Community Councils). Output 5.4. Training on climate-resilient construction, land use and water resource planning, and climate risk management for the relevant officials. Trained staff will include: structural engineers; urban and rural infrastructure planners; local authorities; district planning units; officers of the Ministry of Development Planning (MoDP); and teaching staff from technical colleges and vocational training institutes. MFRSC, MAFS, MoPWT, MoDP, Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), MoSBDCM, technical colleges and vocational training institutes. Develop and implement training programmes for staff from a wide range of stakeholders. Integrate the abovementioned training into regular technical and vocational college curricula (MoET. technical colleges and vocational training institutes). Output 5.5. Best practices and documentation on climate-smart land management in the Lithipeng, Khoelenya and Thaba-Mokhele Community Councils disseminated through existing national and international platforms. MFRSC, MAFS, local communities, NGOs (e.g. CARE, World Vision, RSDA), SLM, UNDP. Establish farmers Field Schools (MAFS, MFRSC, NGOs, local communities). Coordinate exchange visits to project sites. (MFRSC, MAFS, NGOs, local communities). Best practices and project documents disseminated nationally through the Lesotho Sustainable Land Management platform (SLM). Best practices and project documents disseminated globally through Adaptation Learning Mechanism (ALM), wikiADAPT, Global Adaptation Network (GAN) and African Adaptation Knowledge Network (AAKN) (UNDP). Matrix of stakeholder participation Stakeholder Capabilities/current role for promoting climate change adaptation Role in project Natural resource users e.g. youth groups and farmers, particularly Extensive indigenous technical knowledge. Familiarity with concepts of group Leading agents of LRP through user groups or associations. Primary beneficiaries of “cash for
women and the elderly action and committee operations. Commitment to climate change adaptation because of livelihood interests in a sustainable environment. work” programme and implementers of the climate-smart initiatives. District Councils Coordinate the functions and activities of Community Councils Local level governance. Coordination of technical teams. Community Councils Legal authority for natural resources management. Little capacity to exert this authority at field level. Committed to fulfilling their natural resource management responsibilities, but currently uncertain how to go about this. Locus of legal authority for LRP. Supervise government field staff – who are administratively answerable to the Community Councils. Supervise and guide resource user groups acting on their behalf. Provide modest levels of resourcing to these groups for their daily operations. Key participants in coordinated management to ensure rehabilitation measures are implemented and impacts are monitored. Chiefs Traditional natural resource management authorities. Some have extensive technical knowledge. Two chiefs are elected by their peers as members of each Community Council and can play a formal role in Council’s natural resource management decision making. Some chiefs can contribute as Community Council members. All chiefs can contribute as leading and knowledgeable members of their communities. MFRSC Through its Forestry, Soil and Water Conservation, and Range Management Divisions, the MFRSC can provide technical knowledge and practical/programmatic experience. Domestic budget will be used for with GEF contribution. Leading technical agency. Chair of Steering Committee. Source of co-finance. Provide guidance and technical support to communities and stakeholders. Should actively participate in knowledge management and networking activities. MAFS Increasingly active in promoting soil and water conservation through soil fertility and soil structure management and conservation agriculture techniques. Responsible for agricultural extension services for both croplands and livestock services Responsible for promotion and advocacy of irrigation systems Should be an active member of project Steering Committee. Provide guidance and technical support to communities and stakeholders. Should actively participate in knowledge management and networking activities. MoLGCAMoLGCA Responsible for guiding the decentralisation process and the establishment of the new local government system in Lesotho. Consequently, responsible for assisting Community Councils’ with their natural resource management role. Should be an active member of project Steering Committee. Should actively participate in knowledge management and networking activities. Should advise and facilitate Community Council’s development of natural resource management bylaws, which must be approved by the Minister of Local Government.
climate change. in decision- making? Are climate change risks as well as appropriate adaptation strategies and measures integrated into relevant institutional policies, processes and procedures? Does the institution have adequate resources to implement such policies, processes and procedures? Are there clear roles and responsibilities within the institution, and effective partnerships outside the institution to address adaptation? Is the institution equipped to monitor, evaluate and learn from its adaptation actions? Each question is answered with an assessment and score for the extent to which the associated criterion has not been met: not at all (=0), partially (=1) or to a large extent/completely (=2). An overall score is calculated, with a maximum score of 10 given five criteria. Risks The geo-based agro-ecological, climatic and hydrological information system is not sustained beyond the lifetime of the project. Poor uptake of training on climate-smart ecosystem rehabilitation and management measures Output 1.1 A geo-based climatic, agro-ecological and hydrological information system formulated, tested in pilot area and ready for upscaling to the rest of the districts in Lesotho. Lack of a coordinated information system that compiles GIS information on climatic, agro-ecological and hydrological variables. By the end of the first year, a geo-based climatic, and hydrological information system developed. Maps and vulnerability assessments generated utilising the geo-based climatic, and hydrological information system. Output 1.2 A socio-economics unit is established within the Ministry of Forestry and Land Reclamation. No dedicated unit considering social capital issues in the selection of intervention methods. By the end of the first year, a socio-economics unit is established. Socio-economics unit Project implementation report Assessments Cost benefit-analysis Output 1.3 Number of climate-driven vulnerability assessments and cost-benefit analyses of specific adaptation interventions undertaken No rigorous assessments of climate-driven vulnerability or cost benefit analyses of climate change adaptation interventions undertaken at By the end of the first year, at least 1 climate-driven vulnerability assessment and 1 cost-benefit analysis of specific adaptation Project implementation report
climate-smart interventions. (adapted from AMAT 1.1.1.2) include identified best practices and budgets for climate-smart interventions Output 5.3 Number of policy briefs for design, appraisal and approval processes for council, district and communal development plans for Mohale’s Hoek District and in each of the Community Councils. There is no programmatic approach to mainstreaming climate risk considerations into development plans. By project mid-point, at least one policy brief to be developed for the integration of climate risk considerations into the Mohale’s Hoek District Plan. By project end-point, at least one policy brief developed for each productive sector – agriculture, infrastructure and rural development – to include identified best practices and budgets for climate-smart interventions. By project mid-point, at least one policy brief to be developed for the integration of climate risk considerations into the Mohale’s Hoek District Plan. Policy briefs Project implementation report Output 5.4 Number of people trained by the LDCF-financed project on climate-resilient construction; land use and water resources planning; climate risk problems; and risk reduction and management measures (disaggregated by gender). Limited training has been conducted on construction; land use and water resources planning; climate risk problems; and risk reduction and management measures. By project end-point, at least 1000 people (50% women and 50% men) trained. Trainees must include representatives from local authorities; district planning units; structural engineers; urban and rural infrastructure planners; officers of the Ministry of Development Planning, Ministry of Finance; and teaching staff from technical colleges and vocational training institutes. Climate change adaptation modules for training courses Output 5.5 Best practices identified and guidelines developed for climate-smart land management in the Khoelenya, Lithipeng and No guidelines for best practices and climate-smart land management. By project end-point, guidelines developed for best practices and land management in the Khoelenya, Lithipeng Developed guidelines