Project Document - UNDP

Project Document Republic of Namibia
United Nations Development Programme Global Environment Facility Full Project - Strengthening the Protected Area Network (SPAN) Project
PIMS 3121
Table of Contents
SECTION I : Elaboration of the Narrative 6
PART 1-A: Situation Analysis 6
1A.1 Environmental Context 6
1A.2 Global Significance of Biodiversity 6
1A.3 Namibia's National Protected Areas (PA) System 7
1A.4 Socio-Economic Context 10
1A.5 Policy and Legislative Context 11
1A.6 Institutional Context 12
PART 1-B: Baseline Course of Action 15
1B.1 Threats to Biodiversity Pertaining to the PAs 15
1B.2 Current Management Effectiveness of PA Estate 17
1B.3 Barriers to Effective PA Management for Biodiversity Conservation
18
1B.4 Stakeholder Analysis 24
PART 2: Strategy 25
2.1 Project Rationale and Policy Conformity 25
2.2 Project Goal, Objective, Outcomes and Outputs 27
2.3 Project Indicators, Risks and Assumptions 33
2.4 Expected Global, National and Local Benefits 34
2.5 Country Ownership: Country Eligibility and Country Drivenness 35
2.6 Linkages with the UNDP Country Programme 36
2.7 Linkages with UNDP/GEF Financed Projects 36
2.8 Linkages to Other GEF Financed Projects in Namibia 37
2.9 Sustainability 38
2.10 Replicability 39
PART 3: Management Arrangements 42
PART 4: Monitoring and Evaluation Plan and Budget 43
PART 5: Legal Context 46
SECTION II: Strategic Results Framework And GEF Increment 47
PART 1: Incremental Cost Analysis 47
5.1 National Development Objectives 47
5.2 Global Environmental Objectives 47
5.3 System Boundary 47
5.4 Baseline 47
5.5 Incremental Activities to Generate Global Benefits 48
5.6 Incremental Cost and Benefits 50
PART 2: Logical Framework Analysis 53
SECTION III : Total Budget and Workplan 58
SECTION IV: Additional information 60
PART 1: Endorsement and Co-financing Letters 60
PART 2 : Organigram of Project 61
PART 3: Terms of References for Key Project Staff and Main Sub-Contracts
62
PART 4 : Stakeholder Involvement Plan 65
ANNEX 1: Maps 66
ANNEX 2: Threats and Root Causes Matrix 68
ANNEX 3: PA SYSTEM Representation 74
ANNEX 4: Project Demonstration Site Profiles 76
ANNEX 5: Stakeholder Involvement Plan 84
ANNEX 6: Monitoring and Evaluation Plan 97
ANNEX 7: Lessons Learned 110
ANNEX 8: References 114
ANNEX 9: Response to GEF Council Review 116
SIGNATURE PAGE 122 List of Tables
Table 1 - Summary of Namibian State-owned Protected Areas 8
Table 2 - Threats rated by park (out of 10) 16
Table 3 - Analysis of threats by intensity 17
Table 4 - PA management effectiveness categories 17
Table 5 - Current and estimated required levels of coverage by vegetation
type 22
Table 6 - Risk analysis 33
Table 7 - Replication strategy matrix 40
Table 8 - Detailed Description of Estimated Co-financing Sources (6 years)
44
Table 9 - Outcome/Output Budget (6 years) 44
Table 10 - Incremental Cost Matrix 51
Table 11 - Logical framework 53 List of Figures
Figure 1 - Abbreviated Organisational Chart for MET 14
Figure 2 - Comparison of Inputs to NAMETT Scores 18
List of Acronyms
APR Annual Project Review
BCLME Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem
BIOTA Biodiversity Monitoring Transect Analysis
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CBNRM Community Based Natural Resource Management
CCD Convention on Combat Desertification
CI Conservation International
CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna
and Flora
COP Conference of Parties
CPD Country Programme Document
CPP-SLM Country Pilot Partnerships for Sustainable Land Management
DANIDA Danish Agency for Development Assistance
DASS Directorate of Administration and Support Services
DEA Directorate of Environmental Affairs
DMP Desert Margins Programme
DNRM Department of Natural Resource Management
DoF Directorate of Forestry
DoT Directorate of Tourism
DPWM Directorate of Parks and Wildlife Management
DRFN Desert Research Foundation of Namibia
DSS Directorate of Scientific Services
EIF Environment Investment Fund
EOP End of Project
EU European Union
FENATA Federation of Namibian Tourism Associations
GCF Global Conservation Fund
GPTF Game Product Trust Fund
GRN Government of Republic of Namibia
GRTC Gobabeb Research and Training Centre
HQ Headquarters
HWCM Human Wildlife Conflict Management
IBA Important Bird Area
ICEMA Integrated Community-based Ecosystem Management
ICZM Integrated Coastal Zone Management
IRDNC Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation
IUCN World Conservation Union
KfW Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau
LIFE Living in a Finite Environment
M&E Monitoring and Evaluation
MAWF Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
MoE Ministry of Education
MET Ministry of Environment and Tourism
MFMR Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources
MHA Ministry of Home Affairs
MHSS Ministry of Health and Social Services
MLR Ministry of Lands and Resettlement
MME Ministry of Mines and Energy
MoF Ministry of Finance
MRLGHRD Ministry of Regional and Local Government and Housing and Rural
Development
NACOMA Namib Coast Biodiversity Conservation and Management Project
NACSO Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations
NAMETT Namibia Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool
NBRI National Botanical Research Institute
NBSAP National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Programme
NCSA National Capacity Self Assessment
NDF National Defence Force
NDP National Development Plan
NGO Non Governmental Organization
NNF Namibia Nature Foundation
NNP Namib-Naukluft Park
NPC National Planning Commission
NTB Namibia Tourism Board
NWR Namibia Wildlife Resort
PAC Project Advisory Committee
PCC Park Consultative Committee
PDF Project Development Facility
PESILUP Promoting Environmental Sustainability through Improved Land
Use Planning
PMG Project Management Group
PMU Project Management Unit
PPF Peace Park Foundation
PRG Project Reference Group
PS Permanent Secretary
PSC Project Steering Committee
SADC Southern Africa Development Community
SCBD Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
SCP Skeleton Coast Park
SIDA Swedish International Development Agency
SPAN Strengthening the Protected Area Network
TFCA Trans Frontier Conservation Areas
TPR Tripartite Review
UNAM University of Namibia
UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
USAID United States Agency for International Development
WWF World Wide Fund for Nature SECTION I : Elaboration of the Narrative
PART 1-A: SITUATION ANALYSIS 1A.1 Environmental Context 1. Namibia is bordered by Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the
east, South Africa to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The
total land area is 823,680 km2. The country spans 1,320 km at its
longest and 1,440 km at its widest points. It has 1,570 km of Atlantic
coastline, which is mostly desert and characterised by vast sand dunes
that cover an area larger than Switzerland. Namibia is one of the driest
countries in sub-Saharan Africa, with half of its surface area receiving
less than 250mm of precipitation per year. The country possesses a
remarkable variety of habitats and ecosystems, ranging from deserts
receiving less than 10 mm of rainfall per year to subtropical wetlands
and savannas with over 600 mm of precipitation per annum. Namibia is
composed of five major terrestrial biomes classified according to
vegetation type and climate (Namib Desert, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo,
tree and shrub savannah, and lakes and salt pans). The tree and shrub
savannah biome is further divided into broadleaved tree and shrub
savannah and acacia tree and shrub savannah. There are 29 vegetation
types within these biomes[1] including wetlands such as pans and Caprivi
Floodplains. 1A.2 Global Significance of Biodiversity 2. Namibia lies at the heart of the species-rich Namib-Karoo-Kaokeveld
Deserts Ecoregion (WWF Global 200 Ecoregions). This ecoregion includes
the semi-desert vegetation of the Nama and Succulent Karoo as well as
the Namib and Kaokoveld deserts. The Namibian part of this Ecoregion
includes the Sperrgebiet and Namib Escarpment, which are both considered
globally significant "biodiversity hotspots." The Sperrgebiet is part of
the Succulent Karoo biome, the world's only arid hotspot. The
Sperrgebiet holds an extraordinary level of succulent plant diversity,
sustained by the winter rainfall patterns and the sea fog characteristic
of the southern Namib Desert. As its name Sperrgebiet (forbidden area)
suggests, this area has been part of a large diamond mining concession
for many decades and has been