1. FAO portfolio under GEF
Experiences & GEF7 Proposals

2. FAO on-going GEF project experiences
SAMIS - Information technology for agriculture and climate resilience LDCF US$5.4 millions
Crop climate scenarios for decision makers, managers and politicians
SAMIS data and models
Climate services for famers

3. FAO on-going GEF project experiences
SAMIS sites
15 weather stations
2 FFS locations (6 villages)
18 awareness raising locations

4. FAO on-going GEF project experiences Project Target (Ramsar) Site
CAWA: Climate Change Adaptation in Wetlands Areas
Objective: Reduce climate change vulnerability of local communities and fragile wetland ecosystems in 2 Ramsar-designated wetlands
Components
Focus areas 1
Improved understanding of climate change impacts and risks in Xe Champhone and Beung Kiat Ngong wetlands 2
Efficient and cost-effective adaptation measures 3
Integration of climate change adaptation and disaster management measures into planning processes
CAWA Head Office
Project Target (Ramsar) Site

5. New initiatives: GEF-7 & related focal areas
Climate Smart Agriculture alternatives for upland production systems in Lao PDR
GEF Agency: FAO
Executing Agency: MAF (DOF, DALAM, etc.)
GEF focal area: Climate change
Project fund: US$12.8M (GEF: US$5.5M - LDCF)
Target: Central government & North (Luang Prabang, Huaphanh)

6. New initiatives: GEF-7 & related focal areas
Project components
Components
Outcomes
Target
1: Enabling environment for Climate Smart land use approaches
Climate change adaptation (CCA) mainstreamed into policies & regulations multi-sector & coordination, CSA guidelines and action plans in 8 provinces
National
2: Integrate climate smart into land use planning
Capacity building of sub-national level planners and decision-makers on CCA planning CCA planning tools, data, guidance and training
Province, District, Village
3: Enhance capacity and incentives for implementing Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)
Increased options, incentives & capacities of vulnerable communities to adopt CSA
Climate vulnerability & risk assessments, CSA livelihood options & techniques, microfinance, early warning systems
Farmers,
Field extension agents
4: M&E, and Knowledge Management
Project knowledge managed, disseminated, and M&E conducted

7. New initiatives: GEF-7 & related focal areas
Conceptual framework

8. New initiatives: GEF-7 & related focal areas
Nam Ma & Nam Nuen Transboundary River project Lao PDR - Viet Nam
International Waters
Request: US$7million +
Participatory approach around GEF Transboundary Diagnostic Assessment- Strategic Action Plan (TDA-SAP) process
Key issues: transboundary river management, poverty/livelihoods, reservoir management, DRR, climate change, fisheries/ aquaculture, biodiversity.
Land use/cover change
Hydropower and reservoirs
Biodiversity/Conservation strategies
Water quality
Fisheries
Livelihoods, income & poverty
Environmental flows
Disaster risk
Biodiversity
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9. New initiatives: GEF-7 & related focal areas
Healthy Upland Lao Agroecosystems
Child project under Chemicals and Waste Impact Programme
Potential to leverage LDCF funding (CSA upland project)
Target sites: Luangprabang Province, Huaphan Province etc.
Activities:
Strengthening enabling environment to reduce use of agricultural chemicals
Wider adoption of measures for biodiversity and sustainable land management land-use and investment plans
Promotion of sustainable agriculture product value chains
New series of activities linked to Chemicals and Waste impact programme. Could be combined with the CSA uplands project to leverage LDCF resources.

10. New initiatives: GEF-7 & related focal areas
Other relevant IP and focal area programming
ASEAN Programme for Transparency and Investment in Agriculture NDC Priorities (APTIA) – linked to AMAF joint position under UNFCCC Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture

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