South-South Cooperation Grant (SSC)

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Mozambique Applies for Adaptation Fund NIE Accreditation Support from Kenya via South-South Grant on 31 July 2019

On 31 July 2019, the Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development (MITADER) of Mozambique submitted an application for an Adaptation Fund South-South cooperation grant. The purpose of the grant is to receive peer support from the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) of Kenya to assist MITADER in achieving accreditation as a National Implementing Entity (NIE) to the Adaptation Fund. The support is expected to start on 01 January 2020 and be completed by 30 September 2020. The human-written summary notes that peer support was received on 2 December 2019, potentially indicating an earlier engagement or meeting. The scope of the support, based on NEMA's prior experience assisting Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Tanzania with their accreditation processes, likely includes engaging high-level government officials, providing technical assistance on governance tools to meet AF standards, sharing knowledge on AF program design and implementation, hosting learning missions, mentoring, and conducting workshops to review existing systems, procedures, and documents, identify gaps, and develop action plans. The affected sectors are primarily environmental governance and climate finance institutions in Mozambique and Kenya. No specific national regulations or statutes are named, but the process is governed by the policies and guidelines of the Adaptation Fund.

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Application for South South Cooperation a Grant to support NIE accreditation
Submission Date: 31.07.2019
Adaptation Fund Grant ID:
Country/ies: Mozambique
Implementing Entity: National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Kenya
A. Timeframe of Activity
Expected start date of support 01 JAN 2020
Completion date of support 30 September 2020
B. Experience participating in, organizing support to, or advising other NIE candidates
Describe the type of support provided to other national institutions, relevant to the accreditation process
Year Type of support provided Outcome of the support Country/
institution
supported
2017 – 2019 NEMA received south south grants to support the EMA, Zimbabwe got AF Accreditation in 2019. Zimbabwe
Environmental Management Agency (EMA) of
Zimbabwe, as the nominated institution pursuing
accreditation on behalf of Government of Zimbabwe
and Malawi Environment Trust Fund (MEET) that
was nominated for Accreditation by the government
of Malawi. The support was to:
a) Engage high level government officials to
secure commitment from both countries to
execute the Adaptation Fund South to South
grant towards achieving accreditation for EMA
and MEET.
b) Technical support to identify and develop
governance tools that meet the AF policies and
guidelines standards.
c) Share knowledge and experiences of the AF
Programme design and implementation.

16th – 21st NEMA hosted a high level delegation on a learning The delegation was exposed to various experiences under the Tanzania
Sept. 2013 mission from NEMC Tanzania to exchange knowledge theme of climate change adaptation in NEMA and in other
on climate change adaptation. ministries and institutions.
16th and 18th NEMA Mentored the Environmental Management This high level engagement: Zimbabwe
March 2017 Agency (EMA) from Zimbabwe and the Malawi  Secured commitment from both countries to execute the
Environmental Endowment Trust (MEET) Malawi. Adaptation Fund South to South grant towards Malawi
achieving accreditation for EMA and MEET
The mentoring started with a high level activity to ensure
high level government interactions, between the
participating countries.
Nairobi on 27- Workshop held in Nairobi with Malawi and Zimbabwe NEMA shared its experiences during its AF Accreditation and Zimbabwe
29 November, teams. The objective was to: GCF Accreditation journey.
2017 EMA and MEET Malawi
1. Mentor MEET and EMA review their existing 1. Gained skills and knowledge on how to review their
systems, procedures and documents. existing systems, procedures and documents.
2. EMA & MEET resubmitted documentations as required by
2. Support in the identification of documents for the AF Board.
accreditation submission and 3. The two organizations initiated processes and integrated
their internal policies to be in line with the national

Tags: Adaptation, Climate Change, Climate Finance, Climate Fund, Compliance, Funding, Governance, Grant, Institutions / Administrative Arrangements, Unfccc

Sector: Readiness

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