Adapting Community Forestry Landscapes and Associated Community Livelihoods to a Changing Climate, in Particular an Increase in the Frequency and Intensity of Extreme Weather Events

Project Summary

To reduce the vulnerability of local communities in Myanmar to climate change through the implementation of ecosystem based adaptation (EbA) and improvement of early warning systems (EWS).

Project Details

GEF Project ID
5567
Project Type
Full-size Project
Status
Project Approved
Country
Myanmar
Region
Focal Areas
Funding Source
Least Developed Countries Fund
Implementing Agencies
United Nations Environment Programme
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry (MoECF)/Environment Conservation Department (ECD), and Forest Department (FD), Ministry of Transport(MoT)/ Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH)
GEF Period:
GEF - 5
Approval Fiscal Year:
2014

Financials

Project Preparation Grant Amount
100,000 USD
GEF Project Grant
4,987,500 USD
Co-financing Total
19,211,000 USD
GEF Agency Fees
473,812 USD
Total Cost 24,298,500.00 USD

Project Timeline

Received by GEF
23 Aug 2013
Preparation Grant Approved
07 Nov 2013
Concept Approved
07 Nov 2013
Project Approved for Implementation
19 Dec 2016
Project closed