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Annex 4: Request Submission Form for CTCN Technical Assistance (version 1.0)
COUNTRY:
Egolo
APPLICANT/CONTACT:
National Designated Entity: National Agency for Climate Change
TITLE:
livestock farming in semi-arid regions
GEOGRAPHICAL FOCUS:
Community-based
Sub-national
National
Multi-country
SECTOR/THEME
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Mitigation:
Adaptation:
Energy
Forestry
Transport
Water Resources
Industry
Coastal Zones/Oceans
Agriculture
Terrestrial Ecosystems
Forestry
Human Health
Waste
Infrastructure/Human Settlement
Cross-sectoral
Tourism
Early Warning/
Businesses
Disaster Reduction
Education
Agriculture/Fisheries
Cross-sectoral
Arid and semi-arid or subhumid zones are characterized by low erratic rainfall of up to 700mm per
annum, periodic droughts and different associations of vegetative cover and soils. Interannual rainfall
varies from 50-100% in the arid zones of the world with averages of up to 350 mm. In the semi-arid
zones, interannual rainfall varies from 20-50% with averages of up to 700 mm. Regarding livelihoods
systems, in general, light pastoral use is possible in arid areas and rainfed agriculture is usually not
possible. In the semi-arid areas agricultural harvests are likely to be irregular, although grazing is
satisfactory.
The need to reduce the sector’s emissions and its environmental footprint has become more pressing in
view of its continuing expansion to ensure food security and feed a growing and more urbanized
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population. Possible interventions to reduce emissions are therefore to a large extent based on
technologies and practices that improve production efficiency at animal and herd levels. Unfortunately,
farmers do not have access to information, technical assistance nor to subsidies to help them transform
their farming operations into more sustainable systems.
In response to this, the government formed a multi-stakeholder working group to develop a Nationally
Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA). This working group has indicated that, while it has a good
general overview of the sector, its problems and opportunities, it lacks the technical expertise to develop a
NAMA for the livestock sector that includes validated, locally appropriate mitigation actions for the
livestock sector.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE REQUEST
The government prioritized the livestock sector due to its high contribution to emissions and high
additional negative impacts on the environment, while, based on experiences in other countries, this
sector offers great opportunities to reduce these emissions at a relatively low cost, contributing at the
same time to restoration of degraded lands and increasing rural well-being.
Subsequently, a multi-stakeholder sectorial working group was set up to develop a NAMA for the
livestock sector. This working group, however, does not have the technical expertise to fully develop the
NAMA, which led to the formulation of the current request.
ASSISTANCE REQUESTED
Egolo is requesting technical assistance from the CTCN to strengthen its capacities to identify, validate,
and implement appropriate climate-smart technologies (CSTs) and practices adapted to its livestock sector
in order to reduce their emissions and negative impacts on land quality and resilience.
The results of the above assistance will serve as a basis to develop a livestock NAMA that should lead to
a reduction of GHG emissions from an increasingly sustainable and economically viable livestock sector
by about 20% over a 5 year period with an expected investment volume of USD 20 million. In particular,
the NAMA will aim to encourage the use of CSTs and remove the barriers for their widespread adoption
in the livestock sector in Egolo (e.g. Information technology, innovative financing schemes, efficient
forms of sharing technological knowhow). The NAMA may also lead to the marketing of carbon emission
reductions at a later stage, increasing the sustainability of the actions.
ALIGNMENT WITH NATIONAL PRIORITIES
This request reflects the prioritization of areas and sectors for immediate action, based on the national
GHG inventory and developed within the context of the National Climate Change Plan (NCCP),
formulated by an inter-ministerial commission consisting of ministerial representatives of the
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment
(MINRE), Ministry of Energy and Transport (MET), Ministry of Finance (MoF), the Ministry of Social
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Affairs and Culture (MSAC) and representatives of the Office of the Vice-President for Development and
Environment.
Through deforestation, the cattle producers are encroaching upon indigenous people living in forests. The
proposed activities will also help the country to comply with safeguarding the rights of indigenous
peoples. Thus the proposal has the potential for quadruple-win interventions.
PAST AND ONGOING EFFORTS
Based on the latest national GHG inventory (2012), the government of Egolo intends to develop a series
of NAMAs for different sectors. After national consultations, the livestock sector was prioritized, and this
is the first NAMA to be implemented in the country.
EXPECTED BENEFITS
Thanks to CTCN assistance, it is expected that these efforts will translate into the utilization of CSTs by
livestock producers in the country, which will directly reduce GHG emissions from that sector. These
efforts will thus reduce the contribution of the country to climate change.
Technologies will be identified from existing best practices and case studies from Egolo and other
countries with similar conditions through a literature review, explorative workshops with local
stakeholders and investigation of successful local experiences. In addition, the request for technical
assistance aims to enhance national capacities to implement these practices as well as to develop and
implement low cost mechanisms to monitor and evaluate the impacts of the CST on GHG and on a
reduced set of indicators of local welfare. The set of locally appropriate CSTs and practices will be
accompanied by a tool for prioritizing those practices of low-emissions and high additional benefits.
EXPECTED TIME FRAME
We expect that the activities can be completed within one year after the first explorative meeting.
KEY STAKEHOLDERS
Stakeholder
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment
National Association for Cattle Farmers
National Center for High Technology
Role in the response
Defines national agricultural strategy
Defines national environmental strategy
Convenes all national cattle farmers
Experts in technology options
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
By signing this request, I affirm that processes are in place in the country to monitor and evaluate the
assistance provided by the CTCN. I hereby understand that these processes will be explicitly identified in
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the Response Plan in collaboration with the CTC, and that they will be used in the country to monitor the
implementation of the CTCN assistance.
I understand that, after the completion of the requested assistance, I shall support CTCN efforts to
measure the success and effects of the support provided, including its short, medium and long-term
impacts in the country.
DATE AND SIGNATURE
NDE: National Agency for Climate Change
Date: 2 December 2013
Responsible person:
Signature:
**PLEASE LIST ANY RELEVANT BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS AND PROVIDE THEIR
WEB LINKS (IF WEB LINKS ARE NOT AVAILABLE PLEASE ATTACH THEM TO THE
APPLICATION)
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Second national inventory of GHG, 2012
Consultative workshop minutes and lists of participants
National Climate Change Plan (NCCP)
The completed form shall be sent to the CTCN at ctcn@unep.org