Project title
Monitoring Climate Change Adaptation to Drought – Agro‐ecological Region I,
Zambia (Project GP‐6)
Project sponsors
The project proponent is the SADC Water Division, which will appoint a suitable
consultant or implementing agent such as the ZAMCOM Secretariat.
Participating countries
Zambia and the SADC Water Division
Objectives
It is important that Project P1‐13 has a strong monitoring component, especially for
lessons to be learnt in its implementation and applicability for replication in the SADC
region. This project will independently monitor Project P1‐13 to facilitate replication
in similar areas of the SADC region. The monitoring project, as part of the other
outputs, will recommend other areas in the SADC region where the project can be
replicated with appropriate project profiles being developed.
Project description
The overall objective of the Climate Change Adaptation to Drought Project (P1‐13) is
to reduce the vulnerability of those depending on rain‐fed agriculture practices to
anticipate rainfall shortages in the face of climate change/variability. Agro‐ecological
Region (AER) I covers the western and southern parts of Zambia and receives less
than 800 mm of rain annually. Project P1‐13 will focus on the introduction of
irrigation and water management systems, training, capacity building of farmers on
water management practices, support to marketing and the provision of finance
credit facilities. It will also cover support to the introduction of drought resistant
crops such as cassava, beans, sorghum, millet, potatoes, vegetables and fruit trees.
The project also entails the eventual construction of five dams at five selected areas
in AER I, eight fish ponds per site and irrigation schemes at these five separate
locations.
This project, Project GP‐6, will monitor the implementation of Project P1‐13 for
possible replication in other SADC Member States.
Expected results
Lessons and experiences will be shared and the project could be replicated in other
SADC Member States.
Ongoing related activities in the This project will rely on the implementation of Project P1‐13, which is to be
region
implemented in Zambia. Portions of Project P1‐13 commenced, but progress is slow
due to financial and other constraints.
Description of national plan to the Most of the planning has already been complete and the concepts, and ideas about
project
how to use the funds have been established as the basis for the development of this
water infrastructure project so far. In terms of the ICA guidelines, the project however
seems to be in Phase 2, as there is no evidence that any pre‐ or full feasibility study
was carried out at the specific locations where the infrastructure is planned. However,
the areas of need are real and the types of projects that are likely to succeed have
been clearly identified and funding has been put towards their development.
Therefore, the relevance of the ICA guidelines to this project is not considered
particularly high in terms of next project preparation steps.
Status
The project can be considered to be in Phase 3 of the ICA Project Development
Phases.
Next steps
The ToR and appointment of the consultant can be done in 2014, in time to start
monitoring Project P1‐13 in 2014 till 2017, as Project P1‐13 will be concluded in 2016.
Business model
This is a study.
Main parties in place
The Ministry of Agriculture in Zambia and the SADC Water Division.
Main parties to be procured
Possible project financiers are UNDP and the FAO.
Project challenges
The major project challenge foreseen is timely sourcing of project finances.
Project documentation available
1. GRZ/UNDP, 2009. Adaptation to the effects of drought and climate change in
Agro‐ecological regions I and II. (Project IDS: 0085205/00072197 (ZMB10)) /
Zambia_11‐9‐09_Adaptation_Effects_Drought_CC_Zone1‐2.pdf
(with
GEF
assessment of protect potential and technical merit for support, p.1‐31).
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