General

After a decade of implementation, the Pan African Agency of the Great Wall has recorded tangible achievements in each of the member states. The second decade, which is the scaling-up phase, will be based on a Priority Investment Plan (PIP) developed in collaboration with all the Agency's partners. It is with the aim of contributing to the implementation of the 2021-2030 PIP that this request for support from the AfDB Group focuses on (i) strengthening the technical and institutional capacities of the eligible structures and countries of the initiative and the Great Green Wall Agency, for an effective Environmental Monitoring System, (ii) mobilizing resources through a program that will address issues of adoption to climate change, development of agricultural, forestry and pastoral value chains, and sustainable land management. This project provides an opportunity for the Bank Group to contribute in an accelerated but effective manner to capacity building and resilience in countries undergoing fragility where pledged financial commitments from partners may not create the desired impact if an effective monitoring and evaluation system on the one hand and a long-term programmatic approach on the other are not envisaged. The Pan-African GGW Agency will play a technical coordination and resource mobilization role, and will strengthen the partnership with actors such as UNEP and FAO that are planning major programs in support of GGW, thereby ensuring that the Bank Group's results and approach are scaled up.

Objectives

The general objective of the intervention is to contribute to the implementation of the PIP 2021-2030, through the strengthening of the technical and institutional capacities of the eligible structures and countries of the initiative, the strengthening of the monitoring and evaluation system at the regional and national levels and the mobilization of resources through a program of adaptation to climate change, development of agricultural, forestry and pastoral value chains, and deployment of sustainable land management techniques. Three specific objectives will help achieve this general objective: (i) to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation system at the regional and national levels, (ii) to update the Agency's resource mobilization instruments and (ii) to develop a high impact project. The main expected results are: (i) the regional and national monitoring-evaluation systems of the GMA become more operational; (ii) resource mobilization is effective; and (iii) the populations of the supported areas are more resilient thanks to the development of a high impact program.

Target Groups

The main direct beneficiaries of the project are: (i) the Great Green Wall Agency located at the regional level and, (ii) the national structures of the Great Green Wall located in Mali, Niger, Sudan, Eritrea, and Chad. The indirect beneficiaries of the project are the communities residing along the route of the Great Green Wall in these 5 countries. The indirect beneficiaries of the project are the communities residing along the Great Green Wall route in these five countries, which will benefit from: (i) the mobilization of more resources by the APGMV, the resilience of the communities will be strengthened through the physical activities planned for the implementation of the regional program; and, (ii) the operationalization of the monitoring and evaluation system will help to make the current and future operations of the Great Green Wall initiative more effective.

General

The Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Program (DRSLP) is a regional investment operation designed to address the root causes of the Greater Horn of Africa's (GHA) vulnerability. It aims to build medium and long term communities’ resilience to drought, strengthen peace, conflict resolution and fair use of limited natural resources, and promote regional integration within the Horn of Africa. The project has been approved in five of the eight countries of the Action area (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia (Somaliland), Sudan) but due to financial constraints, the program will be implemented in phases. The program's first phase (DRSLP I) covers Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and IGAD while the second phase (DRSLP II) covers Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan. The program's Phase III (DRSLP III), which is the subject of this support, should help intensify interventions in Djibouti and Sudan. The Project's interventions will support natural resources reconstruction activities (water, pasture), integrated land management, ecosystem restoration and protection, and investment in agricultural and livestock infrastructure, while improving storage, market and transport infrastructure such as rural roads. The Project is planned to be implemented over a 5-year period, and its total cost is estimated at UA 24 million, of which USD 21.5 million will be paid by the Bank, the remaining to be financed by the Governments’ counterpart contributions.

Objectives

DRSLP’s main objective is to contribute to poverty reduction, increase food security and build drought resilience and accelerated sustainable economic growth among pastoral and agropastoral communities in Greater Horn of Africa's arid and semi-arid regions. In more specifics, the project is expected to develop the necessary infrastructures for: (i) water mobilisation and management ; (ii) agriculture and livestock production, health and livestock selling. It will also build participating countries’ populations’ and Governments’ capacity to better cope with the effects of climate change, resources scarcity and conflicts related to resources use.

Target Groups

In Djibouti, 10,000 agro-pastoral households with an estimated at 60,000 persons (50% of whom women) will benefit directly from the project. Other beneficiaries include small-scale fishermen, technicians and key executives from relevant ministries and partnering departments, as well as stakeholders from agriculture, livestock and fisheries value chains. In Sudan, nearly 1.40 million persons in rural areas (pastoralists and agro-pastoralists) including 480,000 women, and 6.20 million livestock (cattle, sheep, goats and camels) are expected to benefit from the project. In addition,about 200,000 persons will indirectly benefit from the project through livestock value chain development.