A: PROJECT RESULTS FRAMEWORK This project will contribute to achieving UNDAF/Country programme Outcome 2:Vulnerable segments of the population increasingly benefit from sustainable livelihoods and in particular improved agricultural systems and employment opportunities to cope with the population dynamics, increasing economic the following Country Programme Outcome as defined in CPAP: disparities, economic impact of HIV&AIDS, environment shocks and recovery challenges by 2014. 2.3 Capacity of Selected Institutions Strengthened for Sustainable Environment and Natural Resources Management (ENRM) as well as Climate Change (CC) Adaptation and Mitigation and DRM Country Programme Outcome (i) ENRM policy revised; (ii) Strategies for sustainable ENRM developed; (iii) Strategies for sustainable and efficient energy use Indicators: developed; (iv)National climate change policy in place; (v) Strategies DRR/M developed Applicable GEF Strategic Objective BD1: Improve Sustainability of Protected Area Systems and Programme: Applicable GEF Expected Outcomes: Improved management effectiveness of existing and new protected areas. Increased coverage of threatened ecosystems and threatened species Applicable GEF Outcome Indicators: New protected areas (1) and coverage (95,600 ha) of unprotected ecosystems Project Goal: The biodiversity and ecosystem values of the Kidepo Critical Landscape, Uganda, are conserved and provide sustainable benefit flows at local, national and global levels through enhanced operational capacity and functional landscape planning approaches. Objectively Verifiable Indicators Project Strategy Indicator Baseline Target by EOP Sources of Assumptions verification The Biodiversity of Ecological stability of Landscape level Effective Terrestrial protected GIS and ground Collaborative Project Objective: the Kidepo Critical Landscape in North entire landscapes is approaches will not area coverage increased from a truthing, elephant approaches on a Eastern Uganda is protected from existing increased, biodiversity be taken up to the baseline of Increased coverage monitoring, zebra landscape level and emerging threats is less threatened, and extent that the of PA by 95,600 ha over a monitoring, forest resulting in increased habitats are secured; opportunity allows; baseline of 240,075 ha. and canopy cover role of local risks from climate designation of buffer zones to monitoring, shea communities in change will impact conserve dry season refugia for distribution and managing natural the buffer zones but wildlife (227,389 hectares) density resource use and also PAs themselves, access as well as state with net loss to and private sector biodiversity and to actors. incomes
A: PROJECT RESULTS FRAMEWORK This project will contribute to achieving the following Country Programme Outcome as defined in CPAP: UNDAF/Country programme Outcome 2:Vulnerable segments of the population increasingly benefit from sustainable livelihoods and in particular improved agricultural systems and employment opportunities to cope with the population dynamics, increasing economic disparities, economic impact of HIV&AIDS, environment shocks and recovery challenges by 2014. 2.3 Capacity of Selected Institutions Strengthened for Sustainable Environment and Natural Resources Management (ENRM) as well as Climate Change (CC) Adaptation and Mitigation and DRM Country Programme Outcome Indicators: (i) ENRM policy revised; (ii) Strategies for sustainable ENRM developed; (iii) Strategies for sustainable and efficient energy use developed; (iv)National climate change policy in place; (v) Strategies DRR/M developed Applicable GEF Strategic Objective and Programme: BD1: Improve Sustainability of Protected Area Systems Applicable GEF Expected Outcomes: Improved management effectiveness of existing and new protected areas. Applicable GEF Outcome Indicators: Increased coverage of threatened ecosystems and threatened species New protected areas (1) and coverage (95,600 ha) of unprotected ecosystems Project Goal: The biodiversity and ecosystem values of the Kidepo Critical Landscape, Uganda, are conserved and provide sustainable benefit flows at local, national and global levels through enhanced operational capacity and functional landscape planning approaches. Objectively Verifiable Indicators Project Strategy Indicator Baseline Target by EOP Sources of verification Assumptions Project Objective: The Biodiversity of the Kidepo Critical Landscape in North Eastern Uganda is protected from existing and emerging threats Ecological stability of entire landscapes is increased, biodiversity is less threatened, and habitats are secured; Landscape level approaches will not be taken up to the extent that the opportunity allows; risks from climate change will impact the buffer zones but also PAs themselves, with net loss to biodiversity and to incomes Effective Terrestrial protected area coverage increased from a baseline of Increased coverage of PA by 95,600 ha over a baseline of 240,075 ha. and designation of buffer zones to conserve dry season refugia for wildlife (227,389 hectares) GIS and ground truthing, elephant monitoring, zebra monitoring, forest canopy cover monitoring, shea distribution and density Collaborative approaches on a landscape level resulting in increased role of local communities in managing natural resource use and access as well as state and private sector actors.