Risk Management Project risks Impact, and Description Type Mitigation Measures Owner risk The issue of the unavailability of requisite human resources will be mitigated by recruitment of international consultants who will Unavailability of work closely with in-country counterparts requisite human P=2 (MAEP) and by targeted capacity building resources and Organizational I=4 activities. Training activities of local personnel Project manager data Medium will also be part of all aspects of the work and the relevant institutions will be encouraged to expand the staff base if it is weak in particular areas. Coordination will be undertaken with partners for disaster response in order to ensure that Extreme climate disaster relief interventions are directed towards events demonstration sites impacted by extreme such as floods climatic events. Appropriate species will be used and droughts P=3 for project interventions in order to minimize the could disrupt Environmental I=3 potential impacts in the medium and long-term. Project manager project Medium Where damage occurs before ecosystem activities and/or management adaptation approaches can reduce damage the impacts of extreme events, supplementary ecosystems and infrastructural approaches and planting will be infrastructure. undertaken. Careful analysis of targeted location’s ecosystem as well as presence/absence of The insertion of special status species will be undertaken prior to climate change Environmental any insertion. If the resilient specie has potential resilient species P=2 (See Annex C invasive characteristics, best practices in (flora) could put I=3 Project Manager for more managing the spread of said specie will be pressure on local Low implemented, along with concomitant trainings information) ecosystems and and capacity-building of the culture’s biodiversity. governance body. The preparation, Environmental and social studies conducted construction and prior to any infrastructure work susceptible to operation of have an impact will identify best mitigation some Environmental measures. hydrological and social P=3 As a general rule, contractors will have to follow infrastructures (See Annex C I=2 the general guidelines described in the Project Manager aimed at for more Low Environmental and Social Management Plan increasing information) (ESMP) and develop site-specific mitigation resiliency could measures. This latter element will be part of the have temporary capacity-building effort targeted at contractors. detrimental Also, surveillance and monitoring will be
Risk Management Project risks Description Type Impact, and risk Mitigation Measures Owner Unavailability of requisite human resources and data Organizational P=2 I=4 Medium The issue of the unavailability of requisite human resources will be mitigated by recruitment of international consultants who will work closely with in-country counterparts (MAEP) and by targeted capacity building activities. Training activities of local personnel will also be part of all aspects of the work and the relevant institutions will be encouraged to expand the staff base if it is weak in particular areas. Project manager Extreme climate events such as floods and droughts could disrupt project activities and/or damage ecosystems and infrastructure. Environmental P=3 I=3 Medium Coordination will be undertaken with partners for disaster response in order to ensure that disaster relief interventions are directed towards demonstration sites impacted by extreme climatic events. Appropriate species will be used for project interventions in order to minimize the potential impacts in the medium and long-term. Where damage occurs before ecosystem management adaptation approaches can reduce the impacts of extreme events, supplementary infrastructural approaches and planting will be undertaken. Project manager The insertion of climate change resilient species (flora) could put pressure on local ecosystems and biodiversity. Environmental (See Annex C for more information) P=2 I=3 Low Careful analysis of targeted location’s ecosystem as well as presence/absence of special status species will be undertaken prior to any insertion. If the resilient specie has potential invasive characteristics, best practices in managing the spread of said specie will be implemented, along with concomitant trainings and capacity-building of the culture’s governance body. Project Manager The preparation, construction and operation of some hydrological infrastructures aimed at increasing resiliency could have temporary detrimental Environmental and social (See Annex C for more information) P=3 I=2 Low Environmental and social studies conducted prior to any infrastructure work susceptible to have an impact will identify best mitigation measures. As a general rule, contractors will have to follow the general guidelines described in the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) and develop site-specific mitigation measures. This latter element will be part of the capacity-building effort targeted at contractors. Also, surveillance and monitoring will be Project Manager
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