Capacity building and technical assistance through trainings, workshops, exchanges, and mentorship; In-kind assistance that includes the provision of venue fees, travel and transportation including rental cars, meeting-related hospitality, technical advisors, translation, facilitation services or expert speakers, and equipment for office and media works; and Issue sub-grants to local civil society and media organizations to carry out interventions that promote participation of stakeholders in democratic reforms and increase public information on democratic reforms. Climate Risk Management Per ADS 201 and the executive order on “Climate-Resilient International Development,” USAID should factor climate resilience into international development programs and investments. Therefore, the design team and implementing partner will identify expected climate change impacts over the life of the expected benefits and,if appropriate, demonstrate how activity’s those risks will be reduced in order to ensure sustainability of the activity’s objectives. As currently planned, no interventions under the Project Appraisal Document (PAD) of Democracy Governance Humanitarian Assistance Office (DGHA), named Democratic (DGS) will directly affect the environment. Governance Strengthened to Advance the Transition The climate risk screening conducted for DGS showed a low climate risk rating for Increased and 2) Non-State Participation 1) State Institutions’ Accountability Actors’ Improved, and a moderate risk rating for Sub-Purpose 3) Vulnerable Communities Empowered. Specifically, the CSMP-II contributes to DGS Sub-purpose 2, Non-State Actors’ Participation and focuses on the promotion of non-state participation in democratic reforms Improved, actors’ and availability of and accessibility of information related to democratic reforms through capacity building, technical and financial assistance including in-kind assistance to the relevant non-state actors. In January 2017, the USAID/Burma Mission conducted a screening of likely climate change risks for its forthcoming Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS); the relevant sections for CSMP-II are summarized in the table below. Tasks / Defined or Climate Risks Risk Rating How Risks are Opportunities to Illustrative Low / Moderate Addressed Strengthen Climate Interventions /High Resilience
Capacity building and technical assistance through trainings, workshops, exchanges, and mentorship; In-kind assistance that includes the provision of venue fees, travel and transportation including rental cars, meeting-related hospitality, technical advisors, translation, facilitation services or expert speakers, and equipment for office and media works; and Issue sub-grants to local civil society and media organizations to carry out interventions that promote participation of stakeholders in democratic reforms and increase public information on democratic reforms. Climate Risk Management Per ADS 201 and the executive order on “Climate-Resilient International Development,” USAID should factor climate resilience into international development programs and investments. Therefore, the design team and implementing partner will identify expected climate change impacts over the life of the activity’s expected benefits and,if appropriate, demonstrate how those risks will be reduced in order to ensure sustainability of the activity’s objectives. As currently planned, no interventions under the Project Appraisal Document (PAD) of Democracy Governance Humanitarian Assistance Office (DGHA), named Democratic Governance Strengthened to Advance the Transition (DGS) will directly affect the environment. The climate risk screening conducted for DGS showed a low climate risk rating for 1) State Institutions’ Accountability Increased and 2) Non-State Actors’ Participation Improved, and a moderate risk rating for Sub-Purpose 3) Vulnerable Communities Empowered. Specifically, the CSMP-II contributes to DGS Sub-purpose 2, Non-State Actors’ Participation Improved, and focuses on the promotion of non-state actors’ participation in democratic reforms and availability of and accessibility of information related to democratic reforms through capacity building, technical and financial assistance including in-kind assistance to the relevant non-state actors. In January 2017, the USAID/Burma Mission conducted a screening of likely climate change risks for its forthcoming Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS); the relevant sections for CSMP-II are summarized in the table below. Tasks / Defined or Illustrative Interventions Climate Risks Risk Rating Low / Moderate /High How Risks are Addressed Opportunities to Strengthen Climate Resilience
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