2.2 As part of this activity development, a Change Risk Screening was undertaken. This screening was conducted in a manner ‘fit for purpose’ and was based on the USAID Climate Risk Screening and Management guidance for Activity Design found in ADS 201. The Southern Africa Climate Change Risk Profile was used as the primary resource to conduct this analysis. Upon evaluation of this data, the Southern Africa mission applied USAID’s Climate Risk Screening and Management Tool for activity level planning to arrive at the determination that all of the proposed tasks are identified as having low climate risks. 4. ACTIVITY CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT SUMMARY TABLE Expected Goals Activities Duration Geography Climate Risks Risk Rating Opportunities to Result Low/Moderate/ High Strengthen Climate Resilience Facilitate Improve Workshops, Period events- throughout the Increased LOW- meetings and Use the cross-sectoral Workshops coordination and meetings individual southern Africa frequency of workshops should be collaboration to plan and aimed at building cross-sectoral workshops region extreme weather planned to take in develop new stakeholder collaboration among ranging 1-5 days events account risks of programs/activities that engagement, USAID investments extreme weather events address climate risks coordination and/or collaboration Conduct analysis Identify opportunities Stakeholder Periodic events- throughout the Increased LOW- meetings and Use assessments and and assessments to change the meetings, assessments will southern Africa frequency of workshops should be evaluations to understand aimed at direction of projects requiring site last generally 4-6 region extreme weather planned to take in how climate may be informing project or activities to visits to weeks events account risks of impacting results, identify design and improve sometimes extreme weather events CRM knowledge gas and management development remote determine the effectiveness outcomes locations of addressing climate risks at the activity level. Facilitate sectoral Identify synergies Workshops, Period events- throughout the Increased LOW- meetings and Ensure that sectoral portfolio reviews across USAID meetings individual southern Africa frequency of workshops should be portfolio reviews mission development workshops region extreme weather planned to take in incorporate CRM by program portfolios ranging 1-5 days events account risks of ensuring that MEL plans extreme weather events reflect CRM as appropriate to ensure climate risks are adaptively managed and that learning is captured and shared.
2.2 As part of this activity development, a Change Risk Screening was undertaken. This screening was conducted in a manner ‘fit for purpose’ and was based on the USAID Climate Risk Screening and Management guidance for Activity Design found in ADS 201. The Southern Africa Climate Change Risk Profile was used as the primary resource to conduct this analysis. Upon evaluation of this data, the Southern Africa mission applied USAID’s Climate Risk Screening and Management Tool for activity level planning to arrive at the determination that all of the proposed tasks are identified as having low climate risks. 4. ACTIVITY CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT SUMMARY TABLE Expected Result Goals Activities Duration Geography Climate Risks Risk Rating Low/Moderate/ High Opportunities to Strengthen Climate Resilience Facilitate Workshops aimed at building stakeholder engagement, coordination and/or collaboration Improve coordination and cross-sectoral collaboration among USAID investments Workshops, meetings Period events- individual workshops ranging 1-5 days throughout the southern Africa region Increased frequency of extreme weather events LOW- meetings and workshops should be planned to take in account risks of extreme weather events Use the cross-sectoral collaboration to plan and develop new programs/activities that address climate risks Conduct analysis and assessments aimed at informing project design and management Identify opportunities to change the direction of projects or activities to improve development outcomes Stakeholder meetings, requiring site visits to sometimes remote locations Periodic events- assessments will last generally 4-6 weeks throughout the southern Africa region Increased frequency of extreme weather events LOW- meetings and workshops should be planned to take in account risks of extreme weather events Use assessments and evaluations to understand how climate may be impacting results, identify CRM knowledge gas and determine the effectiveness of addressing climate risks at the activity level. Facilitate sectoral portfolio reviews Identify synergies across USAID mission development program portfolios Workshops, meetings Period events- individual workshops ranging 1-5 days throughout the southern Africa region Increased frequency of extreme weather events LOW- meetings and workshops should be planned to take in account risks of extreme weather events Ensure that sectoral portfolio reviews incorporate CRM by ensuring that MEL plans reflect CRM as appropriate to ensure climate risks are adaptively managed and that learning is captured and shared.
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