DGS Sub-purpose 2 - Change in sea level Low: This N/A Build the capacity of NON-STATE and temperature climate civil society to advocate may increase the change risk ACTORS’ for, participate in, and PARTICIPATION probability of may affect the monitor implementation IMPROVED flooding in coastal level of of the government's areas (such as actors' climate action plan. CSMP-II, Outcome 1: Rakhine and the activities, but Ayeyarwady delta), would have a Increased engagement Support journalist damaging low risk of non-state actors in training to increase infrastructure and within the democratic reforms accurate and negatively affecting context of the by improving their reporting on local communities, project. climate issues. capacity and putting greater pressure on Support to think tanks, CSMP-II, Outcome 2: actors to Low: This public policy provide needed climate Enhanced availability organizations, and support services. change risk of and access to research institutes to may affect the quality information provide crucial data Rising temperatures level of on democratic reform and analysis for are contributing to actors' by strengthening government officials, ice melt in high activities, but media altitude, would have a civil society professionalism and mountainous areas low risk within organizations, media, of Kachin State, the context of and political parties to capacity. leading to flooding the project. make informed and infrastructure decisions and develop damage, putting policy positions on greater pressure on climate change. non-state actors to provide needed Increase public support services. awareness about citizen rights and responsibilities related to climate change. Revisions and Limitations If, during implementation, project activities are considered outside of those described in this document, an amendment shall be submitted. Pursuant to 22CFR216.3(a)(9), if new activities are added and/or information becomes available which indicates that activities to be funded by the project might be and the effect this determination will be “major” project’s “significant,” reviewed and revised by the of the project, and Contract/Agreement Officer’s Representative submitted to the Mission Environmental Officer and Bureau Environmental Officer for approval and, if appropriate, an environmental assessment will be prepared. APPROVAL OF REQUEST FOR CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION Office Director, Clearance __cleared____________ ___01/22/2018__________ Jeanne Briggs Date
DGS Sub-purpose 2 - NON-STATE ACTORS’ PARTICIPATION IMPROVED CSMP-II, Outcome 1: Increased engagement of non-state actors in democratic reforms by improving their capacity CSMP-II, Outcome 2: Enhanced availability of and access to quality information on democratic reform by strengthening media professionalism and capacity. Change in sea level and temperature may increase the probability of flooding in coastal areas (such as Rakhine and the Ayeyarwady delta), damaging infrastructure and negatively affecting local communities, and putting greater pressure on actors to provide needed support services. Rising temperatures are contributing to ice melt in high altitude, mountainous areas of Kachin State, leading to flooding and infrastructure damage, putting greater pressure on non-state actors to provide needed support services. Low: This climate change risk may affect the level of actors' activities, but would have a low risk within the context of the project. Low: This climate change risk may affect the level of actors' activities, but would have a low risk within the context of the project. N/A Build the capacity of civil society to advocate for, participate in, and monitor implementation of the government's climate action plan. Support journalist training to increase accurate and reporting on climate issues. Support to think tanks, public policy organizations, and research institutes to provide crucial data and analysis for government officials, civil society organizations, media, and political parties to make informed decisions and develop policy positions on climate change. Increase public awareness about citizen rights and responsibilities related to climate change. Revisions and Limitations If, during implementation, project activities are considered outside of those described in this document, an amendment shall be submitted. Pursuant to 22CFR216.3(a)(9), if new activities are added and/or information becomes available which indicates that activities to be funded by the project might be “major” and the project’s effect “significant,” this determination will be reviewed and revised by the Contract/Agreement Officer’s Representative of the project, and submitted to the Mission Environmental Officer and Bureau Environmental Officer for approval and, if appropriate, an environmental assessment will be prepared. APPROVAL OF REQUEST FOR CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION Office Director, Clearance __cleared____________ ___01/22/2018__________ Jeanne Briggs Date
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