with UNDP for the Eastern Republic of Uruguay 08 January 2018 Adaptation Planning

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1 with UNDP for the Eastern Republic of Uruguay 08 January 2018 Adaptation Planning

2 PAGE 1 OF 45 ver. Aug 4, 2017 Readiness and Preparatory Support Proposal How to complete this document? - A readiness guidebook (URL) is available to provide information on how to access funding under the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support programme. It should be consulted to assist in the completion of this proposal template. - This document should be completed by National Designated Authorities (NDAs) or focal points with support from their delivery partners where relevant. - Please be concise. If you need to include any additional information, please attach it to the proposal. - Information on the indicative list of activities eligible for readiness and preparatory support and the process for the submission, review and approval of this proposal can be found on pages of the guidebook Where to get support? - If you are not sure how to complete this document, or require support, please send an to countries@gcfund.org. We will aim to get back to you within 48 hours. - You can also complete as much of this document as you can and then send it to countries@gcfund.org. We will get back to you within 5 working days to discuss your submission and the way forward. Note: Environmental and Social Safeguards and Gender Throughout this document, when answering questions and providing details, please make sure to pay special attention to environmental, social and gender issues, in particular to the situation of vulnerable populations, including women and men. Please be specific about proposed actions to address these issues. Consult page 4 of the readiness guidebook for more information.

3 PAGE 2 OF 45 ver. Aug 4, 2017 SECTION 1: SUMMARY 1. Country submitting the proposal 2. Date of initial submission 3. Last date of resubmission (if applicable) 4. Which entity will implement the Readiness and Preparatory Support project? (Provide the contact information if entity is different from NDA/focal point) Country name: Uruguay Name of institution: Ministry of Environment (representing National Designated Authority): Name of official: Ignacio Lorenzo Position: Director of Climate Change and Uruguay`s National Designated Authority to the Green Climate Fund Telephone: ext ilorenzo@mvotma.gub.uy gcf@mvotma.gub.uy Ignacio.ucc@gmail.com Full Office address: Calle Zabala 1432, piso 4, Montevideo, Uruguay 13/02/ /12/2017 National Designated Authority Delivery partner Accredited entity Name of institution: UNDP Name of official: Pradeep Kurukulasuriya Position: Head of climate change adaptation programme Telephone: Pradeep.kurukulasuriya@undp.org Full Office address: 3rd Floor UN Service Building, Rajdamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok, Thailand 5. Title of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Proposal Integrating adaptation into cities, infrastructure and local planning in Uruguay 1. The proposed project supports the Government of Uruguay to advance its National Adaptation Planning process in cities and local governments (NAP-Cities). The objectives of the national adaptation planning process are: (a) To reduce vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, by building adaptive capacity and resilience in cities, infrastructures and urban environments; (b) To facilitate the integration of climate change adaptation, in a coherent manner, into relevant new and existing policies, programmes and activities, in particular development planning processes and strategies that apply to cities and local planning. 6. Brief summary of the request (500 words) Please describe the current status of NAP in country and what the readiness support is aiming to achieve 2. The focus on cities and local governments has been chosen in line with the priorities set forth in the National Policy on Climate Change, particularly as climate change adaptation in cities requires collaborative problem solving and coordination across many sectors and across central and local governments (land use, housing, transportation, public health, tourism, water supply and sanitation, solid waste, food security, energy, disaster risk management etc). Cities and local governments are well positioned to act as conveners of a wide range of stakeholders. Indeed, adaptation efforts in cities and local governments will often involve multiple government agencies, as well as broad partnerships that include other local governments, local communities, civil society organizations -including trade unions, academic institutions, and the private sector. 3. The proposed project builds upon important opportunities in Uruguay, in particular the development of the National Policy on Climate Change of 2017 and an increased awareness and desire of various national agencies to improve adaptation planning. The project will address the main gaps to integrating climate change adaptation into cities and local government planning and budgeting, as identified in a stakeholders consultation process that was undertaken in 2016 and in line with the priorities under the National Climate Change

4 PAGE 3 OF 45 ver. Aug 4, 2017 Response Plan of 2010 and the National Policy on Climate Change of 2017, as well as the framework of the 2012 LEG Technical Guidelines on NAP. These are: 2. Limited awareness and consideration of future climate change in local and urban planning. 3. Limited access to and integration of national and international available data on climate change, risks and socio-economic vulnerabilities 4. In most cases, current risk assessment of climate-related hazards do not consider future climate change scenarios 5. Limited linkages and synergies between adaptation actions, public and private investments and long term land planning and public budgeting. 4. By its very nature, the NAP-Cities would facilitate integration of climate change adaptation into existing strategies, policies and programmes, and the proposed request aims at achieving this with a focus on urban and spatial planning through: (1) Building and strengthening capacities for mainstreaming climate change adaptation into planning, and budgeting processes and systems in both central and local governments (2) Improving existing risk and vulnerability analyses with future climate scenarios to produce policy-relevant and actionable risk assessments for cities and local governments. (3) The design and integration of methods, tools and information systems to effectively inform decision-making on the climate risks to development in an integrated fashion. (4) The formulation of financing strategies and mechanisms for scaling up adaptation in cities and local governments 5. Whereas the reduction of vulnerability will be achieved through implementation of adaptation programmes and projects that will ultimately emanate from the NAP-Cities, the proposed request aims to strengthen institutional coordination and capacities and build the foundation for integrating climate change scenarios and climate risks to inform planning and decision making both at central and local governments. It will further identify pathways to reduce vulnerability through the implementation strategies to be defined in the NAP-Cities. The project will ultimately contribute to the GCF Fund level impacts of (i) Increased resilience and enhanced livelihoods of the most vulnerable people, communities, and regions, (ii) Strengthened institutional and regulatory systems for climate- responsive planning and development, (iii) Increased generation and use of climate information in decision making, and (iv) Strengthened adaptive capacity and reduced exposure to climate risks. 7. Total requested amount and currency 2,735,615 USD 8. Anticipated duration 36 months 9. Is the country receiving other Readiness and Preparatory Support related to the GCF? Yes No 6. The GCF has already approved a Readiness Support for Uruguay s NDA, such proposal includes the strengthening of the NDA and its processes (i.e. preparation of project ideas; country programme; non-objection procedures, etc.). 7. The National Climate Change Response System (NCCRS) is the institutional arrangement for the coordination of climate change policy design and implementation (Annex I page 39). The NCCRS will play a general role regarding projects identification and evaluation in relation to the National Climate Change Policy and other instruments such as NAPs (Annex I page 40). In this regard, the same institutional arrangement to support the NDA, is used to include other institutional stakeholders in the NAP process included in this NAP Readiness proposal. 8. Likewise, the outputs of the NAP Readiness proposal in terms of project ideas and funding strategy are related to the project ideas and country programme to be developed under the NDA Readiness.

5 PAGE 4 OF 45 ver. Aug 4, Also, being the Climate Change Division of the Ministry of Housing, Land Planning and Environment (MVOTMA), both the NDA and the NAP readiness proposal lead agency, the adequate coherence between both processes is ensured. 10. In parallel to this proposal Uruguay is submitting the Green Climate Fund Readiness and Preparatory Support Uruguay to the Green Climate Fund, a one year project through which the Government of Uruguay seeks to strengthen the National Designated Authority (NDA) to the Fund and lay the ground for the development of a strategic framework for engagement with GCF, including the preparation of concept notes within the country programme. 11. MVOTMA will build on existing institutional arrangements (in particular the National Climate Change Response System) to develop the strategic framework for engagement with the GCF. The framework will also be consistent with the National Policy of Climate Change under elaboration and the NDC to be submitted by the country in It will also include a national strategic investment framework, based on the consideration and analysis of adaptation and mitigation needs for the country. Also the government is holding dialogues with prospective National Accredited Entities and supporting them in the process of accreditation. 12. Feedback is ensured through the monitoring of indicators on adaptation planning and the resilience of infrastructure in urban areas. (4.1, 4.2). These indicators will be incorporated in the national and local public policy management tools (PNCC, the adaptation component of the NDC, National Response Plan to the CC, departmental local plans, and the national resettlement plan). The NCCRS will ensure that both the Policies and Plans will incorporate concrete adaptation measures in the different territories according to the impacts and vulnerabilities detected. The NCCRS is the institutional framework guaranteeing the elaboration and monitoring of the NAP-cities at both the national and local levels. SECTION 2: COUNTRY READINESS LOGICAL FRAMEWORK Please complete the table below, which enables a country to assess its capacity and set targets for advancing its NAP, including proposed outputs and activities to improve the country s institutional capacity to achieve key objectives of NAP. OUTPUTS AND ACTIVITIES BASELINE 1 TARGET INPUTS 1. National mandate, strategy and steering mechanisms are in place and gaps are assessed 1.1 Launch the NAP-Cities process and establish institutional arrangements for coordination 1.2 Stocktake of urban adaptation planning, and assess gaps in available 2 8 (including key deliverables where applicable) Establish a coordination mechanism, with a clear scope and mandate, to steer the development of NAP-Cities, and establish and fund a secretariat to coordinate the development and implementation of the plan Integrate and harmonize climate change messaging in communications of sectoral agencies to local governments 2, and develop targeted climate change adaptation information products for urban areas Develop specific climate change information products to raise and strengthen awareness of key decision makers at central and local level on needs for adaptation planning Conduct an inventory and gap analysis of data available to inform adaptation planning (risk, hazards, vulnerability, gender, socio-economic and environmental) and assess obstacles and limitations to 1 Scale: 0) Non-existent to limited progress, 1) Good progress towards the output, 2) Substantial progress towards the output 2 In regard to the Uruguayan administrative subnational governments arrangements the use of local governments refer to both the Departments and the Municipalities in cases of concurrent competencies and where competencies are clearly defined such term will refer to Department or to Municipality regarding the explicit competency.

6 PAGE 5 OF 45 ver. Aug 4, 2017 information on climate change impacts at city level 1.3 Identify capacity gaps and weaknesses in implementing NAP-Cities 1.4 Comprehensively and iteratively assess development needs from a climate perspective 2. Preparatory elements for the NAP in place to develop a knowledge-base and formulate a NAP 2.1 Undertake multi-hazard risk assessments addressing major climatic hazards to cities 2.2 Assess new and important climate-induced vulnerabilities in urban areas 2.3 Identify and appraise adaptation options for major hazards affecting Uruguayan cities its use and shareability for urban planning with the objective of developing an integrated information management system Conduct an inventory and stocktaking of on-going and past adaptation activities by all sectors in urban areas (Health, Water, DRR, Development Planning) with a rapid assessment of their effectiveness Identify, document and analyse existing national experiences and best practices that have successfully integrated climate change in urban planning and develop options to scale them up Assess strengths and weaknesses of current institutional planning mechanisms with regards to urban areas and identify potential barriers and disincentives to the planning, design and implementation of adaptation Undertake a capacity needs assessment for planning, decision making and implementing adaptation in urban areas, both at central government agencies, local governments and other target groups Screening of existing development and investment plans of central agencies that involve cities (e.g. spatial planning, health, tourism, water, sewage treatment ) and existing local land-use plans to identify needs regarding the assessment and integration n of climaterelated risks Carry out multi-hazard risk assessments addressing flood and extreme weather events, and other major climate related risks in selected Uruguayan urban areas, building on existing information and taking account future climate scenarios to inform planning, preparedness and adaptation actions in at least 4 urban areas (The multi-hazard risk assessments will include gender and age disaggregated data whereas possible) Analyse vulnerabilities to water-born diseases, heat islands, heat waves and vector-born diseases that relate to climate variability and change Evaluate the adaptation potential of urban ecosystems, urban green areas and urban forestry, including the cost-effectiveness of conservation measures and design ecosystem-based adaptation strategies to buffer the impact of extreme weather events and heat waves Analyse effectiveness and cost/benefit of the on-going pilot urban flood adaptation measures to improve urban water planning in mid-sized cities, and develop a strategy to scale up implementation of the most effective measures Analyse current climate related early warning systems for urban environments and develop a strategy to

7 PAGE 6 OF 45 ver. Aug 4, Formulate and disseminate the NAP-Cities 2.5 Integrate climate change adaptation into national and local development and sectoral planning and budgeting 3. NAP implementation facilitated 3.1 Prioritize climate change adaptation in national and local planning and budgeting 3.2 Develop an implementation strategy for NAP-Cities strengthen the development of those systems for scaling up their implementation. Review, appraise and prioritise adaptation options for water-born diseases heat islands, heat waves and vector-born diseases that relate to climate variability and change, as well as adaptation options related to water and sewage managements. Identify and analyse adaptation options in relation to infrastructure and built environments, in particular improved building codes in relation to climate variability and change. Review and design of adaptation options for other climate hazards identified in activities Carry out participative workshops to discuss and formulate the NAP-Cities, including participation of national and local governments, civil society, academia, private sectors and other relevant stakeholders Compile the NAP-Cities integrating review comments and process the adoption of the Plan at the national level Develop a communication strategy and tools for NAP- Cities Develop and test interactive and multi-criteria decision support tools to help national and local governments and communities to assess, visualize and understand the potential impacts of climate change and develop adaptive solutions. (The decision support tool will include gender and age disaggregated data whereas possible) The engagement with the private sector is an essential strategy to include climate resilience aspects in their investment in urban areas and infrastructure and also contributing to climate adaptation on the ground Develop and pilot a standardized method, and policy recommendations, to integrate adaptation planning in city and local spatial plans and budgets for the medium-term period, considering gender and age, as appropriate. Develop and test criteria for screening urban public investment programmes in adaptation, and prioritising budget allocations of public and private investments with adaptation benefits Develop an inter-institutional management model for the NAP- Cities implementation and adaptation mainstreaming in infrastructure design and investment and urban land planning. Design integrated Geographic information systems that enables sharing and utilising data to inform urban planning and incorporating gender and agedisaggregated data. Advance on a specific effort to find areas of revenue in the NAP Cities and Infrastructure where private capital equity might find interesting to invest, such areas might be associated with urban built environment and

8 PAGE 7 OF 45 ver. Aug 4, Enhance capacity for planning, budgeting and implementation of adaptation 4. Mechanisms for Reporting, Monitoring and Review of NAP-Cities and adaptation progress in place 4.1 Enhance capacity to monitor the NAP-Cities process and adaptation progress 4.2 Review the NAP-Cities process to assess progress, effectiveness and gaps. 4.3 Conduct outreach on the NAP-Cities process and report on progress and effectiveness 5. Funding strategy for the NAP- Cities and CCA is available 5.1 Conduct studies to inform future investments in infrastructure insurances; built environment technology development; among others Develop and execute a three-year work plan for capacity building of local and national authorities to address the gaps and priorities identified in the capacity needs assessment. The capacity building programme should target at least 100 officials and planners from local governments and 100 officials from central agencies Undertake specific trainings for at least 60 planners in central and local agencies on methodologies for planning under uncertainty Develop training tools and undertake training on integrating gender and age through the use of gender and age disaggregated data and gender and age analysis tools in programme formulation and monitoring Training and building awareness of the private sector, national and local professional associations and trade unions on investing in adaptation planning, both in their businesses through risk reduction measures and climate proofing their supply chain, and exploring new market opportunities and investments for the development of resilience building goods and services. Technical assistance to local governments on the preparation of local adaptation frameworks or options. Training and building awareness to local communities and local education institutions regarding climate risks in urban environments and in relation to early warning systems. Develop capacities to evaluate the prioritization of actions and projects through training courses at national and local level for adaptation options appraisal (e.g. Cost Benefit Analysis/Multicriteria Analysis etc) Collect data and develop indicators for adaptation planning, readiness, and resilience of infrastructure and urban areas. These indicators will be integrated with the National Climate Change Response Plan, and the National Climate Change Policy and with other urban and territorial planning tools Develop and implement mechanisms to monitor and update the National Policy on Climate Change, and the NAP cities building on the above mentioned indicators Undertake an outreach programme to local government to present the NAP cities and its various tools, and assess progress and effectiveness at the local level Identify suitable incentives, and evaluate their costs and effectiveness to foster private investment in new

9 PAGE 8 OF 45 ver. Aug 4, 2017 adaptation across sectors at the cities and local level 5.2 Identify, analyse and recommend policy options for scaling up financing for adaptation, including through public-private partnerships 5.3 Develop a financing strategy for the NAP-Cities TOTAL 6 34 climate-sensitive and resilience-building approaches and to encourage public-private partnerships to implement climate adaptation measures in the Uruguayan planning and budgeting context Undertake a policy analysis for future financing instruments/options for adaptation including identification of alternative funding sources (private, local, etc.) as well as municipal level financing instruments that can be leveraged for financing in cities Develop a financing strategy for the implementation of NAP-Cities. The strategy will be updated iteratively in the framework of the NCCRS after the Readiness is concluded. Develop a funding strategy for the NAP Readiness which will include more traditional approaches regarding funding from international climate related sources, such as the GCF, and/or national sources such as the national and subnational budgets.

10 PAGE 9 OF 45 SECTION 3: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Please explain how this grant will help deliver on the country s NAP as identified above and build on institutions, processes or existing work already underway in the country. Please provide a brief description of (maximum 1000 words) a. Context b. Baseline situation with regards to each output c. Objectives, outcomes and impact d. Stakeholders consultation a. Context 13. Uruguay is situated in the Eastern temperate zone of South America, with a surface of 175,016 km2 and a coastline covering over 680 km. The total population is 3,380,177 inhabitants with approximately 70% of the population living in coastal areas and 93% living in urban areas. Uruguay experiences climate hazards such as droughts and flood, heat waves, hails, storms and tornados. Estimations suggest that Uruguay s temperature could increase by 2 to 3 degrees C by Rainfall is projected to increase in the entire country by 10-20% on average with a high seasonal and inter-annual variability. In the last ten years, the country experienced more intense and frequent flood and drought situations. In 2015, floods led to 20,000 displaced people in urban areas. 14. Uruguay's 2010 National Climate Change Response Plan states that adaptation is a strategic priority for the country. Within this context, Uruguay has been addressing adaptation to climate change and variability and climate risk management for the different sectors, through the implementation of public policies both at national and subnational levels of government and by means of domestic and external resources. 15. Uruguay has recently approved the National Climate Change Policy, which enables the development of long-term and comprehensive strategies to address both mitigation and adaptation aspects. Within the paragraph 11 of this Policy, it was agreed to promote the development of sustainable and resilient cities, communities, human settlements and infrastructures with three major action lines that include: a) the adequate incorporation of climate variability and change adaptation and mitigation in urban planning, in land-use planning and landscape planning; b) the adequate integration of mitigation and adaptation and ecosystem services in the design, building, management and maintenance of housing, infrastructure and equipment and provision of public services; c)to build capacity at national and local level through human resources capacity building and the provision of finance for mitigation and adaptation actions. In addition, Uruguay has started the development of other sectoral national adaptation plans for agriculture and coastal areas with support from FAO, UNDP, Germany and Spain. 16. Cities and urban areas have been selected as a priority given that the spatial development of Uruguay has historically tended to concentrate population, institutions, services and activities in urban areas. According to the latest population census of 2011, the urban population represents 93.4% of the total country population. Several demographic scenarios calculated for 2050 foresee an increase in the level of urbanization. The capital of the country, Montevideo, is the largest city with 1,305,082 inhabitants. There are also other 8 cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants; and 31 cities between 10,000 and 49,999 inhabitants, and 30 cities between 5,000 and 9,999 inhabitants. 17. The NAP cities will focus its development for cities above 10,000 inhabitants (40 cities including Montevideo); however cities with lower population but high climate vulnerability conditions will also be taken into account. A finer prioritization of cities will be done under Outcome 1. Also guidance regarding mainstreaming of Adaptation into Land Planning and Infrastructure investment will be done for urban areas in a broad scope as guided by the National Climate Change Policy, and those will be made available and be usable by low population cities as well. 18. Uruguay has legal instruments and institutional capacities to enable mainstreaming adaptation in spatial and urban planning. The recent spatial planning and sustainable development policy is a government priority. The policy is considered as a main entry point to mainstream adaptation in development planning through influencing land-use choices and development choices to increase resilience to climate change impact. It requires regional governments to develop regional land-use plans. Currently, there are 67 approved land planning instruments, of which 30 are local land-use plans and 8 are partial local plans. In addition, there are 93 land planning instruments being developed, of which 32 are land local plans and 9 are partial local plans 3. The focus on a national adaptation plan for cities is further justified by the fact that Uruguay is implementing a progressive process of decentralization and coordination between different levels of national, departmental and municipal government. By a 3 DINOT (Land-use planning Directorate), 2017

11 PAGE 10 OF 45 specific constitutional provision, the national budget provides for significant resources devoted to the development of subnational territories through plans and projects that must be conceived and implemented by the departmental and municipal governments in coordination with the national government. Subnational governments record increasing allocations in terms of funding and assumption of responsibilities that place them in positions of leading development processes at local, departmental and regional levels. The municipalities are still the most recent and thus weakest link in this chain of government levels and require further efforts to build their capacities Uruguay has prioritized adaptation in its National Climate Change Response Plan, however in many national climate policy sectors very relevant synergies and connections between adaptation and mitigation have being found useful in policy design and implementation, such areas are: agriculture, forestry, energy. In terms of urban areas -among other more specific issues- three main urban strategies are adaptation-mitigation related, these strategies will be developed under the NAP cities taking into consideration as much as possible mitigation co-benefits: Greening of urban areas: allow for better catchment and management of urban waters; as well as stabilization of urban temperatures (as opposed to the heat island effect); greening also allow for carbon capture. Densification of safe areas: densification patterns in land use allow for less energy and CO2 emissions in relation to transportation and heat-cooling; if this urban pattern is also done in safe areas with less climate risks that allows for more population to occupy safe areas and to low down the overall risk of the city Built environment design strategies: many building designs take into account the use of better isolation materials that decrease the use of energy of heating and cooling, also allowing for cooler interiors during heat waves; also bio/eco design features make better use of sunlight to heat during winter and air circulation to cool during summer. 20. The private sector active involvement in adaptation is at is early stage, however being this a NAP on Cities and Infrastructure, it provides for an ideal scenario for private sector engagement in adaptation; this is the case since the built environment as well as public infrastructure is mostly designed and constructed by private sector, and in terms of housing and other urban buildings, those are mostly done by private investment. In this regard working with private companies in built environment sector, and also with professional and private sector societies, mainly with Architectural and Engineering Professional Associations and the Chambers of Private Urban Developers and the Chamber of Construction, there are important opportunities to develop a robust transformation on how private companies deal with the resilience of their built environment and infrastructure investments. The NAP Cities and Infrastructures will develop specific guidelines of how to include adaptation in building codes and infrastructure design that will change business-as-usual practices into resilient and paradigm shift approaches. Usually the built environment and infrastructure are design for the long term and have long term finance returns, and climate change possess a threat and increased risks to such returns, by putting adaptation policies in place such risk will be narrowed, making the investments more resilient as well as building real adaptation on ground. 21. The private sector engagement that will be performed under the NDA readiness will be a broad scope engagement dealing with several private stakeholders from all main strategic sectors related to climate change, and this engagement will serve as an umbrella approach in relation to climate investment and the opportunities for the private sector in the context of the newly approved National Climate Change Policy and also in relation to the GCF Country Programme, nevertheless due to the specifies of urban environments and infrastructure climate risks as well as investment frameworks an specific more deep engagement and consultation will be performed under the NAP Cities and Infrastructure, that is subsidiary to the general engagement under the NDC Readiness. 22. A more specific workplan with proposed subnational implementation modalities and sequence of identified activities will be developed/confirmed during the project inception phase and will be agreed with key stakeholders and approved by the Project Board. b. Baseline situation with regards to each output 23. Activities under Output 1 will focus on inventorying and assessing gaps and needs in adaptation planning in urban areas. Currently many governmental ministries and departments have various activities related to adaptation at subnational levels: e.g. the Water Directorate (DINAGUA) has subnational and city plans to address floods, The Land-use Planning Directorate (DINOT) is coordinating the development of subnational spatial plans in all 19 departments of the country, the Disaster Risk Management agency (SINAE) has a decentralised system for planning for disaster risks, the Ministry of Health (MS) is looking at new epidemics that may be related to climate change, the Presidential Office for Budget and Planning (OPP) coordinates the funding to local governments. The current level of knowledge and coordination of adaptation related activities within the government structure have been strengthened since 2009 with the creation and development of the National Climate Change Response System, however the integration of climate risk and adaptation in planning remains ad-hoc. 4 Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente National report of Uruguay to Habitat III.

12 PAGE 11 OF The Ministry of Housing, Land Planning and Environment (MVOTMA) is the leading institution for climate change policymaking and implementation in Uruguay. MVOTMA Climate Change Division acts as Uruguay s NDA as well as the President of the Coordination Group and Secretariat of the National Climate Change Response System (NCCRS), which includes all relevant ministries, the Presidential Office for Planning and Budget, the National Emergency System and the Congress of Mayors. The NCCRS will be the institutional arrangement for coordination of both NDA engagement with public and private institutions and as well as the NAP Cities and Infrastructure. Moreover the NCCRS has recently created an Urban Adaptation Working Group to deliver on the NAP Cities process, the readiness Outcome 1, will mainly support this working group activities reporting to the Coordination Group of the NCCRS. 25. Activities under Output 2, will build on the extensive climate-related activities and knowledge-base that exist in Uruguay, particularly the work of the Water Directorate (DINAGUA) and the Disaster Risk Management agency (SINAE) as they count with a strong basis of risk assessment and vulnerability studies and data. However these, in most cases, these assessments have not considered future scenarios of climate change. The project will therefore enable building a basis for comprehensive risk assessments that integrate climate change, disaster risk and development scenarios, and identify emergent climate related risks such as water-born diseases. The importance of these activities was stressed upon strongly during the consultation meetings as they represent the cornerstone of effective adaptation planning. This output will also enable effective communication of the risk information as a basis for decision-making in development planning. Both consultative processes will be done under the NCCRS framework and leaded by MVOTMA. Several institutions that will be engaged will be the same for both consultations, however both processes have their specificities and synergies: Country Work Programme specificity: Identification and prioritization of GCF funding proposals in a strategic and structured framework. NAP cities specificity: Build capacities for urban adaptation; identification of urban vulnerabilities; design of guidelines for adaptation mainstreaming in land planning and infrastructure investment; identification of urban adaptation measures and GCF proposals. Synergies: identification and prioritization of GCF funding proposals for the urban environment and infrastructures. 26. To enrich and avoid duplication and to capitalize synergies the specific consultative process regarding GCF funding proposals for the urban environment and infrastructures will be done at the same time to inform both the Country Work Programme and the NAP Cities, nevertheless is possible and indeed desirable to have a first more general approach to this specific consultation during 2017 within the NDA readiness proposal to inform the Country Work Programme with the NAP cities in its initial stages, and do this consultation again in 2019 during the final stages of the NAP Cities to update the Country Work Programme with the finding of the NAP Cities in terms of urban adaptation strategies and measures that were developed. 27. Currently in Uruguay, the integration of climate adaptation in planning activities is in its initial stages. There is little dedicated capacity in sectoral agencies and cities and local governments to integrate adaptation into their strategies. In addition, there planners and decision makers lack tools and frameworks that enable such integration. Under Output 3 the project will aim to build the foundation for the implementation of the NAP and focus on: a- Designing specific and tailored tools and systems that enable mainstreaming adaptation in planning and budgeting processes at the city and local level in Uruguay and particularly to enable and facilitate the exchange and sharing of spatial data at the appropriate resolution scale between a number of critical stakeholders in a way that reduces duplication in spatial data acquisition and maintenance and any cost related to it. This has been identified in the consultations meetings as one of the major hurdles to integrating adaptation in planning. b- Building capacity of planners both at central agencies, local governments and private sector to integrate climate change in their work, with a particular focus on planning under uncertainty. 28. Activities under Output 4 will develop the basis for review and monitoring of the NAP-Cities with the development of specific indicators and baselines for resilience in cities and urban areas that link the NAP-Cities with the National Climate Change Response Plan and the National Policy on Climate Change. 29. The Government of Uruguay has invested domestic resources to finance some adaptation actions. However, the systemic integration of adaptation in development planning and addressing the main climate risks to local development requires attracting new and novel CCA financing looking at synergies between central and local levels. Activities under Output 5 will focus on building a strategy for sustainably financing the NAP-Cities and adaptation at local level, in particular through understanding the potential for private investment and identifying and evaluating potential incentives to leveraging the engagement of the private sector. Currently in Uruguay businesses are more aware of taking action to mitigate climate change by reducing their carbon footprints, but so far much less has been done by the private sector to address adaptation to expected climate change impacts. The NAP focus on cities and urban areas represents an opportunity to engage the private sector both

13 PAGE 12 OF 45 to integrate climate risks in their own risk management planning, and to explore new opportunities for the development of new products and services for resilience. c. Objectives, outcomes and impact 30. The proposed GCF project will enable reducing vulnerabilities of communities and assets throughout Uruguay. By targeting cities and local governments, the proposed project aims to strengthen their capacity to assess vulnerability to climate change impacts and to identify corresponding plans and investments to increase their resilience, but given the multisectoral nature of adaptation planning in cities, the project will enable mainstreaming adaptation planning into central government agencies as well. 31. It will particularly build strong foundations for integrating climate risk information in development planning through: Building and strengthening capacities for mainstreaming climate change adaptation into planning, and budgeting processes and systems in both central and local governments Improving existing risk and vulnerability analyses with future climate scenarios to produce policy-relevant and actionable risk assessments for local governments. The design and integration of methods, tools and information systems to effectively inform decision making on the climate risks to development in an integrated fashion. Formulation of financing strategies and mechanisms for scaling up adaptation in cities and urban environment 32. The impacts of these enabling activities are far reaching in creating a culture of considering climate risks in development planning. The foundation of tools, information systems and integrated climate risk assessments enable decision-makers and communities at various levels to identify and visualise current and possible future risks with the aim to manage by avoiding new and mitigating existing risks. 33. In addition, the NAP-Cities with its focus on local government planning, would require the involvement of virtually all stakeholders, in particular all planning agencies, and all sectors and create new opportunities to sensitise and engage local governments and private sectors in particular as well as the general public. d. Stakeholders consultation 34. The NAP Cities and Infrastructure has been developed and will be implemented with all major stakeholders in the framework of the National Climate Change Response System (NCCRS), which include the Congress of Majors, which comprises all 19 Departmental Governments. Also, the NCCRS has put in place and Advising Commission which explicitly includes the academia, the private sector and the organized civil society to bring their expertise and interests into climate change policy design and implementation together with the public sector at national and subnational levels. 35. Also regarding the issue of subnational level engagement, there are several departmental governments that have put in place internal cross cutting committees or working groups on climate change, which all of them have direct relationship with the Climate Change Division of the Ministry of Housing, Land Planning and Environment (which is the NDA and the co-leader of the NAP Cities and Infrastructure, together with the Land Planning Directorate of the same Ministry). This direct relationship has already worked before when working on the NAP Coastal and the Metropolitan Region Climate Plan. The Land Planning Directorate has also a subnational counterpart in all 19 Departmental Governments which deal with land planning at local level, also such counterpart usually have in place an arrangement for local consultation on the issues related to land planning, such framework of engagement will also serve the NAP Cities and Infrastructure when including adaptation into land planning. 36. In terms of vulnerable communities, especially those that are living in informal settlements in high climate risk areas, most of them have a direct engagement with the subnational offices of the Ministry of Housing, Land Planning and Environment across the country mostly through the Housing Directorate, the Land Planning Directorate and the Water Directorate; this relationship with the communities and the Ministry provides the NAP Cities and Infrastructure for another direct channel of engagement with local vulnerable communities. 37. For last, all 19 Departmental Governments have Departmental Emergency Coordination Centers and Committees, created by the National Emergency System Act of These Centers and Committees included all major stakeholders on ground in relation to climate related disasters, especially in urban areas. Those Committees and Centers during 2016 started to include climate change issues into their planning instruments and have started to develop capacities related to climate change adaptation with support from the Climate Change Division,, so they also stand ready to engage on the NAP Cities and Infrastructures at local levels. 38. During 2017 the NCCRS created an Urban Adaptation Working Group within the Advising Commission, that will include all major public sector associates in a permanent stance, and will be able to include representatives from academia, the private sector and organized civil society in a series of structured dialogues dealing with the major strategic approaches of the NAP Cities and Infrastructure as well as capacity building activities.

14 PAGE 13 OF The Government of Uruguay has undertaken several meetings of consultation with stakeholders on the NAP-Cities. This consultation started with the process to develop the National Climate Change Policy that has identified cities and urban areas as a priority for adaptation planning. Consequently, the MVOTMA organised 4 meetings in 2016 with other national agencies that are members of the National System for response to Climate Change and other stakeholders including representatives of regional governments, academic and research institution and civil society organisations. 40. This project document is the result of a planning meeting with participation of the above-mentioned stakeholders, including a NAP-GSP mission organised in October 2016 with a two day workshop with various stakeholders from central agencies, local governments and others to develop the project s log frame. Members of the National System for Response to Climate Change also reviewed this project document. 41. Furthermore, stakeholders engagement is considered throughout the project implementation and at all stages of the formulation of the NAP-Cities, from the launch of the NAP to the implementation and review of the NAP, through sensitisation, consultation, and training activities. Stakeholders would include representatives of Government institutions: central agencies, local governments and cities officials, as well as civil society organisations including trade unions-, research institutions, financial and technical partners, international non-governmental organisation. The role and involvement of the private sector would also be enhanced with targeted activities in Output 5. Strengthening gender and age considerations is also taken into account in this project through specific analyses in order to promote gender and age-responsive adaptation planning. SECTION 4: PROJECT/PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION Describe the main activities and the planned measures of the project/programme according to each of its components. 42. The proposed project builds upon the prerogatives and priorities set forward in the National Climate Change Response Plan of 2010 and the National Policy on Climate Change of It addresses the main gaps to integrating climate change adaptation into cities and local government planning and budgeting, as identified in the stakeholders consultation process that was undertaken in The project will focus on Integrating adaptation into cities, infrastructure and local planning in Uruguay. It would put a strong emphasis on elements A, B and C of the NAP process, as outlined by the UNFCCC Technical Guidelines. The GCF resources will enable the Government of Uruguay to build and strengthen capacities for mainstreaming climate change adaptation into planning and budgeting processes and systems in both central and local governments; produce policy-relevant and actionable climate risk assessments for cities and local governments; design new methods, tools and information systems to effectively inform decision-making on the climate risks to development in an integrated fashion and to formulate financing strategies and mechanisms for scaling up adaptation in cities and local governments. These goals will be achieved through 5 outputs and corresponding activities. 43. As stated above, the main strategy for the NAP Cities and Infrastructure is to mainstream climate change adaptation into local land planning and infrastructure investment, the 5 outputs where identified to strengthen such approach, within the overall framework of the UNFCCC NAP guidelines and the Readiness Support. 44. The outputs rationale relates to strengthening the enabling environment for adaptation in urban areas and infraestructure, specially in relationship to institutions and processes in place, in this regard output 1 speaks towards the instutional framework and coordination mechanisim; output 2 speaks to climate related assessments in urban areas and the NAP formulation; output 3 to criterias and tools to facilitate adaptation; output 4 to MRV in relation to measure progress and to perform continuous improvement of adaptation mainstreaming; and output 5 to the finance strategy of the NAP. 45. Theses outputs build on each other in a progressive and interrelated approach when stregthening the conditions for adaptation in urban areas and infrastructure. From the progressive perspective each output is sequential to the previous one, and from an interrelated approach all outputs strengthen one another in time Output 1: National mandate, strategy and steering mechanism are in place and gaps are assessed 46. Element A of the UNFCCC Technical Guidelines highlights the importance of a strong coordination mechanism and institutional arrangements for coordinating adaptation planning both at national and subnational and regional levels. This output would help fulfil essential function 1 Helping Governments to provide national leadership and coordination of adaptation efforts at all levels and to act as the main interface with regional and international mechanisms, essential function 2 the collection, compilation, processing and dissemination of data, information and knowledge on climate change

15 PAGE 14 OF 45 and relevant development aspects in support of adaptation planning and implementation as well as essential function 3 Identifying and addressing gaps and needs related to the capacity for the successful design and implementation of adaptation. 47. Currently in Uruguay, many adaptation activities are undertaken in an ad-hoc fashion and with incipient coordination between the relevant agencies, and while various adaptation project have collected significant climate relevant data over the years, the information is often not shared with or accessible to other agencies. This output would address priorities identified in the stakeholders consultation to CCA coordination mechanisms, stakeholders and cross-sectoral engagement, and understanding the current climate risk data available to inform development and spatial planning. It also aims to set the foundation for a targeted approach to capacity development that addresses individual skill development as well as institutional capacities for mainstreaming climate adaptation. Activity 1.1: Launch the NAP Cities process and establish institutional arrangements for coordination 48. This activity will build on the requirements and efforts under the National Climate Change Policy, which gives the mandate for the NAP-Cities, and use the institutional arrangements under the National System for Response to Climate Change as an initial basis to launch the NAP-Cities process. It will further coordinate with other relevant policies and arrangements of relevance to adaptation planning, in particular the National Disaster Risk Management Policy, the National Act on Land-Use Planning and Sustainable Development, and the National Plan for Water. It will contribute to the implementation of Element A Step 1 Initiating and launching the NAP process as outlined in the LEG Guidelines. It would focus on: 49. Establishing a coordination mechanism, with a clear scope and mandate, to steer the development of NAP-Cities, and establish and fund a secretariat to coordinate the development and implementation of the plan 50. Integrating and harmonizing climate change messaging in communications of sectoral agencies to local governments, and develop targeted climate change adaptation information products for urban areas 51. Developing specific climate change information products to raise and strengthen awareness of key decision makers at central and local level on needs for adaptation planning Activity 1.2: Stocktake of urban adaptation planning, and assess gaps in available information on climate change impacts at city level 52. Climate and risk related data are critical to inform development planning and decision-making. These data are the cornerstone for undertaking comprehensive risk analyses. Several agencies in Uruguay hold critical data that are needed for conducting risk assessments that consider the spatial parameters of hazard patterns, climate change scenarios, vulnerabilities and exposure considered in accordance with the broader social, economic and environmental settings. The consultations on NAP-Cities highlighted that are many adaptation efforts that have been undertaken by several agencies with local government and in urban areas, in particular with regards to floods. However, the information and data available is in a piecemeal fashion and most agencies are unaware of the efforts of other agencies and the data available to them. An investment in conducting a detailed inventory and gap analysis of adaptation related efforts at local level and available data is much needed as a starting point for adaptation planning to enable building on and scaling-up existing experiences. 53. In addition, Uruguay is advancing with its process for decentralisation. The Presidential Office for Budgeting and Planning (OPP) is developing a new development plan for Uruguay has a programme for planning and budgeting with local government. The analysis of this current institutional planning mechanism provides an important opportunity for advising on integrating adaptation into development planning both at central and local levels. 54. This activity would focus on: -Conducting an inventory and gap analysis of data available to inform adaptation planning (risk, hazards, vulnerability, socioeconomic and environmental) at local level and assess obstacles and limitations to its use and shareability for urban planning with the objective of developing an integrated information management system -Conducting an inventory and stocktaking of on-going and past adaptation activities by all sectors in urban areas (Health, Water, DRR, Development Planning) with a rapid assessment of their effectiveness -Identifying, documenting and analysing existing national experiences and best practices that have successfully integrated climate change in urban planning and develop options to scale them up -Assessing strengths and weaknesses of current institutional planning mechanisms in national and local governments and in urban areas and identify potential barriers and disincentives to the planning, design and implementation of adaptation Activity 1.3: Identify capacity gaps and weaknesses in implementing NAP cities 55. Addressing capacity gaps for adaptation planning requires a targeted and tailored capacity building programme for a variety of stakeholders in planning, implementing and decision-making of adaptation. This activity aims at preparing the basis for such a programme. It is focused on undertaking a capacity needs assessment, including a gap analysis, of capacities relevant

16 PAGE 15 OF 45 for climate change adaptation and the NAP process in infrastructure and urban areas, in central government agencies, local government and other target groups. The analysis should identify the major capacity needs as well as major groups and personnel that should enrol in the capacity building programme outlined in activity 3.3. Activity 1.4: Comprehensively and iteratively assess development needs from a climate perspective 56. The essence of the NAP process is to integrate climate change adaptation into development planning. It is therefore essential to adequately analyse development needs, climate change risks and vulnerabilities, and the linkages between climate change adaptation and development. In Uruguay currently there is still no one united national development plan. Planning in cities and local governments happens through direct activities of central agencies in local areas, and through the development of local land-use plans in line with the national policy on land-use planning and sustainable development. 57. This activity will primarily focus on screening the development and investment plans of central agencies that involve infrastructure, cities and local governments (e.g. land-use planning, health, tourism, water, sewage treatment, disaster risk reduction ) and existing local land-use plans to identify needs regarding the assessment and integration of climate variability and change. Output 2: Preparatory elements for the NAP in place to develop a knowledge-base and formulate a NAP-Cities 58. Uruguay is currently moving towards a more decentralized government system and initiating a process for development planning on medium and long-term horizons. Cities and local governments are well placed to mainstream resilience into existing efforts and address the interaction between climate change and development planning as the conditions of urban settlements, infrastructure and environmental degradation play an important role in increasing or decreasing resilience and adaptation options to current and future climate vulnerability. 59. This output will address all five steps of the Element B of a NAP with a focus on local governments and urban areas and builds on existing adaptation and risk reduction efforts in Uruguay. It also helps fulfilling essential functions 4 and 5 of a NAP process, namely: Assessing climate development linkages and needs and supporting the integration of climate change adaptation into national and subnational development and sectoral planning, and Analysing climate data and assessing vulnerabilities to climate change and identifying adaptation options at the sector, subnational, national and other appropriate levels. 60. Output 2 aims primarily at establishing a strong knowledge base for informing resilient development planning in cities and local governments, through undertaking comprehensive and multi-hazard risk assessments, assessing new climate induced vulnerabilities in urban-areas and evaluating adaptation options for the main hazards affecting Uruguayan cities. It will also formulate and disseminate the NAP-Cities and provide the tools for integrating climate change into sectoral planning through developing and testing multi-criteria decision support tools. Activity 2.1: Undertake multi-hazard risk assessments addressing major climatic hazards to cities 61. Given the interaction of various sectors at city and local level, effectively mainstreaming adaptation in urban and territorial planning should be informed by assessments of multiple hazards (e.g. flood, drought, storm surge and sea level rise, for example). Uruguay counts with risk assessments for a few climate-related hazards such as floods, however these assessments do not consider future climate change scenarios, which reduces the opportunity to highlight long-term, cost-effective options for climate risk reduction. For effective planning, risk assessments need to account for temporal and spatial changes in hazard, exposure, and vulnerability, particularly in rapidly urbanizing areas. 62. This activity will focus on developing comprehensive and multihazard risk assessments that provides an estimation of evolving or future risk in at least 4 urban areas building upon the existing efforts for risk assessment in the country and updating them through integrating climate change s impacts and modeling under future adverse climate scenarios. The design of this activity will be informed by the results of the activity 1.2 to select the relevant hazards and the urban areas. This activity requires a strong collaboration with the disaster risk management agency in particular. 63. The resulting risk assessments will provide a powerful basis to engage sectors and stakeholders in identifying long-term adaptation actions as well as investing in more immediate adaptation options in order to avoid or mitigate the risk that is accumulating in their cities or local governments. 64. The need to undertake comprehensive and multi-hazard risk assessments has been highly prioritised in the stakeholders consultation for NAP-Cities. Activity 2.2: Assess new and important relevant climate-induced vulnerabilities in urban areas 65. This activity will particularly focus on carrying out an analysis of water-born, heat waves and heat islands, and vector-born diseases with future climate change. The Ministry of Health is observing a rise in water-born diseases in urban areas in Uruguay in correlation with flood events and changes in water temperature. The potential impact of these water-born

17 PAGE 16 OF 45 diseases, heat waves and heat islands, and vector-born diseases can be significant on urban population and also on tourism activities. The choice of this focus was informed by the stakeholders consultation for NAP-Cities. Activity 2.3: Identify and appraise adaptation options for major hazards affecting Uruguayan cities 66. Several adaptation measures have been already tested and implemented in Uruguay however there have been no systematic appraisal of their efficiency and cost-effectiveness. This activity will identify and appraise adaptation options for major hazards affecting Uruguayan cities, in particular floods, coastal hazards and water-born diseases taking into account the results and data on the adaptation measures already applied in Uruguay, particularly for flood management, with a view to scale-up the most effective. It will particularly look at: Evaluating the potential and cost-effectiveness of ecosystem-based, green areas and urban forestry adaptation options in urban areas particularly for extreme weather events and heat waves, which would enable designing ecosystem-based and green areas adaptation strategies in the areas where they are most effective. Analysing the effectiveness and cost/benefit of the pilot urban flood adaptation measures tested by DINAGUA to improve urban water planning in mid-sized cities and develop a strategy to scale up the implementation of the most effective measures Analyse current climate related early warning systems for urban environments and develop a strategy to strengthen the development of those systems for scaling up their implementation 5. Review, appraise and prioritise adaptation options for water-born diseases, heat islands, heat waves and vector-born diseases that relate to climate variability and change, as well as adaptation options related to water and sewage managements. Identify and analyse adaptation options in relation to infrastructure and built environments, in particular improved building codes in relation to climate variability and change. Review and design of adaptation options for other climate hazards identified in activities 2.1 Activity 2.4: Formulate and disseminate the NAP-Cities 67. The activities in outputs 1 and 2 will provide analyses on priorities, gaps and a list of prioritized adaptation strategies and actions as well as their potential costs. This activity is about distilling the knowledge previously produced to formulate the NAP-Cities, which should select and focus on issues of national strategic importance and crosscutting issues to most Uruguayan cities. The formulation of the NAP-cities will be a participatory exercise including planners and decision makers at the central and local/city levels. In addition the process of formulating the NAP-Cities will ensure the participation of civil society, academia, private sector and other relevant stakeholders. The formulation of the NAP-Cities will take into account the requirements and priorities set by major national policies, in particular the National Climate Change Policy. 68. This activity will be implemented through: Carrying out participative workshops to discuss and formulate the NAP-Cities, including participation of national and local governments, civil society, academia, private sectors and other relevant stakeholders Compiling the NAP-Cities integrating review comments and process the adoption of the Plan at the national level Developing a communication strategy and tools for NAP-Cities Activity 2.5: Integrate climate change adaptation into national and local development and sectoral planning and budgeting 69. The ability to effectively integrate climate change adaptation in cities and local government planning and budgeting requires decision makers to integrate a number of information and scenarios on risk, economic development- often in competing sectors- and social context, address multiple management objectives at once, and evaluate complex uncertainties and tradeoffs. 70. Planners and decision makers require they need more than traditional prediction or scenario-based decision methods to help them to evaluate alternatives and make decisions. Interactive, scenario-based and multi-criteria decision support tools can help them consider and integrate social, ecological, and economic considerations in adaptation and risk reduction planning; they also help to engage stakeholders to better understand and visualise climate change impacts and identify the best suitable solutions. 71. This activity will focus on developing interactive and multi-criteria decision support tools for city and local decision makers. It will test the tools in one or two localities but with the aim that they will be later used in all of Uruguay. 72. The engagement with the private sector is an essential strategy to include climate resilience aspects in their investment 5 Uruguay currently has an early warning system in the city of Durazno, which is planned to be replicated in other Uruguayan cities, there are also systems for meteorological warnings and risk levels for wind, rain, visibility, heat and cold that are issued by the Uruguayan Institute for Meteorology

18 in urban areas and infrastructure and also contributing to climate adaptation on ground. Output 3: NAP implementation facilitated PAGE 17 OF Mainstreaming adaptation in local planning and budgeting is still nascent in Uruguay as indicated by the low number of cities and local governments that are currently considering it. The NAP-Cities process aims for a strong integration of climate risks into planning, budgeting and decision-making processes in all relevant sectors and at all adequate levels, with a synergy between central agencies and city and local governments. This output will particularly aim at investing in a few activities that will strongly enhance implementation of adaptation in the future, in particular: the design and testing of standardised methods and policy recommendations, as well as criteria for screening development plan, infrastructure investments and budgets the development of an interinstitutional management model for the NAP- Cities implementation and adaptation mainstreaming in infrastructure design and investment and urban land planning. the design of an integrated geographic information system to enable and facilitate the exchange and sharing of spatial data between a number of stakeholders a tailored capacity-building programme that is designed to respond to the gaps and needs identified in output This output contributes to delivering essential functions 6, 7 and 8 of a NAP process, which are respectively: Appraising adaptation options to support decision-making on adaptation investment plans and development planning, Promoting and facilitating the prioritization of climate change adaptation in national planning, and Facilitating the implementation of adaptation at all levels through appropriate policies, projects and programmes, taking into account opportunities for synergy. 75. The main approach to have a sustainable strategy for the planning excersice, beyond the NAP Readiness support, is to mainstream urban adaptation to climate change into the land planning framework, this framework has a strong legal and institutional development at national and subnational level, which is based on the Land Planning and Sustainable Development Act of This Act has allowed the development of several land planning instruments in the country. Also the NAP readiness is based on the NCCRS institutional arrangements, which has more than 8 years of continuous work in the coordination and implementation of climate policies and actions. The NAP Cities and Infrastructures is also a subsidiary instrument of the National Climate Change Policy, which has a long term vision for Activity 3.1: Prioritize climate change adaptation in national and local planning and budgeting 76. Uruguay currently doesn t have a unified national development plan, but is starting the process for developing one. Integrating adaptation in national and local planning and budgeting will require several addressing entry points. The local governments have recently started developing local spatial plans to guide their development planning, pursuing the provision of the national law on spatial planning and sustainable development. These plans provide an ideal entry point to consider climate change adaptation needs at local level, particularly as land-use choices and infrastructure affect several sectors and can influence resilience in a significant way, particularly in cities. 77. In addition, Uruguay is implementing a progressive decentralization process. By a specific constitutional provision, the national budget provides for significant resources devoted to the development of subnational territories through plans and projects that must be conceived and implemented by the departmental and municipal governments in coordination with the national government. This is another entry point identified by the stakeholders consultation. 78. This activity will be implemented through: Developing and piloting a standardized method and policy recommendations to integrate adaptation planning in city and local spatial plans and budgets for the medium-term period Developing and testing criteria for screening urban public investment programmes in adaptation, and prioritising budget allocations of public and private investments with adaptation benefits Activity 3.2 Develop an implementation strategy for NAP-Cities 79. The success of NAP-Cities in reducing vulnerabilities to climate change depends on a collective agreement on the implementation of adaptation actions that often involves setting priorities and making difficult compromises. This in turn requires a strong inter-institutional management model that enables a smooth coordination for the implementation of NAP- Cities building upon the mandates of the various stakeholders involved. Another important enabling factor of implementation and integration of adaptation is the quantity and quality and the exchange of information and knowledge between the stakeholders and end-users of information facilitate their integration. This would be facilitated through creating a transparent information base, and tools and protocols to share and use the data.

19 PAGE 18 OF The NAP Cities and Infrastructure will be based under current methodologies used for local land planning under the Land Planning and Sustainable Development Act of 2008, which include among others: vulnerability mapping, strategic planning, SWOTs, and risk management approaches. 81. For the implementation of GIS platform the specifications from the Presidential Agency for E-Government and Knowledge Society (AGESIC), will be used in order to ensure broad use and accessibility and interoperability. Regarding roles, being the National Land Planning Directorate the Co-leader of the NAP Cities and Infrastructure, the leadership will be based under the GIS section of the Land Planning Directorate, which has already arrangements in place with subnational governments and other national government agencies, especially under the Spatial Data Infrastructure (IDE). 82. This activity will be implemented through: Develop an inter-institutional management model for the NAP-Cities implementation and adaptation mainstreaming in infrastructure design and investment and urban land planning. The design of an integrated geographic information systems that enables sharing and utilising data to inform urban planning and incorporating gender and age-disaggregated data Advance on a specific effort to find areas of revenue in the NAP Cities and Infrastructure where private capital equity might find interesting to invest, such areas might be associated with urban built environment and infrastructure insurances; built environment technology development; among others. Activity 3.3 Enhance capacity for planning, budgeting and implementation of adaptation 83. This activity will primarily build upon the results of the capacity needs assessment undertaken in 1.3 to design a specific and tailored capacity building program. In addition, the stakeholders consultation has identified critical areas for building capacity to strengthen adaptation planning in cities and local governments, in particular: planning under uncertainty, integrating gender and private sector. 84. The activity will be implemented through: The development and execution of a three-year work plan for capacity building of local and national authorities to address the gaps and priorities identified in the capacity needs assessment. The capacity building programme should target at least 100 officials and planners from local governments and 100 officials from central agencies Undertaking specific trainings for at least 60 planners in central and local agencies on methodologies for planning under uncertainty Developing training tools and undertake training on integrating gender and age through the use of gender and age disaggregated data and gender and age analysis tools in programme formulation and monitoring Training and building awareness of the private sector, national and local professional associations and trade unions on investing in adaptation planning, both in their businesses through risk reduction measures and climate proofing their supply chain, and exploring new market opportunities and investments for the development of resilience building goods and services. Providing technical assistance to local governments on the preparation of local adaptation frameworks or options. Training and building awareness to local communities and local education institutions regarding climate risks in urban environments and in relation to early warning systems. Helping businesses and industries in different sectors of activity to access skill, training, knowledge and tools to understand and manage climate change risks Output 4: Mechanisms for reporting, monitoring and review of NAP-cities and adaptation progress in place 85. This output contributes to essential functions 9 and 10 of the NAP process which are Facilitating and monitoring, review and updating of adaptation plans over time, to ensure progress and effectiveness of adaptation efforts and to demonstrate how gaps are being addressed and Coordinating reports and outreach on the NAP process to stakeholders nationally and internationally on progress to the Convention. The activities under this output particularly aim to develop the foundation and baseline for a long-term monitoring programme. Activity 4.1: Enhance capacity to monitor the NAP-Cities process and adaptation progress 86. The initial stakeholder consultation agreed that a monitoring component should evaluate progress on both the adaptation planning process of the NAP-Cities, as well as the results of the adaptation actions on the ground, that should translate in an increase of resilience of Uruguayan cities and urban areas.

20 PAGE 19 OF This activity will focus on collecting data and developing adaptation planning indicators and resilience and readiness for adaptation indicators for infrastructure and urban areas that are integrated with the National Climate Change Response Plan, and the National Climate Change Policy and with other urban and territorial planning tools. Activity 4.2: Review of NAP-Cities process to assess progress, effectiveness and gaps 88. The indicators and baselines developed in activity 4.1 will provide insight and recommendations on how to monitor and update the NAP-Cities and through it other relevant planning policies when necessary. This activity will build upon the results of 4.1 to develop and implement mechanism to monitor and update the NAP-Cities and through it the National Policy on Climate Change. Activity 4.3: Conduct outreach on the NAP-Cities Process and report on progress and effectiveness 89. The effectiveness of the NAP-Cities will particularly depend on maintaining the cities and local government officials informed on the progress achieved, the effectiveness of the NAP-Cities and the tools and strategies it developed, as well as the lessons learned through successes and failures in different cities and localities. This activity focuses on undertaking an outreach programme to local governments to first introduce the NAP-Cities process and its various tools, including the M&E programme to cities and local government officials, with a view to assess progress and effectiveness at the local level. Output 5: Funding Strategy for the NAP-Cities and CCA is available 90. The Government of Uruguay additionally regards the NAP-Cities as framework to promote, facilitate and organise investments in adaptation and structure domestic and international funding, from public and private entities. Other components of the NAP-cities will enable costing and prioritising adaptation options and identifying implementation strategies. This output 5 is critical to ensure the sustainability of the implementation of the NAP-Cities in the medium and long-term as it helps identifying traditional and novel financing sources, eyeing a strong engagement of the private sector. It will also incite the different stakeholders to think about future sustainable financing as they agree on a financing strategy for the NAP-Cities. 91. The funding Strategy for the NAP Cities and CCA, will incorporate a detailed approach to different sources of funding, including the GCF. In cases where adaptation actions are intended to be funded by GCF, these actions will also be included in the country programme to be developed under the NDA readiness support. As for the three project ideas referenced in the NDA readiness support proposal, at least one of the concepts/ ideas will deal with adaptation options developed under the NAP Cities. Activity 5.1: Conduct studies to inform future investments in adaptation across sectors at the cities and local level 92. The NAP-Cities offers an opportunity to increase the involvement of the private sector in adaptation. This activity will particularly focus on identifying suitable incentives and public-private partnerships to contribute to funding the adaptation options previously identified. It will also evaluate the costs and effectiveness of such incentives and partnerships and ways to implement them taking into account the Uruguayan planning and budgeting context. 93. As for the resource mobilization the NAP readiness by also mainstream adaptation into public investment on infrastructure, allowing for the investment to be climate proofed and also to directly contribute to adaptation in ground. Also the engagement with the private sector is an essential strategy for the private sector to also include climate resilience aspects in their investment in urban areas and infrastructure also contributing to climate adaptation on ground. Both these approaches, regarding adaptation mainstream at public and private investments, allow for adaptation to happen not as an additional separated action or remedy, but as a result of investment that was planned to happen anyway, and by this approach it becomes more robust in terms of climate proofing,, by reducing climate related risks. Activity 5.2: Identify, analyse and recommend policy options for scaling up financing for adaptation, including through publicprivate partnerships 94. This activity will focus on undertaking a comprehensive policy analysis of future financing options for adaptation, including identifying alternative sources of finance, and ways to leverage municipal funding in cities. The analysis will result in clear recommendations on the best suitable options for the Uruguayan context. Activity 5.3: Develop a financing strategy for the NAP-Cities

21 PAGE 20 OF Building on the results of other outputs and activities 5.1 and 5.2, this activity will aim to develop a comprehensive financing strategy to ensure a sustained implementation of the NAP-cities in the medium and long terms. The strategy will be designed to be dynamic taking into consideration the climate risks and adaptation needs of Uruguayan cities and local governments, and will incorporate indicators and thresholds for when it needs updating. The strategy will be updated iteratively in the framework of the NCCRS after the Readiness is concluded. 96. Beyond these mainstream investment strategies, a funding strategy will be developed for the NAP Readiness which will include more traditional approaches regarding funding from international climate related sources, such as the GCF, and/or national sources such as the national and subnational budgets. An specific effort will be made to find areas of revenue in the NAP Cities and Infrastructure where private capital equity might find interesting to invest, such areas might be associated with urban built environment and infrastructure insurances; built environment technology development; among others. 97. As reflected through the outputs and activities described, urban adaptation planning is quite complex in terms of adaptation issues to be addressed as well as institutions to be consulted and aligned under an agreed general strategy. This complexity is deeply related to the normal dynamics of urban development and urban and land planning. The overall strategy for the NAP cities is to mainstream adaptation into urban and land planning within the Land Planning and Sustainable Development Act of 2008 which already provides for the general framework for complex land planning and it is oriented towards sustainable development of the built environment. 98. This strategic approach will make the best use of land planning framework already in place in Uruguay, which already is taking into account a great deal of this complexity into sustainable development policies. Urban planners and the urban planning institutional arrangements take into account multilevel legal frameworks (municipal, departmental, national and sometimes even international) and also cross sectorial policies such as economic activities, infrastructure, social and environmental issues as well, these planning processes already include robust -legally based- participatory and multi-stakeholder consultation procedures. 99. The NAP Cities will work upon this framework to further develop the issues of climate change adaptation, especially in relation to climate vulnerabilities, that are not currently included in the urban analysis or that are poorly address, due to lack of capacities and/or information. Also the NAP Cities will support these urban planning processes in order to make them more robust in terms of decision making under uncertainty, in which climate change is an important source, but not the only source of future uncertainty regarding cities development. SECTION 5: BUDGET, PROCUREMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND DISBURSEMENT GCF Output Budget Description Amount US$ (year 1) Amount US$ (year 2) Amount US$ (year 3) Total Amount US$ Budget note Output 1: National mandate, strategy and steering mechanisms are in place and gaps are assessed International Consultants 8,000 12,000 10,000 30,000 Local Consultants 125, , , ,000 Travel Audio Visual&Print Prod Costs 10,000 18,000-28,000 10,000 5,000 5,000 20, Information Technology Equipmt 11,000 11,000 5

22 PAGE 21 OF 45 Training, Workshops and Conferences 15,000 15,000 15,000 45,000 6 Total Output 1 Contractual Services- Companies 179, , , , , , , ,000 Local Consultants 15,000 65,000 50, , Output 2: Preparatory elements for the NAP in place to develop a knowledge-base and formulate a NAP Travel Supplies Audio Visual&Print Prod Costs - 5,000-5,000 2,500 2,500-5,000 5,000 5,000 10, Training, Workshops and Conferences 15,000 30,000 25,000 70, Total Output 2 Output 3: NAP implementation facilitated International Consultants Contractual Services- Companies 142, , , ,000-30,000 80, , ,000 50, ,000 Local Consultants 85,000 22,000 13, ,000 Travel Supplies - 50,000 50, ,000-4,500 4,500 9, Training, Workshops and Conferences - 15,000 45,000 60, Total Output 3 Output 4: Mechanisms for Reporting, Monitoring and Review of NAPs and adaptation Progress in place 85, , , ,000 Local Consultants 30,000 45,000 45, ,000 Travel - 15,000 15,000 30,

23 PAGE 22 OF 45 International Consultants - 9,000 9,000 18, Training, Workshops and Conferences ,000 60, Total Output 4 30,000 69, , ,000 Output 5: Funding strategy for the NAP and CCA is available International Consultants - 65,000-65, Local Consultants - 30,000 40,000 70,000 Total Output 5-95,000 40, ,000 Total operation costs (Output ) 436,500 1,019, ,500 2,364,000 Miscellaneous Ex- Contingency penses 4,365 10,100 8,995 23,460 Total operation costs + Contingency Project management costs 440,865 1,029, ,495 2,387,460 Local Consultants 30,154 30,154 30,155 90,463 Professional Services 3,000 3,000 3,000 9, Total Project Management Costs 33,154 33,154 33,155 99,463 TOTAL PROJECT COSTS EXCLUDING DP fee 474,019 1,062, ,650 2,486,923 DP fee (10%) 47, ,225 95, ,692 TOTAL PROJECT COSTS INCLUDING DP fee 521,421 1,168,479 1,045,715 2,735,615 OUTPUT/ACTIVITY AMOUNT (USD) Output 1. National mandate, strategy and steering mechanism are in place and gaps are assessed 522,000

24 PAGE 23 OF Launch the NAP Cities process and establish institutional arrangements for coordination 122, Stocktake of urban adaptation planning, and assess gaps in available information on climate change impacts at city level 67, Identify capacity gaps and weaknesses in implementing NAP cities 294, Comprehensively and iteratively assess development needs from a climate perspective 39,000 Output 2. Preparatory elements for the NAP in place to develop a knowledge-base and formulate a NAP 2.1 Undertake multi-hazard risk assessments addressing major climatic hazards to cities 2.2 Assess new and important climate-induced vulnerabilities in urban areas 930, , , Identify and appraise adaptation options for major hazards affecting Uruguayan cities 2.4 Formulate and disseminate the NAP Cities 2.5 Integrate climate change adaptation into national and local development and sectoral planning and budgeting 205, , ,488 Output 3. NAP implementation facilitated 549, Prioritize climate change adaptation in national and local planning and budgeting 131, Develop an implementation strategy for NAP Cities 240, Enhance capacity for planning, budgeting and implementation of adaptation 177,500 Output 4: Mechanisms for Reporting, Monitoring and Review of NAPs Cities and adaptation progress in place 228,000

25 PAGE 24 OF Enhance capacity to monitor the NAP Cities process and adaptation progress 80, Review the NAP Cities process to assess progress, effectiveness and gaps. 4.4 Conduct outreach on the NAP Cities process and report on progress and effectiveness Output 5. Funding strategy for the NAP and CCA is available 68,000 80, , Conduct studies to inform future investments in adaptation across sectors at the cities and local level 35, Identify, analyze and recommend policy options for scaling up financing for adaptation, including through public-private partnerships 50, Develop a financing strategy for the NAP Cities 50,000 Budget note Number Budget notes 1 IC1 to support NAP team (USD 18,000) IC2 to review institutional planning mechanisms (USD 12,000)

26 PAGE 25 OF 45 Main Consultant (USD 170,000); NC1 to conduct an inventory and stocktaking of on-going and past adaptation activities by all sectors in urban areas and identify, document and analyse existing national experiences and best practices that have successfully integrated climate change in urban planning and develop options to scale them up (USD 47,000) NC2 to undertake a capacity needs assessment for planning, decision making and implementing adaptation in urban areas, both at central government agencies, local governments and 2 other target groups (USD 16,000) NC3 to undertake Screening of development and investment plans of central agencies that involve cities (e.g. spatial planning, health, tourism, water, sewage treatment) and existing local land-use plans to identify and evaluate risks from future climate change (USD 66,000) NC4 to provide technical and administrative support to Main Consultant (USD 66,000) NC5 for Information Management system Phase I (Conduct an inventory and gap analysis of data available to inform adaptation planning and assess obstacles and limitations to its use and shareability for urban planning (USD 23,000) Travel to cities to support NC3 consultancy (USD 12,000) Travel to cities to support NC2 consultancy (USD 6,000) 3 Travel to cities to support NC1 consultancy (USD 2,000) Travel to Uruguay to support IC 3 consultancy (USD 8,000) Climate change information products to raise and strengthen awareness of key decision makers 4 5 Laptops and printers for the Main Consultant and NCs (6 laptops and 2 printers) meetings per year related to the coordination mechanism (approx. USD 900 per meeting) 3 meetings per year to integrate climate change into communication institutional strategies (approx. USD 2,200 each) 3 meetings per year to raise awareness among key decision-makers (approx. USD 2,200 each) CS1 to carry out specific multi-hazard risk assessments addressing flood and extreme weather events building on existing information and taking account future climate and socio-economic scenarios to inform planning, preparedness and adaptation actions in at least 4 urban areas and coastal regions (USD 280,000). *For coastal regions, the project is expected to invest 80,000 USD in local analysis to articulate with the support from CTNC 250,000 USD (Universidad de Cantabria) and ARAUCLIMA 150,000 EUR for NAP Coastal CS2 to evaluate the adaptation potential of ecosystems in urban areas, including the cost-effectiveness of conservation measures and design ecosystem-based adaptation strategies to buffer the impact of extreme weather events and heat waves. (USD 50,000) CS3 to analyse vulnerabilities to water-born and vector-born diseases and identify specific adaptation options related to water and sewage managements and review, appraise and prioritise adaptation options (USD 70,000) CS4 to develop and test interactive and multi-criteria decision support tools to help local authorities, communities and governments assess, visualize and understand the potential impacts of climate change and develop adaptive solutions (USD 150,000) CS5 to analyse vulnerabilities to heat waves and heat islands and identify, review and appraise adaptation options (USD 35,000) CS6 to analyse current climate related early warning systems for urban environments and strengthen the development of those systems for scaling up their implementation (USD 50,000)

27 PAGE 26 OF 45 CS7 to analyze and provide with adaptation options in relation to infrastructure and built environments improved building codes in relation to climate variability and change (USD 40,000) CS8 to review and design adaptation options for other climate hazards identified in activities 2.1 and 2.2 (USD 35,000) NC6 to analyse effectiveness and cost/benefit of the pilot adaptation instruments tested by DINAGUA to improve urban water planning in mid-sized cities, and develop a strategy to scale up implementation of the most effective measures (USD 30,000) 8 NC7 to support CS4 (USD 30,000) NC8 to develop a communication strategy and tools for NAP-Cities, and disseminate NAP-Cities widely to all stakeholders in the country (USD 70,000) 9 Travel to cities to support NC5 consultancy (USD 5,000) 10 Office supplies (USD 5,000) Communication material to disseminate NAP-Cities process throughout the country (USD 11 10,000) 8 Sub-national Participative workshops to discuss and formulate the NAP-Cities, including participation of approx. 50 persons from civil society, academia, private sectors and other relevant stakeholders (USD 60,000, 7.5 each workshop, including workshop logistics and travel 12 support to inter-departmental participants). Meetings with National Environmental Cabinet and Mayors Congress and its technical bodies to support the compilation and validation process of the NAP-Cities (USD 10,000, including meetings logistics and travel support to inter- departmental participants). IC3 to develop and test criteria for screening urban public investment programmes in adaptation, and prioritising budget allocations of public and private investments with adaptation benefits (USD 65,000 including 3 missions to Uruguay) IC4 to undertake specific trainings for planners in central and local agencies on methodologies 13 for planning under uncertainty (USD 20,000 including travel to Uruguay-1 week mission) IC5 for training and building awareness of the private sector on investing in adaptation planning and exploring new market opportunities and investments for the development of resilience building goods and services (USD 25,000 including travel to Uruguay-1 week mission) CS9 to develop and pilot a standardized method to integrate adaptation planning into city and local level spatial plans and budgets for the medium-term period (USD 50,000) CS10 Phase II Information Management System: Design integrated Geographic information systems that enables sharing and utilising data to inform urban planning and incorporating gender-disaggregated data (USD 100,000) NC9 to develop and execute a three year work plan for capacity-building of local and national authorities (USD 60,000) NC10 to develop training tools and undertake training on integrating gender through the use of gender disaggregated data and gender analysis tools in programme formulation and monitoring (USD 10,000) NC11 to develop an interinstitutional management model for the NAP- Cities implementation and adaptation mainstreaming in infrastructure design and investment and urban land planning (USD 25,000) NC12 to provide technical assistance to local governments on the preparation of local adaptation frameworks or options (USD 25,000)

28 PAGE 27 OF 45 Inter-departmental travel of 100 officials and planners from local governments, 100 officials 16 from central agencies and project team to workshops in the framework of the Capacity-Building Plan including the gender training (USD 100,000) 17 Supplies for workshops in the framework of the Capacity-Building Plan (USD 9,000) Workshops in the framework of the Capacity-Building Plan including the gender training (USD ) (100 officials and planners from local governments and 100 officials from central agencies) Training session (60 participants) on methodologies for planning under uncertainty(usd 18 15,000) Training session for the private sector (50 participants) on investing in adaptation planning and exploring new market opportunities and investments for the development of resilience building goods and services (USD 15,000) NC13 to i) develop adaptation planning indicators in urban areas that are integrated with the National Plan of Response to Climate Change and with other urban and territorial planning tools; ii) Establish a set of indicators and collect data to evaluate the baseline for resilience 19 and readiness for adaptation planning in Uruguayan cities; iii) Develop and implement mechanisms to monitor and update the National Policy on Climate Change, and the NAP cities building on the above mentioned indicators (USD 120,000) Travel to cities to support NC13 (USD 10,000) 20 Travel of official from local governments, central agencies and project team for the Sub-national Outreach workshops (USD 20,000) 26 IC7 for Terminal Evaluation (USD 18,000) Outreach programme to local government to present the NAP cities and its various tools (USD 21 60,000) IC6 to identify suitable incentives, and evaluate their costs and effectiveness to foster private investment in new climate-sensitive and resilience-building approaches and to encourage 22 public-private partnerships to implement climate adaptation measures in the Uruguayan planning and budgeting context (USD 65,000 including 1-week mission to Uruguay) NC14 to i) undertake policy analysis for future financing instruments/options for adaptation including identification of alternative funding sources (private, local, etc.) as well as municipal 23 level financing instruments that can be leveraged for financing in cities; ii) Develop a financing strategy for NAP-Cities (USD 70,000) Miscellaneous Costs for contingencies. The budget will be used for any unforeseen programme (output level) cost that is unrelated to implementation/service fee. 24 NC15 to provide administrative support to Finance, Human resources and Procurement (USD 25 90,463) Audit costs (USD 9,000). This budget will be utilized only if the GCF project receives an external audit conducted by a third-party auditor (excluding UN Board of Auditors), or otherwise reprogrammed towards the achievement of the approved activities, in consultation and agreement with the Project Board. 27

29 Procurement plan PAGE 28 OF The financial management and procurement of this project will be guided by UNDP financial rules and regulations ( Further guidance is outlined in the financial resources management section of the UNDP Programme and Operations Policies and Procedures (POPP) ( UNDP has comprehensive procurement policies in place as outlined in the Contracts and Procurement section of UNDP s POPP. The policies outline formal procurement standards and guidelines across each phase of the procurement process, and they apply to all procurements in UNDP ( The project will be implemented following the Direct Implementation Modality (DIM) guidelines: UMENT_LIBRARY/Public/FRM_Financial%20Management%20and%20Implementation%20Mod ality_direct%20implementation%20%28dim%29%20modality.docx&action=default&defaultite mopen=1. Direct Implementation (DIM) is the modality whereby UNDP takes on the role of Implementing Partner. In DIM modality, UNDP has the technical and administrative capacity to assume the responsibility for mobilizing and applying effectively the required inputs in order to reach the expected outputs. UNDP assumes overall management responsibility and accountability for project implementation. Accordingly UNDP must follow all policies and procedures established for its own operations The procurement plan is detailed in the following tables: A. Process Thresholds, Review - Procurement Plan 1. Project Procurement Thresholds The following process thresholds shall apply to procurement of goods and works. Procurement of Goods, Services and Works Method Contract Value Type of Method of solicitation requirement Micro-purchasing Below USD 5,000 Goods, services or simple works Canvassing (by phone, Internet, shopping, etc.) Request for quotation/ Request for proposal USD 5,000 to 149,999 Goods, services or simple works Written request for quotation Invitation to bid USD 150,000 and above Goods or works Advertisement in international media Request for proposal USD 150,000 and above Services Advertisement in international media Direct payment Any amount within permissible circumstances Services, goods or works Direct invitation or negotiation 2. Goods, Services and Works Contracts Estimated (estimated amount USD ) Contract General Description Value (USD) Procurement Method CS1 280,000 Request for proposal Advertisement Date (year/quarter) Y1/Q4 Comments

30 CS2 50,000 Request for Y2/Q1 proposal CS3 70,000 Request for Y2/Q1 proposal CS4 150,000 Request for Y2/Q3 proposal CS5 35,000 Request for Y2/Q1 proposal CS6 50,000 Request for Y1/Q2 proposal CS7 40,000 Request for Y1/Q2 proposal CS8 35,000 Request for Y3/Q1 proposal CS9 50,000 Request for Y1/Q4 proposal CS10 100,000 Request for Y2/Q2 proposal 6 meetings per year related to the coordination mechanism (Output 1) 16,200 Micro-purchasing Y1/Q1 to Q4 Y2/Q1 to Q4 Y3/Q1 to Q4 3 meetings per year to integrate climate change into communication institutional strategies (Output 1) 3 meetings per year to raise awareness among key decisionmakers (Output 1) 8 participative workshops to discuss and formulate the NAP- Cities (Output 2) Meetings with National Environmental Cabinet and Mayors Congress to support the compilation and validation process of the NAP-Cities (Output 2) Workshops in the framework of the Capacity-Building Plan including the gender training (Output 3) Training session on methodologies for planning under uncertainty (Output 3) Training session for the private sector on investing in adaptation planning and exploring new market opportunities and investments for the development of resilience building goods and services (Output 3) 14,400 Micro-purchasing Y1/Q2 to Q4 Y2/Q2 to Q4 Y3/Q2 to Q4 14,400 Micro-purchasing Y1/Q2 to Q4 Y2/Q2 to Q4 Y3/Q2 to Q4 60,000 Request for quotation Y1/Q2 and Q4 Y2/Q1 to Q4 Y3/Q1 and Q3 PAGE 29 OF meetings of USD 900 each 9 meetings of USD 1600 each 9 meetings of USD 1600 each 8 workshops of USD 7,500 each 10,000 Micro-purchasing Y3/Q2 and Q3 Several meetings 30,000 Request for quotation 15,000 Request for quotation 15,000 Request for quotation Y3/Q2 and Q3 Y2/Q2 Y3/Q2

31 PAGE 30 OF 45 Outreach programme to local government to present the NAP cities and its various tools (Output 4) Climate change information products to raise and strengthen awareness of key decision makers Travel of officials and planners from local governments, officials from central agencies and project team to workshops in the framework of the Capacity-Building Plan including the gender training Travel of official from local governments, central agencies and project team for the Outreach workshops Travel to support national and international consultancies Communication material to disseminate NAP-Cities process throughout the country Laptops and printers for the Main Consultant and NCs 60,000 Request for quotation 20,000 Request for quotation 100,000 Direct payment (DSA) Micro-purchasing (bus tickets) 20,000 Direct payment (DSA) Micro-purchasing (bus tickets) 43,000 Direct payment (DSA) Micro-purchasing (bus tickets) 10,000 Request for quotation 11,000 Request for quotation Office supplies 5,000 Request for quotation Supplies for workshops in the 9,000 Request for framework of the Capacity- quotation Building Plan Audit costs 9,000 Request for quotation Y2/Q4 Y1/Q3 Y2/Q1 Y3/Q1 Y3/Q2 and Q3 Y3/Q4 Y1/Q1 to Q4 Y2/Q1 to Q4 Y3/Q1 to Q4 Y2/Q2 Y3/Q2 Y1/Q1 Y1/Q2 Y2/Q2 Y2/Q1 Y3/Q1 Y1/Q4 Y2/Q3 Y3/Q3 This amount refers to several expenses (bus tickets and DSA) This amount refers to several expenses (bus tickets and DSA) This amount refers to several expenses (bus tickets and DSA) For the applicability of audit 3. National and International Consultants (estimated amount USD ) Advertisement General Description Contract Value (USD) Recruitment Method 1 Date (year/quarter) Main Consultant/ 170,000 Y1/Q1 NC 1 47,000 Y1/Q2 NC2 16,000 Y1/Q3 NC3 66,000 Competitive and open Y1/Q3 NC4 66,000 public call for national Y1/Q1 NC5 23,000 consultants as per Y1/Q3 NC6 30,000 UNDP policies. Y2/Q1 NC7 30,000 Y2/Q3 NC8 70,000 Y1/Q2 NC9 60,000 Y1/Q2 International or National Assignment National

32 PAGE 31 OF 45 NC10 10,000 Y2/Q2 NC11 25,000 Y1/Q2 NC12 25,000 Y2/Q1 NC13 120,000 Y1/Q2 NC14 70,000 Y2/Q1 NC15 90,463 Y1/Q1 IC1 18,000 Y1/Q2 Competitive and open IC2 12,000 Y1/Q3 public call for IC3 65,000 Y2/Q3 international IC4 20,000 Y3/Q1 consultants as per IC5 25,000 Y3/Q1 UNDP policies IC6 65,000 Y2/Q1 (Request for proposal) IC7 18,000 Y3/Q3 International Disbursement schedule 103. Disbursement request will be managed at portfolio level by UNDP-GEF MPSU in NY, as agreed in the Framework Readiness and Preparatory Support Grant Agreement between GCF and UNDP. Under Clause 4 of said Framework Agreement, the Delivery Partner shall be entitled to submit two Requests for Disbursement each year. Each such Request for Disbursement must be submitted to the Fund within 30 days of receipt by the Fund of the Portfolio Report referred to in Section 9.02Error! Reference source not found.. SECTION 6: IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION Please attach an implementation map or describe how funds will be managed by the NDA/FP or delivery partner If the entity implementing the readiness support is not an accredited entity of the GCF, please complete the Financial Management Capacity Assessment (FMCA) questionnaire (URL) and submit it with this proposal The project will be implemented following UNDP s Direct Implementation Modality (DIM), according to the Readiness and Preparatory Support Grant Framework Agreement between UNDP and the GCF The Project Management Unit will carry out project implementation, with the support of a Financial and Administrative Assistant. The management arrangements for this project are summarized in the chart below:

33 PAGE 32 OF 45 PROJECT BOARD UNDP Climate Change Division (MVOTMA) Land Planning Directorate (MVOTMA) Uruguayan Agency of International Cooperation (AUCI) Project Assurance: UNDP (CO, Regional Center LAC, NY/HQ) Project Management Unit: UNDP under the guidance of the NDA (Climate Change Division, MVOTMA) Advisory Partners -Ministry of Housing, Land Planning and Environment (DINAMA, DINAGUA, DINAVI) -Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining -Ministry of Health -Ministry of Tourism, -Ministry of Social Development -National Secretary of Environment, Water and Climate Change Budgeting and Planning Office National Emergencies System National Mayors' Congress Metropolitan Agenda Programme 106. The Project Board is comprised of representatives of the Climate Change Division and the Land Planning Directorate of MVOTMA, AUCI and UNDP. UNDP acts as the Executive. It also provides quality assurance for the project, ensures adherence to the DIM guidelines and ensures compliance with GCF and UNDP policies and procedures. The Project Board is responsible for making, by consensus, management decisions when guidance is required by the main consultant. Project Board decisions will be made in accordance with standards that shall ensure management for development results, best value for money, fairness, integrity, transparency and effective international competition. In case a consensus cannot be reached within the Board, final decision shall rest with the UNDP. The Project Board will meet twice a year The Project Main Consultant will run the project on a day-to-day basis on behalf of UNDP within the constraints laid down by the Project Board. His/her function will end when the final project terminal evaluation report and other documentation required by the GCF and UNDP has been completed and submitted to UNDP. He/she is responsible for day-to-day management and decision-making for the project. His/her prime responsibility is to ensure that the project produces the results specified in the project document, to the required standard of quality and within the specified constraints of time and cost. He/she will be supported by an administrative and a financial assistant for operational aspects of the project. In addition, national and international consultants will provide guidance and deliver specific activities of the project Project Support will be provided by the Climate Change Division of the Ministry of Housing, Land Planning and Environment and be guided by the Advisory Partners mentioned in the chart above. The project will benefit from the wide experience of the NAP-GSP team in the different countries it supports, and from its pools of experts (Climate Information and Science Experts, Climate Change/Environment Economists, Public Finance Specialists, Private Sector Experts, Climate Policy Specialists, etc.), which will provide technical assistance whenever requested. Project Assurance: UNDP provides a three tier supervision, oversight and quality assurance role funded by the agency fee involving UNDP staff in Country Offices and at regional and headquarters levels. Project Assurance must be totally independent of the Project Management function. The quality assurance role supports the Project Board and Project Management Unit by carrying out objective and independent project oversight and monitoring functions. This role ensures appropriate project management milestones are managed and completed. The Project Board cannot delegate any of its quality assurance responsibilities to the Project Manager. This project oversight and quality assurance role is covered by the delivery partner fee provided by the GCF. Other relevant information

34 PAGE 33 OF 45 This box provides an opportunity to include any important information you wish to bring to the attention of the GCF Secretariat, but did not have an opportunity to provide in the sections above The project does not include the construction of any infrastructure and will focus on soft interventions, including capacity building activities, sensitization interventions and policy development support, having minimal to no negative impact on the environment. These activities are expected to strengthen the understanding of the challenges and impacts climate change will have on the economy and the development of the country and therefore, incentivize the national identification and development of adaptation initiatives including projects, programmes, policies, strategies, etc. Specific care will be given to highlight the need for extensive consultations and thorough studies and assessments to avoid any social and environmental negative impacts due to the inadequate and deficient selection of future adaptation interventions Gender considerations are included in the NAP-cities process, and will be taken into account in all the components of the NAP. In particular, the NAP-Cities will invest in disaggregating data on vulnerability by gender where possible, which will provide valuable insight on how to address gender in adaptation options. The NAP-Cities will also develop training tools and undertake training on integrating gender through the use of gender disaggregated data and gender analysis tools in programme formulation and monitoring, with the aim of enhancing the capacity of government official for planning, budgeting and implementation of adaptation with a gender sensitive approach. Also when considering vulnerability and adaptation strategies in urban areas an specific focus will be taken regarding women household chiefs and child poverty in high vulnerability informal settlements; the poverty incidence is larger in households with women chief reaching 7.7% in relationship with households with men chiefs with 5.1% in 2016; also there is an increased incidence of poverty in minors under 18 years old, with approximately 16 to 20% poverty incidence in relationship with the overall population poverty incidence of 9.4% The Ministry of Social Development and its Women National Institute (INMUJERES) which is responsible for the gender national policy, is an Advisory Partner. Such participation will assure a gender sensitive and socially inclusive NAP. Furthermore, the NDA readiness support proposal will collaborate with this NAP proposal through its gender specialist. During the project inception phase, the gender specialist will prepare a roadmap of how to integrate the gender dimensions into the overall project processes This project will be directly aligned with the gender policy of the GCF which identifies six priority areas to implement its policy, namely (i) Governance and institutional structure; (ii) Operational guidelines; (iii) Capacity building; (iv) Outputs, outcomes, impacts and paradigm-shift objectives used for monitoring, reporting and evaluation; (v) Resource allocation and budgeting; and (vi) Knowledge generation and communications. The project, by covering a large range of areas of adaptation, will address all of these six priorities and put an emphasis on addressing gender inequality along its implementation and operationalization. SECTION 7: ARRANGEMENTS FOR MONITORING, REPORTING AND EVALUATION Please provide project/programme specific institutional setting and implementation arrangements for monitoring and reporting and evaluation. Please indicate how the interim/mid-term and final evaluations will be organized, including the timing The project results will be monitored and reported annually and evaluated periodically during project implementation to ensure the project effectively achieves these results Project-level monitoring and evaluation will be undertaken in compliance with UNDP requirements as outlined in the UNDP POPP and UNDP Evaluation Policy. While these UNDP requirements are not outlined in this project document, the UNDP Country Office will work with the relevant project stakeholders to ensure UNDP M&E requirements are met in a timely fashion and to high quality standards. Additional mandatory GCF-specific M&E requirements will be undertaken in accordance with relevant GCF policies. M&E oversight and monitoring responsibilities: 115. Project Main Consultant: The main consultant is responsible for day-to-day project management and regular monitoring of project results and risks, including social and environmental risks. The main consultant will ensure that all project personnel maintain a high level of transparency, responsibility and accountability in M&E and reporting of project results. The Main Consultant will inform the Project Board, the UNDP Country Office and the UNDP-GEF Regional Technical Advisor of any delays or difficulties as they arise during implementation so that appropriate support and corrective measures can be adopted.

35 PAGE 34 OF The main consultant will develop annual work plans to support the efficient implementation of the project. The main consultant will ensure that the standard UNDP and GCF M&E requirements are fulfilled to the highest quality Project Board: The Project Board will take corrective action as needed to ensure the project achieves the desired results. The Project Board will hold project reviews to assess the performance of the project and appraise the Annual Work Plan for the following year. In the project s final year, the Project Board will hold an end-of-project review to capture lessons learned and discuss opportunities for scaling up and to highlight project results and lessons learned with relevant audiences. This final review meeting will also discuss the findings outlined in the project terminal evaluation report and the management response UNDP Country Office: The UNDP Country Office will support the main consultant as needed, including through annual supervision missions. The annual supervision missions will take place according to the schedule outlined in the annual work plan. Supervision mission reports will be circulated to the project team and Project Board within one month of the mission. The UNDP Country Office will initiate and organize key M&E activities including the Annual Project Report, the independent mid-term review and the independent terminal evaluation. The UNDP Country Office will also ensure that the standard UNDP and GCF M&E requirements are fulfilled to the highest quality The UNDP Country Office and the project team will support GCF staff (or their designate) during any missions undertaken in the country, and support any ad-hoc checks or ex post evaluations that may be required by the GCF UNDP: will retain all project records for this project for up to seven years after project financial closure in order to support any ex-post reviews and evaluations undertaken by the UNDP Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) and/or the GCF. UNDP is responsible for complying with all UNDP project-level M&E requirements as outlined in the UNDP POPP. This includes ensuring the UNDP Quality Assurance Assessment during implementation is undertaken annually; the regular updating of the ATLAS risk log; and, the updating of the UNDP gender marker on an annual basis based on gender mainstreaming progress reported in the Annual Project Report and the UNDP ROAR. Any quality concerns flagged during these M&E activities (e.g. Annual Project Report quality assessment ratings) must be addressed by the main consultant UNDP-Global Environmental Finance Unit (UNDP-GEF): Additional M&E and implementation oversight, quality assurance and troubleshooting support will be provided by the UNDP-GEF Regional Technical Advisors and the UNDP-GEF Directorate as outlined in the management arrangement section above. Audit: 122. The project will be audited according to UNDP Financial Regulations and Rules and applicable audit policies on DIM implemented projects. 6 Additional audits may be undertaken at the request of the GCF. Additional monitoring and reporting requirements: 123. Inception Workshop and Report: A project inception workshop will be held within two months after the project document has been signed by all relevant parties to, amongst others: a) Re-orient project stakeholders to the project strategy and discuss any changes in the overall context that influence project strategy and implementation; b) Discuss the roles and responsibilities of the project team, including reporting and communication lines and conflict resolution mechanisms; c) Review the results framework and finalize the indicators, means of verification and monitoring plan; d) Discuss reporting, monitoring and evaluation roles and responsibilities and finalize the M&E budget; identify national/regional institutes to be involved in project-level M&E; e) Identify how project M&E can support national monitoring of SDG indicators as relevant; f) Update and review responsibilities for monitoring the various project plans and strategies, including the risk log; g) Review financial reporting procedures and mandatory requirements, and agree on the arrangements for the audit; and h) Plan and schedule Project Board meetings and finalize the first-year annual work plan The main consultant will prepare the inception workshop report no later than one month after the inception workshop. The inception workshop report will be cleared by the UNDP CO and the UNDP-GEF Regional Technical Adviser, and will be approved by the Project Board. 6 See guidance here:

36 PAGE 35 OF Annual Project Report: The main consultant, the UNDP Country Office, and the UNDP-GEF Regional Technical Advisor will provide objective input to the annual project report covering the calendar year for each year of project implementation. The main consultant will ensure that the indicators included in the project results framework are monitored annually in advance so that progress can be included in the report. Any environmental and social risks and related management plans will be monitored regularly, and progress will be included in the report The Annual Project Report will be shared with the Project Board. The UNDP Country Office will coordinate the input of other stakeholders to the report as appropriate. The quality rating of the previous year s report will be used to inform the preparation of the subsequent report Lessons learned and knowledge generation: Results from the project will be disseminated within and beyond the project intervention area through existing information sharing networks and forums. The project will identify and participate, as relevant and appropriate, in scientific, policy-based and/or any other networks, which may be of benefit to the project. The project will identify, analyse and share lessons learned that might be beneficial to the design and implementation of similar projects and disseminate these lessons widely. There will be continuous information exchange between this project and other projects of similar focus in the same country, region and globally Terminal Evaluation (TE): An independent terminal evaluation (TE) will take place upon completion of all major project outputs and activities. The terminal evaluation process will begin at least three months before operational closure of the project allowing the evaluation mission to proceed while the project team is still in place, yet ensuring the project is close enough to completion for the evaluation team to reach conclusions on key aspects such as project sustainability The main consultant will remain on contract until the TE report and management response have been finalized. The terms of reference, the evaluation process and the final TE report will follow the standard templates and guidance prepared by the UNDP IEO for GEF-financed projects available on the UNDP Evaluation Resource Center. As noted in this guidance, the evaluation will be independent, impartial and rigorous. The consultants that will be hired to undertake the assignment will be independent from organizations that were involved in designing, executing or advising on the project to be evaluated. Additional quality assurance support is available from the UNDP-GEF Directorate. The final TE report will be cleared by the UNDP Country Office and the UNDP-GEF Regional Technical Adviser, and will be approved by the Project Board. The TE report will be publically available in English on the UNDP ERC Final Report: The project s final Annual Project Report along with the terminal evaluation (TE) report and corresponding management response will serve as the final project report package. The final project report package shall be discussed with the Project Board during an end-of-project review meeting to discuss lessons learned and opportunities for scaling up. ANNEX 1. Government of Uruguay Note on stocktaking and the NAP-Cities process PLAN NACIONAL DE ADAPTACIÓN EN CIUDADES

37 PAGE 36 OF 45 DIVISIÓN DE CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO MINISTERIO DE VIVIENDA, ORDENAMIENTO TERRITORIAL Y MEDIO AMBIENTE Diciembre 2016 Montevideo, Uruguay CONTEXTO PAÍS La República Oriental del Uruguay tiene una superficie de km 2, está ubicada entre los 30 y 35 de latitud sur. Es el único país sudamericano situado íntegramente en la zona templada con valores medios anuales de temperatura de 17,5 C y de precipitaciones de 1300 mm. El régimen de vientos muestra un marcado predominio del sector noreste al este, con velocidades medias de 4 m/s, aunque son frecuentes los vientos superiores a 30 m/s. En Uruguay a lo largo de la historia, se alternaron períodos cálidos y fríos y fases secas y húmedas. En base a registros climáticos (1931 a 2000) la temperatura media anual global muestra un aumento de 0.8 C siendo que los registros más altos en los últimos cien años se han concentrado en los últimos cinco años. Los patrones de lluvias de la región sudeste y este del país tienen características marítimas con lluvias máximas en invierno. El resto del país presenta períodos lluviosos en otoño y primavera. Sin embargo, hay una variación muy significativa en la cantidad y distribución de las lluvias interanualmente. En los últimos treinta años se ha observado un aumento en la cantidad de precipitaciones y en el número de lluvias severas. Los ciclos ENOS son una fuente adicional de variabilidad en el clima de América del Sur por lo que el país está expuesto a eventos hidrometeorológicos extremos, que afectan de forma negativa sectores clave de la economía, así como la población en general. Para Uruguay las tendencias indican que los años El Niño resultan en un aumento de precipitaciones y los años La Niña tienden a ser más secos que lo normal. Las inundaciones son la amenaza de mayor frecuencia. En los últimos veinte años las dos más graves (mayo 2007 y diciembre 2015) afectaron a 34 mil personas aproximadamente de manera directa, al sector agrícola y a la infraestructura pública. A su vez, las sequías son los eventos Figura 1. Principales ciudades de Uruguay que generan las pérdidas más altas ( : US$ 250 millones; : US$ 450 millones) viéndose afectadas la agricultura, la producción de energía, el abastecimiento de agua y el medio ambiente natural en general. La influencia de los ciclos ENOS como forzante climático es muy marcada en el norte del país y tiende a debilitarse hacia el sur y sur este del país. Respecto a la construcción de escenarios futuros de temperatura y precipitación para dos modelos (HADCM3 y ECHAM5) el resultado indicó que el país experimentaría un calentamiento mayor en el noreste y menor en el sureste entre +0.3 a +0.5 C según los escenarios analizados (A2, alto y B2, medio-bajo) para la década de Para esa década los cambios en la lluvia no serían significativos. Para la década de 2050 el aumento de temperatura sería de +2.5 en el escenario A2 y +1.6 C en el escenario B2. Además, habría aumento de precipitaciones en todo el país. Estos aumentos serían mayores aplicando el escenario A2 que con el B2. Uruguay ocupa una zona de transición biogeográfica en América del Sur que alberga una importante biodiversidad, los principales ecosistemas en el país son praderas, bosques nativos, humedales, costeros y marinos. A su vez, en términos biogeográficos, todo el territorio uruguayo se encuentra dentro de Uruguayense caracterizada por una matriz de praderas subtropicales fuertemente modificadas por actividades agropecuarias y forestales. La evolución de las actividades agropecuarias en las dos últimas décadas explica buena parte del crecimiento del PIB del país, pero también representa un desafío para el uso de los recursos naturales, fundamentalmente el suelo, el agua y la biodiversidad para garantizar su sostenibilidad.

38 PAGE 37 OF 45 La organización territorial del Uruguay históricamente ha tendido a concentrar la población, la institucionalidad, los servicios y las actividades en las capitales de los diecinueve departamentos del país; principalmente en el área metropolitana de su capital y en la zona costera tanto platense como atlántica. Este desequilibrio territorial se consolidó a lo largo del siglo XX y hoy es un dato estructural. En el presente siglo este fenómeno ha cedido espacio a otros procesos emergentes de reorganización territorial que suponen la intensificación del sistema de ciudades y sus respectivos subsistemas insertos en un proceso de transición que implica una transformación significativa de los patrones de natalidad y mortalidad, procesos migratorios internos y del incremento de la expectativa de vida. De acuerdo con los censos de población, hogares, vivienda y entorno urbanístico del 2011 la población urbana representa el 93.4% del total (en 1950 era el 78%). Una gran parte de la población urbana se concentra fuertemente en el Departamento de Montevideo y en la denominada región metropolitana de Uruguay que incluye la totalidad de los Departamentos de Canelones, Montevideo y San José- donde habita el 60% de la población del país y se genera aproximadamente 2/3 del PBI nacional. Esta importante concentración de población en la capital del país presenta asimetrías y desafíos específicos, por una parte existen mayores capacidades institucionales (tanto de la administración pública como académicas y de investigación) pero también se concentran importantes vulnerabilidades en especial en relación a las áreas de ocupación informal y la infraestructura costera. Desde fines de la década de los años setenta, comenzó a consolidarse el proceso de reubicación de amplios sectores de la población urbana hacia periferias con inexistentes o débiles infraestructuras y equipamientos. Según una estimación realizada en dieciocho ciudades, incluida la capital del país, hay personas y viviendas ocupadas en áreas inundables. Estas zonas inundables, con distintos niveles de riesgo, requieren medidas particulares. Entre ellas se encuentran asentamientos precarios e irregulares en zonas de riesgo alto de inundación y viviendas públicas en zonas inundables por falta de estudios previos a su localización. Los distintos escenarios demográficos calculados para el 2050 prevén un incremento del nivel de urbanización, así como el mantenimiento de la presión demográfica sobre el área metropolitana y la zona costera sur. POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS RELACIONADAS CON LA PROPUESTA El desarrollo territorial como política pública es una prioridad de gobierno y en especial en lo que respecta como herramienta para dar respuesta a los efectos de la variabilidad y el cambio climático. En esta dirección se promueve en particular la gestión adecuada del suelo urbano. Uruguay cuenta con instrumentos jurídicos y capacidades institucionales para avanzar en este sentido. A partir del 2008 el país aprueba la Ley de Ordenamiento Territorial y Desarrollo Sustentable, la misma plantea los perímetros de actuación territorial para transforma el suelo y consolidar o renovar los tejidos urbanos. A la fecha el 76% de la superficie nacional está planificada bajo los ámbitos de aplicación de las Directrices Departamentales (57% superficie nacional) o las Estrategias Regionales (33% de la superficie nacional). Se han aprobado 67 instrumentos de ordenamiento territorial, de los cuales 30 son locales y 8 son planes parciales, en 2017 se está formulando 93 insturmentos de ordenamiento territorial de los cuales 32 son planes locales y 9 son planes parciales.. Muy pocos de estos planes incluyen proyectos de infraestructura urbana tendientes a la reducción de la vulnerabilidad al cambio climático futuro,estos incluyen acciones como la ampliación y mejora del drenaje pluvial, la parquización de cañadas y arroyos urbanos para la mitigación de crecidas, la mejora de la calidad ambiental y obras de consolidación urbana de barrios que incluyen tratamiento y disposición final de aguas residuales, infraestructuras viales y pluviales. A su vez el Estado uruguayo ha desarrollado acciones tendientes a mejorar el conocimiento de los niveles de riesgo de las ciudades (mapas de riesgo, estudios de inundabilidad), estudio de relocalizaciones e incorporación de medidas de reducción de riesgo en los instrumentos de ordenamiento territorial. Al final del quinquenio se prevé que todas las ciudades mayores a habitantes cuenten con su mapa de riesgo de inundación. A nivel local, la región metropolitana de Uruguay, desarrolló en entre 2009 y 2012 el Plan Climático de la Región Metropolitana que identifica para seis sectores de desarrollo, 25 líneas estratégicas y 80 acciones de Adaptaciñon y Mitigación, además de presentar un perfil climático para la región y sus tres departamentos tanto al respecto del nivel y tipo de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, como de los impactos principales asociados al clima. Por último, Uruguay se encuentra actualmente en proceso de aprobación de la Política Nacional de Cambio Climático, la cual aborda como eje temático la promoción de ciudades sustentables y resilientes frente a la variabilidad y el cambio climático de forma de contribuir con la disminución de las emisiones de GEI, tendiendo a lograr un equilibrio entre desarrollo y reducción del riesgo, pero sobre todo contemplando medidas para enfrentar las vulnerabilidades y mejorar sus capacidades de adaptación. Esta política incorporará un abordaje de los ámbitos urbanos y territoriales en sinergia con las estrategias, procesos e instrumentos mencionados anteriormente, de forma de contribuir con la transversalización y mayor integralidad de las políticas, así como a la incorporación de una mirada estratégica del desarrollo territorial. PROCEDIMIENTO DE CONSULTA INSTITUCIONAL PARA LA ELABORACIÓN DE LA PROPUESTA El Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente para la elaboración de la propuesta convocó a referentes de diversas instituciones para la elaboración de la propuesta. Durante un plazo de dos meses estuvieron representadas las Direcciones de Ordenamiento Territorial, Vivienda, Medio Ambiente y Agua del Ministerio, la Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto de la Presidencia de la República, el Ministerio de Salud Pública, el Ministerio de Turismo, el Ministerio de Industria y Energía, el Congreso

39 PAGE 38 OF 45 de Intendentes en representación de los diecinueve gobiernos departamentales, el Sistema Nacional de Emergencias, el Programa Agenda Metropolitana y la Universidad de la República. Este grupo interdisciplinario trabajó en la conformación de una visión a largo plazo centrada en el concepto de ciudades resilientes y en la identificación de barreras para la implementación de acciones a corto, mediano y largo plazo. En ese sentido el trabajo se orientó en torno a preguntas disparadoras como las presentadas en el cuadro que se presenta a continuación. Cuadro 1. Cuestionario empleado para conocer el estado de situación referido a la resiliencia de las ciudades en el territorio uruguayo y generar insumos para la propuesta. Respecto a medidas futuras de adaptación al cambio climático en ciudades, en qué tipo de necesidades debemos pensar? Respecto a la información necesaria para la planificación en adaptación al cambio climático en ciudades está disponible, existen vacíos? Cuáles son las necesidades de capacitación? Qué se ha hecho hasta ahora? Cómo pueden ser complementadas estas acciones? Qué tenemos planificado y sin ejecutar hasta el momento? Cuáles son las acciones innovadoras que se deberían tener en cuenta? Se han efectuado análisis de riesgo? Qué tipos de peligros se han analizado/modelado? Existen datos disponibles para el análisis de vulnerabilidades? Cuál es el nivel de detalle en que se encuentra la información a nivel territorial? Cuáles son nuestros grupos objetivo? Cuáles son las capacidades existentes y cuáles se necesita perfeccionar? Qué tipo de herramienta es necesario desarrollar para para integrar la información? Con la información recabada se identificaron las barreras a las que se enfrenta el país para la implementación de medidas de adaptación en ciudades. BARRERAS Y ACTIVIDADES QUE DEBEN ABORDARSE A NIVEL DE IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE LA PROPUESTA Dado que gran parte de los impactos sociales del cambio y variabilidad climática se dan en zonas urbanas, en especial desplazados por inundación, enfermedades e incluso la pérdida de vidas humanas, además de los daños en viviendas y otras infraestructuras de servicios, se requiere establecer acciones de adaptación adecuadas a la realidad urbana a través de estrategias de planificación urbana y ordenamiento territorial capitalizando acciones ya iniciadas como planes locales de ordenamiento territorial, mapeos de riesgo y alertas tempranas. Información climática Información insuficiente en cuanto a base de datos comparables entre los procesos ambientales, el estado de las infraestructuras y las variables climáticas. Pocos ámbitos urbanos cuentan con sistemas de alertas tempranasno se tiene acceso universal a datos globales ni a datos desglosados y ni a los localmente generados. La recopilación de datos e indicadores no es sistemática por lo que aún no se ha incorporado el seguimiento y ajuste de las estrategias de planificación en ciudades. El país no cuenta con plataformas de datos participativos que utilicen herramientas tecnológicas y sociales disponibles en los diferentes niveles de gobierno y en la producida por la academia centrada en los intereses y problemas de las ciudades. Escasa información hidrometeorológica para el diseño de infraestructura pluvial urbana, estudios de inundabilidad de padrones,, evaluación de eventos intensos de corta duración en el marco de la variabilidad y el cambio climático. Capacidades humanas e institucionales Unicamente en muy pocos gobiernos locales existen arreglos institucionales internos de carácter transversal para tratar los asuntos de cambio climático y variabilidad. Algunos equipos técnicos de los gobiernos locales presentan debilidades a la hora de la planificación de la adaptación urbana por ausencia de capacitación. Por ende, no se cuenta con un monitoreo y evaluación de las medidas a adoptar, y en general no se tiene en cuenta la adaptación a la variabilidad y el cambio climático. Escasa capacidad para prevenir y mitigar situaciones de déficit hídrico. Esto genera que en algunas ciudades la disponibilidad del agua por toma directa no es suficiente para satisfacer las demandas durante eventos de olas de calor o sequías.

40 PAGE 39 OF 45 Ausencia de mecanismos para la construcción de capacidades con enfoque multi-fase que atienda las necesidades de múltiples contrapartes y participantes en todos los niveles de la gobernanza y logre combinar la capacidad individual e institucional para la formulación, implementación y administración de políticas públicas referidas a la adaptación al cambio climático en ciudades. Las inversiones del Gobierno Nacional y los Gobiernos Departamentales no presentan una planificación discriminada de forma de atender los problemas relacionados con la variabilidad y el cambio climático. Esto dificulta el seguimiento de programas de desarrollo y la promoción de sistemas financieros locales detallados que puedan incorporar la incertidumbre a la hora de definir las estrategias de inversión a largo y mediano plazo. Implementación Los instrumentos de ordenamiento territorial de los diferentes gobiernos departamentales en general presentan sus problemáticas ambientales, pero en la mayoría de los casos no hacen referencia directa al cambio climático. Cuando lo hacen, están asociados a problemas particulares de cada departamento (sequía, erosión costera, inundaciones por crecida de ríos) y a la necesidad de encauzar recursos para solucionarlos. Sin embargo, aunque los mismos son priorizados en la justificación de la implementa de los planes no siempre son retomados a la hora de elaborar la normativa o adjudicar financiamiento para obras. En el país existen escasos instrumentos de aplicación para la gestión integral del riesgo. Baja capacidad de resiliencia de viviendas e infraestructura situadas en zonas inundables e insuficiente inversión para obras de drenaje y prevención. El país cuenta con modelos de urbanización inadecuados por ignorar a menudo los sistemas hidrológicos y sus comportamientos. En lo referente a las presiones en el uso del suelo, el espacio costero presenta un acelerado proceso de urbanización, resultado de la demanda inmobiliaria por la actividad residencia y turística. Las actividades humanas que surgen de estos procesos han provocado modificaciones en la costa, mucha veces irreversibles o difíciles de revertir, a la fecha no se cuenta con información adecuada para efectuar una planificación urbana que considere la vulnerabilidad del espacio costero ante la variabilidad y el cambio climático. INTEGRACIÓN E INSTITUCIONALIDAD Las políticas públicas de cambio climático tuvieron un desarrollo mayor a partir de la creación del Sistema Nacional de Respuesta al Cambio Climático y la Variabilidad en 2009 (SNRCC). Su objetivo es coordinar y planificar las acciones públicas y privadas necesarias para la prevención de los riesgos, la mitigación y la adaptación al cambio climático. Por medio del SNRCC se han venido implementando acciones para identificar vulnerabilidades e incluso medidas de adaptación en la toma de decisiones. Sin embargo, aún faltan capacidades en los ministerios y los gobiernos locales para integrar la adaptación en sus estrategias. El proceso del PAN-ciudades tendrá como objetivo integrar los riesgos del cambio climático y las oportunidades de adaptación en todos los procesos nacionales existentes de planificación y presupuestación. Esto requerirá la identificación de brechas específicas en la capacidad institucional y luego el desarrollo de un enfoque específico para mejorar los conocimientos y habilidades donde más se necesita. Además, se debe implementar una plataforma de intercambio de conocimientos y experiencias entre ministerios clave, institutos de investigación, sector privado, etc., para aumentar y coordinar la respuesta gubernamental al cambio climático. En el Uruguay la participación ciudadana está contemplada en todas las fases de los procesos de construcción de políticas y estrategias y su promoción es una obligación del Estado. El Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente reconoce explícitamente este principio y lo pone en práctica tanto en el diseño como en todas sus líneas de acción generando institucionalidad para contemplar la participación social en la elaboración y monitoreo de las políticas públicas. Sin embargo, este fenómeno de organización y participación social en el país no es homogéneo y en las últimas décadas se viene registrando una situación de relativa desmovilización de grupos sociales y organizaciones por no contar con dispositivos participativos adecuados que involucren, no sólo a los diferentes niveles de gobierno con los que se ha trabajado con éxito, sino también a los ciudadanos. National System of Response to Climate Change integration (using their Spanish acronyms). Ministry of Housing, Land Planning and Environment (MVOTMA) Ministry of Livestock Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) Budget Planning Office (OPP)

41 PAGE 40 OF 45 Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRREE) Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) Ministry of Public Health (MSP) National Emergency System (SINAE) Mayors Congress (CI) Ministry of Transportation and Public Works (MTOP) Uruguayan Meteorology Institute (INUMET) Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC) Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) ANNEX 2. Uruguay s Climate Change Adaptation Planning

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