AAP CONFERENCE ‘Celebrating Our Success’ Dakar, Senegal 11 - 16 th November

1. AAP CONFERENCE‘Celebrating Our Success’Dakar, Senegal 11- 16th November Jane Swira National Climate Change Programme Malawi

2. OUTLINE • National Climate Change Programme Set up • Setting up PMU • Coordination • Challenges and Lessons learnt

3. IpsMinistry Of Economic Planning and DevelopmentMinistry of Environment and Climate change (Environmental Affairs Department, Forestry Department, Climate change and meteorological Department)Ministry of local Govt. and Rural DevelopmentCivil SocietyDisaster Management

4. Setting up PMU • Capacity Assessment of the Coordination Entity/Ministry (gap filling) • Should be reflected Project Design and Project Document • Define roles of the PMU vis ‘ vis the Coordination Entity/Ministry • Define Reporting Structures • Management through Coordination structures/bodies

5. Coordination • Coordination Structure.docx

6. Coordination cont’ • Define the roles of each committee in the structure • Define Terms of Reference for each committee and how they relate to each other • Define funding and management of the coordinating structure/body - Secretariat • Define clearly the mandates of the coordination structures/body

7. Challenges • Multiple reporting • Sensitivity of other donors with regards to visibility • Handling of different MOUs Lessons Learnt • There is need to advocate for standardized reporting before signing the MOUs • Use of coordination bodies is very crucial in the success of multiple projects • Multiple projects/donors are key to project activities sustainability

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