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2020 GCC STANDARD INDICATOR

HANDBOOK:

DEFINITION SHEETS

CONTENTS

FY20 Update Summary

Foreign Assistance Standardized Program Structure and Definitions

Required As Applicable

FY20 Updated GCC Standard Indicators

Contact Us

EG.11: Adaptation

EG.11-1 Number of people trained in climate change adaptation supported by USG assistance

EG.11-2 Number of institutions with improved capacity to assess or address climate change risks supported by USG assistance

EG.11-3 Number of laws, policies, regulations, or standards addressing climate change adaptation formally proposed, adopted, or implemented as supported by USG assistance

EG.11-4 Amount of investment mobilized (in USD) for climate change adaptation as supported by USG assistance

EG.11-5 Number of people supported by the USG to adapt to the effects of climate change

EG.11-6 Number of people using climate information or implementing risk-reducing actions to improve resilience to climate change as supported by USG assistance

EG.12: Clean Energy

EG.12-1 Number of people trained in clean energy supported by USG assistance

EG.12-2 Number of institutions with improved capacity to address clean energy issues as supported by USG assistance

EG.12-3 Number of laws, policies, regulations, or standards addressing clean energy formally proposed, adopted, or implemented as supported by USG assistance

EG.12-4 Amount of investment mobilized (in USD) for clean energy as supported by USG assistance

EG.12-5 Clean energy generation capacity supported by USG assistance that has achieved financial closure

EG.12-6 Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, estimated in metric tons of CO2 equivalent, reduced, sequestered, or avoided through clean energy activities supported by USG assistance

EG.12-7 Projected greenhouse gas emissions reduced or avoided from adopted laws, policies, regulations, or technologies related to clean energy as supported by USG assistance

EG.7: Modern Energy Services

EG.7.1-1 Number of beneficiaries with improved energy services due to USG assistance

EG.13: Sustainable Landscapes

EG.13-1 Number of people trained in sustainable landscapes supported by USG assistance

EG.13-2 Number of institutions with improved capacity to address sustainable landscapes issues as supported by USG assistance

EG.13-3 Number of laws, policies, regulations, or standards addressing sustainable landscapes formally proposed, adopted, or implemented as supported by USG assistance

EG.13-4 Amount of investment mobilized (in USD) for sustainable landscapes as supported by USG assistance 38

EG.13-5 Number of people receiving livelihood co-benefits (monetary or non-monetary) associated with the implementation of USG sustainable landscapes activities

EG.13-6 Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, estimated in metric tons of CO2 equivalent, reduced, sequestered, or avoided through sustainable landscapes activities supported by USG assistance

EG.13-7 Projected greenhouse gas emissions reduced or avoided from adopted laws, policies, regulations, or technologies related to sustainable landscapes as supported by USG assistance

EG.13-8 Number of hectares under improved management expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as a result of USG assistance

FY20 UPDATE SUMMARY

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE STANDARDIZED PROGRAM STRUCTURE AND DEFINITIONS

U.S. foreign assistance is categorized using a specific system known as the Standardized Program Structure and Definitions (SPSD). The SPSD is comprised of broadly agreed-upon definitions for foreign assistance programs, providing a common language to describe programs. By utilizing a common language, information for various types of programs can be aggregated within a country, regionally or globally allowing for the comparison and analysis of budget and performance data.

Since 2016, GCC has been located in the Economic Growth (EG) category and each GCC pillar has a separate Program Area and Elements. Definitions for each area and element can be found on the State/F website.

PROGRAM AREA EG.11: Climate Change – Adaptation Program Element EG.11.1: Climate Science and Analysis Program Element EG.11.2: Climate Governance Program Element EG.11.3: Climate-resilient Practices

PROGRAM AREA EG.12: Climate Change - Clean Energy Program Element EG.12.1: Low Emissions Development Planning for Energy Program Element EG.12.2: Clean Energy Investment, Implementation, and Use

PROGRAM AREA EG.13: Climate Change - Sustainable Landscapes Program Element EG.13.1: Low Emission Planning Development in Land Use and/or REDD+ Program Element EG.13.2: Implementation of Low Emission Development Strategies, including Sustainable Landscapes and REDD+

REQUIRED AS APPLICABLE

All USAID standard indicators are considered Required as Applicable (RAA).

RAA does not mean that an OU must have a result – that is dependent on the activity design and funding requirements. However, if an OU does have a result for an indicator, they are required to report it in the PPR.

The purpose of RAA is to avoid gaps in reporting, as we want to make sure the correct value for each indicator is being monitored and reported accurately. Not all indicators will be applicable to each OU.

FY20 UPDATED GCC STANDARD INDICATORS

A/CORs should always make sure their implementing partners have the latest definition sheets by checking the Climatelinks.org Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) page or by speaking with the GCC Office.

Changes to the standard indicators in FY20 include:

1. A new indicator, “EG.13-8 Number of hectares under improved management expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” was added, and the Performance Indicator Reference Sheet has been provided.

OUs are encouraged to use a combination of standard and custom indicators to measure implementing partners’ performance and to monitor activity progress.

CONTACT US

For questions on the GCC Standard Indicators, contact GCC M&E Specialist, Kate Faulhaber kfaulhaber@usaid.gov.

http://www.state.gov/f/c24132.htm http://www.state.gov/f/c24132.htm http://www.state.gov/f/releases/other/255986.htm#EG1 https://www.climatelinks.org/monitoring-evalution/usaid-climate-change-resources file://ausnapevsmia01/egat.esp.gcc$/kfaulhaber/WORKS%20IN%20PROGRESS/Indicator%20Guidance%20and%20DQA%20activities%202016/kfaulhaber@usaid.gov

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EG.11: ADAPTATION

Indicator

EG.11-1 NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRAINED IN CLIMATE CHANGE

ADAPTATION SUPPORTED BY USG ASSISTANCE

Definition Climate change adaptation is increasing the resilience of natural or human systems (e.g. people, places, ecosystems or livelihoods) to actual or expected impacts of climate change, including through improved use of information, planning and action.

Training is defined as a learning activity involving: 1) a setting intended for teaching or transferring knowledge, skills, or approaches; 2) a formally designated instructor(s) or lead person(s); and 3) a defined curriculum, learning objectives, or outcomes.

Training can include long-term academic degree programs, short- or long-term non-degree technical courses in academic or in other settings, seminars, workshops, conferences, on-the-job learning experiences, observational study tours, distance learning, or similar activities as long as it includes the three elements above.

Coaching and mentoring, meetings or other efforts that could have educational value but do not have a defined curriculum or objectives are generally not considered to be training unless they meet the three definitional standards for training identified above.

Only people who complete the training course are counted for this indicator. People who attend multiple, non-duplicative trainings may be counted once for each training they completed in the reporting period.

This indicator focuses on delivery of training that was made possible through full or partial funding from the USG. This may include the provision of funds to pay instructors or lead persons, providing hosting facilities, or other key contributions necessary to ensure the delivery of the training. This indicator does not include courses for which the USG only helped develop the curriculum. USG staff and implementers should not be included in the calculation of people trained.

Program Areas EG.12 (Clean Energy) and EG.13 (Sustainable Landscapes) also have indicators related to training. If an individual, within the reporting period, was also trained in clean energy or sustainable landscapes, they may be reported under those if the training meets the definitional standards.

For USAID Activities:

USAID ADS standards require that participants attend a minimum of 90% of total course hours to be considered as completing a course.

Primary SPS Linkage Economic Growth (EG) 11: Adaptation Linkage to Long-Term Outcome or Impact

Training can contribute to strengthening capacity and promoting strategic partnerships. Training also aids in sustainability as it often aims to improve the likelihood that development partners will continue to implement

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relevant interventions after USG support has ended.

Indicator Type Output

Reporting Type Number of people Use of Indicator This indicator will be used to track the extent of USG supported climate change adaptation training.

Reporting Frequency Annually. However, reporting by implementing partners may be required on a more frequent basis.

Data Source Data sources are implementers (including data from sub-implementers) and operating units. The following information may be requested for each training counted toward this result and should be retained in an implementer’s internal documentation: 1) the name, date and location of the training; 2) the learning objectives; and 3) the names, gender and affiliation of participants.

Bureau Owner(s) Agency: USAID and State Bureau and Office: USAID/E3/GCC and DOS/OES/EGC POC: Kate Faulhaber; kfaulhaber@usaid.gov Melissa Gallant; gallantmd@state.gov

Disaggregate(s) • Male

• Female

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Indicator

EG.11-2 NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS WITH IMPROVED CAPACITY

TO ASSESS OR ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS SUPPORTED BY

USG ASSISTANCE

Definition Institutions with improved (i.e. better, additional, or greater) capacity to assess or address climate change risks are institutions that have new or increased ability to use approaches, processes, strategies, or methodologies to adapt to climate change.

The effects of climate change may occur suddenly or gradually, and can include floods, droughts, storms, landslides, salinization, coastal inundation, sea level rise, desertification, heat or cold waves and biodiversity loss, among other effects.

Relevant institutions may include national, subnational, or regional government institutions (such as ministries, departments, or commissions), private sector entities, local civil society organizations (such as women’s groups or farmers’ cooperatives), and trade unions, among other governmental, nongovernmental, and private sector institutions.

Indications of increased institutional capacity to assess or address climate change risks include, but are not limited to:

• Using climate change data, information or analysis to inform decisions and actions

• Improving administrative or organizational capacity of climate-change focused institutions

• Devoting greater resources to climate change adaptation planning and action (e.g., human, financial, equipment)

• Improved access to equipment or data

• Engaging stakeholders and building networks related to climate change adaptation objectives

• Building in-house technical expertise

This indicator measures both improvements in capacity to address climate change in institutions that do not focus exclusively on climate change as well as general institutional capacity improvements in climate institutions.

An institution can be reported as having its capacity improved in multiple years if it achieves meaningful improvement in each of the years it is reported.

However, each institution should only be reported once per fiscal year.

Implementing partners may support improved institutional capacity by engaging with institutions through a variety of methods and over varying timeframes. Implementers may be asked to provide supporting documentation as requested below in the Data Source Section.

Program Areas EG.12 (Clean Energy) and EG.13 (Sustainable Landscapes) also have indicators related to institutional capacity building. If, within the reporting period, an institution’s capacity was improved to also address clean energy or sustainable landscapes issues, they may be reported under those

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indicators if the institutions meet the definitional standards.

Primary SPS Linkage Economic Growth (EG) 11: Adaptation Linkage to Long-Term Outcome or Impact

Improved governance and capable institutions are critical elements of climate change adaptation, and can contribute to an activity’s long-term sustainability.

Indicator Type Output Reporting Type Number of institutions Use of Indicator This indicator will be used to track global progress in building institutional capacity to address climate change adaptation.

Reporting Frequency Annually. However, reporting by implementing partners may be required on a more frequent basis.

Data Source Reporting is by implementing partners using standard monitoring and evaluation procedures.

The following information may be requested for each institution counted toward this result: 1) the name of the institution; 2) the established need for and type of additional capacity being targeted; 3) the nature and extent of the interventions utilized to improve capacity; and 4) a summation of the nature of the improved capacity for the institution(s) as a result of the specific approaches to address climate change issues.

For USAID Activities:

Examples of methods for measuring specific climate change capacities of institutions include:

• USAID Global Climate Change Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool

• International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), “Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development (TAMD) Climate Change Indicators - Methodological Notes” (Indicators 1 through 9)

• Development for environment, food and rural affairs (DEFRA). 2010.

Self-Assessment guidance and matrix for National Indicator (NI) 188

– Planning to adapt to climate change

• Examples of methods for measuring general institutional capacities include:

• USAID TIPS #15, Measuring Institutional Capacity

Bureau Owner(s) Agency: USAID and State Bureau and Office: USAID/E3/GCC and DOS/OES/EGC POC: Kate Faulhaber; kfaulhaber@usaid.gov Melissa Gallant; gallantmd@state.gov

Disaggregate(s) • National governmental

• Sub-national governmental

• Other https://www.climatelinks.org/resources/global-climate-change-institutional-capacity-assessment https://www.climatelinks.org/resources/global-climate-change-institutional-capacity-assessment http://www.iied.org/tracking-adaptation-measuring-development http://www.iied.org/tracking-adaptation-measuring-development http://services.maidstone.gov.uk/meetings/documents/s4605/Appendix%20C%20NI188%20Self%20Assessment%20Matrix%20maidstone.pdf http://services.maidstone.gov.uk/meetings/documents/s4605/Appendix%20C%20NI188%20Self%20Assessment%20Matrix%20maidstone.pdf http://services.maidstone.gov.uk/meetings/documents/s4605/Appendix%20C%20NI188%20Self%20Assessment%20Matrix%20maidstone.pdf http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/Pnadw115.pdf

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EG.11-3 NUMBER OF LAWS, POLICIES, REGULATIONS, OR

STANDARDS ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION

FORMALLY PROPOSED, ADOPTED, OR IMPLEMENTED AS

SUPPORTED BY USG ASSISTANCE

Definition Climate change adaptation is increasing the resilience of natural or human systems (e.g. people, places, ecosystems or livelihoods) to actual or expected impacts of climate change, including through improved use of information, planning and action.

Laws, policies, plans, strategies, regulations, or standards considered under this indicator are measures developed to address climate change adaptation.

Plans or strategies, such as National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs), national adaptation plans (NAPs), stakeholder engagement strategies, and other nationally significant measures may be reported under this indicator. Nationally significant measures may include sector specific or provincial plans, strategies, policies, or industrial standards which, if successfully implemented, could have a significant impact on the country’s resilience to climate change.

“Formally proposed” means that a relevant government official or agency, organization, or non-governmental entity with decision-making authority has proposed the measure, according to established procedures, preferably publicly when this is appropriate to the given context.

“Adopted” means officially codified or enacted by a government, organization, or non-governmental entity with decision-making authority in its respective legal, regulatory, policy, or non-governmental system.

“Implemented” means that a measure is in force or being executed in the intended geographic locations and at the intended administrative levels.

If a measure is not yet adopted, it must at least be formally proposed within an official process to be reported.

Each measure can be counted once as “proposed,” once as “adopted,” and once as “implemented,” if applicable, within the same reporting period or across multiple reporting periods. The indicator narrative should include an explanation of when each measure is being reported.

Legal, regulatory and policy reform and new industry standards can create incentives for investment in climate change adaptation. Measures that address climate change adaptation may be integrated in scope (e.g., at a certain political level such as municipal, state, or national), or may address sectors

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(such as water, marine resources, forests, land use and agriculture, energy, trade, education or urban development).

Program Areas EG.12 (Clean Energy) and EG.13 (Sustainable Landscapes) also have indicators related to laws, policies, regulations and standards. If the law, policy, regulation or standard also addresses clean energy or sustainable landscapes, it may be reported under those indicators given that it meets the definitional standards.

Primary SPS Linkage Economic Growth (EG) 11: Adaptation Linkage to Long-Term Outcome or Impact

An improved enabling environment through legal, regulatory and policy reform, strategy development and planning helps ensure that efforts and investments in climate change have legal and strategic backing and institutional ownership.

Indicator Type Output Reporting Type Number of measures Use of Indicator This indicator is used to track national and subnational legal, regulatory, and policy progress in climate change adaptation.

Reporting Frequency Annually. However, reporting by implementing partners may be required on a more frequent basis.

Data Source Data will be collected by implementing partners with knowledge of their specific activities and programs.

The narrative accompanying this indicator should explain the connection between the measure and climate change adaptation. The narrative and each implementer’s internal documentation should be specific about what the reported number represents, particularly:

• What is the title of the measure?

• At what stage is it? (officially proposed, adopted, or implemented)

• What is/are the institution(s) that will be implementing and/or enforcing the measure?

• How does the measure contribute to climate change adaptation?

Bureau Owner(s) Agency: USAID and State Bureau and Office: USAID/E3/GCC and DOS/OES/EGC POC: Kate Faulhaber; kfaulhaber@usaid.gov Melissa Gallant; gallantmd@state.gov

Disaggregate(s) • National, Proposed

• National, Adopted

• National, Implemented

• Sub-national, Proposed

• Sub-national, Adopted

• Sub-national, Implemented

• Regional or International, Proposed

• Regional or International, Adopted

• Regional or International, Implemented

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EG.11-4 AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT MOBILIZED (IN USD) FOR

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AS SUPPORTED BY USG

ASSISTANCE

Definition Climate change adaptation is increasing the resilience of natural or human systems (e.g. people, places, ecosystems or livelihoods) to actual or expected impacts of climate change, including through improved use of information, planning and action.

This indicator includes finance mobilized (or leveraged), enabled by USG assistance, for actions, activities, projects or programs that support adaptation to the effects of climate variability and change.

Finance may be mobilized from the public sector (e.g. other governments or public multilateral entities) or private sector (e.g. corporate investments) and should help to advance the objectives established by the USG-supported program. USG funding should not be counted under this indicator.

Mobilized finance reported under this indicator should be disaggregated as domestic or international. Domestic finance is investment which originated within the country in which it is implemented (e.g. national government funds to support implementation of a project within that country) and international finance is cross-border finance (e.g. a private company based in one country contributing funds for a project in a different country).

Finance can be mobilized through a variety of instruments and vehicles, including common funding instruments, parallel investments, or in-kind support. Examples of the types of U.S. assistance that could mobilize finance include:

Investments made possible by finance interventions, such as:

• Grants (or in-kind support) for technical assistance

• Loans

• Equity or investment shares

• Support for development and structuring of other financial instruments such as Green Bonds or Real Estate Investment Trusts

• Political, regulatory, or credit risk insurance and guarantees

Investments made possible by policy interventions and technical assistance interventions, such as:

• Market assessments, financier credit product development, project incubation and preparation

• Support for developing land-use planning policies, building and permitting codes, or procurement policies that increase the climate resilience of investments

• Fiscal policy support to develop preferential tax treatment for climate-friendly technologies and related taxes

• Information or data-based interventions such as the provision or training in the use of satellite, geospatial, or meteorological data and

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systems that facilitate climate-smart investment and policies; setting up technology centers of excellence mapping of flood-plain or other climate-relevant risks.

Examples of what mobilized funds may support include improving the enabling environment for adaptation actions, funding the costs of climate change activities advanced by the program, monitoring climate change outcomes; or sensitizing stakeholders to climate risks and opportunities addressed through the program.

Primary SPS Linkage Economic Growth (EG) 11: Adaptation Linkage to Long-Term Outcome or Impact

The mobilization of additional financial resources can help catalyze resources needed for transformational change and contribute to long-term sustainability and progress toward adaptation goals.

Indicator Type Outcome Reporting Type U.S. dollars (USD)

Use of Indicator As appropriate, aggregated mobilization data can be used to assess the impact of foreign assistance for both domestic and international audiences as well as for the basis of tracking progress to international commitments and goals.

Reporting Frequency Annually. However, reporting by implementing partners may be required on a more frequent basis.

Data Source To report observed mobilization, project implementers will gather data about the amount of finance mobilized in the past fiscal year and report through standard reporting procedures.

Documentation should include a rationale for how U.S. support has facilitated the mobilization of reported resources and include information such as: methodology used to assess mobilization, source of funds by project name, the type of project and financial instrument, and use of funds.

Bureau Owner(s) Agency: USAID and State Bureau and Office: USAID/E3/GCC and DOS/OES/EGC POC: Kate Faulhaber; kfaulhaber@usaid.gov Melissa Gallant; gallantmd@state.gov

Disaggregate(s) • Public, domestic funds

• Public, international funds

• Private, domestic funds

• Private, international funds

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EG.11-5 NUMBER OF PEOPLE SUPPORTED BY THE USG TO ADAPT

TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Definition ‘Support’ is defined as assistance from the project or activity, with the intention of helping people adapt to climate change. Support encompasses financial resources, assets, infrastructure, agricultural inputs, training, communications (e.g. early warning systems) or information (e.g. weather forecasting). People reported under this indicator may also be reported under other standard indicators, as appropriate. Reporting under this indicator requires the effects of climate change to be recognized and targeted by the project or activity.

‘People supported’ relates to populations with a clear relationship to an adaptation project or activity. If the data collected is by household then this figure should be converted into the number of people (see Data calculation section below).

‘Effects of climate change’ are defined here as the effects of increasing climate variability and climate change. This may include changes to precipitation, temperature and sea level rise. Effects may occur suddenly or gradually, and can include floods, droughts, storms, landslides, salinization, coastal inundation, sea level rise, desertification, heat or cold waves and biodiversity loss, among other effects.

This indicator seeks to measure the number of people who have received support as a proxy for preparing and equipping them, but does not seek to determine whether this support reduced the impacts of climate change on the reported population. These outcomes will be sought through other methods, where possible.

Varying levels of support may count under this indicator. Targeted support where individual people or households are identified and aware they are receiving support in some form should be included. Reporting should include people receiving high levels of individualized support (including, but not limited to agricultural extension services and training of individuals in communities to develop emergency plans) as well as people receiving medium levels of support (including, but not limited to people receiving information services such as a flood warning or weather forecast by text, people within catchment area of structural flood defences, or people living in a community where other members have been trained in emergency flood response).

People who receive low intensity support such as people falling within an administrative area of an institution (e.g. Ministry or local authority) receiving capacity building support, people within a catchment area of a river basin subject to a water resources management plan, or the entire population of a country with a strengthened weather or climate monitoring or forecasting system should not be included under this indicator.

Sex: Reporting disaggregated by sex (male, female) is mandatory. This may

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be estimated using the best available data on the composition of sex for the relevant population.

Data calculation: Both household and individual data can be utilized to report results under this indicator. Data on household size should be determined from the most recent census data or from a representative household survey. If data is collected at the household level, implementers will need to multiply the number of households by the average household size to calculate the number of people reported under this indicator.

Primary SPS Linkage Economic Growth (EG) 11: Adaptation Linkage to Long-Term Outcome or Impact

The individuals reported under this indicator are better equipped to adapt to climate change and will be more resilient to the impacts of climate change.

Indicator Type Output Reporting Type Number of people Use of Indicator USG programs utilize this indicator to track progress in climate change adaptation.

Reporting Frequency Annually. However, reporting by implementing partners may be required on a more frequent basis.

Data Source Data will be collected by implementing partners with knowledge of their specific activities and programs. Implementers may utilize a variety of acceptable methodological approaches including surveys or direct observation of a representative sample of beneficiaries.

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EG.11-6 NUMBER OF PEOPLE USING CLIMATE INFORMATION OR

IMPLEMENTING RISK-REDUCING ACTIONS TO IMPROVE

RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AS SUPPORTED BY USG

ASSISTANCE

Definition Climate information is important in the identification, assessment, and management of climate risks to improve resilience. Climate information may include, but is not limited to:

(1) data such as monitored weather or climate projections (e.g., anticipated temperature, precipitation and sea level rise under future scenarios), and

(2) the outputs of climate impact assessments, for example, the consequences of increased temperatures on crops, changes in stream flow due to precipitation shifts, or the number of people likely to be affected by future storm surges.

Any adjustment or new approach to the management of resources or implementation of actions that responds to climate change risks and increases resilience should be considered under this indicator.

Using climate information or implementing risk-reducing practices does not always involve expenditure of funds. For instance, a farmer may choose to harvest a crop earlier or plant a different crop due to a climate-related forecast.

Climate information can serve a variety of sectors such as agriculture, livestock, health, or natural resource or urban management. Using climate information may include, but is not limited to, conducting vulnerability assessments, creating plans or strategies for adaptation or resilience based on projected climate impacts, or selecting risk-reducing or resilience-improving actions to implement.

Examples of risk-reducing actions may include, but are not limited to:

• In the agriculture sector, actions may include changing the exposure or sensitivity of crops, better soil management, changing grazing practices, applying new technologies like improved seeds or irrigation methods, diversifying into different income-generating activities, using crops that are less susceptible to drought, salt and variability, or any other practices or actions that aim to increase predictability or productivity of agriculture under anticipated climate variability and change.

• In the water sector, actions may aim to improve water quality, supply, and efficient use under anticipated climate variability and change.

• In the health sector, actions may aim to prevent or control disease incidence and outcomes under anticipated climate variability and change outcomes.

• In Disaster Risk Reduction, actions may aim to reduce the negative impacts of extreme events associated with climate variability and change.

• In urban areas, actions may aim to improve the resilience of urban

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areas, populations, and infrastructure under anticipated climate variability and change.

Reporting under this indicator is not limited to the above sectors. Any individuals using climate information or implementing actions that respond to climate change risks and increase resilience with USG support should be considered under this indicator.

Primary SPS Linkage Economic Growth (EG) 11: Adaptation

Linkage to Long-Term Outcome or Impact

This indicator measures individuals using climate information and implementing risk-reducing actions. Individuals taking these actions will be more resilient to the effects of climate change and better able to adapt.

Indicator Type Outcome Reporting Type Number of people Use of Indicator USG programs utilize this indicator to track progress in climate change adaptation.

Reporting Frequency Annually. However, reporting by implementing partners may be required on a more frequent basis.

Data Source Data will be collected by implementing partners with knowledge of their specific activities and programs. Implementers may utilize a variety of acceptable methodological approaches including surveys or direct observation of a representative sample of targeted beneficiaries.

For USAID Activities:

The narrative accompanying the indicator should indicate the climate change vulnerability(ies) being addressed by the intervention, and how implementing the risk-reducing practice/action or using climate information in decision-making reduces the identified vulnerability(ies).

Bureau Owner(s) Agency: USAID and State Bureau and Office: USAID/E3/GCC and DOS/OES/EGC POC: Kate Faulhaber; kfaulhaber@usaid.gov Melissa Gallant; gallantmd@state.gov

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EG.12: CLEAN ENERGY

Indicator

EG.12-1 NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRAINED IN CLEAN ENERGY

SUPPORTED BY USG ASSISTANCE

Definition Clean energy programming enables countries to accelerate their transition to low-emissions development through investments in clean energy.

Training is defined as a learning activity involving: 1) a setting intended for teaching or transferring knowledge, skills, or approaches; 2) a formally designated instructor or lead person; and 3) a defined curriculum, learning objectives, or outcomes.

Training can include long-term academic degree programs, short- or long-term non-degree technical courses in academic or in other settings, seminars, workshops, conferences, on-the-job learning experiences, observational study tours, distance learning, or similar activities as long as it includes the three elements above.

Coaching and mentoring, meetings or other efforts that could have educational value but do not have a defined curriculum or objectives are generally not considered to be training unless they meet the three definitional standards for training identified above.

Only people who complete the training course are counted for this indicator. People who attend multiple, non-duplicative trainings may be counted once for each training they completed in the reporting period.

This indicator focuses on delivery of training that was made possible through full or partial funding from the USG. This may include the provision of funds to pay instructors or lead persons, providing hosting facilities, or other key contributions necessary to ensure the delivery of the training. This indicator does not include courses for which the USG only helped develop the curriculum. USG staff and implementers should not be included in the calculation of people trained.

Program Areas EG.11 (Adaptation) and EG.13 (Sustainable Landscapes) also have indicators related to training. If an individual, within the reporting period, was also trained in adaptation or sustainable landscapes, they may be reported under those indicators if the training meets the definitional standards.

For USAID Activities:

USAID ADS standards require that participants attend a minimum of 90% of total course hours to be considered as completing a course.

Primary SPS Linkage Economic Growth (EG) 12: Clean Energy Linkage to Long-Term Outcome or Impact

Training can contribute to strengthening capacity and promoting strategic partnerships. Training also aids in sustainability as it often aims to improve the likelihood that development partners will continue to implement

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Indicator Type Output Reporting Type Number of people Use of Indicator This indicator will be used to track the extent of USG supported clean energy training.

Reporting Frequency Annually. However, reporting by implementing partners may be required on a more frequent basis.

Data Source Data sources are implementers (including data from sub-implementers) and operating units. The following information may be requested for each training counted toward this result and should be retained in an implementer’s internal documentation: 1) the name, date and location of the training; 2) the learning objectives; and 3) the names, gender and affiliation of participants.

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EG.12-2 NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS WITH IMPROVED CAPACITY

TO ADDRESS CLEAN ENERGY ISSUES AS SUPPORTED BY USG

ASSISTANCE

Definition Clean energy programming enables countries to accelerate their transition to low-emissions development through investments in clean energy.

Institutions with improved (i.e. better, additional or greater) capacity to assess or address clean energy issues are institutions that have new or increased ability to use approaches, processes, strategies, or methodologies to mitigate climate change.

Relevant institutions may include national, subnational, or regional government institutions (such as ministries, departments, or commissions), private sector entities, local civil society organizations (such as women’s groups or farmers’ cooperatives), and trade unions, among other governmental, nongovernmental, and private sector institutions.

Indications of increased institutional capacity to engage with clean energy include, but are not limited to:

• Using climate-change data, information or analysis to inform decisions and actions

• Improving administrative or organizational capacity of climate-focused institutions

• Improved access to equipment or data

• Engaging stakeholders and building networks as general institutional capacity improvements in climate institutions.

An institution can be reported as having its capacity improved in multiple years if it achieves meaningful improvement in each of the years it is reported. However, each institution should only be reported once per fiscal year. Implementing partners may support improved institutional capacity by engaging with institutions through a variety of methods and over varying timeframes. Implementers may be asked to provide supporting documentation as requested below in the Data Source Section.

Program Areas EG.11 (Adaptation) and EG.13 (Sustainable Landscapes) also have indicators related to institutional capacity building. If, within the reporting period, an institution’s capacity was improved to also address adaptation or sustainable landscapes issues, they may be reported under those indicators if the institutions meet the definitional standards.

Primary SPS Linkage Economic Growth (EG) 12: Clean Energy Linkage to Long-Term Outcome or Impact

Improved governance and capable institutions are critical elements of climate change mitigation, and can contribute to an activity’s long-term sustainability.

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Reporting Type Number of institutions Use of Indicator This indicator will be used to track global progress in building institutional capacity in clean energy.

Reporting Frequency Annually. However, reporting by implementing partners may be required on a more frequent basis.

Data Source Data sources are implementers and operating units. The following information may be requested for each institution counted toward this result: 1) the name of the institution; 2) the established need for and type of additional capacity being targeted; 3) the nature and extent of the interventions utilized to improve capacity; and 4) a summation of the nature of the improved capacity for the institution(s) as a result of the specific approaches to address climate change issues.

For USAID Activities:

Examples of methods for measuring institutional capacities include:

• USAID Global Climate Change Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool

• Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool:

• McKinsey VPP OCAT

• Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool:

• New Partners Initiative Technical Assistance (NuPITA) Project

• USAID TIPS #15, Measuring Institutional Capacity:

http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/Pnadw115.pdf

• The World Bank Institute’s Guide to Evaluating Capacity Development

Results Bureau Owner(s) Agency: USAID and State

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Disaggregate(s) • National governmental http://www.climatelinks.org/resources/global-climate-change-institutional-capacity-assessment http://www.vppartners.org/learning/mckinsey-vpp-ocat http://www.vppartners.org/learning/mckinsey-vpp-ocat https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1864/OCA%20Tool%20for%20USAID-Funded%20Organizations%20Facilitators%20Copy.pdf

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EG.12-3 NUMBER OF LAWS, POLICIES, REGULATIONS, OR

STANDARDS ADDRESSING CLEAN ENERGY FORMALLY

PROPOSED, ADOPTED, OR IMPLEMENTED AS SUPPORTED BY USG

ASSISTANCE

Definition Clean energy programming enables countries to accelerate their transition to low-emissions development through investments in clean energy.

Laws, policies, plans, strategies, regulations, or standards considered under this indicator are measures developed to address clean energy or low emission development issues.

Plans or strategies, such as Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS), and other nationally significant measures may be reported under this indicator. Nationally significant measures may include sector specific or provincial plans, strategies, policies, or industrial standards which, if successfully implemented, could have a significant impact on the national emissions profile.

“Formally proposed” means that a relevant government official or agency, organization, or non-governmental entity with decision-making authority has proposed the measure, according to established procedures, preferably publicly when this is appropriate to the given context. One example of a non-governmental entity could be a standard-setting body for a profession or industry (e.g., an association that sets minimum energy efficiency standards for building).

“Adopted” means officially codified or enacted by a government, organization, or non-governmental entity with decision-making authority in its respective legal, regulatory, policy, or non-governmental system.

“Implemented” means that a measure is in force or being executed in the intended geographic locations and at the intended administrative levels.

If a measure is not yet adopted, it must at least be formally proposed within an official process to be reported.

Each measure can be counted once as “proposed,” once as “adopted,” and once as “implemented,” if applicable, within the same reporting period or across multiple reporting periods. The indicator narrative should include an explanation of when each measure is being reported.

Legal, regulatory and policy reform and new industry standards can incentivize investment in clean energy. Measures that address clean energy may be integrated in scope (e.g., at a certain spatial or political level such as municipal, state or national), or may address sectors (such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, transmission and distribution, trade, or urban development).

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Program Areas EG.11 (Adaptation) and EG.13 (Sustainable Landscapes) also have indicators related to laws, policies, regulations and standards. If the law, policy, regulation or standard also addresses sustainable landscapes or adaptation, it may be reported under those indicators given that it meets the definitional standards.

Primary SPS Linkage Economic Growth (EG) 12: Clean Energy Linkage to Long-Term Outcome or Impact

An improved enabling environment through legal, regulatory and policy reform, strategy development and planning helps ensure that efforts and investments in climate change have legal backing and institutional ownership.

Indicator Type Output Reporting Type Number of measures Use of Indicator This indicator is used to track national and subnational legal, regulatory, and policy progress in clean energy.

Reporting Frequency Annually. However, reporting by implementing partners may be required on a more frequent basis.

Data Source Data will be collected by implementing partners with knowledge of their specific activities and programs.

The narrative accompanying this indicator should explain the connection between the measure and clean energy. The narrative and each implementer’s internal documentation should be specific about what the reported number represents, particularly:

• What is the title of the measure?

• At what stage is it? (officially proposed, adopted, or implemented)

• What is/are the institution(s) that will be implementing or enforcing the measure?

• How does the measure contribute to climate change mitigation?

Bureau Owner(s) Agency: USAID and State Bureau and Office: USAID/E3/GCC and DOS/OES/EGC POC: Kate Faulhaber; kfaulhaber@usaid.gov Melissa Gallant; gallantmd@state.gov

Disaggregate(s) • National, proposed

• National, adopted

• National, implemented

• Sub-national, proposed

• Sub-national, adopted

• Sub-national, implemented

• Regional or international, proposed

• Regional or international, adopted

• Regional or international, implemented

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EG.12-4 AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT MOBILIZED (IN USD) FOR

CLEAN ENERGY AS SUPPORTED BY USG ASSISTANCE

Definition Clean energy programming enables countries to accelerate their transition to low-emissions development through investments in clean energy.

This indicator includes finance mobilized (or leveraged), enabled by USG assistance, for actions, activities, projects or programs that avoid, reduce, or sequester GHGs from clean energy activities.

Finance may be mobilized from the public sector (e.g. other governments or public multilateral entities) or private sector (e.g. corporate investments) and should help to advance the objectives established by the USG-supported program. USG funding should not be counted under this indicator.

Mobilized finance reported under this indicator should be disaggregated as domestic or international. Domestic finance is investment which originated within the country in which it is implemented (e.g. national government funds to support implementation of a project within that country) and international finance is cross-border finance (e.g. a private company based in one country contributing funds for a project in a different country).

Finance can be mobilized through a variety of instruments and vehicles, including common funding instruments, parallel investments, or in-kind support. Examples of the types of U.S. assistance that could mobilize finance include:

Investments made possible by finance interventions, such as:

• Grants (or in-kind support) for technical assistance

• Loans

• Equity or investment shares

• Support for development and structuring of other financial

Investments made possible by policy interventions and technical assistance interventions, such as:

• Market assessments, financier credit product development, project incubation and preparation;

• Market commercialization improvements such as grid code and access laws, transparent and fair permitting and approvals, competitive procurement platforms (e.g. - reverse auctions);

• Regulatory policy support for the creation or implementation of feed-in-tariffs, renewables purchase obligations, land-use planning;

• Fiscal policy support to develop preferential tax treatment for climate-friendly technologies and environmentally related taxes; and

• Information or data-based interventions such as setting up technology centers of excellence, labeling schemes, wind speed or solar radiation mapping.

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Examples of what mobilized funds may support include improving the enabling environment for mitigation actions, funding the costs of climate change activities advanced by the program, monitoring climate change progress or outcomes; or sensitizing stakeholders to climate risks, energy and land use issues and opportunities addressed through the program.

Primary SPS Linkage Economic Growth (EG) 12: Clean Energy Linkage to Long-Term Outcome or Impact

The mobilization of additional financial resources can help catalyze resources needed for transformational change and contribute to long-term sustainability and progress toward mitigation goals.

Indicator Type Outcome Reporting Type U.S. dollars (USD) Use of Indicator As appropriate, aggregated mobilization data can be used to assess the impact of foreign assistance for both domestic and international audiences as well as for the basis of tracking progress to international commitments and goals.

Reporting Frequency Annually. However, reporting by implementing partners may be required on a more frequent basis.

Data Source To report observed mobilization, project implementers will gather data about the amount of…