J.2_-_Acronym_List.pdf

ATTACHMENT J.2 – ACRONYM LIST

ASCU Agricultural Sector Coordination Unit AU-IBAR African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources BATS Biodiversity Analysis and Technical Support CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research CLA Collaborative, Learning, and Adaptation Approach CO Contracting Officer COP Chief of Party COR Contracting Officer’s Representative CPAR Contractor Performance Assessment Report CPPs Country Programming Papers DCOP Deputy Chief of Party EAC East African Community FABS The Financial and Business Services FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FEWS NET Famine Early Warning System Network GA The Global Alliance for Action Resilience and Growth GCC-AD Global Climate Change – Adaptation GCCI Global Climate Change Initiative GCM Global Circulation Models GDA Global Development Alliance GIS Geographical Information Systems GIZ Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit ICPAC IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre IDDRISI IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative IEE Initial Environmental Examination IGAD Intergovernmental Authority on Development ILRI International Livrstock Research Institute IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IRC International Rescue Committee ISAP IGAD's Institutional Strengthening Plan IT Information Technology IUCN International Union for Conservation and Nature IWRM Integrated Water Resources Management JPC Joint Planning Cell KBA Key Biodiversity Area LIU Livelihood Integration Unit LVB Lake Victoria Basin LVBC Lake Victoria Basin Commission LVWATSAN Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Initiative M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MDG Millennium Development Goals MRB Mara River Basin NBI Nile Basin Initiative NDMA National Drought Management Authority NGO Non-Governmental Organization NMS National Metrological Services NRM Natural Resource Management OCHA UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OFDA Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance PA Protected Area

PAPA Participatory Agency Partnership Agreement PES Payment for Ecosystem Services PMP Performance Monitoring Plan PREPARED Planning for Resilience in East Africa through Policy, Adaptation, Research and

Economic Development PRIME Pastoralists Area Resilience through Market Expansion RAAO Regional Assistance and Acquisition Office RCMRD Regional Center for Mapping of Resources of Development RED-FS Rural Economic Development and Food Security REGAL-AG Rapid Economic Growth in Arid Lands- Accelerated Growth REGAL-IR Rapid Economic Growth in Arid Lands-Increasing Resilience REGI Regional Economic Growth and Integration Office REGLAP Regional Learning and Advocacy Program RPP Regional Programming Paper SUWASA Sustainable Water and Sanitation in Africa Program TWB-MRB Transboundary Water for Biodiversity and Human Health in the Mara River Basin UN-HABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Programme UNISDR UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction USAID United States Agency of International Development USAID/EA United States Agency for International Development/East Africa USG United States Government USGS United States Geological Survey WASH Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene WFP World Food Program