Climate Change Resilient Development Quarterly Implementation Report Fiscal Year 2015 – Quarter Three

AID-OAA-TO-11-00040 is a quarterly implementation report for the period of April 2015 to June 2015. The report was prepared by Engility Corporation/IRG for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The report outlines the progress made towards achieving the objectives of the Climate Change Resilient Development (CCRD) task order. Objective 1, Support for USAID Missions and Bureaus, involves providing guidance, pilots, and research to support USAID's climate change adaptation efforts. Task 1.1.1 involves revising the Vulnerability and Adaptation (V&A) manual, while Task 1.1.2 involves developing climate briefs and annexes. Task 1.1.6 focuses on evaluation approaches for adaptation as development. Objective 3, Identify and Respond to Emerging Issues and Fill Gaps, involves supporting adaptation planning and implementation, glaciers and mountains, climate services, and climate risk management. Task 3.1.1 supports the preparation of national adaptation plans, while Task 3.3.2 coordinates activities of the Climate Services Partnership. Task 3.3.5 involves economic valuation of climate services, and Task 3.3.7 focuses on national/regional-level climate services development. The report also highlights the achievements of the CCRD task order, including the development of knowledge management products, implementation of grants under contract, and provision of technical assistance and capacity building support. Annex I provides a summary of CCRD performance indicators and achievements, while Annex II lists small grants awarded under the task order. The report notes that the CCRD task order has made significant progress in supporting USAID's climate change adaptation efforts, including the development of climate briefs and annexes, and the provision of technical assistance and capacity building support. The report also highlights the importance of climate services, including the need for economic valuation and national/regional-level development. The CCRD task order has also supported the preparation of national adaptation plans, and has provided technical assistance and capacity building support to USAID staff. The report notes that the task order has made significant progress in achieving its objectives, and has contributed to the development of climate change resilient development strategies. The report concludes by highlighting the importance of continued support for climate change adaptation efforts, and the need for further development of climate services and national adaptation plans. The report also notes that the CCRD task order will continue to support USAID's climate change adaptation efforts, and will work to identify and respond to emerging issues and fill gaps in climate change adaptation efforts. Engility-IRG, the contractor for the CCRD task order, has provided technical assistance and capacity building support to USAID staff, and has developed knowledge management products to support climate change adaptation efforts. The report notes that the contractor has made significant progress in achieving the objectives of the task order, and has contributed to the development of climate change resilient development strategies. The report also highlights the importance of collaboration and partnership in achieving climate change adaptation goals. The CCRD task order has worked closely with USAID, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and other partners to support climate change adaptation efforts. The report notes that this collaboration has been critical to the success of the task order, and has contributed to the development of climate change resilient development strategies. Overall, the CCRD quarterly implementation report for the period of April 2015 to June 2015 highlights the progress made towards achieving the objectives of the Climate Change Resilient Development task order. The report notes that the task order has made significant progress in supporting USAID's climate change adaptation efforts, and has contributed to the development of climate change resilient development strategies.