Name: Landell Mills
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Project Uzbekistan

02/12/19 - 30/06/24

TA-9764 UZB: Preparing the Horticultural Intensification and Productivity Enhancement Sector Project (formerly Infrastructure for Rural Productivity Enhancement Sector Project)

Project Central african republic

25/11/19 - 28/02/25

Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Justice and to the Ministry of Internal Security in the Central African Republic (CAR)

Project Uganda

18/11/19 - 15/02/19

CONSULTANCY TO CARRY OUT A REVIEW OF THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR STRATEGIC PLAN (ASSP II) & FORMULATION OF THE ASSP III FOR UGANDA

The global objective of the exercise is to review, through an in-depth analysis, the progress made so far in implementing the ASSP-I (2015/16-2019/20); and based on the findings made, produce the agriculture sector priority paper for the National Development Plan (NDP III) and the ASSP II for the next 5-years (2020/21to 2024/25) which will guide sector strategies and investment for that period.

The consultancy will target different stakeholders in the agriculture sector including farmers, Farmer groups/organizations, commodities' buyers and exporters and government Ministries and agencies.The key stakeholders include: Public Sector: Public Sector: Office of the President, Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development, Ministry of Water & Environment, Ministry of Local Government, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Education, Ministry of trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Ministry of lands, housing and urban development, Ministry of gender , labour and social development. Private Sector: Input dealers, manufacturers/value adders, marketers/exporters, transporters, financial institutions, producers Development partners & NGOs/CSOs

Specific objectives of the consultancy: Assess progress of implementation of the ASSP-I (2015/16-2019/20) against the indicators in the results framework for the four sector growth priorities and interventions; and the sector investments over the medium term3 for the strategic interventions for priority and strategic commodities; Identify the challenges experienced, lessons learnt and best practices during theimplementation of the ASSP-I so far; Detection of deficiency and identification of areas for change or modification in the planned interventions; Propose possible recommendations and adjustments to the ASSP-I strategies, implementationmodalities and Government policies required as well as emerging opportunities for improving performance for the next ASSP-II and subsequent alignment to the National Development Plan III; Review the costing and financing of the ASSP-I and resources available from Government of Uganda and Development Partners and advise on possible strategies and modalities for better future financial support under the ASSP-II. To advise the GoU and development partners on the mechanisms to implement the above recommendations in a harmonised manner in ASSP-II; Draft an agriculture sector priority paper that will form the agriculture chapter in NDP III.

Project Armenia

04/11/19 - 30/05/20

Municipal Finance Study on Energy, Climate & Environment Sectors in Eastern Partnership (EaP) Countries

The six EaP countries differ significantly in terms of governance, territorial division, degree of decentralization and most importantly, approximation to and integration with the EU in the sectors of energy, climate and environment. The European Neighbourhood Policy review of 2015 confirmed the need to differentiate partnerships with EaP countries, allowing partners to determine the degree and pace of cooperation and approximation. This approach has meant that the ambitions and outcomes of EU projects vary across the six countries, including in support to local authorities (LAs).

The overall objective of this contract was to assess the gaps in municipal investments in the renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate and environment sectors in EaP countries and present recommendations for future EU interventions, which would help to address this gap and contribute to better sustainability of municipal investments in these sectors. This meant assessing the viability of a variety of instruments that go beyond action grants and budget support, including blended finance, financial instruments, and de-risking tools for projects.

The specific objectives of this contract were as follows:
1 - To provide an analysis of the state of play of municipal financing in all EaP countries, with particular focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate, and environment.2 - To identify the magnitude of investment needs in municipalities and the investment gaps in these sectors, while taking into account absorption capacity and other limitations in municipalities.3- To develop an overview of and recommendations for 1) different financing modalities and instruments and 2) thematic sub-sectors of municipal investments that could be supported by the EU through those financial modalities. This shall include recommendations for optimal scale and scope for EU interventions.

The main findings of the team include : They are too many small municipalities, this would require merging or projects to be grouped for an increased potential for innovation with Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resources Energies;Municipal budgeting in the EaP countries is hampered by single-year budgets;
Local government borrowing is limited not only by centrally imposed restrictions but also by the lack of creditworthiness since municipal creditworthiness varies by country;
Visionary urban planning is needed as well as sectoral plans to see wider than just patching the current facilities and planning.
All countries have underdeveloped competitive generation and retail energy markets, which reduce the opportunities for municipalities to adopt innovative solutions
Municipalities are focusing on renovating existing systems and buildings, this has limited technologies innovation potential. Information exchange with EU needs improvement.

The recommendations integrated a reflection on the future actions supported by DG Near in the EAP and the suggestion to take a broader view of the support and activities that are needed for municipal investments. The importance of a shared vision relying on more than providing grants, loans, and energy technical support to repair facilities is highlighted. This relies on the three imperatives below:

The fundamentals of the Eastern Partnership: The European Council
stresses the importance of the future Eastern Partnership being a more strategic, ambitious, flexible and inclusive framework for cooperation, allowing participants to tackle common and global challenges jointly in a wide range of areas, especially in the current unprecedented situation caused by the COVID-19pandemic.
The European Commission’s Green Recovery Plan focusing on building renovation, renewables and hydrogen as well as clean mobility and the circular economy; this should cover the needs arising directly from the COVID -19 pandemic and the resulting economic recession for the EaP region.
Application of equivalent measures of the EU Green Deal to the Eastern Partnership (including massive funding for building renovation to scale up, a Just Transition Fund and a climate Pact).
On top of this overall strategy, the study recommends: For national authorities to be responsible for bringing support to local authorities and ensuring proper decentralisation;
For municipalities to build on inter-municipal cooperation and use the Covenant of Mayors an opportunity for stronger knowledge sharing; Additional support with regards to capacity building at national and local levels;Continuation in using successful municipal financing models and trying new ones such as competitions for new buildings and EU cities grants for project concepts;Bundling similar technical projects, including with centralised project management; The exploration of new technologies for future adoption such electricity generation from biogas from WWTP sludge digestion, floating photovoltaics - PV - water supply reservoirs, Land for land-based PV, Broad-scale net-metering and/or Renewable Energy Clusters, etc;Information exchange and people-to-people activities should be given more importance in order to spread technical awareness and knowledge sharing.

Project Sudan

04/11/19 - 30/09/22

Technical Assistance to Establish and Run LMRP Public Private Partnership Unit (PPPU)

Background
The Livestock Marketing and Resilience Programme (LMRP) was designed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in response to a request from the Government of Sudan. The programme overarching goal is "to revive the livestock industry, optimize the use of a diminishing natural resource base under threat from climate change and address widespread rural poverty". Therefore, the two issues that it is trying to address are rural poverty and the degradation of the rangelands.

Project ObjectivesTo achieve its aim, the LMRP comprises three complementary and closely interlinked components:Livestock Business Development; Community-led natural resource management and enhanced adaptive capabilities;Rural enterprise and social development.
The first component aims to increase market access and facilitate value-addition for small-scale pastoralists by addressing the main drawbacks along the live animal, red meat and hides and skins value chains. This component encourages farmers to take a more commercial view to their livestock and market the animals at the optimum time. It includes two sub-components. The Livestock Business Development subcomponent (1.1) focuses on animal fattening and promotes the establishment of lamb and cattle fattening units in some villages. The Livestock Value Chain Expansion subcomponent (1.2) is designed to tackle inefficiencies and hence improve the profitability of the livestock sector through the involvement of the private sector in Pro-Poor Public Private Partnership. The purpose of sub-component 1.2 is to develop and structure bankable transactions in the live animals, red meat, and hides/skins/leather value chains that could be successfully offered by the relevant Government of Sudan (GoS) agencies to private investors for financing, construction, operation, and maintenance using Pro-Poor Public Private Partnerships (PPPP) contracts.

Landell Mills, under LMRP Component 1.2, has been tasked with establishing a PPPP Unit and developing three projects in the live animals, red meat, and hides/skins/leather subsectors over 30 months.

Project Egypt

30/10/19 - 30/09/20

Evaluation of the Arab Women's Enterprise Fund

AWEF is a 5-year, £10m, programme (2015-2020) that has been working in Egypt, Jordan and, until March 2018, also the Occupied Palestinian Territories (oPt). DAI Europe in partnership with MarketShare Associates (MSA), Positive Planet International (PPI) and Jordan Education for Employment (JEFE) have been delivering the programme. Its overall aim is to increase economic opportunities and benefits for 150,000 poor women.

The evaluation's purpose is:

To generate evidence and facilitate lesson learning on the impact of the markets systems-based methodological approach adopted by the Arab Women's Enterprise Fund (AWEF)

To assess the sustainability of the AWEF model and the feasibility of its application to other settings and contexts both within and outside the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

The evaluuation's objectives are:

To promote accountability regarding the delivery of AWEF

To document lessons learned about the innovative nature of the programme for DFID and other development partners with an interest in women's economic empowerment and market development approaches, particularly with regard to the replicability of the AWEF methodology in other settings both in the Middle East and the wider world.

Scope:

The evaluation covers the period 2015 to Feb-Mar 2020 and AWEF programme operations in Egypt, Jordan and oPt. Given the shorter timeline for programme implementation in oPt, the evaluation focuses mainly on those interventions in oPt which were able to make some progress during this time period.

The evaluation is examining the lessons learned and how the theory of change was applied to citrus, ready-made garment industries and digital financial services in Egypt, the dairy industry and financial inclusion sectors plus an embroidery project in a refugee camp in Jordan and financial inclusion and dairy sector in oPt. It will also examine how the programme worked with state actors and community institutions/NGOs in the three countries (as applicable).

Audience and intended use:

The main users of the evaluation will be DFID and other development partners with an interest in WEE and market development approaches. The findings will be used to demonstrate the impact of AWEF and to influence future policies and programming of WEE interventions in MENA and potentially also in other parts of the world. The evaluation will influence decisions on a possible new follow up programme to AWEF and on the design of similar programmes. Governments in Jordan, Egypt and oPts will also be interested along with academics and practitioners in the WEE and M4P communities.

Project Uganda

14/10/19 - 30/12/19

Review of the Development Initiative for Northern Uganda (DINU) Programme Start-Up

The National Development Plan (NDP) II, the overall development framework for Uganda envisageselevating Uganda to a middle-income country by 2020 through strengthening the country’scompetitiveness for sustainable wealth creation, employment and inclusive growth. The Development Initiative for Northern Uganda (DINU) is a Government of Uganda programmesupported by the European Union (EU) under the 11th EDF. A financing agreement has been signedbetween the European Union and the Government of Uganda, represented by the National AuthorisingOfficer (Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development) and entered into force on 13 January2017 for an implementation period of 84 months (up to 12 January 2024). DINU is designed as a multi-sectoral integrated programme covering interventions in three inter-linkedsectors: (1) Food Security, Nutrition and Livelihoods (2) Infrastructures (transport, logistics, water,energy) and (3) Good Governance, to be implemented by various actors, partners and stakeholders atcentral, district and sub-county level in Northern Uganda. The General Objective of the programme which is to "consolidate stability inNorthern Uganda, eradicate poverty and under-nutrition and strengthen the foundations forsustainable and inclusive socio-economic development".

The evaluation undertaken had for objective to assess the achievements, quality and the results of the Programme in the context of an evolving cooperation policy with an increasing emphasis on result-oriented approaches and the contribution towards the implementation of the SDGs.6. This specific evaluation was an early exercise which was required to inform on the start-up of the programme and provide recommendations on how to improve its implementation in order to achieve expected results.
In particular, this evaluation served to assess the organisational set-up of the programme and understand the current performance of the Action, its enabling factors and those hampering a proper delivery of results in order to adjust its design or implementing modalities and adequately reallocate funds before the contracting D+3 deadline. The main users of this evaluation are the EU Delegation to Uganda, the National Authorising Officer of the EDF/Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the OPM and in particular the PMU and the Technical Assistance team. Additionally, other users of the evaluation are the relevant MDAs and local governments, IPs and grantees involved in the implementation of the programme.

Project Bangladesh

26/09/19 - 30/11/23

Management of the Export Readiness Fund (ERF)

Bangladesh's economic performance has been characterized by strong growth for more than a decade. Between 2000 and 2015, the size of the economy in purchasing power parity terms (PPP, current US$) more than tripled to US$537 billion. During this period, exports of goods and services and inflows of personal remittances increased on an annual average of 15.5 percent and 15.2 percent respectively. In the decade to 2015, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (PPP) increased annually by 6.8 percent to US$3,333. Bangladesh may attain middle-income status by 2021 - the target set by the government of Bangladesh.

Importantly, around 25 million youth will reach working age and an estimated 16 million youth will enter the labour market in the coming decade. More, better, and more inclusive jobs are required to continue to reduce poverty and provide a brighter future for a nation in which 30 percent of the population is 14 years or younger. Nine out of ten Bangladeshi workers are operating in the informal sector and three out of five workers find themselves in vulnerable employment. Rapid urbanization coupled with significant youth unemployment and underemployment indicate that inclusive economic growth is required, but not necessarily sufficient to maintain political stability. An important contribution to formal job creation in productive sectors could come from tradeable sectors in which Bangladesh has a comparative advantage. Raising export competitiveness is essential in realizing this economic potential.

The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) of GoB is implementing a multi-year project named 'Export competitiveness for Jobs' with support from World Bank. The project will enhance growth and competitiveness of selected labour-intensive sectors such as Leather & Leather Goods, Footwear (leather & non-leather), Light Manufacturing (Electronics & Electrical Goods including Accumulator and Batteries, Automotive, and Bicycles etc.) and Plastics in which Bangladesh has a revealed comparative advantage of sectors that provide essential inputs in export-oriented manufacturing value chains. It will support policy reforms as well as the provision of training and technology diffusion opportunities to boost competitiveness. The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase employment through increased trade and private investment in selected sector with export potential.

The project is structured according to four components:

market access support programproductivity enhancement programpublic investment facility for infrastructure constraints (PIFIC) and project implementation, monitoring and evaluation

Sub-component 1.2 of the project (the Export Readiness Fund (ERF)) will provide grant-based incentives to finance advisory services, training and equipment to enable firms to identify and address Environment, Social and Quality (ESQ) compliance gaps and upgrade products and production processes as requires by large buyers/brands and the laws and regulations of major export markets. The ERF will provide grants on a matching basis to identify and address these constraints in the leather, footwear, plastics and light engineering/electronics sectors. The fund will be designed as a catalytic, risk sharing instrument that aims to address market failures by mobilizing investment in priority industries that will not otherwise materialize because of uncertainty about the expected benefits. The fund is expected to assist the targeted industries by supporting investment in both business/technical services and essential complementary equipment that would help firms identify and address compliance gap and upgrade the quality of products and productions processes.

ERF operated four windows (initially three) to which enterprises could submit matching grant applications:

Window 1 – ESQ compliance assessmentWindow 2 – Small ESQ Grant Window
Window 3 – Large ESQ Grant Window
Window 4 – COVID-19 Enterprise Response Fund (CERF) - this was added in response to the impacts of COVID-19. It supported private enterprises to procure plant, equipment, materials and know-how for rapid repurposing of capacity to produce MPPE products.
The total value of the ERF grant fund was US$17.5 million.

Project Sudan

21/09/19 - 19/12/21

Creative Strategy and product development for EFP C4D programme

BackgroundThe overall goal of the UNICEF Country Programme 2018-2021 is to contribute to national efforts to enable all children and adolescents in Sudan, especially those in the most vulnerable situations, to have their rights progressively fulfilled and to develop to their full potential in an inclusive and protective environment. The project’s primary beneficiaries are families with children under five years old, alongside local, state and federal communities, in order to raise general public awareness of the eight Essential Family Practices listed below.

Project Objectives
The purpose of the contract is to develop a creative communications strategy to establish a robust, replicable monitoring system, a mechanism for the collection, storage and curation of data, and the dissemination of information in order to positively influence behaviour through innovative communication tools. These communication tools should facilitate discussion around UNICEF's Eight Essential Family Practices (EFPs), which are designed for families with children under 5 years old. The Eight EFPs are:
Exclusive breastfeedingComplete immunisation by age 18 months
Handwashing with soap and waterOpen defecation free (ODF)Sleeping under insecticide treated bed netsUse of oral rehydration solution for diarrhoeaRecognising signs of pneumonia and seeking early care
Birth registration and certification
Under the facilitation of the Chief of Communication for Development (C4D), and with guidance from the C4D team, partners and Programme sections, Landell Mills has been contracted to produce:a creative communications strategya strategy brief
a variety of communication toolsProject Results
The communications strategy should lead to the following results
Development of a creative communications and media strategy and associated brief.Community discussion about the Eight Essential Family Practices (EFPs) is facilitated.Increased intra-community knowledge about the Eight EFPs.Communities are encouraged to adopt positive practices relating to the Eight EFPs.
Improved awareness of the relevance and importance of the Eight EFPs at state and federal levels through events and public forums.

Project Guyana

09/09/19 - 29/02/20

Mangrove Forest Reserves

The Guyana coastline, which forms the north-western part of the South American coast between the deltas of the Amazon River to the southeast and the Orinoco River to the northwest, extends some 425 km from the Waini River to the Corentyne River. Guyana, which gained its independence in 1966, has a total population of approximately 747,884 (Guyana Population and Housing Census 2012 Preliminary Report). The low-lying coastal plain of Guyana is a narrow strip of fertile land up to 40 km wide and has both the highest population density and the greatest level of economic development. The coastal strip has rich marine-alluvial soils and has been cultivated for centuries with crops of sugar and rice, and some coconut. Nearly 90% of Guyana's population live on the coastal plain. About one third of the population live on land which is protected from inundation at high tides and storms by man-made sea defences constructed over several centuries, by sand dunes created naturally by wind and sea, and by mangrove forests.

Guyana is prone to natural disasters, mainly related from flooding, both from the sea and inland storm waters. These events may affect coastal urban and sub-urban communities, rural farming communities as well as hinterland communities.

The EU has supported the sea defence sector since the 7th EDF. There has been a progressive approach from emergency works to preventative maintenance, with institutional capacity and policy work being developed in parallel. With a sector policy in place, assistance progressed from the project approach to budget support under the 10th EDF programme. The 11th EDF takes a broader disaster risk management (DRM) approach through Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM), including measures restoration and conservation of mangrove ecosystems which play a critical role in coastal protection. This budget support programme has these legislative measures included as indicators in the Action Document. These have been further elaborated as performance indicators for disbursement in the Financing Agreement and can be summarised as follows:

Improved consolidation of mangrove defences and monitoring of protected areas.Establishment of 2 mangrove reserves - "specially protected area" or "forest conservation area"

The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) is responsible for the administration and management of all state forest land. The work of the Commission is guided by the Forestry Act and a National Forest Plan that has been developed to address the forest policy. The Commission develops and monitors standards for forest sector operations, develops and implements forest protection and conservation strategies, oversees forest research and provides support and guidance to forest education and training. The GFC is governed by a board of directors appointed by the President. The board is responsible for the performance of the functions conferred on the Commission by the Act.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was legally established by the Environmental Protection Act in 1996. It has the responsibility to take the necessary measures to manage, conserve, protect and improve the environment. The Agency takes actions to prevent and control pollution; assess the impact of economic development on the environment; and ensure the sustainable use of Guyana's natural resources. The EPA is under the umbrella of the Department of Environment, Ministry of Presidency.

The global objective of the assignment is to support climate change adaptation through an Integrated Coastal Zone Management approach and thereby protect the population in vulnerable, flood prone areas under sea level.

The specific objectives of this assignment are to:

1. Draft a Mangrove Forest Reserve Management Plan for two locations

2. Provide technical support to key stakeholder for the establishment of two mangrove reserves.

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