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The 2008 Annual Report is a review of the activities of the French Global Environment Fund. In 2008, the FGEF committed to or identified 26 projects with grants, representing total grant financing of 28.4 million euros.
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Annual report
The French Global Environment Facility 2
Preface 3
Chapter 1 : Policy orientations and objectives 4FGEF missions 6A specific system of governance 7
Chapter 2 : Project activity review 1994 – 2008 12Objectives for 2007 - 2008 14FGEF intervention by focal area and geographical region 15Project advancement 15The small-scale initiatives programme 16
Chapter 3 : Activities in 2008 by focal area 18Biodiversity 20Climate change 26International waters 32Land degradation, desertification, deforestation and persistent organic pollutants 40Ozone layer 42
Chapter 4 : Capitalisation activities in 2008 46Project assessments conducted in 2008 48Extracts from assessments conducted in 2008 50
Appendices 56The project cycle ; Main acronyms 57Projects identified/committed with FGEF cofinancing 58Communication activities in 2008 71
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Cover photographs: François Nimal - FIBA / Banc d’Arguin National Park, Mauritania; Eric Thauvin - AFD / View of Tunis; Demba Sidibe /Pollutants; François Lamarque / Training session in the shade of an acacia treeIllustrations: Laurence Malherbe / chamaerops-humilis, dwarf palms ; Blenny
Watercolour illustrations by Laurence Malherbe, a naturalist painter who followed the field activities conducted under the international“Small Mediterranean Islands Initiative” (SMI) during the 2006, 2007 and 2008 campaigns. These illustrations are reproduced from theSketchbook from a Mission to the Small Mediterranean Islands, with kind permission from the Conservatoire du Littoral.
FGEF Coordination: Valérie FakirLayout and production: Assoko-studioPrinted by: édips - July 2009English translation: Ilona Bossanyi-Johnson
French GlobalEnvironment Facility
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The French Global
Environment Facility is a French
international cooperation and
development instrument
dedicated to the promotion of
innovative approaches to key
global environment issues
(climate, biodiversity, interna-
tional waters, desertification,
deforestation, persistent
organic pollutants, ozone) that
are addressed by sustainable
development programmes and
projects.
The FGEF supports
multi-partner programmes
implemented in developing
countries and in cooperation
with countries of the North,
involving research, public
agencies, private enterprises,
local authorities, non-govern-
mental organizations and
foundations, and contributes
to French influence on global
environment issues.
The FGEF has a specific system
of governance based on an
inter-ministerial steering
committee with powers of
decision, a high- level scientific
and technical committee and
an efficient secretariat.
Since 1994, the FGEF has
supported 188 national or
regional programmes and
projects through total grant
funding of 207 million euros,
with each euro contributed
by the FGEF leveraging an
average of seven euros in
co-financing.
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The year 2008 was marked by mountinginternational recognition of “green”responses to multiple and interdependentcrises.
As an instrument for French overseascooperation and development policy, theFrench Global Environment Facility isinvolved in numerous innovative initia-tives in the areas of climate change, biodi-versity, international waters and landdegradation. It develops practical multi-partner operations that help tostrengthen French influence in the produc-tion of global public goods.
With grants committed to or identifiedfor 26 projects in 2008, representingtotal grant financing of 28.4 million eurosleveraging 240 million euros in co-financing, the FGEF is involved in opera-tions mainly in sub-Saharan Africa andthe Mediterranean but also in LatinAmerica and Asia.
These include protecting agriculturalbiodiversity in Mali, sustainable forestmanagement in the Congo and BrazilianAmazon basins, a strategic partnershipfor the Mediterranean marine ecosystem,energy efficiency and renewable energy inChina and demand-side electricitymanagement in the Palestinian Territories.
The FGEF contributed to numerous seminars in 2008,including in particular: • “Assessing climate change and development programmesor projects”, organised with the Global EnvironmentFacility in Alexandria, with a presentation of AFD assess-ments of projects co-financed with the FGEF for energyefficiency in housing in Lebanon and Tunisia;• The World Conservation Congress organised by theIUCN in Barcelona, which highlighted innovative financingmechanisms developed for biodiversity conservation andadvances in marine area management to reconcileeconomic development and biodiversity concerns;
• A seminar on “Ecosystems -Priorities for Action” in Parisorganised with the NationalResearch Agency, addressinglandscape-scale approachesand alternative livelihoodoptions developed throughprojects.
In partnership with the MEIEand MEEDDAT, the FGEF produced a guide on“Developing CDM or JI projects to Reduce GreenhouseGas Emissions”, presented at the United Nations climatechange conference in Poznan during the “Africa Day”organized by the European Union and France.
The replenishment of the Multilateral Fund for theImplementation of the Montreal Protocol was negotiatedin Doha under the French Presidency of the EuropeanUnion. Total replenishment amounts to 490 million US$for 2009-2011, with France contributing 6.7 million € peryear. The FGEF Secretariat, in its capacity as bilateralimplementing agency, is responsible for examining projectsfinanced under the French bilateral share of theMultilateral Fund. It also provides technical, economic andorganisational advice to the MF Executive Committee. TheFGEF’s experience was influential in discussions onmedium-term linkages between reductions in greenhousegas emissions and the phase-out of ozone depletingsubstances.
2008 saw the FGEF “coming of age” as it took part inbuilding up new concepts and methods to address environ-mental issues while also supporting pilot operations in thefield with close involvement from local stakeholders, whichwere subsequently handed over to other developmentpromoters. An inter-ministerial forum and a meeting place forresearchers and developers, forging partnerships andsupporting France’s influence on the international scene,the FGEF has confirmed its unique vocation as a financialinstrument for the global environment and sustainabledevelopment.
Marc-Antoine MARTIN,FGEF Secretary-General
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As well as financing programmes or projects,
the FGEF pursued and strengthened its activities
to support and advise its ministerial member
institutions in developing French positions on
environment and development issues, in
particular for the Global Environment Facility
(GEF) and the Multilateral Fund for the
Implementation of the Montreal Protocol (MLF).
It also strengthened its synergies with the
French Development Agency by pooling
assessment and communication activities.
Finally, the FGEF’s scientific and technical
committee played a vital role in improving
methods and developing capitalization and
prospective studies.
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Biodiversity,
Climate change,
International waters,
Land degradation, including desertification and deforestation
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
The stratospheric ozone layer*.
In 1994, following the Rio Summit, the French government established the French GlobalEnvironment Facility (FGEF) in order to bring its commitment to the protection of theglobal environment in developing countries into practice.
The FGEF is an instrument of France’s cooperation and development policy, whose budget issupplemented by the State as a strategic priority within the French system of OfficialDevelopment Assistance. FGEF grants help to finance sustainable, innovative and repro-ducible development programmes or projects addressing global environment issues.
The FGEF is acting in more than 80 countries.It supports multi-partner projects andprogrammes that contribute to Frenchinfluence, acting in liaison with beneficiarycountries and with national and internationalpartners including researchers, public organi-sations, private companies, local authorities,NGOs and foundations.
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The FGEF promotes the preservation of our planet's equilibrium through
projects addressing major focal areas of the global environment:
• Promoting protection of the global environment in developing countries,
• Fostering innovation,• Mobilising multiple partnerships.
At the end of 2008, the
FGEF had examined, or was
in the process of doing so,
188 projects representing
total potential grant
funding commitments
from the FGEF of
207 million euros.
* Protection of the stratospheric ozone layer is handled by the FGEF Secretariat in accordance withspecific procedures under the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol.
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The Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Employment (MEIE)
The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (MAEE)
The Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Planning
(MEEDDAT)
The Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR)
The French Development Agency (AFD), who is also responsible for management
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An inter-ministerial Steering Committee with decision-making powers, a high-level Scientific and Technical Committee and a proactive Secretariat.
A specific system of governance
The FGEF’s resources for the years 1994-2010 amount to277 million euros. Like the GEF’s, these resources areeligible for Official Development Assistance.
The FGEF seeks to build synergies with other public andprivate organisations involved in overseas cooperation anddevelopment or environmental projects, both in France andabroad, particularly the Global Environment Facility.
Each project co-financed by the FGEF is submitted under the responsibilityof one of the five institutions represented on its steering committee:
The FGEF is a French bilateral fund that
supplements France’s contribution to the
Global Environment Facility, a multilateral
financing mechanism.
The steering committee, chaired by the representative from the Ministry of the Economy(Directorate-General for the Treasury and Economic Policy, International Financial Affairs andDevelopment Branch) meets several times a year to decide on:
• Overall FGEF policy, target geographic areas, focal areas, methods and resources,• Projects identified for grant support, after expert advice from the scientific and technicalcommittee,• Financial commitments to projects based on feasibility reports or project presentations, • The Secretariat’s budget.
It also appoints the members of the scientific and technical committee. The GEF, like theFGEF, draws on a scientific and technical committee acting in a consultative capacity.
Projects and programmes co-financed by the FGEF are prepared, submitted, monitored andassessed by one or more of the steering committee’s member institutions. The FGEF Secretariatsupports the examination, monitoring, capitalisation and communication processes.
The FGEF Secretariat, based on its experiences with focal areas and projects and in its capacity asa management body for public funds dedicated to sustainable development and the globalenvironment, supports the Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Employment with the GEF byproviding appraisals on strategic documents from the GEF Council and on projects examined bythe GEF.
The steering committee gathered together three times in 2008. During these
meetings, decisions were made regarding:
• Overall FGEF policy and recommendations for implementation,
• Identification of projects for funding, after expert advice from the scientific and technical committee,
• Feasibility reports presented, allowing the secretariat to commit funds.
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THE MINISTRY OF THE ECONOMY, INDUSTRY AND EMPLOYMENT (MEIE)
Directorate-General for the Treasury and Economic PolicyDepartment for Multilateral Affairs and Development
Julien Rencki (steering committee Chairman), Deputy Director for International Financial Affairs and Development François Marion Head of Department for Development Assistance and Multilateral Development Institutions Nicolas Prego Head of Department at Devinter 2 with the International Company Development Branch
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AND EUROPEAN AFFAIRS
Odile Roussel Deputy Director for the Environment - Directorate for Economic and Financial Affairs One representative Directorate for the United Nations and International OrganisationsAndré Pouillès-Duplaix Deputy Director for Sector Policies and MDO - Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development One representative Directorate for Scientific Cooperation and Research
MINISTRY FOR ECOLOGY, ENERGY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING
Aline Kuster-Ménager Head of the International Affairs Department
MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
François Clin Deputy Director of the Energy, Transport, Environment and Natural Resources Department of the Directoratefor Technology
Pierre Fabre Research Advisor to the Director for European and International Relations and Cooperation
FRENCH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Jean-Bernard Véron Advisor to the Directorate for StrategyRobert Peccoud Head of the Research and Knowledge Management Department of the Directorate for Strategy
Three bodies run the FGEF: • a steering committee, • a scientific and technical committee • and the Secretariat.
The steering committee
Promoting institution Number Amount for of projects identified projects in€
Projects by promoting institutionThe 188 projects identified are as follows:
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MEEDDAT
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68 665 177
68 062 755
35 421 008
19 427 394
9 896 311
5 186 513
188 206 659 156
managementbodies
The FGEF Secretariat is attached to the French Development Agency’sDirectorate for Strategy, sharing its administrative, accounting and financial
services and its network of local agencies.In 2008, the Secretariat’s members were:• The Secretary-General,• One “biodiversity” engineer, • One “climate” engineer, • One “biodiversity, climate change and chemical pollutants” engineer,• One “international waters, land degradation and forests” engineer• Four management executives and assistants• One “ozone” engineer under contract as a service provider.At the end of 2008, a communications officer joined the Secretariat team.
Marc-Antoine Martin [email protected] General Secretary
Véronique Lefebvre [email protected] Coordinating assistant
Julien Calas [email protected] Biodiversity
Philippe Bosse [email protected] Climate change
Christophe du Castel [email protected] International waters, land degradation and forests
Ghislain Rieb [email protected] Biodiversity, climate change and chemical pollutants
Denise Parmentier Corporate and budget affairsDominique Boirard (as from 17/11/08) [email protected]
Laurence Alligbonnon [email protected] Budget affairs/Monitoring of financing agreements, assistant
Elisabeth Carpentier [email protected] Budget affairs /Monitoring of disbursements, assistant
Béatrice Vincent [email protected] External expert - ozone protection - Montreal Protocol
Valérie Fakir (as from 01/10/08) [email protected] Communication
Michel Griffon (Chairman of the CST) ANR All focal areas
Didier Babin CIRAD Biodiversity
Marc Bied-Charreton University of Saint Quentin en Yvelines Land degradation/Desertification
Lucien Chabason IDDRI Sustainable development / Economics
Patrick Duncan CNRS Biodiversity
Pierre-Noël Giraud Mines Paris Tech Economics
Michel Hamelin ADEME Climate change
Rémi Pochat LCPC CGGREF International waters
Jacques Rilling CSTB and IPCC Climate change
Louis-Alexandre Romaña IFREMER International waters
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The ten CST members are key figures whoare recognised for their expert knowledge
on economic, environmental and social issues in the focal areas covered by the FGEF. • The CST issues recommendations at the project identification stage,• It is involved in the project examination process and provides observations at the commitment stage,• It facilitates and produces studies on scientific and technical aspects of global environment issues,• It contributes to initiatives to provide information and raise awareness on global environment issues amongstFrench and international partners.
The scientific and technical committee (CST)
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The FGEF Secretariat supports French discussions and actions in its capacity as a member of the GEFCouncil and a Party to the Montreal Protocol Executive Committee.
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Links with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the
Multilateral Fund for the implementation of the Montreal Protocol (MLF).
The GEF is a multilateralfund which was estab-lished in 1991. Itsresources were replen-ished to a total of 3.13billion US$ during theperiod 2006-2010, of
which France contributes up to 154 million euros.
The GEF is a financial mechanism for the implemen-tation of international conventions (biodiversity,climate change, desertification, deforestation,persistent organic pollutants).
The GEF is supervised by a council of 32 membersfrom 14 OECD countries, 2 Eastern Europeancountries and 16 developing countries. France has
one seat on the Council. The chairman of the
FGEF steering committee is the member for
France on the GEF Council. The FGEF Secretary-
General is the deputy member for France on the
GEF Council.
The GEF, like the FGEF, draws on a consultative scien-tific and technical committee, the Scientific andTechnical Advisory Panel.
GEF projects are implemented by one or more of thefollowing 10 organisations: the United NationsDevelopment Programme (UNDP), the UnitedNations Environment Programme (UNEP), the
The Global Environment Facility and the FGEF
Of the 188 projects identi-fied by the FGEF as of 31December 2008, 42 projectscall on GEF resources.
World Bank, the United Nations Food andAgriculture Organisation (FAO), the United NationsIndustrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), theAfrican Development Bank (AfDB), the AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB), the European Bank forReconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and theInternational Fund for Agricultural Development(IFAD).
The differences between the GEF and the FGEF, interms of their activities, are as follows:
• The FGEF devotes more than 50% of its resourcesto sub-Saharan Africa, and the GEF about 22 % ;
• The FGEF gives priority to economic and socialdevelopment projects in beneficiary countries thatinclude Global Environment components. The GEFmay fund projects which are entirely devoted toprotection, biodiversity conservation or research. Itsguiding principles have evolved in recent years toimprove the linkages between global environmentalprotection and sustainable development;
• The FGEF’s share in the total cost of projects iscapped at 50 %; there is no cap on the GEF’s share.
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illicit trade in ozonedepleting substances,working through regionaltrade organisations(Common Market forEastern and SouthernAfrica, Southern AfricaCustoms Union and WestAfrican Economic andMonetary Union).
FGEF intervention followsthe principles of a majorityfocus on Africa andcooperation with otherexecutive agencies(UNIDO, UNEP and
UNDP) and other European countries(Germany/GTZ).
The FGEF Secretariat contributes to the mainmeetings between ozone network coordinators. Ittakes part in meetings of the Multilateral Fund'sExecutive Committee and of the Parties to theMontreal Protocol, in open-ended working groupmeetings (OEWG) and in international strategicmeetings on relevant thematic areas. The FGEF
Secretariat supports discussions and actions
aiming for better integration of actions under
the Montreal and Kyoto Protocols.
The Multilateral Fund for the implementation of the Montreal Protocol and the FGEF
A prize awarded to the FGEFSecretariat on the 20th anniver-sary of the Montreal Protocol “inrecognition for outstanding assis-tance to developing countries inthe global effort to eliminateozone depleting substances and toprotect the ozone layer” highlightsits influence within the MLF.
From 1991 to the end of 2008,French contributions to theMultilateral Fund amounted to atotal of 184.5 million USD,including a bilateral share of 16million USD, committed toprojects since 1994. In 2007 and2008, the FGEF Secretariat gave priority to the imple-mentation of five projects in Africa, of which twowere of an exemplary nature:
• A 5.3 million euro “Afroc” project (Egypt, Namibia,Nigeria, Sudan and Senegal), whose originality lies incombining the MLF (UNIDO and bilateral contribu-tions from Germany, Japan and France) with theFGEF to support the dual goal of ozone layer protec-tion and combating the greenhouse effect, with a0.75 million euro contribution from the FGEF forclimate change actions;
• A project concerning 38 African countries, imple-mented in cooperation with UNEP and aiming tostrengthen African customs networks to help prevent
The FGEF Secretariatimplements bilateralprojects up to an amountof 20% of the totalFrench contribution tothe MLF. In 2008, theMultilateral Fund wasreplenished to an amountof 490 million USD forthree years, from 2009 to2011. The annual Frenchcontribution to the Multi-lateral Fund amounts to6.7 million euros.
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The FGEF conducted its activities in
accordance with the biannual strategic
programming guidelines developed with
its members institutions, scientific and
technical committee and secretariat and
approved by its steering committee.
The last two years stand out as
emblematic for the innovations
promoted to address global environment
issues in developing countries, especially
in Africa and the Mediterranean.
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Activity breakdown by topic area andgeographical region, 1994 – 2008
Project advancement
Small-Scale Initiatives Programme
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“One of the main instruments of French
cooperation and development policy on
climate change, biodiversity, interna-
tional waters, desertification and land
degradation, ozone layer protection and
persistent organic pollutants”
From the Framework Convention of 3 September
2004 between the French State and the AFD
Objectives
for 2007 - 2008
The FGEF’s activities come within the main
policy guidelines on the environment set
out by the President of the French
Republic after the 2002 Earth Summit in
the principles of the Environment Charter
adopted in 2005, and in the national
strategy for sustainable development and
its international component.
They are also consistent with the decisions
of the CICID (Interministerial Committee
for International Cooperation and Devel-
opment), concerning its sectoral strategies
on “development, energy and climate”,
“water”, “desertification” and “environ-
ment”.
Finally, the FGEF’s activities follow the
principles of the international conventions
on the environment to which France is a
Party.
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Intervention by focal area and geographical region, 1994 – 2008
Project advancement to date
Breakdown by focal area
Biodiversity 104 104 073 647
Climate change 45 55 674 906
International waters 27 29 789 052
Land degradation and POPs 12 17 121 551
Total 188 206 659 156
Focal area Number Amount of projects for projects in €
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Breakdown by region
Sub-saharan Africa and Mediterranean 124 136 133 096
Latin America 32 33 139 931
Asia and Pacific 22 25 137 485
Eastern Europe 10 12 248 645
Total 188 206 659 156
Region Number Amountof projects for projects in €
Breakdown by type
Project preparation: phase out ozone depleting substances 17 416 493
Projects to phase out ozone depleting substances 85 13 968 323
Total 102 14 384 816
Project type Number Adjusments, supportof projects costs included in $
Project advancement to dateFocal area Number Number Number of projects
of projects of project with signedidentified commitments agreements
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As of 31 December 2008, the breakdown of projects co-financed by the FGEF was as follows:
The breakdown of projects financed by the bilateral share of French contributions to the Multilateral Fund for theImplementation of the Montreal Protocol is as follows:
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Breakdown by region
Africa 42 or 41 % 3,1 or 21 %
Latin America 3 or 3 % 0,1 or 1 %
Asia 38 or 37 % 8,0 or 56 %
Mediterranean 19 or 19 % 3,2 or 22 %
Total 102 14,4
Region Number Amount after adjustments,of projects support costs inclued (M$)
Biodiversity 104 100 165
Climate change 45 41 54
International waters 27 25 30
Land degradation and POPs 12 11 10
Total 188 177 259
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Small-Scale Initiatives ProgrammeForging partnerships with NGOs in the South through
experience gained in Phase 1 of the Small Scale
Initiatives Programme (2006-2008)
The assessment conducted on request from theFGEF by an independent consultancy concludedthat the programme was an overall successful,with very positive feedback in terms of image.The programme’s objectives have largely beenmet, and the majority of project promoters andstakeholders involved (French Embassy network inthe countries concerned, local representatives ofthe French Development Agency) have assessedproject results as good or excellent, especially interms of their demonstrative effect and ability todrive approaches developed by local NGOS.
All the projects proposed and implementedsolutions for reconciling natural resource conser-vation with improved living conditions for localpopulations, by developing alternative livelihoodoptions.
Thanks to the SSIP, the associations promoting projects havebecome more aware of the problems arising from biodiversityerosion and climate change. They have built up technical capac-ities for project management and monitoring. They have alsostrengthened their credibility amongst the local populationsconcerned and the local and national authorities. Some havecontributed to progress in their country's environmentalpolicies. In many cases, their increasing credibility have given
them access to new sources of finance from fundingagencies.
From 2006 to 2008, the Small Scale Initiatives
Programme (SSIP), which is designed to involve civil
society in French-speaking African countries in biodiver-
sity conservation, action on climate change and the
phase-out of organic pollutants, supported the imple-
mentation of 56 small-scale projects promoted
by NGOs in 20 different countries.
The FGEF contributed 1.9 M€ to the total
amount of 4.8 M€ raised by project
promoters. Co-financing amounting to
an average of 60% of the total cost of
projects.
In 2007, responsibility for monitoring
and assessing these projects was
handed over to the French committee
of the UICN.
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SSIP projects have been covered by the daily press inAfrica and France, as well as in a 10-page special featurein Terre Sauvage magazine, 3 radio programmes onFrance Culture and a further three on Radio FranceInternational.
In 2008, the French ambassadors in Benin, in Congo andin Gabon visited a number of SSIP projects in thesecountries. In August 2008, Jean-Louis Borloo, the FrenchMinister of State and Minister for Ecology, met thepromoters of a project on “Preservation of Mangroves inBenin’s Coastal Lagoons”, at the site where a women’sgroup (Association des Femmes Exploitantes de la Lagunecôtière béninoise - AFEL) is running the project.
The AFEL project is exemplary. With 18 000 €contributed by the FGEF to its total budget of36 000 €, 240 women have been trained toproduce salt by allowing lagoon water to evapo-rate on tarpaulins. This has helped to halt thefelling of mangrove wood, which is frequentlyused to heat brine for traditional salt extraction.
Jean-Louis Borloo, French Minister of
State and Minister for Ecology, Energy,
Sustainable Development and Planning,
visited Benin on 25 and 26 August 2008
where he took part in the Ministerial
Consultations on biodiversity and
climate change held by the Global
Environment Facility (GEF) in Cotonou
on 24 and 26 August 2008. In his
plenary speech, he addressed, in partic-
ular, the advancement of commitments
made by the EU to CO2 emission reduc-
tions through the Climate-Energy
Package and the proposal for an overar-
ching agreement on climate between
Europe and Africa, focusing on two
priority issues for the African continent:
reforestation and sustainable renew-
able energy.
During his stay in Benin, Mr. Borloo
visited the site of a mangrove protec-
tion project financed by the French
Global Environment Facility, in the
village of Adounko-Daho, within the
Abomey-Calavi municipality. This
project is helping an association of
women whose livelihoods depend on the
lagoon (Association des Femmes
Exploitantes de la Lagune - AFEL) to halt
the degradation of mangrove forests,
through extension work to promote
ecologically sound salt production
techniques and prohibit timber felling in
southern Benin’s coastal mangrove
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These small-scale projects, with an average budget of 35 000 €,cover a fairly broad and varied range of activities.These include the creation of community-managed protectedareas or game reserves, ecotourism development inMadagascar's highlands and Benin’s humid zones, sea turtlewatching and scientific monitoring (on the west African coast),whale watching (Madagascar) hippopotamus watching (Niger),mangrove protection (Gabon), extraction of essential oils andrecovery of urban waste (Madagascar), creation of medicinalplant gardens (Senegal, Burkina Faso), and so on. The successesachieved by programme beneficiaries reflect outstanding capac-ities for innovative initiatives that are relevant to local issues.
A meeting between promoters of small-scale projects in Gabonalso paved the way for collaboration between three NGOsreceiving grants to produce a common document for environ-mental education in schools: a fine example of cooperationbetween countries of the South!
Examples of projects: biodiversity
Effective communication
Overall, the majority of these projects are effective
and the programme has met expectations among
civil societies in the countries concerned, while also
highlighting the role of the French cooperation
system.
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inby focal area
In 2008, the FGEF pursued its
activities for the production of
global public environmental goods,
by co-financing projects to
mitigate or adapt to climate
change, preserve biodiversity,
protect international waters,
combat desertification, deforesta-
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protect the ozone layer.
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International waters
Land degradation, desertification anddeforestation, persistent organic pollutants
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Protection and
sustainable use
of biodiversity
make up the
main focal area
of the six
addressed by the
FGEF, and absorb
approximately
50 % of FGEF
resources
Earth’s biodiversity is made up of all the genes, species and ecosys-tems that exist on our planet, and this biodiversity is gravely underthreat. To help preserve it, projects co-financed by the FGEF areworking to bring the guiding principles of the Convention onBiodiversity into practice.
The FGEF focuses on ecosystems where biodiversity is particularlyrich, threatened, or features rare or endemic species. It acts in situa-tions where biodiversity loss raises issues of global importancereaching beyond the region or country concerned. It encouragesprojects that concern:
Projects must take local populationsinto account in order to involvethem in protecting their environ-ment so that they can enjoy theresulting benefits.
FGEF intervention in environmentsunder strong human influence drawson spatial planning approaches thatfoster sustainable management ofnatural resources and landscapes.The aims are therefore to enhancethe value of ecosystem services,establish alternative livelihoods andecocertification for biodiversity-based products, forge links betweenthe natural and cultural heritage anddevelop innovative financing toolsfor biodiversity conservation. TheFGEF also contributes financing forsmall-scale projects implemented bycivil society groups in beneficiarycountries.
Why is it important to protectbiodiversity?
In 2008, the Nobel Prize for Chemistry was
awarded to a Japanese researcher and two
American researchers for their work on a
green fluorescent protein extracted from
the hood of the Aequorea victoria jellyfish.
This protein has become a standard tool for
life studies at cellular level in most laborato-
ries, and is sometimes called “the micro-
scope of the 21st century”. This remarkable
result only became possible thanks to
research on jellyfish which began more than
50 years ago, using a natural sciences
approach, even though there were no
expectations of profitability at the time to
justify the research. Protecting the
ecosystem harbouring this jellyfish had no
economic justification half a century ago …
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Conservation of species and
habitats;
Traditional natural resource
uses by local populations;
Sustainable management of
natural resources to foster
economic and social devel-
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Breakdown by region
Projects identified or committed in 2008
Sub-saharan Africa and Mediterranean 66 67 824 949
Latin America 25 24 974 628
Asia and Pacific 10 8 681 466
Eastern Europe 3 2 592 604
Total 104 104 073 647
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The “biodiversity” portfolio comprises 104 projects representing a total amount of 104.1 M€,including 99.3 M€ for100 projects already committed.The list of identified projects is given in the Appendix.
Project Project Project title Country Amount Project identification launch for projects promoter
date date in €
30/11/07 01/07/08 Biodiversity conservation and timber certification in two listed forests Côte d'Ivoire 400 000 MAEE
03/04/08 27/11/08 Support to public and private operators for sustainable forest management Africa/ 800 000 AFDin the Congo and Brazilian Amazon Basins * Regional
03/04/08 27/11/08 Co-management of the Gilé national nature reserve and development Mozambique 1 000 000 AFDof its peripheral areas
03/04/08 01/07/08 Sustainable natural resource management to conserve three biodiversity Madagascar 2 000 000 AFDhotspots
03/04/08 01/07/08 Sustainable management of agricultural biodiversity in farming systems Mali 1 000 000 AFD
27/11/08 Support to the Verde Ventures investment fund Africa/Regional 990 000 AFD
27/11/08 Community development and conservation of natural resources Congo (DR) 800 000 MEEDDAT
27/11/08 Second Small-Scale Initiatives Programme Africa/Regional 2 500 000 MEEDDAT
Total Africa 9 490 000
03/04/08 27/11/08 Support to public and private operators for sustainable forest management Latin America / 400 000 AFD in the Congo and Brazilian Amazon basins * Regional
Total Latin America 400 000
03/04/08 01/07/08 Conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in the Socotra Yemen 1 000 000 AFDArchipelago
03/04/08 Development of eco-certified economic sectors to supply the aquarium South Pacific / 500 000 AFDmarket from post-larval reef fish and crustaceans in the South Pacific Regional
Total Asia and Pacific 1 500 000
* The project for “Support to public and private operators for sustainable forest management in the Congo and Brazilian Amazon basins” is counted as a single project attributed to Africa.
In 2008, the FGEF supported 10 projects identified or committed in the “biodiversity” focal area
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4th UICN WorldConservation Congress,Barcelona, 5-9 October 2008
“Building synergies between the
French Global Environment Facility
and the National Research Agency –
Ecosystems / Global Environment /
Priorities for Action”
16 October 2008 at the Ministry for
t h e E c o n o m y, I n d u s t r y a n d
Employment.
In today’s context of acceleratingecosystem degradation and theresulting decline in ecosystemservices, it has become vital to forgelinks between research, biodiversityconservation and managementagencies. This is why the NationalResearch Agency and the FGEF,whom have common missions to
promote innovation for sustainable development, havejoined forces to launch a joint forward study on synergiesbetween research and action. This seminar was anopportunity to engage in discussions betweenresearchers and project developers (government admin-istrations, businesses, NGOs and local authorities), inorder to develop recommendations for priority practicalaction.
The seminar was attended by about 60 people (withnotable contributions from reputed scientists andeconomists) and helped to strengthen links betweenplayers in development and research. Connectionsbetween projects run by the two organisations on biodi-versity in the broad sense were discussed. About 95projects supported by the FGEF from 1994 to 2008 and74 supported by the NRA from 2005 from 2008 wereanalysed to identify common opportunities for researchand action.
The main conclusions concerned three important cross-cutting topics where synergies between action andresearch for the global environment should bepromoted:
the need to generate more interaction between thenatural and human sciences with landscape or landscapeapproaches as an integrating concept;
the need for indicators of biodiversity and ecosystemdegradation, which are vital to forge links betweenscience and action, and to develop measurementmethods;
the need to strengthen the scientific content ofcapitalisation and training for all players involved inecosystem protection.
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The FGEF took part in this major
international forum attended by
more than 8000 players in
sustainable development. The
FGEF contributed to discussions
through several workshops on
marine protected areas and their
socio-economic impacts, trust funds
for biodiversity conservation,
community-based approaches to
natural resource conservation
through the “Biohub” experience, the
programme to phase out obsolete
pesticide stocks in Africa (PASP)
and the Small-Scale Initiatives
programme. The Congress also
provided an opportunity, during a
press conference in the presence
o f E n v i ro n m e n t Ambassador
Laurent Stéfanini and Nicolas Hulot,
to present various projects supported
by the FGEF (Malagasy Foundation
for protected Areas and Biodiversity,
E f f i c i e n t P ro t e c t e d A re a
Management in West Africa and the
Biohub Project).
NRA/FGEF EcosystemsSeminar, Paris, 16 October 2008
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Wildlife conservation in a developing world
Keepingnaturalresources ingood healthin environ-ments thatare increas-ingly subjectto humanpressures is
one of the major conservationchallenges for the 21st century.Although the Gilé Nature Reserve(GNR) is the only protected area inMozambique which is totallyuninhabited, it also has to meet thischallenge.
Because many people live around theperiphery of the reserve, its naturalresources have been, and still areunder considerable pressure, whichhas caused significant biodiversitylosses. The black rhinoceros becameextinct in the region in the early1970s. The Nyasaland blue wilde-beest and Burchell’s zebra have notbeen seen in the GNR since the 1990s.
To protect the Reserve, one of the lastwilderness areas in ZambeziaProvince, it is essential to accompanyconventional rehabilitation measuresthrough local development opera-tions. All these activities are beingconducted in collaboration with thelocal authorities and in close consulta-tion with neighbouring populations.
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The Gilé National Nature Reserve (GNR), which extends over 210 000 ha, lies inZambezia Province in northern Mozambique. This is the only protected area in theProvince and one of its last wilderness areas, harbouring several endangered species.
The project is supporting an innovative co-management partnership for the reservebetween the state of Mozambique and the IGF Wildlife Foundation. This is the firstpartnership of its kind in Africa involving a French NGO. Activities are focusing on restoring the reserve, improving its management, involvinglocal populations and boosting community development for the 32 000 people who livearound the reserve and are dependent on its natural resources. The project is part ofthe first phase (5 years) of long-term support to the reserve from the IGF Foundation.
The project is built around five components:· Improving management of the reserve,· Restoring biodiversity and ecological monitoring,· Community development and governance, · Value-added activities in the buffer zone, · Implementation, monitoring and assessment..
The cost of the project is estimated 3.7 million euros. The main project partners are theMozambican Ministry of Tourism, the IGF Foundation and its private-sector partners,the FGEF, the NGO COSV, the Italian cooperation agency and the FAO.
Amount: 3.670.000 euros, including 1.000.000 euros from the FGEF
Beneficiary: Bank of Mozambique representing the Republic of Mozambique
Country: Mozambique
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Support for an innovative co-management partnership for the Gilé Nature Reserve
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Aiming to protect Madagascar's biodiversity and reduce poverty, this project has beenimplemented in three biodiversity hotspots in Madagascar where it is developingsustainable resource uses and processing and marketing wood and non-timber forestproducts around the periphery of protected areas. It is designed as a continuation ofpilot activities on local management of biodiversity resources and run by the FGEFsince 2000 in Madagascar.
This is a four-year project built around three components:jointly agreed management planning, in particular by transferring the management
of renewable natural resources to local communities (TGRNR) on the basis of secureland rights in the areas concerned and on the development of a Protected AreasNetwork in Madagascar,
development of environmentally sound economic sectors (wood and timber,aromatic and medicinal plants and other potentially promising activities),
implementation of a decentralised and financially self-supporting forest policingsystem.
The project is developing institutional and technical models which proved their effec-tiveness for transferring management during previous projects financed by the FGEFin the Alaotro-Mangoro region. It places particular emphasis on biological and socio-economic effects and impacts, through a specific monitoring system which is to betransferred to the national Party.
The organisational approach is based on collaboration between three partners: theCIRAD, WWF and the NGO Homme et Environnement, and on an operations unit basedin Antananarivo, relayed by three local units in the selected hotspot areas. The projectis co-financed with the AFD, KfW and the WWF.
Amount : 18.850.000 euros including 2.000.000 euros from the FGEF
Beneficiary : CIRAD, WWF Madagascar, NGO Homme et EnvironnementCountry : Madagascar
Jean Paul is a peasantfarmer who haspioneered the adoptionof agro-ecologicalmethods. In Bekinanga,his village on theMahafaly Plateau, he leda group of small-scalefarmers using agro-ecological methods in aproject financed by theFGEF. During an inter-view with our projectofficer at Ejeda, heexplained that :
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ws his agro-ecological maize field
Transferring forest resources
management in Bekinagna
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There has been no “kere”
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transfer.
Valencia Ranarivelo, project officer with WWFMadagascar and Pierre Montagne with CIRAD FORETS in Madagascar
Through jointly agreed management planning, based in particularon the transfer of management responsibilities to local commu-nities thanks to secure land rights in the zones concerned, thedevelopment of economic sectors (construction timber, aromaticand medicinal plants and other potentially promising activities)and the establishment of a decentralised and financially self-forestpolicing system, this project has brought an innovative approachto the protection of Madagascar’s biodiversity and to povertyalleviation in three locations in the East and South of the country.An environmental monitoring system will provide data on theproject’s likely biological, socio-economic and legal effects andimpacts.
In the Alaotra-Mangoro region, the CIRAD will be supporting theintroduction of management planning for the Ambohilero forestalong the western edge of the Ankeniheny – Zahamena forestcorridor in the rural municipality of Didy, while the NGO Homme etEnvironnement will be strengthening its activities in the domain ofessential oils on the Vohimana site. The WWF will be running activ-ities on the Mahafaly plateau in the Atsimo-Andrefana region.
An important issue will be the involvement of government depart-ments in charge of forests, both at central and regional levels. Atnational level, an agent will be on partial secondment to thecentral project unit, with responsibility for the implementation, inliaison with the regional directorates, of decentralised forestpolicing and tax incentives in the forest sector.
At the end of April 2009, the three operators began to implementthe first activities. At Didy, the renewal of management transfercontracts and preparations to revitalise the construction timbersector are under way. The methodological approach to the issue ofland rights in forest areas has been launched consistently with theproject for the Lake Aloatra catchment basin, financed by theAFD, which is to support the municipality in setting up a landoffice. At Vohimana, joint development of a management planwith the local population, based on a participatory methodology,has been launched. A Fair Trade Charter for production andmarketing of essential oils is in the implementation phase. AtToliara, activities are boosting agro-ecological approaches andmanagement transfer contracts, in liaison with the MadagascarNational Parks team working in the Tsimanampesotse NationalPark.
Climate warming results from an intensified greenhouse effect, which itself is caused byincreasing emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities involved in energyproduction, transport, industry, housing, agriculture and deforestation. Since the begin-ning of the industrial age, greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere haveincreased by 35%, and will become a threat to living conditions in every one of theworld's regions unless action is taken in the very near future.
Awareness of the problem prompted 189 countries to ratify the United NationsFramework Convention on Climate Change in 1992. In 1997, 141 countries signed theKyoto Protocol, which entered into force in February 2005. The industrialized countrieshave committed to reduce their total emissions to at least 5% below1990 levels duringthe period from 2008 to 2012, with each of the industrialized “Annex One” countriescommitting to their own reduction targets.
The FGEF encourages so-called “mitigation” projects, which limit GHG emissions and theuse of non-renewable fossil fuels:
Since 2005, the FGEF has been supporting projects designed to strengthen adaptationcapacities in developing countries, in fields such as monitoring, knowledge acquisitionand resilience.
To do so, the FGEF fosters projects that are exemplary, innovative and reproducible.
It acts by assessing and prioritizing the issues at stake, supporting pilot projects, assisting inthe definition of accompanying policies, measuring impacts and disseminating experience.
The FGEF supports projects that make use of the “flexible mechanisms”, provided for bythe Kyoto Protocol. These are innovative financial mechanisms that facilitate the transferof clean technologies to developing countries and help to strengthen the foundations ofsustainable development.
Concerning the environment, the project mechanisms – Joint Implementation (JI) andthe Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) encourage emission reductions where theseare possible at least cost.
The REDD mechanism (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradationand Developing Countries) » now under development will contribute to financing activ-ities acting against climate change.
Concerning adaptation and combating the greenhouse effect, the FGEF seeks tostrengthen synergies with local global environment issues and other focal areas: biodiver-sity, international waters, desertification, organic pollutants and ozone.
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About one
third of FGEF
resources are
targeted to
action on
climate change
Climate change
Promoting renewable and low-emission energy use;
Biomass conversion to fuel;
Improving energy efficiency in energy-consuming sectors;
Storing carbon in forests, soils and subsoils.
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Sub-saharan Africa and Mediterranean 28 32 572 764
Latin America 4 4 066 123
Asia and Pacific 10 13 986 019
Eastern Europe 3 5 050 000
Total 45 55 674 906
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The “climate change” portfolio comprises 45 projects representing a total amount of55.7M€, including 51.8 M€ for 41 projects already committed.The list of identified projects is given in the Appendix.
Projects identified or committed in 2008
Project Project Project title Country Amount Project identification launch for projects promoter
date date in €
30/03/07 27/11/08 Support to climate change adaptation in the agricultural and water sectors Africa/Regional 1 200 000 MAEE
06/07/07 01/07/08 Developing a global approach to urban transport - Tshwane municipality South Africa 1 000 000 AFD
30/11/07 01/07/08 Climate change alerting systems in Africa Africa/Regional 2 000 000 MAEE
01/07/08 Recovery and re-use of sawmill waste for combined heat and power Africa/Regional 1 000 000 AFDin forestry companies
27/11/08 Support to energy efficiency and renewable energy in Mauritius Mauritius 1 000 000 AFD
27/11/08 Sustainable management of community forests in Benin Benin 1 000 000 AFD
Total Africa 7 200 000
30/03/07 03/04/08 Support to the financing programme for energy efficiency and renewable China 600 000 AFD energy projects
Total Asia and Pacific 600 000
01/07/08 27/11/08 Assistance to the Palestinian Authority to developed demand-side electricity Autonomous 1 000 000 AFDmanagement Palestinian
Territories
Total Mediterranean 1 000 000
In 2008, the FGEF supported 8 projects identified or committed in the “climate change”focal area.
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The symposium took place from 7 to 11 July
2008 and was organized by the IUCN
(International Union for the Conservation
of Nature), the La Réunion regional
authority and the National Climate Change
Observatory (ONERC).
This was the first official event during theFrench presidency of the European Union andwas attended, for the first time, by represen-tatives from the 7 Ultra-Peripheral Regions ofthe European Union and its 21 overseascountries and territories, as well as bydelegates from European Union Memberstates, European institutions, certain SmallDeveloping Island Nations, international andregional organizations, research institutions,civil society, project promoters and theprivate sector.
The purpose of the conference was to estab-lish and strengthen actions for climate changeadaptation, sustainable energy use, biodiver-sity conservation and ecosystem manage-ment. Considering the wealth of these areasin terms of their biodiversity (80% of France'sbiodiversity), the conference focused on thelikely adverse consequences of climatechange on their unique and fragile naturaland cultural heritage.
The FGEF is supporting NGO initiatives tohalt irreversible losses of biodiversity inparticularly critical areas (Pacific Ocean,Indian Ocean and Caribbean in particular).During the conference, it presented three ofthe projects it is co-financing:
“Contribution to a regional initiative forprotection of coral reefs in the South Pacific”
“A network of marine protected areas in the Indian Ocean countries”
“A regional climate change adaptationproject for the Indian Ocean countries”
Symposium in La Réunion on“The European Union and itsOverseas Areas: Strategies onClimate Change andBiodiversity Loss”,July 2008
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The 14th Conference of the Parties aimed to make
progress on decisions on key issues stemming from the
Bali Road Map (COP13): the post-2012 Kyoto regime,
the UN-REDD programme (Reducing Emissions from
Deforestation and Forest Degradation), adaptation,
technology transfers and associated financing.
The French delegation, headed by Brice Lalonde, theAmbassador in charge of climate change negotiations,was made up of several representatives from theMEEDDAT, the MAEE, the MEIE and organizationsworking under their supervision, including the AFD. Inparallel with the negotiations, the FGEF disseminatedexperience gained on adaptation during an event organ-ized in partnership with the German cooperation agency
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Amount: 61.200.000 euros including 600.000
euros from the FGEF
Beneficiary: Capénergies
Asia - the CDM in four provinces inwestern China
Building up long-term capacitiesfor energy efficiency
(GTZ), the Sahara and Sahel Observatory andthe Benin Ministry of the Environment. Apresentation by the FGEF Secretary-General on“Supporting strategies on climate change andadaptation in Africa” highlighted several innova-tive regional projects financed by the FGEF,such as “Vigirisc - climate change alertingsystems in Africa”, the “Regional climatechange adaptation programme for IndianOcean countries” and “Integrating climatechange adaptation in West Africa’s farming andwater sectors”.
Action on climate change was one of the Frenchgovernment's priorities during its presidency ofthe European Union Council in the second halfof 2008. The CDM/JI Guide was distributedduring the Poznan Conference in Poland. Thisguide, entitled “Developing a CDM or JI Projectto Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions:Identifying Opportunities and Getting Started”is targeted to all economic players and wasofficially presented on Africa Day on the 10thDecember 2008. The guide was produced inpartnership between the MEIE, the MEEDDATand the FGEF and is prefaced by Mr. Jean-LouisBorloo, Minister of State and Minister forEnergy, Mme Christine Lagarde, Minister forthe Economy, and Mme Anne-Marie Idrac, incharge of Foreign Trade.
Three Chinese banks (Huaxia Bank, Shanghai PudongDevelopment Bank & China Merchants Bank) wereestablished at the end of 2007 with the support of AFDlines of credit (20 million euros each) set up to financeprojects for energy efficiency and renewable energy inthe private sector.
This innovative operation aims to involve Chinesefinancial institutions in efforts to adapt the country’senterprises to the meet the challenges of energymanagement and climate change. To accompany theselines of credit, the FGEF is financing centralizedtechnical assistance, where the aims are to build uplong-term capacities on energy efficiency and renew-able energy use within each bank and to establish thenecessary tools and methodologies, while ensuringcoherence and relevant synergies within the whole.
The technical assistance system ispromoted and coordinated bythe Capénergies competitivenesscluster, which brings Frenchexpertise to the core of theproject. It also calls on Chineseexpertise under Capénergiessupervision. Local expertise issupplied by the ERI (EnergyResearch Institute), an organiza-tion working within the NDRC(National Development andReform Commission), whichcarries out study, planning andassessment missions on behalf ofthe Chinese government, tosupport the development andimplementation of China'senergy policy.
This technical assistance projectcovers a two-year period. Theinvestments financed by the AFDlines of credit are expected toavoid 4 million tonnes of C02emissions during the lifetime ofthe projects.
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To achieve cuts of 20% in final energy consumption and 2 % in primaryenergy imports by 2012, the Palestinian Authority established a master planin 2007 for energy efficiency and renewable energy use. The plan aimed toincrease as the share of renewables in the Palestinian Territories’ energybudget and improve energy efficiency in energy-consuming sectors.
A programme to rehabilitate the Palestinian energy system is under way incooperation with Scandinavian Agencies, the World Bank and the AFD. Theaim is to reduce energy costs in the Palestinian Territories through a policyfor energy efficiency and renewables, particularly solar energy, in key sectorsof the economy (industry, tertiary and residential sectors and infrastructure).
To support this energy management initiative, the AFD and FGEF, in accor-dance with the donor conference organized in Paris on 17 December 2007,have joined forces with the World Bank to finance a series of technical assis-tance activities geared to the organization of the energy sector. The project,which is co-financed by the FGEF, is additional and vital to the social andeconomic development of the Palestinian Territories. Project activities aregrouped into the following components:
Support to improved energy and environmental performance in keysectors; Capacity building for power utilities; Support to the dissemination of techniques and products designed toimprove energy efficiency in buildings and in specific uses of electricity; Support to definition, monitoring, evaluation and implementation of anenergy management policy for both the supply and demand sides; Assistance to management, monitoring, evaluation and visibility of the
project.
Particular attention is given to capitalizing on the lessons learned fromproject implementation, information dissemination, participation of univer-sities and research centres in the studies conducted and activities undertakenunder different regional and international initiatives in the same focal area.
Amount: 2.409.000 euros including 1.000.000 euros from the FGEF
Beneficiary: Palestinian Authority (PA)
MediterraneanProgramme to support energy management in key sectors of thePalestinian Territories
Programme accompaniment: rehabilitating the Palestinianenergy system
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Climate negotiations for the post 2012 period are placing an emphasis on pilotoperations under the REDD financing mechanism (for reducing emissions fromdeforestation and forest degradation). Little information is available on carbonstocks and the comparative costs of the different uses of forested areas in CentralAfrica, although this information does exist for the Brazilian Amazon.
This exemplary project for “Support to sustainable forest management in theCongo and Brazilian Amazon Basins” draws on French cooperation experience inforest planning and management in tropical areas, and aims to foster cooperationbetween countries of the South. The project’s aim is to produce a synopsis ofcurrent social, economic and environmental knowledge in order to evaluatecarbon stocks in humid tropical forests. It is contributing to the integration offorest planning for REDD strategies in central African countries.
The project is co-financed by the FGEF and will provide material to assess theimpacts of forest planning on carbon emissions. It will focus on a comparison
between the Brazilian Amazon and Congo basins and will supply central African negotiatorswith the means to defend their positions in future climate negotiations.
The project is closely linked with the financing arrangements established by the GEF for CongoBasin countries. The total project budget amounts to 3 271 000 euros, including 37 % in FGEFco-financing (1 200 000 euros). The remainder is co-financed by the CIFOR, the AFD/NPPEREDD project (5 %), the AFD/WWF/WCS/CI collaborative project (20 %) and the WorldBank's FCPF (26 %).
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Sustainable
water resource
management
means
preserving
existing stocks
and ensuring
that populations
have access to
high-quality
water
Pressure on water resources is inexorably increasing: available watermasses can no longer satisfy all the needs stemming from popula-tion growth and economic development. By 2025, domesticconsumption needs will have increased by about 40%, and irrigationneeds, which already account for some 70% of water abstraction, by20%. Pressure on water resources is particularly acute in countriesaround the Mediterranean, some of which are already below thelevel of absolute scarcity, as defined by the United Nations at 500m3/inhabitant/year.
International, marine and inland waters (on the surface or under-ground) are equally under threat from excessive use, pollution andsoil erosion. The FGEF’s objective is to contribute to the manage-ment of international waters.
The FGEF contributes funds for programmes and projects aiming toproduce a positive impact on the global environment. It placesparticular emphasis on projects that:
International waters
Involve substantial collaboration between States;
Strengthen measurement networks and monitoring systems;
Help to minimise sources of pollution.
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tions and facilitation for the final
official event of the French European
Union presidency: a symposium on
integrated coastal zone manage-
ment in the Mediterranean, which
took place in Nice on 18 and 19
December 2008.
The aim of the symposium was to
achieve a consensus between
European Union countries and
countries of the South and East on
management methods for Mediter-
ranean coastal areas.
This topic is increasing in impor-
tance with the intensification of
migratory flows, which are expected
to result in Mediterranean coastal
areas having to accommodate
almost 500 million people in the
near future, not including the
booming tourist industry. Further-
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Sub-saharan Africa and Mediterranean 19 20 083 830
Latin America 3 4 099 180
Asia and Pacific 1 1 000 000
Eastern Europe 4 4 606 041
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The “International Waters” portfolio comprises 27 projects representing a total amountof 29.8 M€, including 28,5 M€ for 25 projects already committed.The list of identified projects is given in the Appendix.
Projects identified or committed in 2008
Project Project Project title Country Amount Project identification launch for projects promoter
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01/07/08 27/11/08 Management of West African marine and coastal biodiversity by Africa/Regional 1 600 000 AFDstrengthening conservation and monitoring initiatives for MPAs
Total Africa 1 600 000
06/07/07 03/04/08 Strategic partnership for the large Mediterranean marine ecosystem Mediterranean/ 2 000 000 MEEDDATRegional
03/04/08 01/07/08 Definition and support to implementation of an overall plan for depletion Morocco 500 000 AFDand protection of the Nador lagoon
01/07/08 Controlling waste immersion in the Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean/ 350 000 MEEDDATRegional
27/11/08 Coastal aquifers in southern Tunisia Tunisia 950 000 MEEDDAT
Total Mediterranean 3 800 000
in extreme weather events that
compound the fragility of these
areas.
The coastal areas of the Mediter-
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threat, and management systems
that can mitigate the impact of these
changes need to be examined
immediately.
The symposium participants
(European Union countries,
countries of the southern and
eastern Mediterranean) examined
sustainable tourism, adaptation to
climate change, protection of
natural coastal areas and systems of
governance for these areas. Based
on their conclusions, the next stage
will be to draw up decrees and direc-
tives that will provide a framework
for appropriate and sustainable
management of the Mediterranean
coastline.
Following the symposium, in the
presence of M. Jean-Marc Michel,
the Director-General for Planning,
Housing and the Natural Environ-
ment at the MEEDDAT, and
Christophe du Castel, the Head of
the International Waters sector of
the FGEF Secretariat, two FGEF
financing agreements to support
protection of Mediterranean coast-
line were signed with Emmanuel
Lopez, the Director-General of the
Conservatoire du Littoral (French
Coastal Conservancy Agency) and
Henri-Luc Thibault, the Director-
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In 2008, the FGEF supported 5 projects identified or committed in the “internationalwaters”.
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On 4 December 2008, the Director-General of the AFD, Jean-MichelSeverino, presided over the inaugurationof an exhibition entitled “Sketchbooksfrom Mission to the SmallMediterranean Islands”, in the presenceof Jérôme Bignon, Member ofParliament for the Somme andChairman of the Conservatoire du littoral,Emmanuel Lopez, its Director-General,Cécile Ostria, Director of the NicolasHulot Foundation for Nature andHumanity, representatives from theMinistry of Ecology, Energy, SustainableDevelopment and Planning and Marc-Antoine Martin, the FGEF Secretary-General.This exhibition presented drawings bynature artists Laurence Malherbe andJean-Paul Lassort, who accompaniedfield activities run by the international“Small Mediterranean Islands Initiative”during the 2006, 2007 and 2008campaigns.These islands are refuges for numerousrare or threatened species. They are thecommon heritage of the Mediterraneanregion as a whole, and protecting theirbiodiversity is a major issue. This is why,since 2006, the Conservatoire du littoralhas been coordinating the SmallMediterranean Islands Initiative, which
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Through its pilot activitiesand field missions, the SmallMediterranean IslandsInitiative is helping to launchand strengthen practicalintegrated management forthese small islands, and to
aims to promote sound management ofthese areas through missions andencounters in the field. Each year,experts and scientists travel the lengthand breadth of coastal Morocco, Algeriaand Tunisia. This initiative is supportedby the MEEDDAT and co-financed bythe FGEF.The Nicolas Hulot Foundation’s flagship,the Fleur de Lampaul has been made avail-able for studies of island ecosystems andthe promotion of appropriate protec-tion policies. The Foundation, thanks toits characteristic know-how, is helping toshare and disseminate results to a broadaudience.
improve and disseminateknowledge on islandecosystems.
Its activities are run as partof the “LargeMediterranean MarineEcosystem” project, which isdesigned to conservemarine and coastal biodi-versity and to develop acoherent network of MarineProtected Areas associatedwith sustainable use ofmarine resources.
In 2008, FGEF co-financinghelped to reinforce theapproach launched in 2005,by contributing to thelaunch of a web site for theSmall Islands Initiative,producing a great deal ofcommunication materialand technical and scientificnotes, and by developingexchanges betweendifferent Mediterraneanpartners, including scien-tists, managers and institu-tional players, thereby
prompting new activities toestablish heritagemanagement in these smallislands.
In the next few years, FGEFsupport should speed up theInitiative’s projects and thuscontribute to conservationmanagement on land and atsea in a larger number ofislands.
Sketchbooks from a Mission to the Small Mediterranean Islands
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“A mission such as ours could never
have been undertaken without the
support of the French Global
Environment Facility, a financial instrument established by the
French State to promote environmental protection in
developing and transitional countries. As the major funding
agency for the Mediterranean, its role is to finance
development projects that protect biodiversity and to monitor
their implementation. As the Mediterranean is a priority zone
where environmental protection is the highest priority of all, it
is entirely fitting that the FGEF should support the Small
Mediterranean Islands Initiative.”
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Amount: 10.230.000 euros including 2.000.000 euros from the FGEF
Beneficiary: WWF-MedPO, Conservatoire du littoral, CAR/ASP, Blue Plan
Countries: 13 countries of the southern and eastern Mediterranean: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia
Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Montenegro, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey
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The FGEF has joined forces with the Mediterranean Action Plan, the EuropeanUnion and the Spanish cooperation agency for this project, together with otherleading conservation organizations in the region (IUCN, WWF, MAVA Foundation,Conservatoire du Littoral, Blue Plan). The project is helping to federate theconverging efforts of numerous players involved in conserving natural resources inthe Mediterranean.
Their common commitment to protection of the Mediterranean is a guarantee ofthe enduring impact of the activities undertaken to implement an integrated policyto preserve the Mediterranean ecosystem.
The Mediterranean, one of the world's biodiversity hotspots, is under very severepressure, especially from tourism, fishing and pollution. Since 1975, under theBarcelona Convention, the Mediterranean Action (MAP), its coordination unit(MEDU-PAM) and its regional activity centres (CAR/ASP, CAR/INFO, Blue Plan,etc.) have been coordinating the PAS MED strategic action plan for pollution reduc-tion and PAS BIO for biodiversity.
The project is run under the “Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean LargeMarine Ecosystem” (SPMLME) submitted to the GEF by UNEP/MAP. It is designedto secure the long-term preservation of the functions of the large marine ecosystemin the Mediterranean through a coherent network of Marine Protected Areas(MPAs), in association with sustainable marine resource use.
The project activities are designed as responses to MPA problems and issues, asidentified by PAS BIO: management plan and conservation targets, monitoringsystems, human and financial resources required for management, local involve-ment, network management bodies and interactions with the tourism and fisheriessectors.
The WWF is the project promoter, acting under the authority of a steeringcommittee representing the different financial partners.
Mediterranean - RegionalA strategic partnership for the Mediterranean’s large marineecosystem
Preserving natural resources in the Mediterranean
Tourism and fishing areputting the Mediterranean’sbiodiversity under severepressure. The project for“Marine and CoastalBiodiversity Conservationand Development of MarineProtected Areas in theMediterranean” is designedto preserve the functions ofthe Mediterranean marineecosystem through anetwork of Marine ProtectedAreas associated withsustainable use of theirresources. Lasting for 4years, it is built around fivepilot projects (in Algeria,Tunisia, Libya, Turkey andCroatia) and a regionaltraining programme to buildcapacities and strengthennetworks between themanagement bodies ofMarine Protected Areas.
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Beneficiary: Fondation Internationale du Banc d’Arguin (FIBA)
Countries: Member Countries of the Sub-regional Fisheries Commission
(CSRP): Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone,
Cape Verde
West Africa's marine and coastal resourcesare increasingly overexploited both by deep-sea fisheries and by small-scale fishing. TheStrategic Action Plan (2002-2010) drawn upby the Sub-regional Fisheries Commission(CSRP) sets out clear targets for the conser-vation and protection of marine and coastalecosystems. States in the sub-region haverecommended, amongst other measures, theestablishment of Marine Protected Areas(MPAs).
These protected areas, provided they areaccompanied by other measures for fisheriesmanagement, are considered as effectivebiodiversity conservation tools thatcontribute to sustainable resource manage-ment.Supplementing a project for co-managementand integration of MPAs in fisheries planning
in West Africa, signed by the AFD and the CSRP, this project, which is co-financed by theFGEF, aims to highlight and enhance the role of MPAs in biodiversity protection andsocio-economic development. It is designed as an accompaniment to the regionalprotection efforts that have already begun in a small number of private sites, and aimsto strengthen civil society involvement in conservation of the marine and coastalenvironment. The project has three objectives:
to strengthen the effectiveness of MPAs for biodiversity conservation in West Africa,to establish systems capable of monitoring the ecological and socio-economic impacts of MPAs through simple
and participatory methods,to foster greater involvement in favour of MPAs by providing information and raising awareness among target
audiences at local and national levels, by capitalizing on experience and developing relevant models.
The Fondation Internationale du Banc d’Arguin (FIBA) is acting as the regional project operator (under a partnershipagreement signed and implemented by the CSRP and FIBA). The total cost of this regional project is estimatedat 9.68 million euros, of which the FGEF will contribute up to 1.6 million euros.
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sustain its accompanying activities towards profes-sionalization of the Bamboung Community MPA.From 2001 to December 2007, Océanium receiveddirect support from the FGEF (French GlobalEnvironment Facility) to carry out its efforts atBamboung for this purpose. The ex-post assessment made by the Oréade Brècheconsultancy highlighted the importance ofmaintaining technical support and establishing arange of activities to place the Bamboung Community
Jean Goepp, Coordinator for OCEANIUMprojects
MPA on a professional footing. The accompanimentprovided by FIBA/FGEF in 2008 was therefore instru-mental in enabling us to conduct and finalise anumber of important activities. The management plan was drawn up with the helpof BIOTOP, a French consultancy, and the final reportis being finalized. A detailed georeferenced map ofthe MPA was also produced in 2008. A water towerand water distribution network have been installedat Keur Bamboung. The system uses solar energyand rationalizes water use. The surveillancecommittee was also helped in its work by:
the provision of a new motornew uniforms for the patrol teamreplacement of the buoys marking out the marine
sector of the MPA, as the old buoys had disappearedentirely during a storm late in the cool season.
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2008 was a pivotal year in which we sawconsiderable progress in the creation oftwo Community MPAs in Casamance, inthe Petit Kassa and Pointe St Georgessectors.
During the year, infrastructure was builtand we received facilities, particularly forthe development of the ecotourism activ-ities that are among the measuresaccompanying the establishment of theMPAs.
Completed:Construction of the Pointe St Georges
watchtowerConstruction of the Aseleghen watch-
tower (Hitou village)Northern zone partly marked out with
buoys Repair of two huts in the Pointe St
Georges eco-tourist campPurchase of kayaks for the Petit Kassa
MPAManufacture of uniforms for the eco-
rangers in the Petit Kassa MPAConstruction of deadweights for buoys
marking out the Pointe St Georges +Nioumoune MPAs
Construction of an observationplatform in Kanoufa forest
Route and markers for the Pointe StGeorges eco-tourist trail (informationpanels now being made, trail completed)
Under wayConstruction of the Nioumoune watch-
towerConstruction of a community hut at
Haer (location decided and materialspurchased)
Construction of an oyster sales point atKatakalousse near Cape Skirring
Another high point in 2008 was theproduction of reference material:
Completion of socio-economic studiesfor the Petit Kassa MPA
Completion of socio-economic studiesfor the Pointe St Georges MPA
Completion of a socio-economic studyon manatees and introduction of partici-patory monitoring
2 scientific fisheries campaignsconducted by the IUPA ; initial resultsexpected by the end of June 2009
Thanks to a new financial partner(French cooperation – FSD), theecosystem component made particularlygood progress this year, with, inparticular:
construction of a community hut in thevillage of Northern zone,
installation of a watchtower at PointeSt Georges to observe manatees,
contributions box for visitor donationswhich are then paid to the communityranger, elected in October.
Progress with this component has been adetermining factor in moving towardsMPA self-sufficiency.
Capacity building for teams working inthe field has provided better accompa-niment for the local populations.Preliminary studies to form a basis forthe participatory management planhave been conducted. An agreement has
been concluded between the fisheriesdepartment in Ziguinchor and the localpopulations to define methods forimplementing a system of co-management by the competentgovernment departments and commu-nities in order to optimise surveillance.
The start of alternative livelihood activ-ities, with an accompaniment providedover time, will boost progress twowardsself-sufficiency.
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Amount: 58.500.000 euros including 500.000 euros from the FGEF
Beneficiary: Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection
Country: Morocco
The Nador lagoon is one of the most important in the Mediterranean for its size and biodiversity, and raisesimportant biodiversity and environmental issues.
The site has been degraded by numerous and increasing sources of pollution and pressure, as a result ofdysfunctions in the system for collecting and treating liquid effluent, nonexistent solid waste processing,pollution from agriculture, fish farming, industries, mining and urban areas, rapid growth of urban and touristzones and extraction of conchitic sand from the dune belt.
Additional financing from the FGEF is supportingthe initiatives already under way: liquid wastetreatment for the Nador area financed by theState and the AFD, household waste collectionand treatment programme, etc.
The project is built around six components:
Setting up the right conditions for dialogue andconsultation between those concerned to pavethe way for a jointly agreed plan for depollution,protection and management of the lagoon;
Harmonizing public policies to secure conver-gence on lagoon planning and management;
Acquiring and managing knowledge on thestatus and functions of lagoon habitats;
Tools for communication, awareness raising anddissemination of results;
Depollution activities (clean-up, waste collec-tion, etc.) ;
Technical, administrative and financial projectmanagement.
The project is to run for three years in partnershipwith local players. Project ownership has beenhanded to the Mohammed VI Foundation forEnvironmental Protection. A 7-member steeringcommittee is responsible for supervising theproject: the Mohammed VI Foundation,AFD/FGEF, the Marchica Med developmentcompany, the State Secretariat for Water and theEnvironment, the Ministry of the Interior, theNational Drinking Water Authority and the NadorProvincial Authority. The monitoring committeeorganizes consultations between project stake-holders: representatives from local authorities, theState, economic sectors (industry, fisheries,tourism, harbour activities, etc.) and civil society(NGOs, teachers and researchers).
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Desertification is the result of climate variations and human activitiesthat damage arid zone ecosystems. The problem affects both biodiver-sity and social and economic living conditions.
Desertification and land degradation directly affect the world heritage,and reversing the problem is one of the major issues for the years tocome. France has undertaken to support efforts made by countriesunder threat by ratifying the United Nations Convention to CombatDesertification (UNCCD), adopted in Paris in 1994 and ratified by 191States.
Given the importance ofdesertification issues, Francedecided to establish a frame-work for strategic action inorder to strengthen the effec-tiveness of its aid in this area.The main objective of thestrategic framework is to fosterthe implementation of actionsthat directly benefit popula-tions affected by desertifica-tion.
FGEF intervention mainlyfocuses on the countries of theSahara and Sahel. FGEF grantsare awarded as a priority tolocal projects aiming toimprove ecosystem resilienceor to reverse the desertifica-tion process where this is stillpossible. Support is given inparticular to agro-ecologyprojects.
As of 31/12/2008, the FGEFhad provided over 16 millioneuros in grants for innovativefield projects to combat deser-tification.
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Activities on
Fostering
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land degradation, desertification, defo
Under a crosscutting agro-ecology programme
involving the MAEE, AFD and CIRAD, the FGEF
supported a study on the mechanisms governing
carbon sequestration in farmland, with case
studies on direct seeding mulch-based cropping
(DMC) analyzed in Brazil, Laos and Madagascar
from 2002 to 2007. The main results of the study
were analyzed at a seminar at the AFD Head
Office in Paris, on 11 March 2008. The attendees
examined prospects for the programme, and
particularly the future of DMC in the light of
climate change. The seminar was chaired by
Michel Griffon, who is a member of the FGEF
scientific committee and responsible for
agronomy and ecology at the ANR.
Seminar on tropical Soils and DMCin Paris, March 2008.
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Beneficiary: “PAMPA” Facility
Countries: Maghreb, Sudano-Sahelian Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa,
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Sub-saharan Africa and Mediterranean 11 15 651 551
Asia and Pacific 1 1 470 000
Total 12 17 121 551
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The “Land degradation and POPs” portfolio comprises 12 projects representing a totalamount of 17.12 M€, including 16.32 M€ for 11 projects already committed.The list of identified projects is given in the Appendix.
Projects identified or committed in 2008
Project Project Project title Country Amount Project identification launch for projects promoter
date date in €
30/03/07 03/04/08 Combating desertification and sustainable natural resource management Djibouti 1 000 000 AFD
06/07/07 03/04/08 Multi-country agro-ecology support programme (PAMPA) Africa/Regional 1 000 000 MAEE
27/11/08 Rational management of polychlorobiphenyls (PCB) in West Africa Africa/Regional 800 000 MEEDDAT
Total Africa 2 800 000
Working with national projects and a cross-cutting programme, PAMPA is introducingstrategies for disseminating agro-ecologymethods and opening them up to new users. Indoing so, it is building up the scientific contentof the approach and its impact and techniques(carbon budget, energy consumption, waterdynamics, farm economics, etc.). The communi-cations strategy, including know-how capitalisa-tion, economic factors and long-term impact
Africa - Regional Multi-country Agro-Ecology Support Programme (PAMPA)”
assessments, is to be developed.The cost of the project is estimated at 3 250 000 €over 5 years. Financing is being considered inthe form of a “Facility” to be extended from theAFD, grouping together the contributions fromeach of the partners and used in accordance withrules to be specified in a guide on proceduresdeveloped by the Parties. Other bilateral ormultilateral funding agencies are expected tojoin the programme in the future.
In 2008, the FGEF supported 3 projects identified or committed in the “land degradation,deforestation and persistent organic pollutants”focal area.
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The stratospheric ozone layer protects our planet by absorbing most of theultra-violet rays produced by the sun (particularly UVa and UVb), which areharmful to living beings. Life would never have evolved outside the oceanswithout this protective layer, which would only be 3 mm thick if it were made upof pure ozone. In the early 1980s, it was discovered that significant depletion ofstratospheric ozone concentrations had occurred, to the point where a seasonal“hole” was forming in the layer above the Antarctic (when ozone concentra-tions dropped by more than one third). This phenomenon is linked to humanproduction of ozone-depleting substances (ODS), which are used to producerefrigerants, solvents, aerosol sprays, foams, pesticides and fire extinguishergases. The ODS can last for several thousand years in the stratosphere, and asingle atom of chlorine can destroy several thousand molecules of ozone.
This was the reason for developing the Vienna Convention (1985), now signedby 192 countries, and its five subsequent amendments. The Montreal Protocolon Ozone Depleting Substances (1987) provides for the practical application ofthe Vienna Convention, as it governs the phasing-out of ODS in the signatorycountries, in accordance with a specified schedule. The Protocol is backed by theMultilateral Fund, whose purpose is to provide grant financing to ODS phase-out projects in the “Article 5 countries”, which are those where ODS consump-tion was less than 0.3kg per capita on the date when the protocol entered intoforce. These are essentially developing countries. Projects financed by the
Multilateral Fund may be imple-mented by the World Bank,UNIDO, UNDP and UNEP, but alsoby countries contributing bilaterallyto the Fund, up to an amount notexceeding 20% of their total contri-butions.
Projects must be approved by the14-member MLF ExecutiveCommittee. Germany, France, Italyand the United Kingdom have onevote between them and sit on thecommittee on a rotating basis everytwo years. France will take over thepresidency of the group fromJanuary 2010.
The Executive Committee isconstantly developing the princi-ples governing eligibility criteria andintervention, which candidatecountries and projects must satisfy.To do so, it draws on synopsesdrawn up by the MLF Secretariat.
From 1991 to the
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Ozone layer
The FGEF Secretariat, on behalf of the MEIE,
is responsible for monitoring strategy and
providing advice on the policy guidelines
submitted by member countries during
meetings of the Parties to the Montreal
Protocol and the Executive Committee of the
Multilateral Fund. It participates in decisions
to adopt or reject any projects submitted to
the Executive Committee.
It guides the implementation and manage-
ment of projects identified and submitted by
France to the Multilateral Fund. These may
involve amounts of up to 20% of France's
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The “Ozone” portfolio comprises 102 projects, including 91 projects with acommitted amount of 14.4 M$.The list of identified projects is given in the Appendix.
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Latin America 3 or 3 % 0,10 or 1 %
Asia 38 or 37 % 7,99 or 56 %
Mediterranean 19 or 19 % 3,20 or 22 %
Total 102 14,38
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04/08 Terminal CFCs phase-out Kenya Terminal phase-out Ongoing Investment 335 610 management plan (second tranche) management plan
07/08 Terminal phase-out management CAR Terminal phase-out Ongoing Investment 62 150 PNUEplan (first tranche) management plan
07/08 Terminal ODS phase-out Seychelles Terminal phase-out Ongoing Investment 67 800 GTZmanagement plan (second tranche) management plan
07/08 Terminal phase-out management Uganda Terminal phase-out Ongoing Investment 172 325 GTZplan (first tranche) management plan
Total Africa 637 885
04/08 Terminal phase-out management Laos PDR Terminal phase-out Ongoing Investment 205 095 plan (first tranche) management plan
Total Asia 205 095
During its three meetings a year, the executive committee also puts forward, discusses and approves ofnew decisions and strategic policies. These are often developed in response to decisions made by theParties to the Montreal Protocol during their annual meetings, and are based on technical studies fromthe Economic and Technical Assessments Panel.
In 2008, 5 new bilateral projects were approved in the “ozone layer” focal area.
The 7th replenishment of the MultilateralFund took place in November 2008 duringthe French presidency of the EuropeanUnion. Given that the Meeting of the Partiesto the Montreal Protocol had decided, inSeptember 2007, to speed up the phase-outof hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), thishad a considerable impact on the negotia-tions concerning the amount to be repaid,since no directives had yet been establishedas to methods of intervention (types ofprojects, replacement substances). TheFGEF Secretariat therefore had to increaseits share of strategy monitoring activitiesand reduce tasks arising from project acqui-sition and ownership. The MLF was replen-ished for 2009-2011 to a slightly higher levelthan for the previous period (490 M$ asagainst 470 M$).
From 1991 to the end of 2008, French contri-butions to the multilateral fund amounted to atotal of 184.5 M$, including 14.38 M$ ofcommitted projects since 1994.
Most of the projects implemented are forinvestments, technical assistance or training.They enable Article 5 countries to keep up withtheir schedule for phasing out ODS, includingchlorofluorocarbons, methyl bromide, carbontetrachloride, halons, etc. These projects concern the conversion ofindustrial equipment, management plans forrefrigerant and national plans for terminal ODSphase-out, which run for several years.
The FGEF Secretariat pursued its activities asproject manager and/or developer for itsentire portfolio in 2008. It drew up all of thereports required by the MLF ExecutiveCommittee: annual progress report for 2007,reports on implementation schedules and finalproject reports.
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In 2009, implementation of projects currently under way will need to be sped upfurther, and new projects identified. The linkages between the Montreal and KyotoProtocols have been emphasised since September 2007, mainly because the mostaccessible HCFC substitutes at present are HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons), whichcontribute to radiative forcing of the climate and are governed by the Kyotoprotocol. A large number of issues arising from potential links between the two Protocolsare therefore likely to emerge, in view of the forthcoming post-2012 climatenegotiations.
Projects financed by the French
bilateral contributions to the
Multilateral Fund will have
phased out 2366 ODP tons
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depleting substances.
Amount: 0,32 M$
Beneficiary: Water Resource and Environment Administration (WREA)
Country : Laos
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The management plan for terminal phase-out of CFCs in Laoswas approved by the MLF Executive Committee in April 2008.The aim of this multi-annual project is to phase out consump-tion of any CFCs remaining in different sectors, to ensure thatthe country conforms to the requirements of the MontrealProtocol. The project concerns eligible residual consumptionwith a reference figure of 43.2 tonnes ODP.
The project components are as follows: Strengthening and updating of legislation, transboundarypolicy and training for customs officers. Information campaign on retrofitting in the refrigeration and
mobile air-conditioning sectors. Training and certification programme for refrigeration techni-
cians and establishment of a professional refrigeration association Technical assistance to the refrigeration and mobile air-condi-
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Project assessments
Conducted in accordance with the objective of strengthening capitalisationset out in the Strategic Programming Framework for 2007 – 2008. Over twenty project assessments conducted.
The different assessments conducted on request fromthe FGEF by the AFD’s evaluation and capitalisationdivision each produced a retrospective assessment reportproviding a justified opinion on the relevance, effective-ness, efficacy, impacts and viability of the programmesfinanced, with regard to the context and to FGEF policiesand intervention procedures.
Four publications in the AFD’s “Ex Post” collectionpresent the assessments and capitalisation of projectexperience:
“Energy efficiency and renewable energy: first lessonsfrom AFD and FGEF project financing”, June 2008,
”Energy efficiency in China’s construction sector”,September 2008,
“Improving energy efficiency in buildings: lessons fromfour FGEF projects in China, Lebanon and Tunisia”,September 2008
“Mapping AFD and FGEF energy efficiency and renew-able energy projects”, December 2008.
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Biodiversity
Mali and Burkina Faso: Agro-biodiversity of sorghum (MESR)Gabon: Support to sustainable livelihoods from tropical forests - Biodivalor (MAEE)Kenya: Rehabilitation of the Meru protected area (AFD)Tanzania: Management planning for the Mnazy Bay Marine Park and the Ruvuma Estuary (MAEE)Brazil: Demonstrative projects under the Brazilian tropical forests protection programme (MAEE)Chile: Sustainable management of natural resources with indigenous Mapuche communities (MAEE)
NB: assessments launched in 2008, to be finalised in 2009:Brazil: Project to support biodiversity-based livelihoods in the Pantanal (MAEE)
Mid-term assessments conducted in 2008:
Biodiversity
Mozambique: Development of the Quirimbas National Park (AFD)Namibia: Conservancies (MAEE)Honduras: Guatemala - Conservation and sustainable use of coral reefs in the Meso-American ecoregion (MAEE)Seychelles: Rehabilitation of island ecosystems: eradication of invasive exotic species and reintroduction of threatened endemic species(MAEE)South Pacific: Coral Reefs Initiative for the South Pacific - Contribution to the regional initiative for coral reef protection (AFD-MAEE)
Greenhouse effect
Morocco: Sidi Bernoussi Industrial Zone-Casablanca (MAEE)Morocco: Urban fuelwood use (hammams) (AFD)China: Energy efficiency in buildings (MEEDDAT)Morocco: Decentralised renewable energy (AFD)
NB: assessments launched in 2008, to be finalised in 2009Lithuania: Organisation of a regional fuelwood sector (MEEDDAT)Mid-term assessments for the Small-Scale Initiatives Programme
Assessments launched in 2007 and finalised in 2008
Biodiversity
Guine: Observatory on maritime Guinea (AFD)Bolivia: Conservation and sustainable livelihoods from plant biodiversity in the tropical zones of Chaparé - Biodesa (MESR)Chile: Regional Nature Park for the Carrera and Capitan Prat Provinces (MEEDDAT)
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Romania/Hungary: Transboundary management of the Tisza catchment area in the Körös/Crisuri river basin (MEEDDAT)
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Preservation of sorghum agro-biodiversity Promoting institution: MESR
Beneficiary: CIRAD
Focal Area: biodiversity
Convention signed: 28/05/2002
Planned duration: 4 years
Total cost: 3.5 M euros – FGEF contribution: 1.3 M euros.
The programme was financed by the CIRAD (2.135 K€),the FGEF (1.300 k€), the IER (263 k€) and the INERA(263 k€). Given its substantial involvement (3 full-time researchers including support from its headoffice), the CIRAD took over the administrative andfinancial management of the FGEF project. On itscompletion, the consultants found that it hadsuccessfully carried out a difficult role and had beengenerally well received by the two national partnerorganizations.The ultimate objective of the teams working on thisproject to preserve the agro-biodiversity of sorghumin Mali and Burkina Faso was to create, together withthe farmers, a range of varieties combining produc-tivity and hardiness, suitable for use in differentenvironments and for different purposes, whilehelping to improve the genetic diversity of sorghum.
Synoptic review
The steering groups functioned relatively wellIn both countries, associating research andfarmers’ groups, a few decentralised institu-tions and the NGOs involved. However, therecruitment of a national coordinator from theresearch community in each country did notalways facilitate the implementation ofactivities.The research teams concerned (from IER,INERA and CIRAD) were very active and thegreat majority of the activities planned wereeffectively conducted in both countries:
A launch workshop was organised in eachcountry to identify needs in the sorghum sectoras closely as possible and to adjust theproposals made in the document.
Thanks to the participatory diagnoses madewith all partners in the six project zones (3 ineach country), the following activities weresuccessfully implemented: - an analysis of the different strategies used bysorghum growers; - identification of the varieties currently in useand of the characteristics whose improvementwould better meet the needs of rural popula-tions; - a compilation of information on the manage-ment of genetic variability among small farmers(genetic turnover thanks to their seed manage-
This programme to preserve agro-biodiversity focused onsorghum, which accounts for one third of all cereal crops inBurkina and one quarter in Mali.
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ment methods, assessment of the erosion of plantvarieties).
Station characterisation of varieties with charac-teristics that farmers consider useful.
The initial stages in creating new varieties werecompleted in stations in both countries.
In each of the 6 project zones, the creation andselection phases were conducted in plots belongingto farmers mandated by the farmers’ groupspartnering the project. This partnership includedtraining for farmers provided by the researchersand assessments by the farmers themselves of theactivities carried out on their plots.
Identification of farmers’ seed managementmethods in both countries and support to theproduction, on their plots, of sorghum seedvarieties best meeting their needs.
Identification of the variables making up theenvironment of sorghum-based crop systems inboth countries. This was done in parallel with theprevious phases andresulted in the creation,with the farmers, of aninformation system onthe sorghum environ-ment which will help toimprove the conserva-tion of local varietiesand to plan a relevantarea for the dissemina-tion of new varieties.
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The recommended participatory approach waseffectively implemented in both countries,allowing the project to pool the knowledge thatpeasant farmers have accumulated over manygenerations together with the knowledgeacquired by sorghum plant breeders. Farmers fromBurkina Faso and Mali with a mandate from theirfarmers’ groups were thus closely involved in theprocess of selecting sorghum varieties.
After four years, some of the new varieties areshowing promise and their dissemination is begin-ning among the farmers’ groups partnering theproject in both countries. In Mali for example, 2 lines created by cross-breeding 17 local varieties in the three projectzones appears to be well-adapted to farmingsystems in the Kléla district (north of Sikasso). Thisis the first time that sorghum varieties created bymodern selection techniques are being adopted inthis high-rainfall zone (more than 1000 mm).
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Participation in the Demonstrative Projects component of
the tropical forests protection programme in Brazil Promoting institution: MAEE
Beneficiary: Banco do Brazil
Focal area: Biodiversity
Duration: 3 years
Total cost: 21 M euros – FGEF contribution: 1.5 M euros.
The DP is implementing innovative projectspromoted by civil society organisations for thepreservation and sustainable development of theBrazilian Amazon and Atlantic forests regions. Thisis one of the “development” components of thePPG7, drawing on the implementation capacitiesof local organisations, which it aims to strengthen.Financing of 18 million € was earmarked for theDP. France contributed in the form of a grant 1.5million € from the FGEF.
Synoptic review
The DP component, as part of the PPG7, aimed tobuild up references among local populations forsustainable development with integrated conser-vation objectives, which were previously almostnon-existent. Appropriate technical models weretested (agro-forestry systems, forest planning andfisheries resource management), and marketingtrials were implemented. The structure of theprogramme, which essentially involves running aproject support unit for local organizations, raisedtwo major problems:
inadequate technical assistance, given the fragilenature of the beneficiary organizations;
the DP was run in isolation from other publicprogrammes with an impact on development inthe Amazon, so that it was not possible to draw onother resources (research, technical assistance,support to economic organizations, etc.).
The Demonstrative Projects (DP) component is partof the pilot programme for tropical forest conserva-tion in Brazil supported by the G7 are component ofthe (PPG7) and coordinated by the Brazilian Ministryfor the Environment (Ministério do Meio Ambiente -MMA).
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The assessments made in the early 2000s broughtout these limitations but did not bring the structureof the PD/A into question. They resulted, after2004, in greater efforts to systematize results and toselect beneficiaries more rigorously (consolidationof successful experiences and more specific topicareas).On the administrative side, the choice of the Bankof Brazil as financial agent ensured sufficient flexi-bility for the PD/A, as the project’s financial execu-tion did not have to be directly dependent onBrazil’s complex procedures for the management ofpublic funds.The effects of the DP component are of threetypes, essentially as follows:
establishment of a network of grassroots organi-zations in the Amazonian and Atlantic Forestregions, which has helped to improve the formula-tion of public policies for these regions thanks tothe mediation currently ensured by these newplayers. However, the weakness of the DP in terms
of technical assistance prevented the consolidationof these grassroots organisations: consolidationwas more to the benefit of NGOs with adequatetechnical skills of their own;
testing of a rich and varied range of experiencescombining conservation and sustainable develop-ment, which could be compiled into a set of refer-ences for technical and implementationapproaches.
The DP has provided inspiration to publicpolicies, and especially for the administration ofsimilar programmes conducted by MMA(ProManejo, ProVárzea, ProAmbiente, Funbio,Resex). The DP component has shown thatsupport to grassroots organisations is essential tofoster sustainable development. Otherprogrammes, like those run by the Ministry forAgrarian Development (MDA), or thosesupporting cooperatives (CONAB) have drawn onits thematic areas (experiments conducted by thefarmers themselves, support to marketing groups).
Main recommendations
This project was able to test, directlyand under actual conditions, thesuitability and sustainability of differenttechnical models (agroforestry systems,forest development, fisheries resourcemanagement, conservation practices)as well as marketing experiences. Itestablished a network of grassrootsorganisations in Amazonia and theAtlantic forest (Mata Atlantica) region,thus contributing to improvements inthe formulation of public policies forthese regions. These new players on thescene are now recognised as valid inter-locutors for these policies. The PD/Ahas thus become a driving force for adifferent model of development inAmazonia..
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This is accounted for by several internal project factors,and especially:
Over-optimistic hypotheses as to potential acceptanceof an energy-saving process among the industrialists;
The realities of the decision-making process withinMoroccan enterprises (traditional and patriarchal, withpriority given to production and activities promotingcompany visibility on the market), together with thedemand for tangible returns within 24 months maximum ;
Rejection by the industrialists of the Environmental and
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The Sidi Bernoussi Industrial Zone Promoting institution: MAEE
Beneficiary: IZDIHAR Association des Opérateurs Economiques des Zones de Sidi BernoussiFocal area: Climate change
Convention signed: 02/07/2003
Planned duration: 3 years (ultimately 5 years)
Total cost: 1.942 M euros – FGEF contribution: 0.825 M euros.
The Sidi Bernoussi Industrial Zone is the oldest inMorocco. It has received little or no support fromplanning and management policies for the establishmentof more recent industrial zones in Morocco, and there-fore has an atypical profile characterized by very hetero-geneous industrial activities and enterprises (ranging frommodern to traditional and family enterprises), a glaringabsence of utilities management and maintenance andthe presence of shanty towns with about 1 020 house-holds (total population of about 7 500 people). TheIZDIHAR association was created in 1997 by some of thezone’s industrialists as an advocacy group to lobby thelocal and national public authorities, on behalf of thezone’s industries, for better management and improve-ment of the industrial zone’s infrastructure.
Synoptic review
After analysis of this initial context, the objectives of fourprojects were defined:
Economic: improve the productivity of enterprises andindustries by reducing their energy costs;
Environmental: reduce CO2 emissions arising fromenergy use;
Social: support initiatives to remove the shanty townsand re-house their inhabitants;
Governance: - strengthen IZDIHAR capacities for facilitation, promo-tion, infrastructure improvement and developmentservices within the Industrial Zone, - disseminate experience gained in Morocco and in thesouthern Mediterranean countries.
To promote environmental and energy upgrading in enter-prises in Casablanca’s Sidi Bernoussi Zenata Industrial Zone,the project developed and facilitated a supporting mecha-nism for the IZDIHAR association.
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Strengthening of IZDIHAR’s leadership role throughoutthe project, for its members and other industrialists in thezone and also at national level, with IZDIHAR now recog-nised as a full and credible partner by local and govern-ment institutions as well as by funding agencies (e.g.: legis-lation requiring any new industrial zone to establish agovernance body on the lines of the IZDIHAR Association,and an agreement signed with the ANPME to securesubsequent funding to support detailed draft projectsonce the initial project funding has come to an end).
International recognition for the project through severalinformation and promotion events on energy efficiency, inwhich the project took part (international workshop, opendays, Pollutec Trade Fair, France-EXPO in Casablanca).
Overall, the project generated investments from industri-alists in the zone amounting to 6.5 million euros, whichbrought annual energy and water savings equivalent to 3.2million euros (average return on investments after 24months). The leveraging effect of the FGEF share of fundsdisbursed for the project (420 191 euros) over the totalamount of investments generated (6.5 million euros) isequal to 1:15. The leveraging effect over the total amountdisbursed for the project (1.5 million euros) is equal to 1:4. In terms of reductions in C02 emissions, the investmentshad generated reductions of 16 000 tonnes per year bythe end of the project, representing a total of 150 000tonnes over the lifetime of planned measurements.
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Social Fund mechanism (FES), which is based on the repay-ment, by industrialists who received support under theproject, of a fraction of the equivalent amount of energyand water savings. The mechanism was abandoned andtherefore could not be used, as initially planned in theproject definition phase, to finance environmental andsocial activities in the Industrial Zone as a whole;
Difficulties encountered by IZDIHAR to stabilizemanagement teams and expert advice without thetechnical assistance provided by the World Bank,partnered of the project with the FGEF.
Other external factors also undermined the project'seffectiveness:
An unfavourable economic and institutional context atthe time of the project’s launch, especially low energy prices and a virtually non-existent institutional frameworkfor support to energy management;
Institutional changes in the powers of local authoritiesand in housing policy, which considerably weakenedIZDIHAR’S intended role in removing the shanty townsand re-housing its inhabitants.
Main recommendations
Despite the difficulties encountered, the project's results,overall and by activity category, were very significant andproved to have high demonstrative value both locally andat national level.
Notable results include:
energy savings (fuel and electricity) on a scale consistentwith the project’s objectives in terms of the investmentsmade;
effective investments,which have become a refer-ence for the industrial zoneas a whole;
greater involvementamong consultancies thaninitially planned, and effec-tive reinforcement of theirinternal capacities to drawup diagnoses final projectdesigns in accordance withinternational quality standards;
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The project cycle
� 1 Pre-identificationpromoting institution – secretariat – project developer
� 2 IdentificationPreparation of an identification sheet by one ofthe institutional partners with the potentialbeneficiary,
Support from the FGEF Secretariat to prepara-tion and formatting,
Verification of project eligibility by the FGEFsecretariat,
Opinions from the FGEF scientific andtechnical committee and secretariat,
Authorisation from the steering committee tolaunch ex-ante project appraisal.
� 5 Implementation
� 6 End-of-project report
Project implementation by the grant benefi-ciary,
Monitoring and supervision by the French insti-tution supported by the Secretariat,
Mid-term assessment if required,
Management of funds by the AFD.
� 4 CommitmentApproval of the project by the steeringcommittee, opinions given by the CST and theSecretariat,
Signature of the financing agreement with thebeneficiary.
� 3 Ex-ante appraisalDetailed definition of the technical, economicand institutional conditions for project imple-mentation and of the focal points for applyingfinance on the basis of the project’s feasibility,logical framework and presentation document.
� 7 Ex-post assessment Assessment of results and impacts after projectcompletion.
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� 9 External communication(CD, brochures, etc.)
Communication on the project after completion orafter ex-post evaluation is carried out by themember institution with support from theSecretariat and/or the beneficiary partners.Communication may focus on a group of projectsrelating to a common topic or geographical area.
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CDM Clean Development MechanismMIES Mission interministérielle de l’effet de serre - Interministerial
Task Force on Climate Change
JI Joint Implementation
NDRC National Development and Reform CommissionNGO Non-Governmental OrganizationUNIDO United Nations Organization for Industrial DevelopmentODP Ozone Depletion PotentialPASP Programme on African Stock PilesUNEP United Nations Environment ProgrammeUNDP United Nations Development ProgrammePOP Persistent Organic PollutantsODS Ozone Depleting Substances
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“Biodiversity” projects identified or committed in Africa
Biodiversity
Project Project Project title Country Amount Project identification launch for projects promoter
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21/10/94 07/07/95 Tropical deforestation by slash-and-burn farming Tropical belt 152 449 MAEE
21/10/94 07/07/95 Management and conservation of the banc d'Arguin ecosystem Mauritania 671 843 MAEE
21/10/94 15/04/96 Arly conservation unit Burkina Faso 378 378 AFD
21/10/94 15/04/96 Rehabilitation and livelihoods in the Niokolo Koba National Park Senegal 686 021 MAEE
15/03/95 22/11/95 Maintaining biodiversity after tsé-tsé eradication Zimbabwe 766 819 MAEE
07/07/95 20/09/96 Biodivalor - support to sustainable livelihoods in tropical forests Gabon 450 792 MAEE
07/07/95 20/12/96 Village lands in the Kouré and Dallol Bosso districts Niger 304 898 AFD
07/07/95 01/04/97 Biodiversity protection in the lower Mauritanian delta Mauritania 609 796 AFD
07/07/95 09/11/99 Sustainable forest management Gabon 954 598 AFD-MAEE
15/04/96 20/09/96 Protection and management of marine and inland natural areas Mayotte 495 459 AFD
01/04/97 06/05/98 Management of environmental information in the Congo basin Africa / Regional 762 245 MAEE
01/04/97 29/06/00 Pilot projects for biodiversity conservation and enhancement under the PAE Madagascar 1 326 306 MAEE
30/09/97 22/12/97 Management of Ramsar sites through innovative technical exchanges Africa / Regional 381 123 MEEDDAT
30/09/97 06/05/98 Biodiversity conservation project for the Cape Peninsula South Africa 914 694 AFD
30/09/97 18/02/99 Ecosystem restoration in the ElizabethNational Park and Lake George Ouganda 1 158 613 MESR
06/05/98 18/02/99 Environmental management in refugee concentration zones Africa / Regional 701 265 MAEE
29/09/98 17/06/99 Support to wildlife conservation units Burkina Faso 762 245 AFD
18/02/99 17/06/99 Maintaining biodiversity in the Zambezi Valley Zimbabwe 435 000 MAEE
18/02/99 12/09/00 Preservation and management of protected areas in the Pendjari National Park Benin 1 100 000 AFD
09/11/99 26/03/01 Observatory for maritime zones in Guinea Guinée 1 300 000 AFD
09/11/99 26/03/01 Preservation of fish resources by fishing communities Senegal 900 000 AFD
07/03/00 26/03/01 Interactions between livestock and wildlife around protected areas Tchad 770 000 MAEE
07/03/00 07/07/04 Biodiversity conservation in the Faro and Bouba N'Djida National Parks Cameroon 1 500 000 AFD
27/11/00 06/07/01 Agrobiodiversity in sorghum cultivation Burkina Faso / Mali 1 300 000 MESR
27/11/00 06/07/01 Sustainable prawn fisheries management Madagascar 1 056 000 AFD
27/11/00 29/03/02 Antelopes in the Sahel and Sahara Africa / Regional 1 385 000 MEEDDAT
26/03/01 30/11/01 Mahafaly Plateau Madagascar 900 000 AFD
26/03/01 29/03/02 Development of nature tourism in Central Africa (ECOFAC) Africa / Regional 939 000 AFD
26/03/01 30/04/03 Management of hunting lands Central African Rep. 1 000 000 MAEE
06/07/01 30/11/01 Restoration of the Méru protected area Kenya 1 860 000 AFD
24/05/02 26/03/04 Ethiopian gardens Ethiopia 1 230 000 MAEE
15/11/02 30/04/03 Sustainable forest management by CIB Congo 873 000 AFD
15/11/02 26/03/04 Conservancy network Namibia 1 400 000 MAEE
15/11/02 26/03/04 Conservation and enhancement of biodiversity and elephants in theGourma area Mali 1 560 000 MAEE
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15/11/02 30/04/03 Mnazi Bay Marine Park Tanzania 630 000 MAEE
04/07/03 27/10/04 Restoration of island ecosystems Seychelles 460 000 MAEE
27/11/03 30/03/05 Nature conservation and community and tourism development Botswana 935 000 MEEDDATin the Kalahari
27/11/03 26/03/04 Development of the Quirimbas National Park Mozambique 700 000 AFD
26/03/04 05/07/05 Foundation for protected areas and biodiversity: contribution to capital Madagascar 1 000 000 AFD
26/03/04 27/10/04 Bio-Hub - sustainable community management of biodiversity and Africa / Regional 500 000 MAEEnatural resources
07/07/04 25/11/05 Biodiversity management in the peripheral areas of major national Africa / Regional 2 500 000 MAEEparks in the Congo Basin
27/10/04 05/07/06 Biodiversity conservation around the Sapo National Park Liberia 830 000 MAEE
27/10/04 30/03/05 Small-Scale Initiatives programme - Tranche 1 Africa / Regional 1 200 000 MAEE-MEEDDAT
27/10/04 30/03/05 Network of Marine Protected Areas in the Indian Ocean countries Africa / Regional 700 000 MAEE
30/03/05 25/11/05 Pilot project for organic farming in Antrema Madagascar 320 000 MAEE
30/03/05 25/11/05 Community management of biodiversity around protected areas Ghana 1 200 000 MAEE
25/11/05 05/07/06 Biodiversity conservation and development of the protected zone of Congo (DR) 781 000 MAEEthe Lomako forest reserve
30/03/06 05/07/06 Protection of the Gola humid forest Sierra Leone 1 186 000 MAEE
05/07/06 05/07/06 Small-Scale Initiatives programme - Tranche 2 Africa / Regional 1 000 000 MAEE-MEEDDAT
05/07/06 18/12/06 Extension of sustainable management dynamics to small Gabon 2 000 000 AFDforest concessions
05/07/06 30/03/07 Efficiency of protected area Management in West Africa Africa / Regional 990 000 MAEE
18/12/06 06/07/07 Sustainable management of community forests Cameroon 1 300 000 MAEE
30/03/07 30/11/07 Addo Elephant National Park South Africa 984 000 AFD
30/11/07 01/07/08 Biodiversity conservation and timber certification in two listed forests Côte d'Ivoire 400 000 MAEE
03/04/08 27/11/08 Support to public and private operators for sustainable forest Africa / Regional 800 000 AFD
management in the Congo and Brazilian Amazon Basins
03/04/08 27/11/08 Co-management of the Gilé national nature reserve and Mozambique 1 000 000 AFD
development of its peripheral areas
03/04/08 01/07/08 Sustainable natural resource management to conserve Madagascar 2 000 000 AFD
three biodiversity hotspots
03/04/08 01/07/08 Sustainable management of agricultural biodiversity in farming systems Mali 1 000 000 AFD
27/11/08 Support to the Verde Ventures investment fund Africa / Regional 990 000 AFD
27/11/08 Community development and conservation of natural resources Congo (DR) 800 000 MEEDDAT
27/11/08 Second Small-Scale Initiatives Programme Africa / Regional 2 500 000 MEEDDAT
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Project Project Project title Country Amount Project identification launch for projects promoter
date date in €
15/03/95 07/07/95 Protection and enhancement of coral reefs Lesser Antilles) Saint-Lucia 240 778 MAEE
15/03/95 07/07/95 Protection and enhancement of coral reefs Lesser Antilles) St Vincent and 107 477 MAEEGrenadines
15/03/95 07/07/95 Protection and enhancement of coral reefs Lesser Antilles) Grenada 147 052 MAEE
07/07/95 01/04/97 Community development and conservation in the Mata Atlantica Brazil 312 520 MEEDDAT(Iguape region)
22/11/95 15/04/96 OMAERE ethno-botanical conservancy Ecuador 126 738 MAEE
15/04/96 20/09/96 Contribution to the integration of environmental issues in petroleum Bolivia 112 218 MAEEprospecting
20/09/96 20/12/96 "Demonstrative projects" under the tropical forests protection programme Brazil 1 524 490 MAEE
22/12/97 06/05/98 Temperate natural forests in Chile Chile 751 269 MAEE
06/05/98 18/02/99 Biodiversity conservation in the Sierra Nevada Colombia 988 784 MAEE
29/09/98 18/02/99 Upper Basin of the Rio Jejui and Mbaracayu nature reserve Paraguay 1 141 301 MEIE
18/02/99 29/06/00 Sustainable development in the Carrera and Capitan Prat provinces : Chile 1 000 000 MEEDDATestablishment of a Regional Nature Park
29/06/00 26/03/01 Pilot activities for biodiversity-based livelihoods in the Rio Negro Pantanal Brazil 980 000 MAEE
29/06/00 30/11/01 Conservation and biodiversity-based livelihoods in Amapa State Brazil 1 140 000 MEEDDAT
26/03/01 06/07/01 Biological corridor between the Puracé and Cueva los Guacharos parks Colombia 1 600 000 MAEE
26/03/01 30/11/01 Sustainable use of forest resources in the Guyanas Latin America / 1 620 000 MEEDDATRegional
26/03/01 30/11/01 Sustainable management of natural resources with indigenous Mapuche Chile 1 695 000 MAEEcommunities
06/07/01 29/03/02 Strengthening the national protected areas network Cuba 1 500 000 MAEE
06/07/01 15/11/02 Conservation and development in subtropical montane forests Argentina 1 000 000 MAEE(Upper Bermejo ecological corridor)
30/11/01 15/11/02 Plant biodiversity conservation and livelihoods in the tropical zones of Bolivia 450 000 MESRthe Chaparé - BIODESA
30/11/01 04/07/03 Biodiversity protection in the Coco Island Marine Conservation Area Costa Rica 1 065 000 MEEDDAT
30/04/03 27/11/03 Support to indigenous communities in the Canaïma National Park Venezuela 470 000 MEEDDAT
04/07/03 26/03/04 Protected areas and benefit sharing in western Caribbean states Western Caribbean 1 372 000 MAEE
26/03/04 07/07/04 Integrated protected area Management in Guatemala's Caribbean region Guatemala 800 000 MAEE
26/03/04 05/07/05 Sustainable management of forest resources in Amazonia Brazil 1 380 000 MAEE
27/10/04 30/03/05 Conservation and sustainable use of coral reefs in the Meso-American Guatemala / 750 000 MAEEeco-region Honduras
18/12/06 30/11/07 Development of Uruguay's national protected areas network Uruguay 1 000 000 MEEDDAT
30/03/07 30/11/07 Biodiversity and sustainable forest management on the Guyanese plateau Guyanas 1 300 000 MEEDDAT
03/04/08 27/11/08 Support to public and private operators for sustainable forest Latin America / 400 000 AFD
management in the Congo and Brazilian Amazon basins Regional
Total Latin America 25 projects 24 974 628
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Project Project Project title Country Amount Project identification launch for projects promoter
date date in €
21/10/94 07/07/95 Biodiversity conservation in the forests of the Western Ghâts India 125 466 MAEE
26/03/01 29/03/02 Wild cattle reserve Vietnam 1 049 000 MAEE
24/05/02 07/07/04 Maintaining and preserving urban hydro systems in the tropics Laos 600 000 AFD
04/07/03 07/07/04 Preservation and uses of root-crop agro-biodiversity Vanuatu 677 000 MAEE
26/03/04 07/07/04 Contribution to the regional coral reefs initiative for the South Pacific South Pacific / 2 000 000 AFD-MAEERegional
30/03/05 05/07/06 Network of marine protected areas and sustainable tourism on the Thailand 1 000 000 AFDAndaman coast
30/03/05 05/07/05 Ecosystem conservation in the Cardamum Islands Cambodia 840 000 AFD
30/03/07 30/11/07 Ecotourism development and biodiversity protection in Lao Caï province Vietnam 890 000 AFD
03/04/08 01/07/08 Conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in the Socotra Yemen 1 000 000 AFD
Archipelago
03/04/08 Development of eco-certified economic sectors to supply the aquarium South Pacific / 500 000 AFD
market from post-larval reef fish and crustaceans in the South Pacific Regional
Total Asia and Pacific 10 projects 8 681 466
“Biodiversity” projects identified or committed in Mediterranean
Project Project Project title Country Amount Project identification launch for projects promoter
date date in €
15/03/95 22/12/97 Conservation of natural coastal areas in the Mediterranean basin Lebanon 461 669 MEEDDAT
15/03/95 22/12/97 Conservation of natural coastal areas in the Mediterranean basin Morocco 607 471 MEEDDAT
15/03/95 22/12/97 Conservation of natural coastal areas in the Mediterranean basin Tunisie 609 796 MEEDDAT
15/03/95 22/12/97 Conservation of natural coastal areas in the Mediterranean basin Maghreb / 91 469 MEEDDAT(monitoring and assessment) Regional
29/09/98 07/03/00 Management of the Ifrane nature park and areas surrounding the forest Morocco 2 288 000 AFD
27/11/00 15/11/02 Protected marine and coastal areas Tunisia 1 475 000 MEEDDAT
27/10/04 05/07/05 Development of a national commission for the Algerian coastline Algeria 1 200 000 MEEDDAT
05/07/05 25/11/05 Support to Lebanese nature reserves Lebanon 1 400 000 AFD
Total Mediterranean 5 projects 8 133 406
“Biodiversity” projects identified or committed in Eastern Europe
Project Project Project title Country Amount Project identification launch for projects promoter
date date in €
15/04/96 20/12/96 Ecosystem protection and livelihoods in Bulgaria's Dobroudja region Bulgaria 286 604 MAEE-MEEDDAT
29/06/00 30/11/01 Management and amenities in a pilot community forest Georgia 1 200 000 KFW
27/11/00 06/07/01 Network of foundations for biodiversity Hungary 1 106 000 MEEDDAT
Total Eastern Europe 3 projects 2 592 604
NB: The four projects for “Conservation of natural coastal areas in the Mediterranean basin” are counted as one.
Total for biodiversity 104 projects 104 073 647
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Projects committed in Novembre 2005
Country Beneficiary Project title Total amount FGEFin € grant in €
Benin FAT Planning and traditional management for the AdjiroGallery Forest 80 000 45 000
Burkina Faso Naturama Participatory management for the Oursi Pond 108 000 30 000
Gabon Ibonga Education and tourist interpretation in protected areas of the Gamba 100 000 50 000
Gabon Maison du Tourisme Upper Ogooué Museum 30 000 15 000et de la Nature
Laos Elephantasia Elephant conservation 184 000 50 000
Madagascar APMM Biological corridor between the Ranomafana and Andringitra National Parks 60 000 30 000
Madagascar Fanamby Protected area in the Loky Manambato region 70 200 35 000
Madagascar GEVALOR Waste recovery in Mahajanga 225 000 50 000
Mauritania IUCN Mauritania / Community protected area in the Saharan municipality of Ouadane 120 000 50 000Ouadane Municipality
Total 9 projects 977 200 355 000
Projects committed in December 2006
Benin AFEL Preservation of mangroves in southern Benin's coastal lagoon 36 000 18 000
Congo CFC Community hunting reserve in Ibolo-Koundoumou 97 079 38 285 Brazzaville
Madagascar Megaptera Whale watching in Sainte Marie 70 576 50 000
Central African APFC / IGF Wildlife management in village hunting zones 301 000 48 300Republic
Total 4 projects 504 655 154 585
Projects committed in March 2006
Benin ABPEE Development of a toolbox for environmental management 60 000 10 000
Benin AVPN Creation of a transboundary conservation area for hippopotamus 131 049 39 000
Comoros FADESIM Ecotourism in Mohéli and environmental associations 60 500 49 000
Congo RENATURA Congo Sea turtle research and conservation 106 145 40 000
Congo HELP Environmental education programme 142 500 30 000
Gabon ASF Reducing human pressure on leatherback turtles in Pongara 69 892 40 000
Gabon Gabon Environnement Ecotourism and sea turtle protection in Mayumba 71 651 40 000
Madagascar APA / WCS Marine reserve and fisheries resource management 130 000 50 000
Madagascar L'Homme et Enhancing biodiversity value by marketing products to the international 100 000 30 000l'Environnement private sector
Morocco ECODEL Demand-side household energy management in the town ofLarache 90 071 25 000
Pacific, New Opération Cétacés Conservation of humpback whales 130 073 37 000 Caledonia
Central RICAGIRN FB Creation of a village hunting zone 66 666 40 000 AfricanRepublic
Senegal Noé Conservation / Studies and protection of manatees in the Senegal River 59 000 20 000Océanium
Total 13 projects 1 217 547 450 000
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Benin CERGET Conservation and livelihoods from the Kpinkonzoumé and Houanvè forests 32 993 21 000 Benin EcoBénin Ecotourism around Lake Ahémé 57 147 42 200 Burkina Faso OND Community nature reserve for wildlife management 112 598 31 400 Colombia Tchendukua Ici et Ailleurs Recovery of land rights and biodiversity preservation in the Sierra Nevada 221 000 50 000 Gabon CADDE Mangrove conservation in Akanda 41 415 31 000 Mozambique Cabo Delgado Sustainable management of human / elephant conflicts 174 200 50 000 Sao Tomé Monte Pico Enhancing the value of the Bom Sucesso botanical garden 45 810 32 600 Senegal Wetland International Management of the Trois Marigots regional heritage area 113 890 50 000
SénégalTotal 8 projects 799 053 308 200
Projects committed in April 2008
Benin CIED Setting up an intermunicipal medicinal plant garden 55 991 30 000 Benin FAT Protection of the Djagballo forest by traditional hunting groups 73 962 39 000 Cambodia Nomad RSI Traditional medicinal know-how and creation of a medicinal plant garden 38 400 17 700 Côte d'Ivoire CEPA Community management of the Tanoé marshland forest 67 568 10 000 Gabon Association IBONGA Involving local communities in conservation and management of the Gamba complex 100 000 35 000Gabon Association Culture Developing ecotourism in the Minkébé National Park 48 810 26 000
Nature EdzenguiMadagascar L'Homme et Conservation and livelhoods from the Vohibola coastal forest 88 320 50 000
l'EnvironnementMadagascar NY TANINTSIKA Production of wild silk from the Tapia forests 54 427 30 000 Polynesia TE MANA O, Educational kit to raise awareness on sea turtle protection in the Pacific 83 500 16 000
TE MOANATotal 9 projects 610 978 253 700
Projects committed in July 2007
Benin CREDI Protection of a wetland area and sitatunga antelopes 78 989 28 100 Benin UNSO Recycling used tyres 16 518 12 400 Burkina Faso ATTPH / GERES Support to ATTPH practitioners of traditional medicine to protect threatened medicinal species 42 305 20 100 Burkina Faso CDPF Reintroduction and breeding of West African ostriches 95 786 50 000 Gabon PROGRAM Community ecotourism in Doussala village 66 084 47 700 Gabon Maison du Tourisme Setting up an eco-museum for children 19 060 15 000
et de la Nature Gabon Les Amis du Pangolin Training for young people in natural resource protection 12 883 10 000 Madagascar 2HY-FAIRE LIEN Theater workshops to raise awareness on environmental protection 66 000 21 600 Niger APHN - Noé Creation of a protected area for hippopotamus conservation 77 000 50 000
Conservation Sao Tomé MARAPA Good practice for environmentally sound fishing 30 798 23 100
Total 10 projects 505 423 278 000
Projects committed in November 2007
Algeria ASJDN Creating a steppe zone forest reserve 50 000 37 500 Gabon Mogheso Community tourism in the Lopé National Park 58 550 30 000 Senegal SANTORUN Botanical garden for medicinal plants 47 640 33 000
Total 3 projects 156 190 100 500
Total for SSI programme 4 771 046 1 899 985
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Climate change
Project Project Project title Country Amount Project identification launch for projects promoter
date date in €
07/07/95 20/12/96 Village management of forest stands Mali 762 245 AFD-MAEE
22/11/95 17/06/99 Integration of a decentralized electrification component Burkina Faso 220 000 AFD
01/04/97 30/09/97 Alizés rural electrification project Mauritanie 762 245 AFD
01/04/97 18/02/99 Belle-Vue coal and bagasse-fired power plant Maurice 514 515 AFD
17/06/99 09/11/99 Agro-ecology and carbon storage (cross-cutting programme) Afrique / Régional 762 245 AFD-MAEE
17/06/99 27/11/00 Agro-ecology action plan Afrique / Régional 1 935 600 AFD-MAEE
09/11/99 07/03/00 Development of phosphate carbonate deposits Senegal 1 112 900 MESR
26/03/01 30/11/01 Development of charcoal production from plant residues Mauritania 600 000 MAEE
27/11/03 30/03/06 The Clean Development Mechanism in the forest sector Africa / Regional 2 300 000 MAEE
07/07/04 30/03/05 CDM project incubator programme Africa / Regional 2 000 000 AFD
25/11/05 05/07/06 Processing Cotonou' Zemidjians engines to four-stroke Benin 1 000 000 AFD
18/12/06 06/07/07 Capacity building for adaptation to climate change in the Indian Ocean Africa / Regional 1 000 000 MAEE - MEEDDAT
18/12/06 06/07/07 Substitute refrigerants in Africa (AFROC) Africa / Regional 750 000 MEEDDAT
30/03/07 27/11/08 Support to climate change adaptation in the agricultural and water sectors Africa / Regional 1 200 000 MAEE
06/07/07 01/07/08 Developing a global approach to urban transport - Tshwane municipality South Africa 1 000 000 AFD
30/11/07 01/07/08 Climate change alerting systems in Africa Africa / Regional 2 000 000 MAEE
01/07/08 Recovery and re-use of sawmill waste for combined heat and power Africa / Regional 1 000 000 AFD
in forestry companies
27/11/08 Support to energy efficiency and renewable energy in Mauritius Mauritius 1 000 000 AFD
27/11/08 Sustainable management of community forests in Benin Benin 1 000 000 AFD
Total Africa 18 projects 20 919 751
“Climate change” projects identified or committed in Latin America
Project Project Project title Country Amount Project identification launch for projects promoter
date date in €
15/04/96 22/12/97 Rural electrification Programme in Bahia State Brazil 381 123 MAEE-MEIE
09/11/99 29/06/00 Conversion of vehicles to natural gas in Mexico City Mexico 1 400 000 MAEE
05/07/05 30/11/07 Geothermal energy project for the Caribbean Dominica 2 000 000 AFD
30/03/06 05/07/06 Institutional support and applications to climate issues Mexico 285 000 MEIE
Total Latin America 4 projects 4 066 123
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Project Project Project title Country Amount Project identification launch for projects promoter
date date in €
21/10/94 20/09/96 Photovoltaic electrification in remote atolls Vanuatu 91 469 AFD
30/09/97 17/06/99 Improved energy efficiency in new buildings China 3 284 550 MEIE-MEEDDAT
22/12/97 17/06/99 Development of small-scale hydropower in remote rural areas Indonesia 610 000 MEIE
15/11/02 27/11/03 Energy efficiency in programming and construction of housing China 2 700 000 MEEDDAT
27/11/03 26/03/04 Integrated and sustainable public transport in the greater Hanoï area Vietnam 2 000 000 MEIE
26/03/04 27/10/04 Dissemination of good practice in energy efficiency in the construction sector Afghanistan 1 350 000 MAEE
05/07/05 30/03/06 Support to setting up CDM projects in four provinces of western China China 750 000 AFD
18/12/06 30/11/07 Promotion of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects Asia / Regional 1 100 000 AFD PROPARCO
30/03/07 03/04/08 Support to the financing programme for energy efficiency and renewable China 600 000 AFDenergy projects
06/07/07 30/11/07 Platform for biofuels development India 1 500 000 AFD-MESR
Total Asia and Pacific 10 projects 13 986 019
“Climate change” projects identified or committed in Mediterranean
Project Project Project title Country Amount Project identification launch for projects promoter
date date in €
22/11/95 06/05/98 Energy efficiency in buildings and thermal regulations Tunisia 1 905 000 AFD
15/04/96 01/04/97 Energy efficiency improvements in collective housing stock Leban on 868 959 MEEDDAT
22/12/97 26/03/01 Urban fuel would use Morocco 1 594 054 AFD
17/06/99 06/07/01 Decentralised electrification and solar pumps Morocco 1 600 000 AFD
24/05/02 15/11/02 Energy and environment upgraded in Sidi-Bernoussi Morocco 825 000 MAEE
7/07/04 27/10/04 Overall rural electrification Morocco 500 000 AFD
25/11/05 05/07/06 Installation of a water treatment plant in Fez with a biogas-to-energy system Morocco 900 000 AFD
06/07/07 30/11/07 Support to energy management in industry and the tertiary sector Jordan 1 560 000 AFD
06/07/07 Energy efficiency improvements in buildings Morocco 900 000 MEEDDAT
01/07/08 27/11/08 Assistance to the Palestinian Authority to developed demand-side Autonomous 1 000 000 AFD
electricity management Palestinian
Territories
Total Mediterranean 10 projects 11 653 013
“Climate change” projects identified or committed in Eastern Europe
Project Project Project title Country Amount Project identification launch for projects promoter
date date in €
30/09/97 09/11/99 Fund for energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction Eastern Europe 2 000 000 MEIE
15/11/02 27/11/03 Organization of a regional fuelwood sector Lithuania 1 050 000 MEEDDAT
07/07/04 30/03/05 Capacity building and support to the establishment of an energy 2 000 000 MAEEefficiency fund
Total Eastern Europe 3 projects 5 050 000
Total for climate change 45 projects 55 674 906
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International waters
“International waters” projects identified or committed in Latin America
“International waters” projects identified or committed in Eastern Europe
“International waters” projects identified or committed in Mediterranean
21/10/94 21/10/94 Resource management in the Jordan River Basin Mediterranean 290 676 MEIE22/11/95 17/06/99 Hydrological data Mediterranean 1 675 154 MEIE06/05/98 29/03/02 Support to PAS MED implementation Mediterranean/Reg 1 353 000 MEEDDAT30/04/03 27/11/03 Sahara aquifer system Algeria/Libya/Tunisia 315 000 MEEDDAT05/07/05 30/03/06 Red Sea-Dead Sea water transfer Autonomous 1 000 000 AFD
Palestinian Territories18/12/06 06/07/07 Shared management of the North Sahara aquifer system Mediterranean/Reg. 500 000 MEEDDAT06/07/07 03/04/08 Strategic partnership for the large Mediterranean marine ecosystem Mediterranean/Reg. 2 000 000 MEEDDAT03/04/08 01/07/08 Definition and support to implementation of an overall plan for depletion Morocco 500 000 AFD
and protection of the Nador lagoon
01/07/08 Controlling waste immersion in the Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean/Reg. 350 000 MEEDDAT
27/11/08 Coastal aquifers in southern Tunisia Tunisia 950 000 MEEDDAT
Total Mediterranean 10 projects 8 933 830
“International waters” projects identified or committed in Asia and Pacific
07/07/04 30/03/06 Support to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Asia / Regional 1 000 000 AFD
Total Asia and Pacific 1 project 1 000 000
Project Project Project title Country Amount Project identification launch for projects promoter
date date in €
06/05/98 29/06/00 Support to water management in the Senegal River Basin Africa / Regional 1 350 000 MAEE18/02/99 30/04/03 Hydro-cycle monitoring system (HYCOS) Africa / Regional 1 000 000 MAEE09/11/99 26/03/01 Pollution control and contribution to Zambezi River Management Zambia/Zimbabwe 1 500 000 MAEE27/11/00 15/11/02 Support to the Orange-Senqu River Basin Authority Africa / Regional 1 500 000 MAEE27/11/03 07/07/04 Establishment of an environmental observatory for the Niger River Basin Africa / Regional 1 200 000 AFD-MAEE27/10/04 25/11/05 Fisheries resource management in the South West Indian Ocean (SWIOFP) Africa / Regional 800 000 MAEE27/10/04 30/03/06 Initiative for the Nile River Basin Egypt / Sudan / 1 000 000 AFD
Ethiopia18/12/06 06/07/07 Water resources monitoring centre for the Volta River Basin Africa / Regional 1 200 000 MAEE01/07/08 27/11/08 Management of west African marine and coastal biodiversity Africa / Regional 1 600 000 AFD
by strengthening conservation and monitoring initiatives for MPAs
Total Africa 9 projects 11 150 000
20/12/96 17/06/99 Water resources monitoring for the Upper Paraguay basin Latin America/Reg. 1 894 180 MEIE26/03/01 30/04/03 Environmental protection for the Rio de la Plata Argentina/Uruguay 1 005 000 MAEE30/04/03 26/03/04 Management of Rio Magdalena lake and river ecosystems Colombia 1 200 000 MAEE
Total Latin America 3 projects 4 099 180
20/09/96 30/09/97 Recovery of irradiated material from the Lepse Russia 1 417 041 MAEE06/05/98 09/11/99 Support to transboundary management of the Irtysh River Basin Russia / Kazakhstan 1 000 000 MEEDDAT26/03/01 30/11/01 Production of a management plan for the River Narva catchment basin Estonia and Russia 1 165 000 MESR15/11/02 04/07/03 Transboundary management of the Korös/Crisuri river basin Hungary / Romania 1 024 000 MEEDDATTotal Eastern Europe 4 projects 4 606 041
Total for international waters 27 projects 29 789 051
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26/03/04 07/07/04 Support to the development of agro-ecology techniques Laos 1 470 000 AFD
Total Asia and Pacific 1 project 1 470 000
“Land degradation” projects identified or committed in Mediterranean
“Land degradation” projects identified or committed in Africa
Land degradation, desertification, deforestation and POP
Project Project Project title Country Amount Project identification launch for projects promoter
date date in €
20/12/96 30/09/97 Network of long-term ecological monitoring centres - ROSELT Africa / Regional 1 341 551 MAEE-MEEDDAT
22/12/97 07/03/00 The global environment and combating desertification Africa / Regional 3 000 000 MAEE
09/11/99 07/03/00 Support to local development in West Africa (padl) Burkina Faso 1 600 000 AFD
27/11/00 30/11/01 Support to local development in West Africa (pdlo) Burkina Faso 1 610 000 AFD
27/11/03 05/07/06 Programme to eliminate and prevent the resurgence of obsolete Mali 600 000 MEEDDATpesticide stockpiles
27/10/04 31/01/05 Environmental approach to locust control Africa / Regional 1 000 000 MAEE
30/03/07 03/04/08 Combating desertification and sustainable natural resource management Djibouti (DR) 1 000 000 AFD
06/07/07 03/04/08 Multi-country agro-ecology support programme (PAMPA) Africa / Regional 1 000 000 MAEE
27/11/08 Rational management of polychlorobiphenyls (PCB) in West Africa Africa / Regional 800 000 MEEDDAT
Total Africa 9 projects 11 951 551
27/11/03 25/11/05 Programme to eliminate and prevent the resurgence of obsolete Tunisia 800 000 MEEDDATpesticide stockpiles
07/07/04 05/07/06 Support to development of conservation agriculture Tunisia 1 400 000 AFD
18/12/06 30/03/07 Developing livelihoods is in southern Morocco's oases Morocco 1 500 000 AFD
Total Mediterranean 2 projects 3 700 000
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Total land degradation, POP 12 projects 17 121 551
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Ozone layer
Date Project title Country Sector Status Type Total after Partnersapproved ajustments
in $
The indicated amounts correspond to total project amounts. They are funded through French bilateral contributions and implemented by the French GEF Secretariat.
03/98 Implementation of the RMP Ivory Coast Refrigeration Cancelled Technical assistance 31 436 07/02 Implementation of the refrigerant management plan: monitoring the Ivory Coast Refrigeration Cancelled Technical assistance
activities of the RMP and set up of an import/export licensing system 07/02 Project preparation for projects in commercial refrigeration Ivory Coast Refrigeration Closed Preparation 14 114
production facilities 02/97 Refrigeration management plan preparation Ivory Coast Refrigeration Closed Preparation 25 000 03/99 Documentary on traffic in second-hand refrigerators Ivory Coast Refrigeration Closed Technical assistance 9 619 07/02 ODS phase out in 50 existing centrifugal chillers units Ivory Coast Refrigeration Transferred Investment03/07 Project preparation for a terminal phase-out management plan in Ethiopia Terminal phase-out Ongoing Preparation 33 900 GTZ
the servicing sector management plan12/04 Implementation of the RMP update Ethiopia Refrigeration Ongoing Technical assistance 103 169 GTZ03/99 Technical assistance in air conditioning Ghana Refrigeration Closed Technical assistance 26 379 04/08 Terminal CFCs phase-out management plan (second tranche) Kenya Terminal phase-out Ongoing Investment 335 610
management plan12/04 Terminal CFCs phase-out management plan (first tranche) Kenya Terminal phase-out Closed Investment 243 983 GTZ
management plan11/05 Implementation of the RMP: recovery and recycling component Madagascar Refrigeration Ongoing Technical assistance 45 765 11/99 Implementation of the RMP: set up a national recovery and recycling Madagascar Refrigeration Closed Technical assistance 86 835
network11/99 Implementation of the RMP: training of personnel in charge of control Madagascar Refrigeration Closed Training 27 300
and monitoring of imports of ODS 11/99 Implementation of the RMP: training of trainers and refrigeration Madagascar Refrigeration Closed Training 48 510
technicians in good service practices02/97 Country programme preparation Madagascar Several Closed Country programme 36 981 07/98 Project preparation in the foam sector (Fofy) Mali Foam Closed Preparation 14 000 11/98 Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the Mali Foam Closed Investment 151 000
manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Fofy Industrie09/94 Conversion of CFC-based commercial refrigeration installations in Mauritania Refrigeration Closed Technical assistance 99 522
the fishing industry09/94 Training of refrigeration technicians Mauritania Refrigeration Closed Training 25 000 07/94 Country programme preparation Mauritania Several Closed Country programme 39 771 09/94 Institutional strengthening project proposal Mauritania Several Closed Institutional strengthening 25 983 09/94 Training and awareness of personnel involved in the task of codifying Mauritania Several Closed Training 9 456
and identifying ODS and ODS-containing material 12/04 Refrigerant management plan update Mozambique Refrigeration Ongoing Technical assistance 118 099 GTZ07/08 Terminal phase-out management plan (first tranche) CAR Terminal phase-out
management plan Ongoing Investment 62 150 PNUE07/01 Implementation of the RMP: development and implementation of a CAR Refrigeration Cancelled Technical assistance 1 803
tax/incentive programme07/01 Implementation of the RMP: monitoring the activities of the RMP CAR Refrigeration Cancelled Training 19 509
project, including registration of refrigeration service technicians, distributors and importers of CFCs
07/01 Implementation of the RMP: training programme for customs officers CAR Refrigeration Cancelled Training 57 065 07/01 Implementation of the RMP: train the trainers programme for CAR Refrigeration Cancelled Training 48 749
refrigeration technicians in good management practices and a training programme to address technicians in the informal sector
04/06 Strategic demonstration project for accelerated conversion of CFC Regional Refrigeration Ongoing DEM 406 800 ONUDI, chillers in 5 African Countries (Africa) Germany (Cameroon, Egypt, Namibia, Nigeria and Sudan) Japan
11/07 African customs enforcement networks for preventing illegal trade Regional Several Ongoing Technical assistance 84 750 PNUEof ODS in the African sub-regional trade organizations (Africa)(CEMAC, COMESA, SACU and UEMOA)
12/00 Refrigeration and global environment evaluation of equipment Regional Refrigeration Closed Technical assistance 15 750 modernization study (Africa)
07/95 Technology transfer workshop for African countries on practical Regional Several Closed Training 120 000 implementation of the Montreal Protocol (Africa)
05/96 Project preparation for projects in the hotel and fisheries industries Senegal Refrigeration Closed Preparation 9 752 and recycling
02/97 Training of technicians in domestic refrigeration and air conditioning Senegal Refrigeration Closed Training 16 500 03/07 Terminal ODS phase-out management plan (first tranche) Seychelles Terminal phase-out Ongoing Investment 135 600 GTZ
management plan07/08 Terminal ODS phase-out management plan (second tranche) Seychelles Terminal phase-out Ongoing Investment 67 800 GTZ
management plan07/06 Project preparation for a terminal phase-out management plan Seychelles Terminal phase-out Closed Preparation 22 600 GTZ
management plan07/05 Refrigerant management plan update Tanzania Refrigeration Ongoing Technical assistance 177 695 GTZ12/04 Implementation of the RMP update Uganda Refrigeration Ongoing Technical assistance 84 750 GTZ07/08 Terminal phase-out management plan (first tranche) Uganda Terminal phase-out Ongoing Investment 172 325 GTZ
management plan11/06 Project preparation for a terminal ODS phase-out management plan Uganda Terminal phase-out Completed Preparation 33 900 GTZ
management plan
Total Africa 42 projects and project preparations 3 088 930
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“Ozone layer” projects identified or committed in Asia
07/04 National CFC phase-out management plan: phase-out of ODS Cuba Terminal phase-out Transferred Technical assistance 90 760 GTZin the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector (first tranche) management plan
04/05 National ODS phase-out plan for CFCs: 2005 annual Cuba Terminal phase-out Transferred Investment GTZimplementation plan management plan
11/99 Project preparation for phase out of methyl bromide used in Costa Rica Fumigation Closed Preparation 11 280 grain fumigation
Total Latin America 3 projects and project preparations 102 040
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11/99 Project preparation of phase out of use of ODS solvent China Solvents Closed Preparation 28 875 in production of parts working in high voltage conditions
04/05 CTC phase-out plan for the consumption and India Terminal phase-out Ongoing Investment 1 085 000 GTZproduction sectors: 2005 annual programme management plan
07/06 CTC phase-out plan for the consumption and India Terminal phase-out Ongoing Investment 585 000 GTZproduction sectors: 2006 annual programme management plan
07/07 CTC phase-out plan for the consumption and India Terminal phase-out Ongoing Technical assistance 585 000 GTZproduction sectors: 2007 annual programme management plan
04/04 CTC phase-out plan for the consumption and India Terminal phase-out Completed Investment 1 085 000 GTZproduction sectors: 2004 work programme management plan
07/99 Halon management programme Iran Halons Ongoing Technical assistance 511 175 04/05 National CFC phase-out plan: 2005 annual Iran Terminal phase-out Ongoing Investment 555 000 GTZ
implementation programme management plan11/98 Small and medium enterprises study Iran Several Closed Technical assistance 75 000 11/97 Set up of a national programme of recovery and Iran Refrigeration Closed Technical assistance 242 768
recycling CFC-12 (pilot project in Tehran)03/98 Conversion to non-CFC facilities of 4 companies producing Iran Refrigeration Closed Investment 138 600
cars and wagons equipped with MAC-umbrella project07/99 Conversion to ODS-free technology at Dorcharkh Company Iran Solvents Closed Investment 165 14011/97 Projects preparation and technical assistance in the halon sector Iran Halons Closed Préparation 31 50010/96 Project preparation/technical assistance for MAC Iran Refrigeration Closed Préparation 30 000
recycling and training in good servicing practices 11/97 Project preparation and technical assistance in the Iran Solvents Closed Préparation 31 500
solvent sector 12/03 National CFC phase-out plan: 2004 annual Iran Terminal phase-out Completed Investment 1 117 348 GTZ
implementation programme management plan03/99 Technical assistance in air-conditioning Jordanian Refrigeration Closed Technical assistance 10 425 07/01 Implementation of the RMP: recovery and recycling, Laos PDR Refrigeration Ongoing Technical assistance 42 840
training and demonstration project (complement)07/01 Implementation of the RMP: training of trainers in Laos PDR Refrigeration Ongoing Formation 88 987
good refrigerant management practices (phase I);national technicians training project (phase II)
07/01 Implementation of the RMP: customs training programme Laos PDR Refrigeration Ongoing Formation 92 142 04/08 Terminal phase-out management plan (first tranche) Laos PDR Terminal phase-out Ongoing Investment 205 095
management plan03/99 Technical assistance for country programme and Laos PDR Several Closed CPG 31 500
refrigerant management plan preparation 04/06 Project preparation for a terminal phase-out Laos PDR Terminal phase-out Closed Préparation 33 900
management plan for CFCs management plan11/95 Phasing out the use of CFC-113 in the electronics industry Malaisia Solvents Cancelled Investment -
through the technical promotion of no clean processes05/97 No clean process improvement training for electronic Malaisia Solvents Closed Formation 219 385
assemblers who phased out the use of CFC-11303/00 Halon banking management plan in West Asia countries: Régional Halons Closed Technical assistance 123 375 GTZ
Bahrain, Lebanon, Qatar and Yemen (jointly (Asia + Medit)implemented with Germany)
07/99 Survey for halon banking management plan in West Régional Halons Closed Technical assistance 17 500 Asia (Bahrain, Lebanon, Qatar and Yemen) (Asia + Medit)
11/99 Conversion from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in Syria Refrigeration Cancelled Investment - the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Shoukairi and Co.
11/99 Development of a halon banking management plan Syria Halons Closed Technical assistance 11 272
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Total ozone layer 102 projects 14 384 816
07/01 Establishing a halon bank and umbrella project for 63 manufacturers Syria Halons Closed Technical assistance 169 050
11/98 Project preparation in the commercial refrigeration sector Syria Refrigeration Closed Preparation 16 172
11/98 Technical assistance in the air-conditioning sector Syria Refrigeration Closed Technical assistance 25 982
11/99 Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b and from CFC-12 Syria Refrigeration Closed Investment 49 873 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercialrefrigeration equipment at Bashar Refrigerators
11/99 Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b and from CFC-12 Syria Refrigeration Completed Investment 60 672 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Sarkisian Refrigerators
11/99 CFC emission reduction in central air conditioning Syria Refrigeration Completed Investment 150 150
11/99 No clean process improvement training for electronic assemblers Thailand Solvents Closed Training 121 800
10/96 Technical assistance on alternative technologies for cold Vietnam Refrigeration Closed Technical assistance 34 500 storage facilities and project preparation
07/99 CFC emission reductions in spinning halls air Vietnam Refrigeration Closed Investment 197 340conditioning systems chillers (pilot project)
07/94 Country programme preparation Vietnam Several Closed Country programme 21 035
Total Asia 38 projects and project preparations 7 989 901
11/97 Implementation of an ODS recovery and recycling network Lebanon Refrigeration Ongoing Technical assistance 425 289
05/96 Projects preparation and technical assistance in the foam sector Lebanon Foam Closed Technical assistance 19 505
10/96 Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of Lebanon Foam Closed Investment 55 465 polyurethane flexible molded foam at Meuble Mode Sarl
10/96 Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture Lebanon Foam Closed Investment 128 700 of flexible foam (slabstock) at Furniture and Plastic Sarl (FAP)
10/96 Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture Lebanon Foam Closed Investment 146 776 of flexible foam (slabstock) at Plastiflex Sarl
10/96 Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture Lebanon Foam Closed Investment 107 222of flexible foam (slabstock) at Merza Foam Sarl
10/96 Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture Lebanon Foam Closed Investment 141 000of rigid foam (sandwich panels) at Kilzi and Co. Sarl
10/96 Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture Lebanon Foam Closed Investment 151 742of flexible foam (slabstock) at Fomaco Sarl
10/96 Project preparation for the commercial refrigeration sector Lebanon Refrigeration Closed Preparation 30 000
10/96 Project preparation to establish a CFC and HCFC Lebanon Refrigeration Closed Preparation 30 000 recovery and recycling centre
11/97 Conversion of refrigeration industrial facilities Lebanon Refrigeration Closed Investment 153 162
11/97 Training of refrigeration technicians on recovery and Lebanon Refrigeration Closed Training 52 668recycling methodologies
07/99 Remaining issues for a RMP and preparation of strategy and Lebanon Refrigeration Completed Technical assistance 45 750projects for reduction of CFC emissions in centrifugal chillers
11/97 Implementation of an ODS recovery and recycling network Morocco Refrigeration Ongoing Technical assistance 355 867
05/96 Project preparation for the formulation of a project to Morocco Refrigeration Closed Preparation 20 000implement a recycling network for CFC-11, CFC-12 and HCFC-22
10/96 Technical assistance on alternative technologies for cold storage facilities Morocco Refrigeration Closed Technical assistance 40 000
11/97 Training of refrigeration technicians on recovery and recycling Morocco Refrigeration Closed Training 53 361 methodologies
12/00 Technical assistance for cold storage equipment Morocco Refrigeration Completed Technical assistance 120 054 (training and demonstration project)
11/99 Phase-out of methyl bromide use in the cut flower and Morocco Fumigation Completed Investment 1 127 384 ONUDIbanana production
Total Mediterranean19 projects and project preparations 3 203 945
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SeminarsFEBRUARYBiodiversity: Seminar in Paris to present the interim assessment report onConservation Trust Fund experiences
MARCHBiodiversity: International seminar organised by the IDDRI in Monaco:Towards a new system of governance of ocean biodiversity, 20-21 March
Land degradation: Seminar on “Carbon sequestration in tropical soils bydirect seeding mulch-based cropping”, Paris
Biodiversity: Seminar on Pan-African exchanges of experience withcommunity-based approaches to natural resource conservation, with theMAEE, MEEDDAT, AFD, CIRAD and IUCN, Niger, 10-14 March: “Regardscroisés sur la Tapoa”
APRILOzone: Technical workshop on HCFC substitutes, 54th meeting of theMultilateral Fund Executive Committee in Montreal.
Ozone: Thematic meeting of “ozone” coordinators for French-speakingAfrica zone 2, in Douala
MAYLand degradation: International workshop on Evaluating Climate Changeand Development, with the GEF Evaluations Office (with AFD contribu-tion), Alexandria, Egypt
JUNE Biodiversity: Preview of Leonardo Di Caprio’s documentary “The 11thHour” in Paris, 4 June
Biodiversity : Environment Week, 2 to 8 to 2008 in Senegal: Dakar’sOcéanium Association and its partners take action to boost practicalmeasures for Senegal
Climate: Environment & Sustainable Livelihoods Fair – sustainablesolutions to restore the environment – Palais Brognlart, Paris – 12 to 14June 2008
Biodiversity: 1st regional planning workshop for “Conservation of wildcattle and buffalo in Asia”, 8-17 to 2008, Vietnam, Tam Dao National Park,organised with support from the FGEF, Earthwatch Institute and theWildlife Conservation Society, under the aegis of the IUCN and itsspecialist group on wild cattle
JULYBiodiversity / climate: Conference on “The European Union and Overseas:Strategies for Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss”, La Réunion, 07-11 Julyat 2008
Ozone: OEWG (open-ended working group) and 55th meeting of theMultilateral Fund Executive Committee in Bangkok
AUGUSTOzone: Meeting of the ozone focal points network for French-speakingAfrica in Cotonou
SEPTEMBERLand degradation: “Decentralised cooperation and combating desertifi-cation”, Paris, organised by the Ile de France Regional authority
OCTOBERBiodiversity: IUCN World Conservation Congress – presentation ofpreliminary results from the capitalisation study on MPA experience,Barcelona
Biodiversity: Seminar on “Ecosystems and the Global Environment –Priorities for Action” organised with the National Research Agency (ANR)at Bercy, Paris
NOVEMBERClimate: Regional forum on climate change in West Africa, in Dakar,Senegal, 6-7 November 2008. FGEF stand co-organised with the AFD, inliaison with the Ministry for Energy and its partners
Ozone: 56th meeting of the Multilateral Fund Executive Committee, 20thConference of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Doha
DECEMBERLand degradation: “Integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) in theMediterranean” in Nice, organised by the MEEDDAT
Climate: Beijing, national seminar to present results of the CDMprogramme in western China
International waters: Seminar on integrated coastal zone management inthe Mediterranean, in Nice
International waters: Inauguration of the exhibition of Sketchbooks fromthe Small Mediterranean Islands Mission
As part of efforts to build closer links between FGEF activities and researchactivities on Global Environment topics, and under the aegis of theNational Research Agency (ANR), the FGEF secretariat contributed to thesteering group for the following prospective studies workshops (ARP) inParis, in October and November:- global environmental changes;- adaptation to climate change in agriculture and human ecosystems
PublicationsJANUARYBrochure: “The Galite Archipelago: Conservation and Enhancement of anOutstanding Heritage”
MARCHBrochure: “Tropical soils, DMC Practices and Ecosystem Services”produced by the SOL-SCV collective
Brochure: “Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative - CAWHFI), areport from the Brazzaville workshop of 12-14 March 2008”
MAYExecutive summary – A review of Experience with BiodiversityConservation Trust Funds, by the Conservation Finance Alliance workinggroup on Environmental Funds
Brochure: “Discovering the Plant Life of Cap Bon” produced with theAPAL, Tunisia
JUNEBrochure: “France – Bolivia - BIODESA Project: conservation and enhance-ment of plant biodiversity in the Cochabamba District”
FGEF brochure on the project for Energy Efficiency in Buildings inAfghanistan
JULYBrochure: “Fuelwood – an energy efficiency programme for hammams andbakery ovens in Morocco»
SEPTEMBERBrochure: “Combating desertification through micro development projectsin the Sahel - Techniques and associated costs”, produced for the seminaron “decentralised cooperation and combating desertification”, held in Parison 30 September 2008 and organised by the Ile de France RegionalCouncil.
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Brochure on the project for a "Network of Foundations for Biodiversity”,Hungary
OCTOBERBrochure on the programme for “Energy and environmental upgrading inthe Sidi Bernoussi industrial zone (Casablanca – Morocco)”
NOVEMBERFrench-language guide on the clean development mechanism (CDM) andJoint Implementation (JI)
DECEMBERBrochure on the project for “Development of a wood-energy industry inSouthern Lithuania” (in English)
FGEF citations in AFD brochuresJANUARYChina-France – cooperation project for “Support to the set-up of projectseligible for the CDM”
MARCHThe AFD in Vietnam – A Strategic Partnership
MAYThe AFD in Afghanistan - A Partnership for More Effective Aid
The AFD in Mozambique - A Historic and Varied Partnership
JUNEThe AFD in China - A Partnership for Climate
Issue 11 in the “Ex Post Assessments and Capitalisation” series, on “Energyefficiency and renewable energy: first lessons on AFD and FGEF financing”,Alain Riès, Koulm Dubus and Jean David Naudet
SEPTEMBERAFD Partnerships – French Local Authorities
Issue 17 in the “Ex Post Assessments and Capitalisation” series, on “Energyefficiency in China’s construction sector”, Diane Szynkier and Alain Riès
Issue 18 in the “Ex Post Assessments and Capitalisation” series, on“Improving energy efficiency in buildings: lessons from four FGEFprogrammes in China, Lebanon and Tunisia”, Diane Szynkier and Alain Riès
OCTOBERThe AFD and Mediterranean Waters - Towards Sustainable Managementof a Threatened
NOVEMBERIssue n° 20 of the “Lettre des économistes”, on “Tourism and develop-ment”
DECEMBERIssue 21 in the “Ex Post Assessments and Capitalisation” series, on MappingAFD and FGEF Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects - updateby Claude Briand and Alain Riès
In the mediaNewsletterAFD Newsletter, January to December 08 www.afd.fr
Biodiversity: Newsletter on protected areas in West Africa n°4 to 13 –project for “Effective management of protected areas in West Africa”
Biodiversity: ASS Niger Newsletter – n° 2 (January 08), 3 (May 08) and 4(October 08) – project on “Antelopes in the Sahel and Sahara”
International waters: La lettre du RIOB – December 07/January 2008 onthe project for “Transboundary Management of the Körös/CrisuriCatchment Basin – the Tisza river basin” (English and French)
International waters: Newsletter on the Small Mediterranean IslandsInitiative - Initiative for promoting and assisting management of theMediterranean's small Islands– February and July 08
Biodiversity: Megaptera Newsletter n° 7 (Sept 08) – SSI project for“Whale watching at Sainte Marie” (Madagascar)
Biodiversity: Forests for People Newsletter (April, May, June 08) – projectfor a Namibian Conservancy Network – in English
Climate: Hebdo Climat Newsletter (October 08) on Africa and climatechange
Biodiversity: Newsletter La lettre des Conservatoires d’espaces naturels (Dec 08)on the project for a “Network of Foundations for Biodiversity”, Hungary
PressJANUARYAfrica Geographic – FGEF citation on the project for “Nature Conservationand Community and Tourist Development in the Kalahari” This was part of an Africa Geographic Transboundary Issue which waspublished in Dec/Jan 2007/8
FEBRUARYNational Geographic France - the February 2008 ISSUE features an articleon the activities of Océanium, the NGO which established the KeurBamboung community Marine Protected Area, in Senegal’s Sine SaloumDelta, with financial support from the FGEF under a project promoted bythe AFD
MARCH Air Senegal Magazine – FGEF citation on the project for“Conservation of fishing resources by fishing communities”, Senegal –March/April 2008
MAYCourrier de la Nature (May – June 2008) - project for “BiodiversityConservation in the Cape Peninsula”
JUNETerre Sauvage n° 239 June 2008 – article on biodiversity and localeconomies (Quand la biodiversité sert l’économie locale), illustrating the Small-Scale Initiatives programme.
Les produits de la mer - bimonthly magazine, June/July 2008 issue, on theproject for “Support for Sustainable Prawn Fishing in Madagascar”
JULYTerre Sauvage – special issue on the marine and coastal areas in the Cahiersde la Nature series, summer 2008 – article by Julien Calas on the creationof the Soufrière Ste Lucie Marine Protected Area
The Standard (Kenya) – FGEF citation in the 18 July 2008 issue - MeruNational Park
Press release on Vietnam – 1st regional planning workshop for“Conservation of wild cattle and buffalo in Asia”, 8-17 June 2008
AUGUSTTerre Sauvage n° 241 August 2008 – article on Algeria, Habibas, la bienaimée, illustrating the small Mediterranean Islands initiative
DECEMBERCampo Sureno newspaper (Chile) FGEF citation on the project for“Natural Temperate Forests in Chile”
RadioFrance Culture - "Tout un monde" programme, featuring mangroves, inter-views with the AFEL SSI and Ecobénin project managers. The FGEF and SSIare mentioned in the 8th minute, 10th minute and the rest of theprogramme. November 2008
3 programmes on SSI projects on France Culture
3 programmes on SSI projects on Radio France International (RFI)
VidéoRendez-vous en Afrique du Sud, on the ADDO ELEPHANT PARK. 2008L’Ile de Coco, un trésor à partager, on Coco Island, 2008Franco-Hungarian programme on biodiversity protection. 2008
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