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FAO-GEF Partnership
RAP Training Bangkok, Thailand
2 – 4 December 2013
PART I - What is GEF?
Global environmental benefits
Incremental costs
Co-financing
Partnership
Catalytic
Country ownership
Co-financing mechanism providing new and additional grant financing to achieve global environmental benefits
MEA and GEF FA MEA Focal Areas (FA) under the GEF Trust Fund Amount in
GEF-5 (USD)
USD 4.25B
UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Biodiversity (BD)
1.2 billion
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Climate Change Mitigation (CCM), including Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF)
1.35 billion
UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Land Degradation (LD) 400 million
Stockholm Convention (POPs)
Montreal Protocol (ozone layer depleting substances)
Chemicals (POPs, ODS, and SCHM) 420 million
International Waters (IW) 420 million
Cross cutting Sustainable Forest Management (SFM), LULUCF and REDD+
250 million set aside
Adaptation Funds
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF)
Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF)
Increment
related
to GEB
Business-as -
Usual related to
National Benefits
Outcomes directly
creating GEB
Outcomes directly
creating
National Benefits
Outcomes creating
both, GEB
and
national benefits
Incremental
costs
Type of Costs Source of Funding
GEF and non-
GEF
Non-GEF
Negotiation
Incremental Reasoning
Costs associated
with the
‘Business-as-
Usual”
Largest provider of funds for projects to improve the global environment.
Has since 1991 allocated USD 8.8 billion, leveraging more than USD 38.7 billion in co-financing, for more than 2,400 projects in more than 165 countries
5th Replenishment: USD 4.25 billion (July 2010-June 2014)
Pilot
91-93
GEF-1
94-98
GEF-2
98-02
GEF-3
02-06
GEF-4
06-10
GEF-5
10-14
843 2.014 2.75 3.0 3.135 4.250
GEF Investments
GEF replenishments in USD billions:
31%
32%
12%
4%
14%
2% 5% Biodiversity
Climate Change
International Waters
Land Degradation
Multi-Focal
Ozone Depleting Substances
Persistent Organic Pollutants
Total Funding Percentage by Focal Area
• Established under the UNFCCC and managed by GEFSEC
• Goal: To support developing countries to become more climate resilient by integrating adaptation measures in development policies, plans, programs, projects and actions
• Impact – reduced absolute losses due to climate change, including variability
• Multi donor fund replenished on a rolling basis continuously (funds are somewhat unpredictable).
• Additional cost; cofinancing
LDCF: USD 781.5 M pledged; USD 144.6M available (USD 20 M ceiling/LDCF);
SCCF: USD 332.25 M pledged; USD 90.8 million available
Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF)
1. Reduce vulnerability to the adverse impacts of climate change
2. Increase adaptive capacity to respond to the impacts of climate change
3. Promote transfer and adoption of adaptation technologies
8
LDCF and SCCF Strategic Objectives
Comparison of GEF and LDCF/SCCF Features
9
GEF TRUST FUND:
• Incremental cost
• Global benefits
• STAR
• Co-financing
• Replenished every 4 years
LDCF & SCCF:
• Additional cost
• NO STAR
• NO global benefits
• Different approach to co-financing
• Rolling basis approval for LDCF
• Follows the Principle of Equitable Access
Collaboration with the private sector (USD 80M in GEF-5)
Corporate Programmes (USD 210M in GEF-5 of which USD 140M for the SGP):
Country Support Programme (National Portfolio Formulation Exercise - NPFE)
Small Grants Programme (SGP)
Cross cutting Capacity Building Programme
Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (USD 15 M from which USD 12 M from Japan)
Other GEF financing
Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund (NPIF) on Access and Benefit Sharing
• USD 15 M (USD 12 M from Japan)
• Capacity and legal framework should be in place (GEF TF USD 40 M from countries’ STAR allocations to comply with Convention
provisions, capacity-building, develop legal framework and administrative systems to make full use of NPIF)
• Supports countries to pursue existing opportunities to leading to ABS agreements
• Links users and providers of genetic resources through legally binding instruments
• Projects can also include, when justified, additional components to fill gaps in capacity and legal framework needs
Approved World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Conservation International (CI)
Applications under review The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Fundo Brasileiro para a Biodiversidade- Brazil (FUNBIO)
Foreign Economic Cooperation Office – China (FECO)
National Environment Fund – Peru (FONAM)
VTB Bank – Russian Federation (VTB)
Banco de Desarrollo de America Latina (CAF)
Banque Ouest Africaine de Dévelopment (BOAD)
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC)
New GEF Project Agencies
Country Ownership
GEF PROJECTS MUST BE COUNTRY DRIVEN
– Based on national priorities
– Support sustainable development policies and programme
How is this achieved:
GEF Political and Operational Focal Points
STAR (System for Transparent Allocation of Resources)
Country Support Programme
National Priority Identification Exercise (NPFE)
GEF Newsletter and Publications
Participation of CSOs and Local Communities
GEF Operational Focal Point (OFP)
In-country coordination of programming of GEF resources, projects, programmes, and other operational activities
Endorses all GEF concepts (PIFs) prior to submission to the GEF Secretariat and GEF Council for approval
OFP is normally in the Ministry of Environment.
GEF in the Countries
GEF projects are the countries’ projects!
GEF Political Focal Point:
Governance issues and policies and communications with their constituencies (Normally in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
National Steering Committees: Inter-ministerial coordination (not mandatory) and endorsement of GEF concepts
Country Support Program (CSP): National Protfolio Formulation Exercise, NPFE (new in GEF-5 not mandatory)
National GEF dialogues
Expanded Constituency Workshops
The management of CSP was transferred from UNDP to the GEF Secretariat effective 1 January 2011
GEF in the countries GEF in the Countries
Resource Allocation Framework (RAF) introduced in GEF-4 (July 2006-June 2010) for BD and CC Focal Areas to achieve enhanced predictability (specific quantity of resources for all countries), transparency and country ownership of resources.
GEF-5 STAR includes BD, CC and LD – all countries have individual allocations
Chemicals and International Waters outside the STAR and projects will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis.
STAR - System for Transparent Allocation of Resources
Global Benefits + Performance + Gross Domestic Product = Country Score
• Multilateral environment agreements
• Strategic match between FAO and GEF
• GEF is a co-financing source
• FAO contributes with:
- Global convening powers
- In-house expertise
- Information systems & networks
- Resource mobilization capacity
PART II – Why FAO’s involvement in the GEF?
Sustainable Land and Forest Management
Watershed Management, Responsible Fisheries
Reducing Risks from Chemicals in Agriculture
Biodiversity
Climate Change
Land Degradation
International Waters
Chemicals
Resource Conservation & Sustainable Use
Climate Smart Agriculture, REDD, Bioenergy
Match between FAO and GEF strategic objectives
• Memorandum of Understanding (FAO and the GEF Secretariat)
• Financial Procedures Agreement (FAO and the GEF Trustee)
• Minimum Fiduciary Standards for the GEF Agencies
• FAO receives a fee to cover project management and corporate services (9.5% of project amount for projects up to USD 10M; 9% for projects over USD 10M and programmatic approaches)
• The GEF business model – country ownership
FAO facilitates country access to GEF resources
Separation between oversight (GEF Agency) and execution responsibilities (different institutions)
National/NGO/Other institution execution - NEX
FAO provides technical support and supervision
GEF Business Model
• Project cycle management services
Formulation of project concept (PIF), Project Document
Quality assurance
Technical backstopping and supervision
Monitoring and Evaluation
Funds transfer
Reporting to GEF Secretariat, Trustee and Evaluation Office
• Corporate services
Policy and Programme Support
Portfolio and financial management
Reporting to GEF Secretariat and GEF Trustee
Institutional relations, outreach and knowledge management
Facilitate information to the GEF Evaluation Office
Agency Responsibilities
• 1992: FAO started executing GEF projects with “indirect access”
• 2000: FAO is granted “direct access” for projects in the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Focal Area
• 2006: Direct access in all Focal Areas
History of FAO in GEF
Portfolio has grown from 1 direct access POPs project (USD 3.2M) in June 2007 to 100 projects (inclusive of approved PIFs) in November 2013 (>USD
400 million in GEF resources and over USD 1.7 billion in co-financing)
Number
of
projects GEF budget
(USD millions) Co-financing
(in millions) DIRECT ACCESS
OPERATIONAL 31 87 242
INDIRECT ACCESS
OPERATIONAL (UNDP, UNEP,
WB as GEF Agency) 7 25 61 TOTAL OPERATIONAL
PROJECTS 38 112 311 DIRECT ACCESS
APPROVED PIFS (BY GEF
COUNCIL) – inclusive of
June 2012 WP 62 325 1,526
TOTAL DIRECT and
INDIRECT ACCESS
GEF-5 Pipeline
100
13
437 108
1,837 680
Status of FAO GEF Portfolio
Operational and Approved PIFs, Pipeline Projects
GEF projects under implementation by FAO
Projects under Implementation by Focal Area
GEF Coordination Unit in TCI
Coordinates project cycle management and corporate services
Supports project preparation and implementation
Monitors portfolio, provides oversight and supervision services
Draws on TCI Services to lead preparation and carry out supervision missions
Network of FAO GEF Focal points
Technical divisions
Regional and Subregional Offices
IDWGs
Each project has a Lead Technical Officer (LTO), Lead Technical Unit (LTU), Budget Holder (BH) and Project Task Force
GEF set-up in FAO
Thematic area Focal Point
Adrian Whiteman (FOED)
Agriculture (BD/LD/Adaptation)
Natural Resources Dept.
Adaptation Agriculture A.Dejene/S.Ramasamy (NRC)
Thematic area Focal Point
Mark Davis (AGPM)
Fisheries J. Turner/J. Fogelgren (FIDP)
Forestry
Caterina Batello (AGPM)
Sally Bunning (NRL)
CC Bioenergy Olivier Dubois (NRCD)
Adaptation Agriculture
Chemicals/POPs
ES Department Leslie Lipper (ESAD)
FAO GEF Focal Points
Region Focal Point
Global Barbara Cooney, FAO GEF Coordinator (TCID/GEF Unit)
RAF
RAP Patrick Durst (FAORAP)
REU Kevin Helps
RLC Vicente Ossa
RNE Mohamed Saket (FAORNE)
Region Focal Point
Global Barbara Cooney, FAO GEF Coordinator (TCID/GEF Unit)
RAF Kuena Morebotsane, Fritjof Boerstler (TCID/GEF Unit)
RAP (Hernan Gonzalez, TCID/GEF UNIT; Jeff Griffin, TCIB)
REU (REU)
RLC Vicente (FAORLC) Rikke Olivera, Valeria Gonzalez-Riggio (TCID/GEF UNIT)
RNE Mohamed Saket (FAORNE)
(GEF Coordinator, Hernan Gonzalez, TCID/GEF UNIT)
(Fritjof Boerstler, Kuena Morebotsane (TCID/GEF UNIT);
TBD
FAO GEF Focal Points
• Identify GEF opportunities that might be linked to Regular Programme or Trust Fund projects;
• Confirm match with country priorities;
• Ensure fit with GEF focal area strategies;
• Consult with line ministries and other stakeholders;
• Participate in country priority identification exercises organized by National GEF Operational Focal Points (OFPs);
• Pay courtesy visits to OFPs when in country;
• Consult with FAORs, departmental, Regional, Subregional GEF focal points;
• Consult with GEF Coordination Unit
Project Identification – Country Driven
CONTACT:
FAO GEF
COORDINATION
UNIT, TCI