RAS/98/G31 - Preparation of Strategic Action Programme (SAP) and Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) for the Tumen River Area,

its coastal regions and related Northeast Asian Environs.

A Strategic Action Program to Protect Biodiversity and International Water Resources in Northeast Asia

and to attract Green Investment

AnotherTRADP Initiative

----Tumen River

Area Development

Program

In a nutshell….In a nutshell….

- 5 countries (China, DPRK, Mongolia ROK, Russia), in partnership with GEF, UNDP, UNOPS - and with a budget of $6.8m over 2 years

- Managed, implemented and driven by countries through a network of regional lead agents and national expert institutions (TumenNET)

- 5 project components (science, information, community, survey, policy) each managed and led by one of the five countries

- Extensive use of specialists from the region enhances national ownership and facilitates long-term sustainability after cessation

- Project Coordination Unit responsible for overall quality control, coordination and for provision of resources to countries

TumenNET Project Areas in Northeast Asia

UNOPS Project Coordination Unit, Beijing

Daurian Steppe Zone

Mongolian Plateau Zone

Tumen River Basin Zone

Supra-Regional Issues Zone of Influence

Project f low chartProject f low chart

SAP Implementation

SAP

Policy Prioritization

TDA

Regional

Sector Reports

National

Country Reports

AWARE- Small Grants Program

- Awareness Raising Program

- Environment Excellence Award

For the activeInvolvement ofAll stakeholderGroups in thePlanning andDecision makingProcess

National EISinter-connected to a regionalenvironmental informationand green investmentpromotion grid

SURVEY of

Tumen River Area to obtainreliableSource data on river basedpollution

Funding Strategy

NationalPolicy Action

Private SectorInvestment

Legal andRegulatory

Reform

CapacityBuilding

InstitutionalReform

Loan / GrantAid Packages

EIA

National/LocalGovernment

Budgets

Challenges Challenges & &

opportunities... opportunities...

(1) To ensure the SAP is sustainable and can be implemented by national governments - with or without UN/GEF assistance

(2) To involve communities to the extent possible and ensure the

SAP process is supported by local people

(3) To lay the foundations for private sector involvement tofacilitate access to non government capital and investment

(4) To deliver project outcomes on time and within budget and to involve all stakeholders - equitably and fair

Issue 1 - Issue 1 - sustainabil i tysustainabil i ty

* Countries manage and drive the project, while international experts provide initial guidance, training only - national ownership

* Transformation from the scientific to the political process (TDA SAP) supported by inter-governmental MOUs that involve foreign affairs, line ministries, provincial governors - political acceptance

* Regional networks are developed and maintained by national governments that pave the way towards national acceptance and regional cooperation among countries - regional political dialogue

* Use of experts from the region ensures that expertise and know how stay at home and do not leave with the international experts at the end of the GEF intervention - sustainable knowledge base

Issue 2 - Issue 2 - communitiescommunities

Millions of people in 5 countries - urban & nomadic communities OECD members, transition- and centrally planned economies

=>* Regional Small Grants Program augments the traditional SGP, focusing on cross-border knowledge exchange for villagers

* Green School initiative bringing environmental awareness to kindergarten and primary / secondary schools * Clean-up Day initiative to mobilize local communities to clean up local waterways - sponsored by private business

* Environment Atlas, GIS, 10 websites in national languages and English, for local government, education sector, urban society

Issue 3 -Issue 3 - green business green business

Private capital / entrepreneurship can complement public funding but requires long-term policy work to attract investment

=>* Cooperation agreement with the Federation of Korean Industries as a precursor to similar industry involvement with other countries

* MOU of Provincial Governors to cooperate in biodiversity and international water protection and green business promotion

Green investment or green business is defined broadly as a private or public sector activity that has environmental net benefits and that aims, directly or indirectly, to protect the environment, reduce environmental risks, or minimise pollution and the unsustainable use of resources. It is socially responsible and involves those parts of

society that are affected by its impact. It employs best practice environmental

management principles in a dynamic process that is subject to constant improvements.

Issue 4 -Issue 4 - management management

Ministry of Natural Resources

Ministry of Nature & Environment

Ministry of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation

Ministry of Environment

PrimorskiiKrai

ChitinskayaOblast

JilinProvince

Inner MongoliaAutonomous Region

DornodAimag

KhentiiAimag

SukhbaatarAimag

National Coordinating Committee for Environment

PCUBeijing

Gangweon Province

Northern Hamgyong Province

……eg community involvement eg community involvement

TDALead Agent

SAPLead Agent

AWARELead Agent

SURVEYLead Agent

EISLead Agent

Mongolian Nature & Environment Consortium MNEC Ulaanbaatar

Ministry of Metal & Machine Industry,Pyongyang

Jilin Provincial Publicity & Education Centre, Changchun

Environment & Culture Institute, Seoul

WWF Russian Far East Branch, Vladivostok

TumenNET - For a better TumenNET - For a better environment in Northeast Asiaenvironment in Northeast Asia

TumenNET an effective partnership of business, government and the community

for Northeast Asia