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

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LDCF and SCCF Strategic Objectives

Comparison of GEF and LDCF/SCCF Features

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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