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Poverty – Environment links
UNDP – Viet Nam
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Aims of presentation
To inform re UNDP-VN program development on Sustainable Development
To share plans and initial lessons from the Poverty-Environment Project (UNDP/MONRE)
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UN & sustainable development
Global conferences, conventions Assembly: MDGs SD has many dimensions Covers more than one of the MDGs
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UNDP & sustainable development
Sustainable human development UN coordination role Links, synergies between MDGs, targets? PEI: Tanzania, Viet Nam, Cambodia …
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UNDP in Viet Nam (2006-2010)
UNDAF Outcome 1. More equitable, inclusive and sustainable economic growth
CPD Outcome 2. Viet Nam has adequate capacity to effectively reduce risks of, and respond to, natural disasters, particularly those affecting the most vulnerable communities and social groups
CPD Outcome 3. Economic growth takes into account environmental protection and rational use of natural resources for poverty reduction .
CPAP ……
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SD Outputs UNDP (2006-2010)
1. DRM policies & strategies2. Local DRM capacities3. Institutional DRM capacities
1. Oversight capacities (NA, P.Councils)2. Legal frameworks, strategies, plans3. Institutional capacities re PE4. Information: PE indicators & monitoring5. Support local initiatives6. Economic instruments
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UNDP-VN: environment
Land degradation (CC) Biodiversity POPs Energy
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PEP & PEI
The Poverty – Environment Initiative funds the Poverty Environment Project, with DFID, the UNDP and the GoVN
The UNDP-VN managed preparation; is accountable to donors
Implementation according to the ‘NEX modality’: MONRE is accountable to the Government and the UNDP
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PEP – Overall aim
To strengthen Government capacity to integrate environment and poverty reduction goals into policy frameworks for sustainable development
Five ‘Expected Outputs’ under three ‘Components’:
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PEP – Expected Outputs
1. Policy analysis, monitoring, advocacy
3. Sector coordination & partnership
2. Policy development
O1.1 Knowledge & awareness of P-E (policy) links improved O1.2 Institutional M&E
capacities strengthened
O2.1 Institutional mechanisms for planning and policy making improved
O2.2 Institutional capacities for developing legal instruments strengthened
O3.1 MONRE capacity to coordinate donor support within a programmatic framework strengthened
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Needs CPRGS, NSEP, Agenda 21,..., but still
policy and legislation gaps for reaching sustainable development outcomes
Analytical capacities for evidence based policy and law making are weak
The poverty agenda of the NR&E sector is weak, conceptually and in practice
The links to growth of the NR&E sector are also weak, at policy level and in practice
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Needs (2) There are capacity constraints at all levels that
undermine strategy implementation Understanding of poverty-environment linkages
should improve, at all levels of authorities and amongst the people
Policies & practices lack broad stakeholder participation
Rights and access to assets of poor & vulnerable people should improve
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Assumptions Better environmental management is key to
poverty reduction There are all sorts of PE nexuses that can
be better reflected in laws, plans, and policies; and in programs, practice.
There is scope for developing synergies between poverty reduction and improved NR&E management: ‘model development’
Micro–macro (practice-policy) links can improve a great deal, usefully.
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Pre-PEP Activities (a)O2.1: Institutional mechanisms for planning and policy making improved
Joint Task Force (JTF) for the formulation of the NR&E Plan (2006-2010)
UNDP / PEP are active as JTF core group member
UN provide suggestions for MDG related development targets and indicators, focused on P-E links
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Pre-PEP Activities (b)
O2.2: Institutional capacities for developing legal instruments strengthened
P-E in revised Law on Environment Protection (LEP)
Support to MONRE: total budget is $150,000 (plus SIDA : $250,000)
Draft to MONRE, the MoJ, and standing committee of the National Assembly (NA)
The Office of the NA is now organising consultations
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Pre-PEP Activities (c)
O2.2: Institutional capacities for developing legal instruments strengthened
Scoping study Environmental Accounting
The UNDP and MONRE (PEP) will bring various stakeholders together re next steps
PEP-budget for a modest activity.
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Pre-PEP Activities (d) O3.1: MONRE capacity to coordinate donor support within a programmatic framework strengthened
Support to ISG-E and TAG 2
UNDP not funding, but participates actively. TAG 2 on GPE-links; 3 co-chairs:
MONRE/PEP; UNDP; MPI (Agenda 21). TAG 2 gets funding & support from PEP Consultants for TAG 2 / PEP are doing an
inventory of ODA projects w/ GPE-links.
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Planned PEP Activities (e.g.)
O1.1 Knowledge & awareness of P-E (policy) links improved
10 case studies & fact sheets on P-E links Develop investment models for adaptation,
replication, and pilot / implement some models in 2 provinces
Ideas?
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Planned PEP Activities (e.g.)
O1.2 Institutional M&E capacities strengthened
P-E indicators; refine national and local level targets related to MDG/ VDG 7
Should help to track policy impacts Establish or support a special policy
analysis unit within MONRE
Ideas?
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Planned PEP Activities (e.g.)
O2.1: Institutional mechanisms for planning and policy making improved
Recommend re P-E to the SED Plan 2006-2010, sector plans, provincial plans
Document lessons and develop MONRE briefings on sectoral P-E issues
Top priorities from the PEN studies?
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Planned PEP Activities (e.g.)
O2.2: Institutional capacities for developing legal instruments strengthened
Address P-E links in Biodiversity Law Address P-E links in a tax ordinance Develop mechanisms to ensure access of
poor communities to the NEP fund
Ideas?
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Planned-PEP Activities (e.g.)
O3.1: MONRE capacity to coordinate donor support within a programmatic framework strengthened
Review/ assess lessons on sector wide approaches, Trust Funds
Prepare a roadmap to programmatic approach for fulfilling MONRE's mandates
Many ideas!!
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Lessons from PEP (a)
Project preparation funds and flexibility in approval of expenditures are important.
The JTF has created enthusiasm, and MONRE and donors expect a good five year plan.
Successful dialogue and advice on law formulation also because of MONRE openness.
Collaboration between donors is essential for constructive policy dialogue.
Development of Environmental Accounting takes time and building up of a ‘constituency’.
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Lessons from PEP (b)
‘New’ dialogue on environmental information access, awareness raising, popular participation
A strong call for decentralisation, local capacity building, improving environmental governance
Many apparent PE synergies at local level But PE links in environmental legislation and overall
strategies are not obvious A challenge to enable micro synergies (‘models’)
with macro policies: what are the triggers? priority investment? De facto rights to information, assets?