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The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel of the Global Environment Facility STAP/GEF Guadalupe Durón STAP Secretariat Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility What is STAP? Established in the pilot phase of the GEF (1991-1994) Mandate – – – Develop criteria for selecting GEF projects Review project proposals Create a roster of experts Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility What is STAP? In 1994, the GEF Instrument sets up STAP – “UNEP shall establish, in consultation with UNDP and the World Bank and on the basis of guidelines and criteria established by the Council, the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) as an advisory body to the Facility. UNEP shall provide the STAP’s Secretariat and shall operate as the liaison between the Facility and the STAP.” (Instrument for the Establishment of the Restructured Global Environment Facility, 1994 and 2008) Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility What is STAP? • Strategic advice/technical project reviews • Proactive and reactive 1995 Terms of Reference • STAP: 15 to 6 • Networks • Early reviews in project cycle 2007 Revised Terms of Reference Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility What is STAP? The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) provides strategic and independent advice on projects, programs, and policies. STAP is administered by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), and it is supported by a Secretariat based in Washington, D.C. Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility Who is STAP? Present composition – July 2010 to June 2011 Meryl J. Williams Co-Chair , IW Thomas E. Lovejoy, Chair Sandra Diaz Biodiversity Henk Bouwman Chemicals & POPs http://www.unep.org/stap/ N.H. Ravindranath Climate Change Nteranya Sanginga Land Degradation Michael Stocking Special Advisor to the Chair Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility IAs / EAs UNDP CBD Donor Replenishment Group GEFEO UNEP STAP W.B. UNFCC ADB ASSEMBLY NGOS POPS COUNCIL CCD Multilateral Fund of Montreal Protocol International Waters CEO / CHAIRMAN Af DB EBRD GEF SECRETARIAT FAO IDB IFAD UNIDO 1/04 Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility Project and program advice Ensure the scientific and technical quality of GEF projects and programmatic approaches Responsible for targeted research (project reviews and policy [ Principles for GEF financing of Targeted Research, 1997]) Advise on cross-cutting thematic areas, such as adaptation to climate change, sustainable forest management, and chemicals management Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility Strategic advice “How to” develop/implement projects, or programs, in a specific topic supported by the GEF strategies (Example – “Payments for Environmental Services and the Global Environment Facility”) Develop methodologies for the GEF (Example – “Manual for Calculating Greenhouse Gas Benefits for GEF Transport Projects”) Scan emerging global environmental issues (Example – Enhancing resilience to reduce climate change risks) Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility Policy advice Results based management – on going Knowledge management – on going Targeted research – on going Criteria for focal area set asides – 2009/2010 GEF-5 focal area strategies – 2009 STAR (choice of indicators) – 2009 Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility Recent Advisory Products http://www.unep.org/stap/ Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility Collaborating with Conventions Externally, STAP interacts in a complementary manner with the scientific and technical bodies of: – the Convention on Biological Diversity, – the Framework Convention on Climate Change, – the Convention to Combat Desertification, – the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, and – the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility UNCCD, GEF, STAP Improving the effectiveness of UNCCD’s impact indicators – – Technical review LD strategy RBM Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility STAP work program Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility Questions to consider… Who are the scientific regional centers, and what are their expertise? What are the countries’ needs for STAP advice? (project, programmatic approaches, and/or national portfolio formulation exercises) How can STAP communicate better its advice to countries? Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility Thank you! www.unep.org/stap Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility