Download GEF Country Dialogue Workshop

2010 IPEN General Assembly and Global
Toxic-Free Future Forum
Support to Community Initiatives in
the Area of Environment
UNDP GEF SGP
October 18th – 22nd, 2010
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Global Environment Facility
(GEF)
It is a financial mechanism
structured as a trust fund that operates
in collaboration and partnership
with implementing
agencies: UNDP, UNEP
and The World Bank
GEF
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Rationale for support of all GEF projects:
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some global environmental benefit are at stake,
and the project seeks to address the threat(s) or
need(s) to ensure that the global environmental
benefit is conserved, or sustainably used and
managed.
Every 4 years donor nations pledge billion of
dollars to fund the work of the GEF
GEF
brings
together
179
member
governments. (BD, CC, Stockholm and other
conventions)
General Assembly, Council and Secretariat.
OFP and PFP
FSP, MSPs Projects and SGP
GEF
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The Global Environment Facility (GEF) forges
international cooperation and finances actions
to address five critical threats to the global
environment:
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biodiversity loss,
climate change,
degradation of international waters,
land
degradation
(sustainable
land
management), and
persistent
organic
pollutants
(POPs).
Global Environment Facility
(GEF)
Impleme
nted
Small Grants Programme (SGP)
UNOPS
(executed)
SGP Structure
SGP operational structure showing simplified reporting lines and links of
the decentralized framework:
GEF
- Council
- Secretariat
- SGP Steering Committee
UNDP-GEF
CPMT
National Steering
Committee (NSC)
UNOPS
NC / PA SGP
Country Team
CBO / NGO - Grantees
UNDP-CO
CONTEXT
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SGP established/launched in 1992
Administered by UNDP on behalf of the
Implementing Agencies of the GEF (World
Bank, UNDP and UNEP) and executed by
UNOPS.
122 developing countries, 12,000 projects
SGP is not considered as core program of
UNDP, it is Corporate Program of GEF
Dedicated exclusively to support communitybased initiatives and those of national NGOs
in developing countries
MANDATE
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SGP funds community-based initiatives aimed to deliver
global environmental benefits in the GEF focal areas:
 Conservation of biological diversity
 Abatement of Climate change
 Protection of international waters
 Sustainable land management including land
degradation
 Elimination of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
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SGP projects address global environmental
challenges at the same time aim to improve the
quality of life of the communities.
Build the capacity of organizations as a necessary
element for sustainable use of their natural resources
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CHARACTERISTICS
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Flexible and decentralized
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Responds to priorities and needs at the national and
community levels
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Community and country driven
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Involvement of a wide range of national and local
stakeholders
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Based on participation and consensus of all
stakeholders
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Direct funding to the communities and local groups
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Resource moblization from other sources
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A small Central Programme Management Team (CPMT),
base in New York, is staffed by nine people.
Global Conventions
CBD - United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
CCD - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change
POPs -
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic
Pollutants
Ramsar - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
WHS - The World Heritage Convention
CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
HOW DOES SGP OPERATE?
Management Arrangement/instrument :
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The NC supported by PA (supports identification projects, responsible
for the execution of the programme, serves as secretary for NSC, M&E,
oversees the fulfillment of policies and objectives, etc)
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The NSC (voluntary, majority NGOs, gives major substantive support,
ensures systematic and transparent project selection, M& E of the programme,
appraisal)
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Country Program Strategy (CPS) (prepared by the NSC and
approved by stakeholders, thematic and geographic focus related, combines both
national and global concerns, etc.).
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UNDP/GEF Unit at UNDP HQ in N.Y
SGP Central Program Management Team (CPMT)
The UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
The UNDP Country office
M & E Framework
Grants and Grant Application
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Grants are made directly CBOs and NGOs
The maximum grant amount/project is
US$50,000, averages around US$20,000.
At global level SGP must match dollar for
dollar the GEF funds in, in-kind and in-cash
co-financing.
Steps: Guidelines, CN, Pre-screening, PP,
submit to NC then to NSC, Review of proposal
(accepts, rejects or returns for further work,
approved projects enter SGP work program (34 installments)
Grantees eligibility Criteria
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Any local CBO/ NGO is eligible for the SGP provided that:
 It is legally registered local/national organization
(CBOs/NGOs).
 Submitted proposal covers the agreed two or more of the
thematic areas (in addition to livelihood and
empowerment)
 Addresses poverty issue at local level and environmental
linkages at global.
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Demonstrate that it has experience in implementing
projects and has an acceptable accounting system.
It presents written proof of acceptance of its
intervention from the concerned local administration.
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Project eligibility Criteria
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A project should include all of the following
criteria to be eligible for the SGP:
The project proposal must meet a priority need of
the majority of the community applying for the
fund.
The project must be community initiated, planned
and managed.
The project should be replicable.
The project proposal must have the potential to
demonstrate verifiable improvements in the local
environmental goods and services.
EXPECTED RESULTS
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Direct benefits to the communities involved
Awareness and understanding of global, local
and national environmental problems and
benefits.
Strengthening of local initiatives and community
participation.
Capacity building and ownership of community
Documentation and dissemination of
experiences
Replication, up-scaling and mainstreaming
Impact both at local and global
Thank You