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System for a Transparent
Allocation of Resources - STAR
GEF Expanded Constituency Workshop
27 - 29 September 2011
Honiara, Solomon Islands
Introduction
Moving from GEF4 to GEF5
• GEF Council requested reforms in resource allocation
•
framework (RAF)
GEF evaluation office, through the consultations with
recipient countries, provided useful comments
This presentation describes the new rules
and operational procedures corresponding to
the new resource allocation system, STAR
Outline of the presentation
What is new from GEF-4 RAF to GEF-5 STAR
Overall allocations of the GEF-5
Operational procedures of the STAR
What is new in the GEF-5 STAR?
New allocation areas and countries
GEF-4 RAF
AREAS
ALLOCATIONS
 Biodiversity and
Climate Change
 Individual and
group allocations
 LDC and SIDS in
group
GEF-5 STAR
 Biodiversity, Climate
Change, and Land
Degradation
 All countries have
individual allocations
 No group allocations
New rules
GEF-4 RAF
GEF-5 STAR
 10% for BD and 15%  10% for BD and LD,
Caps
for CC
 No
Floors
Others
 50% rule,
 Set-aside 10%
11% for CC
 $2 M in CC, $1.5 M in
BD, and $0.5 M in LD
 Flexibility for small
countries ($7 M rule)
 Set-aside 20%
Programs not in the STAR
 International Waters
 Persistent Organic Pollutants and Sound Chemicals
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Management
Corporate budgets
Country Support Programme
Regional and global projects/programs
Small Grants Programme
Earth Fund (private sector)
Distribution of GEF-5 Resources
$ Million
451
500
369
400
300
LD
BD
200
CC
100
CC
BD
0
ECA
LD
AFR
LAC
Asia
GEF-5 STAR Allocations
Countries
Cook Islands
Fiji
Indonesia
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
Niue
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Timor Leste
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
GEF-4 RAF
$3.1 Billion
Initial Allocations
CC
BD
Group
Group
Group
5.10
16.30
41.40
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
12.50
6.60
21.30
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
GEF-5 STAR
Replenishment
$4.25 Billion
STAR Envelopes (M$)
CC
BD
LD
Total
2.00
2.14
0.50
4.64
2.00
4.56
0.59
7.15
29.67
54.17
4.07
87.91
2.00
1.69
0.56
4.25
2.00
2.02
0.50
4.52
2.00
1.50
0.50
4.00
2.00
1.50
1.05
4.55
2.00
1.92
0.50
4.42
2.00
13.32
1.17
16.49
8.83
25.96
1.04
35.83
2.00
2.43
0.93
5.36
2.00
3.60
0.65
6.25
2.00
1.50
0.90
4.40
2.00
1.59
0.75
4.34
2.00
1.50
0.59
4.09
2.00
2.55
0.89
5.44
Flexible
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
STAR Operational Procedures (1)
 Projects will be approved on a first-come first-served basis.
 In the event of project cancellation before the last six months of
the GEF-5 (31 December 2013), resources will remain available to
the country to be used in the same focal area.
 In the event of project cancellation after the last six months of the
GEF-5 (1 January 2014), resources may be used in the same focal
area or in others, at the discretion of the CEO and with the
approval of the Council.
STAR Operational Procedures (2)
 Countries classified as “flexible” may use the full value of their
allocation freely, without the need to respect the specific focal
area amounts.
 Endorsement letters must refer to current STAR allocations in
each relevant focal area, including preparation costs (PPG) and
Agency fees
 A revised letter of endorsement is required if an amount over 5%
of the original is requested during the CEO endorsement period
STAR Operational Procedures (3)
 For “flexible” countries, reference must be made to the total
amount and to the individual amount for each focal area.
 The Secretariats of the relevant conventions must be informed of
“flexible” cases in the endorsement letter.
 For the May 2011 and June 2012 Council meetings, reports on the
implementation experience of the STAR will be provided.
 For the June 2013 meeting, the Council will discuss an assessment
of STAR design and implementation prepared by the Office of
Evaluation (OE), in addition to a report on progress in the
development of indicators.
Next steps
Implement the STAR
For more detailed questions, please contact GEF
Secretariat