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System for a Transparent
Allocation of Resources - STAR
GEF Expanded Constituency Workshop
July 6 – 8, 2011
Dakar, Senegal
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
GEF-4 RAF
$3.1 Billion
GEF-5 STAR
Replenishment
Initial Allocations
Countries
$4.25 Billion
STAR Envelopes (M$)
CC
BD
CC
BD
LD
Total
Flexible
Burkina Faso
Group
Group
3.23
1.50
5.10
9.83
No
Cape Verde
Group
4.10
2.00
3.52
1.48
7.00
Yes
Chad
Group
Group
2.20
1.91
2.72
6.82
Yes
Guinea-Bissau
Group
Group
2.00
1.50
1.10
4.60
Yes
Mali
Group
Group
3.54
1.96
4.04
9.54
No
Mauritania
Group
Group
2.00
2.05
2.87
6.92
Yes
Niger
Group
Group
2.00
1.50
3.38
6.88
Yes
Senegal
Group
Group
2.41
1.80
4.92
9.13
No
The Gambia
Group
Group
2.00
1.50
4.57
8.07
No
STARSTAR
Operational
Procedures
(1)
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