Transcript Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment

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?
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Established in the pilot phase of the GEF
(1991-1994)
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Mandate
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Develop criteria for selecting GEF projects
Review project proposals
Create a roster of experts
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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)
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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
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What is STAP?
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The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP)
of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) provides
strategic and independent advice on projects,
programs, and policies.
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STAP is administered by the United Nations
Environment Program (UNEP), and it is supported
by a Secretariat based in Washington, D.C.
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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
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N.H. Ravindranath
Climate Change
Nteranya Sanginga
Land Degradation
Michael Stocking
Special Advisor
to the Chair
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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
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Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the
Global Environment Facility
Project and program advice
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Ensure the scientific and technical quality of GEF
projects and programmatic approaches
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Responsible for targeted research (project reviews
and policy [ Principles for GEF financing of Targeted
Research, 1997])
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Advise on cross-cutting thematic areas, such as
adaptation to climate change, sustainable forest
management, and chemicals management
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Strategic advice
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“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”)
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Develop methodologies for the GEF (Example –
“Manual for Calculating Greenhouse Gas Benefits for GEF
Transport Projects”)
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Scan emerging global environmental issues
(Example – Enhancing resilience to reduce climate change
risks)
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Policy advice
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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
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STAR (choice of indicators) – 2009
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Recent Advisory Products
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Collaborating with Conventions
Externally, STAP interacts in a complementary manner
with the scientific and technical bodies of:
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the Convention on Biological Diversity,
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the Framework Convention on Climate Change,
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the Convention to Combat Desertification,
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the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic
Pollutants, and
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the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the
Ozone Layer
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UNCCD, GEF, STAP
Improving the effectiveness of
UNCCD’s impact indicators
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Technical review
LD strategy RBM
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STAP work program
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Questions to consider…
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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?
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Thank you!
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