Transcript Mexico - Global Environment Facility

The GEF in Mexico
Integrating GEF Programmes and Strategies
at Country Level
Cape Town, August, 2006
The GEF in Mexico
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Background
National strategies and the GEF
Stakeholder consultation mechanisms
Consensus on GEF interventions
Priority needs and country
programmes
1. Background, GEF projects in Mexico
• Focal points (SHCP SEMARNAT)
• Mexico’s National Coordination Committee (1999) was
designed to review and support proposals for GEF financing
• Committee, composed of diverse federal-level ministries
(Environment, Agriculture, Energy, Foreign Relations);
CONABIO, INE, the GEF political and technical focal points
(Finance and Environment); the GEF implementing
agencies and a NGO with experience in GEF
• In addition to promoting inter-agency cooperation, the
Committee participates in reviewing GEF proposals
2. National Strategies and the GEF
• National Development Plan
• Environment and Natural Resources National Programme (2000 –
2006)
• Biodiversity:
• Priority-setting and policy instruments; Country studies and the
National Biodiversity Strategy
• Key instrument, the National System of Protected Areas (SINAP),
assisted through a GEF project
• National Foresty Programme (2000-2006, Long Term)
• Climate Change:
• Energy Programme (2000 – 2006)
• Third Communication on Climate Change
• National Strategy of Climate Change Action
2. National strategies and the GEF …
Achievements…
• Biodiversity
• Priorities: 1. Biodiversity Conservation; 2. Valuation of biological
resources; 3. Increased knowledge on Mexican biodiversity and 4.
Sustainable use of Mexico’s biological resources
• Sustainable agriculture and forestry, reduction / elimination of
incentives for land-use change, of increased pressure on key fisheries,
of negative environmental impact (via EIA), initiatives in consumption
and production patterns
• Climate Change
• Priorities: Emissions reduction, alternative fuels, clean transport, legal
and administrative framework
• Inter - ministerial Commission on Green House Emissions
• CDM in operation (Energy , Environment, Finances)
• EnvSAL (policy),, energy, forestry, water, sustainable tourism
3. Stakeholder consultation mechanisms
• Legal framework: public right-to-know and evaluation of
policy initiatives, through public fora like the National
Consultative Council on Sustainable Development, the
National Council on Protected Areas, National Committee
for Climate Change
• The councils and committees participate in the making of
the Biodiversity Action Plan, approval process of the
National Biodiversity Strategy, the Third Communication
of Climate Change and the National Strategy of Climate
Action.
• The increase in the number of environmentalist NGOs
has been very significant, and participate in protected
area management, technical assistance programs and
environmental education programs
• NGOs particularly well situated in cross-cutting projects
4. Consensus on GEF interventions: Mexico and the
RAF
Individual allocation:
Biodiversity, belongs to the first individual allocation group,
together with Brazil, China and Indonesia . Will receive
48,4 million dollars
Climate Change, belongs to the second individual
allocation group, together with Brazil, Poland and South
Africa. Will receive 25,5 million US dollars
4. Consensus on GEF interventions: A Coordination
Mechanism
•Ensuring optimal use of limited and scarce resources, meeting
national strategies
•Assessing proposals, reviewing stakeholder roles and prevent
non-desired practices (first comes…, portfolios dominated by
agencies interests; fully-blend projects; interest conflicts)
•Reviewing and approval. Guidelines, criteria, and priorities for
July 2006 - June 2010, including a methodology (overall
performance of the project’s contribution to global benefit and GEF
CP – including RAF and non-RAF projects)
•Project portfolio (approval and endorsement by focal points).
Selection after more dialogue and consensus (Ad Hoc Groups
analise priorities and consistence with national strategies, policies,
plans and programmes in biodiversity and climate change)
5. GEF activities and country needs
• The Mexico GEF programme is a comprehensive approach
of a four-year in support of the country’s national objectives
and the national’s commitments through the CDB and
UNFCCC
• Mexico’s RAF selection is consistent with operational
principles and satisfies all eligibility criteria, including more
strict country criteria, country-drivenness, conformity with
operational programs, incremental costs, and coordination
with other activities
• GEF-funded activities will aim at highest and strategic
priorities; improve co-ordination among agencies
5. GEF Projects and country’s capacities
• Mexico’s GEF programme is consistent with the OECD
Evaluation of Environmental Performance for Mexico and
the NCSA recommendations
• The GEF Evaluation Unit visited Mexico to assess overall
country project performance, relationship with the IAs,
EAs, NGOs, and focal points…
• NCSA provided recent information on: legal framework,
institutional capacity, program-level capacity and quality
of human resources, Mexico’s public consultation issues,
in-country flexibility, government-NGO partnerships, and
monitoring and evaluation practices on GEF-financed
activities
5. Priority needs and country programmes
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Programa Nacional Hidráulico
Programa Nacional Forestal
Programa de Procuración de Justicia Ambiental
Programa Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas
Cruzada Nacional por los Bosques y el Agua
Cruzada Nacional por un México Limpio
Programa para detener y revertir la contaminación del Aire, Agua, Suelo
Programa para detener y revertir la pérdida del capital natural
Programa Estratégico para Conservar los Ecosistemas y su Biodiversidad
Programa para promover el Desarrollo Sustentable en el Gobierno Federal
Programa de la Frontera Norte
Programa Estratégico para el Sur-Sureste
Programa del Mar de Cortés
Corredor Biológico Mesoamericano
Programa Especial para los Pueblos Indígenas
Programa Equidad de Género, Medio Ambiente y Sustentabilidad
Programa Ambiental para la Juventud
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