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Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment
& Forestry
TURKEY’S EXPERIENCES:
Priority Setting in the context of the GEF
Prof. Dr. Hasan Z.SARIKAYA
Undersecretary, Ministry of Environment and Forestry
GEF Operational Focal Point
CONTENT
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COORDINATION
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ACTIVITIES
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PRIORITY SETTING PROCESS
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COUNTRY’S PRIORITIES
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OBJECTIVES
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SUGGESTIONS
COORDINATION
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Foreign Relations and EU Department
Evaluation method for projects until 2006
GEF Projects’ Evaluation Committee
established in August 2006
Submission of projects to GEF
GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP)
National Steering Committee
ACTIVITIES
 Informational
meeting on GEF and UNEP
held in May 2005
 Presentation to technical staff about GEF
and RAF in May 2006
 Presentation to high-level managerial staff
of Ministry about GEF and RAF policies
and procedures in June 2006
 Ministry’s web site used
ACTIVITIES
(cont’d)
 National
Dialogue Workshop held
on 26-27 June 2006
 Working groups on:
* Biodiversity
* Climate change
* Land degradation
* Small Grants Programme
 Set country priorities
PRIORITY SETTING PROCESS
 Stakeholders
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consulted in the workshop
Ministries
Municipalities
Universities
Non-governmental Organizations
Private Sector (Union of Chambers and Commodity
Exchanges of Turkey)
Other Concerned Institutions
(Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)
Agencies (WB, UNDP, REC)
PRIORITY SETTING PROCESS
 Setting
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biodiversity priorities:
Review Problems and requirements
Consultations and suggestions
Review Legislation and National Biodiversity
Strategies
Review GEF Biodiversity Strategic Priorities
Hold Discussions
Reach Consensus on priorities
PRIORITY SETTING PROCESS
 Setting
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climate change priorities:
Discussions on climate change and its effects
Consultations and Suggestions
Review results of preparatory work for
National Climate Change Action Plan and
Sustainable Development
Review results of the 11th Conference of
Parties (COP 11) to the UNFCCC
Review GEF Climate Change Strategic
Priorities
Reach Consensus on priorities
COUNTRY’S PRIORITIES
 Biodiversity
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Protected area management and its
financial sustainability.
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Gap analysis in existing protected area
network
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Provision of sustainable integrated
management in water basins and
ecosystems with priority.
 Biodiversity (cont’d)
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Establishment of institutional structure for
monitoring and evaluating current status,
threats and protection measures for
Biodiversity
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Integration of biodiversity into forest
management plan and protection of
degraded forests
COUNTRY’S PROIRITIES
 Climate
Change
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Energy efficiency
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New and renewable energy
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Forestation
OBJECTIVES
 To
support projects that help to fulfill
Turkey’s commitments under international
conventions
 To organize seminars and meetings
aiming to enhance awareness about GEF
at the central and local levels
 To form the country’s priorities in
biodiversity and climate change focal
areas
OBJECTIVES
(cont’d)
 To
translate GEF documents into Turkish
language.
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set up Turkish web site on GEF
organize a meeting with participants
from all institutions in order to form
a national coordination unit for GEF
SUGGESTION
 To
establish bilateral relations with
countries of constituency and other
countries in order to exchange information
and share experiences concerning GEF
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR ATTENTION