Transcript The Global Environment Facility (GEF)

Company
LOGO
Global Environment
Facility (GEF)
Presented by Ramon de Mesa
Operations Officer
October 19, 2012
Congreso Nacional de Investigacion
En Cambio Climatico, Mexico City
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a
mechanism for international cooperation for
the purpose of providing new, and additional,
grant and concessional
funding to meet the
agreed incremental
costs of measures to
achieve agreed global
environmental benefits.
The GEF is the financial mechanism for the:
• Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD);
• Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC);
• Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD);
• Stockholm Convention for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
The GEF collaborates closely with other treaties and agreements to
reach common goals (International Waters, Montreal Protocol).
The GEF unites 182 countries; of which 155 are recipients, in
partnership with international institutions, civil society organizations
(CSOs), and the private sector to address global environmental issues
while supporting national sustainable development initiatives.
• The GEF provides grants for projects related to
OZONE DEPLETING
SUBSTANCES
• The GEF is not a substitute for regular development
finance. It complements existing aid programs
• The GEF leverages additional Investment by seeking
co-finance, replication, and follow-up investment
Today, the GEF is the
largest public funder of
global environmental
projects.
GEF Member Countries: 182
GEF Council: 32 Members. Main governing body of GEF
GEF Assembly: All members represented. Meets every 4 years.
Reviews and evaluates policies and operations. Amends
Instrument (on Council recommendation)
GEF Secretariat: Headed by CEO. Administrates the Fund.
STAP: Panel of six members, including Chair.
GEF Trustee: Manages the GEF Trust Fund
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
1/04
GET
LDCF
Interim Secretariat for
NPIF
SCCF
AF
GEFTF
GCF
Donor Contributions
GEF
Trust Fund GEF 5 Replenishment (2010-2014)
Donor Country
United States
Japan
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Canada
Sweden
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Switzerland
Finland
Denmark
Australia
Austria
Norway
Spain
% Share
16.47
14.47
13.73
8.72
8.52
5.93
3.75
3.64
3.38
3.28
3.26
2.47
2.12
1.78
1.76
1.69
1.22
Donor Country
China
Russian Federation
Mexico
India
Ireland
Korea
Slovenia
Czech Republic
Greece
South Africa
Brazil
Luxembourg
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
Portugal
Turkey
% Share
0.43
0.31
0.29
0.28
0.25
0.21
0.21
0.2
0.19
0.19
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
34 Donor Countries
GEF
Trust Fund
Focal Area
Biodiversity
Climate Change
International Waters
Land Degradation
Persistent Organic
Pollutants (POPs)
Fund Allocations – 5th Replenishment – 2010-2014
Budget Allocation
1,080,000,000
1,260,000,000
440,000,000
385,000,000
375,000,000
Budget Total Utilization
Allocation
Percentage
25.41
572,839,839
29.65
521,510,680
10.35
132,599,939
9.06
162,373,176
8.82
148,953,825
Remainder
Utilization
Percentage
507,160,161
738,489,320
307,400,061
222,626,824
226,046,175
53.04
41.39
30.14
42.17
39.72
Ozone Depletion
Sound Chemicals
Management and
Mercury Reduction
25,000,000
25,000,000
0.59
0.59
5,786,000
8,968,405
19,214,000
16,031,595
23.14
35.87
CSP and Capacity Building
70,000,000
1.65
660,834
69,339,166
0.94
Small Grants Program
SFM/REDD-Plus Program
Outreach to Private
Sector
Corporate Budget
Subtotals GEF5SummaryByBP
140,000,000
250,000,000
80,000,000
3.29
5.88
1.88
140,000,000
85,931,914
37,800,000
0
164,068,086
42,200,000
100.00
34.37
47.25
120,000,000
4,250,000,000
2.82
32,546,000
1,849,970,612
87,454,000
2,400,029,388
27.12
GEF
System for Transparent Allocation of Resources (STAR)
Trust Fund
• the GEF allocates indicative
envelopes of resources to eligible
countries during the GEF-5 period
based on transparent indicators
reflecting country performance and
country potential to achieve global
environmental benefits.
• STAR covers three focal areas:
biodiversity (BD), climate change
(CC), and land degradation (LD).
GEF
Trust Fund
In order to be taken into consideration for GEF financing, a project
proposal has to fulfill the following criteria:
•It is undertaken in an eligible country and is consistent with country’s
national priorities and programs.
•It addresses one or more of the GEF Focal Areas, improving the global
environment or advance the prospect of reducing risks to it.
•It is consistent with the GEF operational strategy.
•It seeks GEF financing only for the agreed incremental costs on
measures to achieve global environmental benefits
•It involves the public in project design and implementation.
•It is endorsed by the government(s) of the country/ies in which it will
be implemented.
GEF
Trust Fund
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Full-sized Projects (more than $1m)
Medium-sized Projects (less than $1m)
Enabling Activities (less than $0.5m)
Programmatic Approaches ($5 - $150m)
Small Grants Programs (UNDP) (up to
$50,000)
LDCF/
SCCF
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Adaptation is the process of reducing the
adverse effects of climate change on
human and natural systems. It refers to
the efforts made to cope with actual
change as well as the process of adjusting
to expected change.
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The UNFCCC requested the GEF to
manage the Least Developed Countries
Fund (LDCF) and Special Climate Change
Fund (SCCF) in 2001. The priority of these
Funds is Adaptation.
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TODAY: More than 700 million dollars
raised in voluntary donor contributions to
the two funds (LDCF and SCCF).
Completed spring development in Kebele, Ethiopia
(SCCF)
• Voluntary Trust Fund
• Finances activities in climate change
complementary to those funded under
the climate change focal area in the
GEF Trust Fund
• Thirteen Donors: Canada, Denmark,
Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain
Sweden, Switzerland, and United
Kingdom
$120 million
contributions
received thus
far
• Voluntary Trust Fund
• Address special needs of 48 Least
Developed Countries (LDCs)
vulnerable to adverse impacts of
climate change
• 19 Donors: Australia, Austria, Canada,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
and United Kingdom
• $180 million
contributions
received and
expects to
reach $500m
in 4 years
LDCF/
SCCF
Consistency with 3 Adaptation strategic objectives:
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2.
3.
Reduce vulnerability to the adverse impacts of climate change – e.g.
reduced risks to economic losses through implementation of adaptation
measures
Increase adaptive capacity to respond to the impacts of climate change –
e.g. within relevant development sectors and natural resources; diversified
and strengthened livelihoods and sources of income
Promote transfer and adoption of adaptation technologies – as defined
under the Climate Convention
Two step-by-step, user friendly guides developed by GEF Secretariat:
1. ”Accessing resources under the Least Developed Countries Fund”
GEF/LDCF.SCCF.9/5/Rev.1, available at the GEF website
2. ”Accessing resources under the Special Climate Change Fund”
GEF/LDCF.SCCF.9/6/Rev.1 available at the GEF website
LDCF/
SCCF
Innovative Features of LDCF/SCCF
GEFTF:
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Incremental cost
Global benefits
STAR
Co-financing
LDCF & SCCF:
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Additional cost principle
NO Global benefits requirement
No STAR
Higher MSP ceiling for LDCF
($2M)
• Rolling basis approval for LDCF
LDCF/
SCCF
Additional Cost Principle
• The idea that coping with the
adverse impacts of climate change
imposes an additional cost on
vulnerable countries in their effort
to achieve their development goals.
• This principle distinguishes those
projects from the standard GEF
practice which funds on the basis of
incremental costs.
• Full costs associated with meeting
additional costs imposed on the
country by effects of CC, are
supported by LDCF and SCCF.
Youth planting mangroves, Kiribati
(SPA and LDCF)
LDCF
Areas of Intervention: LDCF
Food Security and Agriculture  drought resistant crop, farming techniques
Water Resources Management  resilient water infrastructure, rainwater
harvesting, micro surface and ground water treatment facilities
Disaster Risk Management  Integrated disaster risk management strategies,
glacial lake outburst floods hazard management
Community Based Adaptation  forest management, mangrove restoration,
alternative livelihoods, strengthened animal health systems
Natural Resources Management  efficient wood management, ecotourism,
fishing around mangroves, renewable energy use
Health  climate change challenges incorporated into health programs, use of
medicinal plants to treat diseases
Infrastructure  critical infrastructure
LDCF
Completed NAPAs – 47 countries
Country Name Date NAPA Posted
1 Afghanistan
Sep-09
2 Angola
Dec-11
3 Bangladesh
Nov-05
4 Benin
Jan-08
5 Bhutan
May-06
6 Burkina Faso
Dec-07
7 Burundi
Feb-07
8 Cambodia
Mar-07
9 Cape Verde
Dec-07
10 Central African
Jun-08
Republic
11 Chad
Feb-10
12 Comoros
Nov-06
13 Democratic
Sep-06
Republic of
Congo
14 Djibouti
Oct-06
15 Eritrea
May-07
16 Ethiopia
Jun-08
17 Gambia
Jan-08
18 Guinea
Jul-07
19 Guinea-Bissau
Feb-08
20 Haïti
Dec-06
21 Kiribati
Jan-07
22 Lao People's
May-09
Democratic
Republic
23 Lesotho
Jun-07
Country Name Date NAPA Posted
24 Liberia
Jul-07
25 Madagascar
Dec-06
26 Malawi
Mar-06
27 Maldives
Mar-08
28 Mali
Dec-07
29 Mauritania
Nov-04
30 Mozambique
Jul-08
31 Nepal
Nov-10
32 Niger
Jul-06
33 Rwanda
May-07
34 Samoa
Dec-05
35 Sao Tome and
Nov-07
Principe
36 Senegal
Nov-06
37 Sierre Leone
Jun-08
38 Solomon Islands
Dec-08
39 Sudan
40 Tanzania
41 Timor-Leste
42 Togo
43 Tuvalu
44 Uganda
45 Vanuatu
46 Yemen
47 Zambia
Jun-07
Sep-07
Sep-11
Sep-09
May-07
Dec-07
Dec-07
Apr-09
Oct-07
SCCF
Areas of Intervention: SCCF
Water Resources Management drainage and water-saving technologies,
increased reservoir capacity through energy efficiency of turbines
Agriculture/Land Management  drip irrigation, drought and salinity resistant
crop varieties
Infrastructure Development infrastructure for alternative water sources, e.g.
climate resilient roads and harbors
Fragile Ecosystems  repopulation of coral reefs, buffer zones and biological
corridors between vulnerable wetlands
Integrated Coastal Zone Management beach reinforcement and nourishment,
protection structures (e.g. jetties, groins, breakwaters)
Health  heat-wave warning systems, surveillance and response for malaria
epidemics
Disaster Risk Management  early warning systems
Cross Cutting Issues  information sharing systems to monitor crop choices and
contingency crop plans, and pest and disease severity
Nagoya Protocol
Investment Fund (NPIF)
The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and
the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their
Utilization (ABS) to the Convention on Biological Diversity is
a supplementary agreement to the Convention on Biological
Diversity.
• It provides a transparent legal framework for the effective
implementation of one of the objectives of the CBD: the fair
and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization
of genetic resources thereby contributing to the conservation
and sustainable use of biodiversity
The Nagoya Protocol on ABS was adopted on 29 October 2010
in Nagoya, Japan.
Nagoya Protocol
Investment Fund (NPIF)
• became operational in May 2011 to facilitate the early entry
into force and implementation of the Protocol.
• supports signatory countries and those in the process of
signing the Nagoya Protocol, and that intend to ratify the
Protocol in order to accelerate the ratification and
implementation of the Protocol.
• supports, among others, existing opportunities leading to
ABS agreements with involvement of the private sectors
Nagoya Protocol
Investment Fund (NPIF)
Eligible Project Activities
• Pursue opportunities leading to ABS agreements between
users and providers of genetic resources.
• Promote technology transfer, private sector engagement, and
projects targeting investments in the conservation and
sustainable use of genetic resources in-situ.
• Build capacity among indigenous peoples and local
communities
• Further the knowledge and scientific-base for the
implementation of the protocol
• Review capacities and needs on ABS with focus on existing
policies, laws and regulations that compliments investment
from the GEF Trust Fund.
Nagoya Protocol
Investment Fund (NPIF)
Funding Modality
• Same policies and procedures as the GEF Trust Fund.
• Projects under the NPIF are supported mainly through the
GEF Medium Size Project modality ($1 million or less).
• Full size projects (above $1 million) can also be pursued.
Application Procedure
Proposal should be endorsed by the GEF Focal Point of the
concerned countries and submitted to the GEF Secretariat through
one of the ten GEF Agencies (ADB, AfDB, EBRD, FAO, IADB, IFAD,
UNDP, UNEP, and the World Bank).
Nagoya Protocol
Investment Fund (NPIF)
Current Status
Funds available - $13.8 million (as of October 2012)
Donors – Japan, Norway, Switzerland, France
Projects approved –
GEF ID 4780 (Promoting the application of the Nagoya Protocol on
Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing in Panama).
Upcoming projects –
3 MSPs under development, 3 concept notes, and 7 inquiries with
potential partners and countries.
• Adaptation Fund finances concrete adaptation projects and programs
In developing countries that are Parties to the Kyoto Protocol.
• Funded through monetization of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs)
www.adaptation-fund.org
AF Resources
• Proceeds from monetized CERs: US$184.9M
• Annex-I parties contributions:
– Spain €45M, Monaco €10k, Germany €10M, Sweden
SEK200M, Switzerland CHF 3M, the U.K. £10M
– Pledges: Australia AU$ 15M, Brussels Capital Region
€1M
• Funds allocated to projects and programmes
by August 31, 2011: US$ 166.5M
• Estimated funds available by end-2012:
– Medium estimate US$ 356.3M (low: 338.2M;
high: 377.1M)
Gcfund.net
Target Fund is $100 billion
Operational Focal Point/
Political Focal Point:
Ms. Margarita Perez Villasenor
Deputy Director General
Ministry of Finance and Public Credit
Constituency:
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador,
Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Venezuela
Allocation utilized
PIFs cleared by CEO
awaiting approval*
Allocations
remaining to be
programmed
52,750,000
43,947,600
0
8,802,430
Climate Change
40,030,000
14,888,200
4,000,000
25,141,800
Land Degradation
5,470,000
3,470,000
0
2,000,000
Total
98,250,000
62,305,800
3,636,364
35,944,200
Focal Area
STAR GEF-5
Indicative allocation
Biodiversity
Focal Area
GEF Grant
Co-financing Total
Number of Projects
Biodiversity
150,471,832
526,333,771
22
Climate Change Mitigation
157,436,030
916,703,400
16
SCCF
4,500,000
21,000,000
1
Multi Focal Area
60,830,780
309,047,400
6
POP’s
5,130,000
10,921,600
2
International Waters
8,502,500
106,729,290
2
Grand Total
386,871,142
1,890,735,461
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For more details, go to http://sgp.undp.org
• Contact the Operational Focal Point (OFP)
• Meet the eligibility Criteria
 Must be an eligible country
 Must be a country-driven project
 Must addresses one or more GEF focal area strategies
 Must seek financing for incremental cost to achieve
Global environment benefits
 Must involve the public in project design
and implementation
 Must be endorsed by the OFP
• Select type of GEF activity
• Select the GEF Agency to work with
For more information, go to www.TheGEF.org
Thank you for your attention