Title: SREC I and II Meeting
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- SREC I and II Meeting
- Bamako, 21-25 June 2004
- Cross cutting Session
- Towards a Sub Regional Framework for SRECs I and
II - Arnaud COMOLET, UNDP
- 20/06/2004
2Content of the Cross-cutting Session
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- ? Introduction to the exercise and
- methodology
- ? Issues and challenges
- ? Needs assessment
- ? Actions plan
3 Session 1 Introduction to the Regional
Framework exercise
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4 I. Introduction to the Regional framework
exercise Content-
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- ? Assumptions
- ? Objectives
- ? Rationale
- ? Methodology
- ? Historical perspective
- ? Assessment
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Assumptions
- ? Strengthening the sense of belonging of SREC
participants to a community of practice - ? Improve the quality and performance of the
work of the members of the Group -
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Objectives
- Why dont we go one step further?
- ? From a one off workshop to a continuous
building up process - ? Making our various EE activities more
consistent - ?Build linkages between COS
- ? Develop products and services
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Rationale (1)
- ? SRECs mandate
- The SRECs are regionally based UNDP Environment
network that seeks to build the capacity of
Country Office Environment Focal Points and
participating specialists into a "Community of
Practice" as part of UNDP's organizational
learning initiative. - ?Help COs to implement corporate policies
(alignment with EEG strategy) -
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Rationale (2)
- ? A Key tool in enhancing UNDP's
- capacity in delivering quality
- ? Help COs to implement corporate
- policies
- ? A crucial vehicle to build synergies
- between the different UNDP
- environment units
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Methodology (1)
- ? 4 sessions (continuum)
- ? Interactive and Participative
- ? Needs based
- ? Interaction with workshop and discussions
outputs - ? 4 discussion papers
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Methodology (2) Sessions
- Session 1 Objective and rationale,
Take-stocking. - Session 2 Issues and Challenges
- Session 3 Needs and resources assessment
- Session 4 Elaboration of the Regional
framework -
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Methodology (3)Discussion papers
- 4 Discussion Papers ? ? ? ?
- Themes MDGs, Mainstreaming, Energy, Land
Degradation - Content Overview/context, UNDP position, COs
experience, Proposal -
12Historical perspective (1)Trends
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- ? SRECs are evolving mechanisms
- ? SRECs were initially a GEF "product"
- ? SRECs evolve now as a corporate
- tool
- ? SREC, I, II, III and the regionalization
- process
13Historical perspective (2)Role and activities
key questions
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- What is the role of SRECs?
- What activities have been initiated from SRECs?
- What is the added value of SRECs?
- How the members use the network?
14Historical perspective (3)Strengths
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- Meeting and getting to know each other
- Sharing experience
- Discussing UNDP case studies, pilots, best
practices, experiences, innovative ideas - Developing capacity for leveraging and co-funding
- Strengthening capacity of COs participants in
designing and administering environmental
projects.
15Historical perspective (4)Weaknesses
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- SREC I (2003) cancellation
- RRs/RBA are not convinced of the utility of SREC
- Preparation
- Very weak follow up/monitoring/evaluation
- Funding a major constraint
- Little regional partnership
16Historical perspective (5)Recent ? developments
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- Greater inputs from COs (top down ? bottom up)
? ? ? - Greater balance between discussions and
presentations ? ? - Training sessions ? ? ?
- Contribution of other PAs or CO units
- Fields trip ? ? ?
- Two ways learning process (PAs/CO)
17Assessment
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- SRECs are a useful tool but
- Apart from the workshop itself, not much come out
of SRECs meetings ..? - There is a tendency to be stricter on results of
our activities (conditionality?) - We need to keep the momentum between two
workshops - We need to find out implementation mechanims for
our decisions (work plan)
18Your turn to play, now !!!
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19What you think?What are your expectations
vis-à-vis SRECs?
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202. Issues and challenges
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