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Title: GEF Expanded Constituency Workshop


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Accessing The GEFGEF Trust Fund, STAR LDCF,
SCCF, NPIF, AF Broadening the GEF
PartnershipPublic Private PartnershipPMIS and
GEF Website
  • GEF Expanded Constituency Workshop
  • 8 to 10 May 2012
  • Antigua and Barbuda

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GEF Institutional Framework
How to access the GEF Trust Fund
3
Project Development Steps
  • Project Idea Country NPFE/Pre-PIF (optional)
  • Project Concept Agencies PIF PPG
    (templates)
  • Project Endorsement/STAR endorsement - OFPs
  • GEFSEC PIF PPG review, work program inclusion
    and CEO clearance/Council approval
  • Project Preparation Agencies/OFP
  • Project document Agencies FSP or MSP (EA)
    (templates)
  • GEFSEC review, CEO endorsement/approval, posting
    for Council information if requested

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System for Transparent Allocation of Resources
(STAR)
  • Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Land
    Degradation
  • All countries have individual allocations
  • Minimum allocations 2 M in CC, 1.5 M in BD,
  • and 0.5 M in LD
  • Flexibility for smaller overall allocations (7
    M)

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Programs without Allocations
  • International Waters
  • Persistent Organic Pollutants and Sound Chemicals
    Management
  • Country Support Programme
  • Cross-cutting capacity development
  • Regional and global projects/programs
  • GEF Small Grants Programme
  • Private Sector Engagement

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GEF-5 STAR Allocations
  GEF-5 GEF-5 GEF-5 GEF-5 Allocation Utilized (M US)  
  Replenishment Replenishment US4.25Bn US4.25Bn Allocation Utilized (M US)  
  STAR Envelopes (M US) STAR Envelopes (M US) STAR Envelopes (M US) STAR Envelopes (M US) Allocation Utilized (M US)  
Country CC BD LD Total Total Flexible
Antigua and Barbuda 2.00 1.50 .940 4.44 0 Yes
Bahamas 2.00 4.26 1.48 7.740 0 No
Barbados 2.00 1.50 .500 4.00 0 Yes
Belize 2.00 2.44 .680 5.12 5.12 Yes
Cuba 4.40 11.52 1.11 17.03 3.709 No
Dominica 2.00 1.50 .500 4.00 0 Yes
Dominican Republic 2.58 5.36 .720 8.66 1.496 No
Grenada 2.00 1.50 1.16 4.66 0 Yes
Guyana 2.00 3.26 1.12 6.38 5.5 Yes
Haiti 2.00 4.56 .790 7.35 0 No
Jamaica 2.00 4.80 2.09 8.89 3.234 No
St. Kitts and Nevis 2.00 1.50 .980 4.48 0 Yes
St. Lucia 2.00 1.87 .860 4.73 0 Yes
St. Vincent and Grenadines 2.00 1.5 .710 4.21 0 Yes
Suriname 2.00 3.00 .550 5.55 4.84 Yes
Trinidad and Tobago 2.94 2.74 1.24 6.92 0 Yes
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How to access other funds LDCF, SCCF, NPIF, AF
  • The GEF also manages 3 additional trust funds
  • Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF)
  • Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF)
  • Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund (NPIF)
  • And provides Secretariat services to the
    Adaptation Fund (AF)

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LDCF and SCCF
  • LDCF
  • SCCF
  • Established to address the special needs of LDCs
    under the Climate Convention
  • Only existing Fund mandated to finance the
    preparation and implementation of NAPAs
  • 48 NAPAs funded already and 62 LDCF projects
    approved
  • LDCF resources now amount to US 537 M.
  • Available to all developing countries, parties to
    the Climate Convention
  • Established to support Adaptation and Technology
    Transfer activities, short and long-term
  • 43 projects approved
  • SCCF resources now amount to US 239 M.

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Innovative Features of LDCF/SCCF
  • LDCF SCCF
  • Additional cost principle
  • NO Global benefits requirement
  • No STAR
  • Existing Business-As-Usual (BAU) Financing
  • Higher MSP ceiling for LDCF (2M)
  • Rolling basis approval for
  • LDCF
  • Equitable Access for all LDCs under the LDCF
  • GEF TRUST FUND
  • Incremental cost
  • Global benefits
  • STAR
  • Co-financing

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Features of LDCF/SCCF
  • The additional cost principle distinguishes
    LDCF/SCCF 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
    climate change, are supported by LDCF and SCCF.
  • Business-as-usual activities that would be
    implemented in the absence of climate change
    constitute a project baseline, (or
    business-as-usual)
  • The LDCF follows the principle of Equitable
    Access. The balanced access principle assures
    that funding for NAPA implementation will be
    available to all LDCs, and not be awarded on a
    first-come, first-served basis. The current cap
    is 15 million.

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How to access LDCF and SCCF funds?
  • Accessing resources under the Least Developed
    Countries Fund GEF/LDCF.SCCF.9/5/Rev.1 available
    at the GEF website
  • Accessing resources under the Special Climate
    Change Fund GEF/LDCF.SCCF.9/6/Rev.1 available at
    the GEF website

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NPIF
  • NPIF is separate trust fund created and managed
    by the GEF Secretariat
  • Established February 18th, 2011
  • Funding is separate from STAR allocations

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Timeline
  • Operational May 26th, 2011
  • GEF Council Meeting (GEF/C.40/11/Rev.1)
  • Guidance 1 August 18th, 2011
  • CEO Letter to Operational Focal Points
  • Guidance 2 November 11th, 2011
  • CEO Letter to Operational Focal Points GEF
    Council Members and Alternates

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NPIF What does it fund?
  • Projects that
  • Pursue opportunities leading to actual ABS
    agreements between users and providers of genetic
    resources
  • Promote technology transfer and private sector
    engagement
  • Allow countries to gain information to review
    capacities and needs on ABS with focus on
    existing policies, laws and regulations

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Accessing the NPIF
  • Medium Size Projects (MSPs)
  • Same policies and procedures as other GEF MSPs
  • CEO Approval on a rolling bases
  • GEF Agency
  • Partner Organizations (Executing Agencies)
  • Letter of Endorsement from GEF Operational Focal
    Point
  • Letters of Co-financing
  • Funding from NPIF Additional to STAR allocations

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NPIF Where are we now?
  • Funds available
  • US15 million (Japan, Switzerland and 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
  • 16 projects in different stages of development

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Resources
Adaptation Fund (AF)
  • Proceeds from monetized CERs US167.4M
  • Annex-I parties contributions
  • Spain 45M, Monaco 10k, Germany 10M, Sweden
    SEK200M, Switzerland CHF 3M
  • Pledges Australia AU 15M, Brussels Capital
    Region 1M, UK Pounds 10M.
  • Funds allocated by March 20, 2012 US 115.9M
  • Current Funding Availability US 147
  • Estimated funds available by end-2012
  • Medium estimate US 207M (low 187M high 223M)

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Access modalities
  • Direct Access Modality
  • Eligible Parties can submit their
    projects/programmes directly to the AFB through
    an accredited National Implementing Entity (NIE).
  • Multilateral Access Modality
  • Parties can submit their proposals through an
    accredited Multilateral Implementing Entity
    (MIE).
  • Regional Access Modality
  • A group of Parties may also nominate regional and
    sub-regional entities (RIE) as implementing
    entities.

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Access modalities (2)
  • NIE, RIE and MIE shall
  • Meet the fiduciary standards established by the
    AFB
  • Financial management and integrity
  • Institutional capacity
  • Transparency, self-investigative powers and
    anti-corruption measures
  • Bear full responsibility for the overall
    management of the projects and programmes
  • Carry out financial, monitoring and reporting
    responsibilities

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One Step vs Two Step Process
  • For projects/programmes larger than USD 1M, a
    choice of a one step (full proposal) or two step
    process (concept approval and project/programme
    document)
  • For small-scale projects (below USD 1M) one-step
    process
  • Concepts are either Endorsed, Not endorsed, or
    Rejected
  • -Funding is NOT set aside for endorsed concepts
  • Full proposals are either Approved, Not Approved,
    or Rejected
  • -Concept endorsement NOT required for the full
    proposal submission, but generally most approved
    projects are first endorsed as concepts
  • All proposals are posted on the website for
    comments from the public

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Financing Criteria
  • Funding provided on full adaptation costs basis
    for projects/programmes whose principal and
    explicit aim is to adapt and increase climate
    resilience
  • Projects/programmes have to be concrete emphasis
    on impacts
  • No prescribed sectors or approaches
  • Total allocation for projects/programmes
    submitted by MIEs at each meeting cannot exceed
    50 of cumulative resources available in the
    trust fund
  • All projects/programmes must include a knowledge
    component
  • Proposals must align with the Adaptation Fund
    Results Framework

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Project Review Criteria emphasis on
  • Consistency with national sustainable development
    strategies
  • Economic, social and environmental benefits
  • Meeting national technical standards
  • Cost-effectiveness and sustainability
  • Arrangements for management, financial and risk
    management, ME, impact assessment
  • Avoiding duplication with other funding sources
    for adaptation
  • Stakeholder consultation ensuring acceptance and
    incorporation of community views
  • Consideration of gender issues in project design

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Broadening the GEF Partnership
  • The GEF Council approved, in May 2011, a pilot to
    accredit up to 10 new institutions to serve as
    GEF Project Agencies.
  • At least 5 national institutions
  • Upon accreditation, GEF Project Agencies can
    access resources from GEF-managed trust funds
    directly to assist recipient countries in the
    preparation and implementation of GEF-financed
    projects.

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Applications received
  • National Agencies (6)
  • Uruguay Agencia Nacional de Investigación e
    Innovación (ANII)
  • Russian Federation VTB Bank
  • Peru Fondo Nacional del Ambiente
  • Brazil Fundo Brasileiro para a Biodiversidade
    (FUNBIO)
  • China Ministry of Environment, Foreign Economic
    Cooperation Office (MEP FECO)
  • South Africa The Development Bank of Southern
    Africa (DBSA)
  • International Civil Society Organizations (3)
  • International Union for Conservation of Nature
    (IUCN)
  • World Wide Fund (WWF)
  • Conservation International (CI)
  • United Nations Agencies (2)
  • UN World Food Program (WFP)
  • UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
  • Regional Agencies (4)
  • LAC Conservation International Banco de
    Desarrollo de America Latina (CAF)

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Eligibility
  • Institutions eligible for accreditation under
    the pilot are
  • national institutions
  • regional organizations
  • civil society organizations/non-governmental
    Organizations
  • United Nations specialized agencies and programs
  • other international organizations

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Review of Applications
  • Stage I Applicants will be assessed according to
    the degree to which it adds value to the GEF
    partnership and aligns strategically with the
    GEFs objectives.
  • Stage II Applicants will need to fully meet all
    of the GEF Fiduciary Standards as well as
    applicable GEF Environmental and Social Safety
    Standards.

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Application Process
  • Stage I Internal GEFSEC Value Added Review and
    Council Approval
  • Stage II External Accreditation Panel Review for
    Fiduciary and Environmental and Social Safeguards

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Review Criteria
  • Relevance to the GEF
  • Demonstration of Environmental or Climate Change
    Adaptation Results
  • Scale of Engagement
  • Capacity to Leverage Financing
  • Institutional Efficiency

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Public Private Partnerships in GEF-5
  • The replenishment created a private sector
    set-aside of USD 80 million.
  • Private sector engagement is not an end it is a
    means to generate additional global environmental
    benefits.

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Approved Private Sector Strategy for GEF-5Three
Modalities
  1. Establish Public Private Partnership Programs
    with multilateral development banks (MDBs) to
    support investments using non-grant instruments
  2. Encourage countries to use STAR allocation grants
    for projects with private sector investments
    using non-grant instruments
  3. Support SME competitions to facilitate technology
    transfer and entrepreneurship

GEF/C.41/09.Rev.01, Revised Strategy for
Enhancing Engagement with the Private Sector
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What is a Non-Grant Instrument?
  • Under the GEF instrument, a form of concessional
    finance that has the potential to earn a return
    (or reflow).
  • Reflows are available to expand the pool of GEF
    resources available for future investments.
  • Examples
  • Contingent Grant
  • Credit Guarantee or Risk Guarantee Fund
  • Equity Fund Investments
  • Concessional Loans
  • Performance Risk Guarantee
  • Revolving Fund
  • Risk Sharing Fund for Loan Provision

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Next Steps
  • GEFSEC has finalized the operational modalities
    in coordination with the MDBs.
  • MDBs can submit proposals for Public Private
    Partnership Programs as candidates for inclusion
    in a work program.
  • Agencies and countries can propose the use of
    non-grant instruments in new PIFs at anytime.
  • GEF is coordinating with UNIDO to identify
    countries that wish to pursue SME competitions as
    medium-sized projects.

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GEF Website
  • Takeaways
  • Council Member and Focal Point List
  • Country Profiles
  • Country Support Programme
  • Documents and Publications
  • Council Documents
  • Work Programs
  • Program Management Bulletin
  • Publications/Videos
  • Templates PIF, Enabling Activities

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PMIS
  • Takeaways
  • Username and Password
  • Pre-PIF Tracking Tool
  • Project Information
  • Where to find PIFs, PFD, PIRs

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