Transcript Resource Mobilization - The Caribbean Environment Programme

Resource Mobilization
11 Feb 2009
Kumiko Yatagai
Administrative Officer
UNEP CAR/RCU
UNEP Financial Resources
 UNEP highly depends on voluntary contributions from
member states.
 USD 2 m from UN Regular Budget
 USD 90 -100 m for Environment Fund
based on the voluntary indicative scale of
contributions to the Environment Fund (VISC)
 USD 200 m for Trust Fund & Earmark Contributions
Total some 300 m per year
CEP Financial Resources
 USD 30,000 from Environment Fund for
activities
 USD 1.2 million for Caribbean Environment
Trust Fund (CTF)
 USD 5.5 million from various projects
including GEF IWCAM and GEF Pesticide
 Sida and SBF projects (USD 2.2 million in
total) closed financially by end 2008
Total of USD 7 m but mainly
committed funds from GEF
Change in UNEP and CEP Fundraising
Strategy
 Targeting major donors for large size projects: US,
France, Gov of Sweden
negotiation ongoing with Spain, Canada, etc.
Donors prefer to enter into partnership agreements
negotiated by UNEP HQs and CEP’s role in direct
negotiation with donors is becoming relatively less
and the emphasis shifted to internal consultations
and incorporation of CEP activities in UNEP proposal
as part of DEPI.
Risks associated with the Change
 Lack of familiarity with CEP priority and
importance among the HQs colleagues;
 Lack of opportunity for CEP to directly appeal
to the donors of its priority activities in the
Wider Caribbean Region;
 CEP competes with other UNEP programmes
outside the Wider Caribbean Region to
secure funding from the same pie.
What should we do?
 Raise the visibility of the CEP within UNEP; CEP
 Use local/regional channels to appeal to the HQs of
the donors regarding CEP priorities in the Wider
Caribbean Region, while the impact may be indirect;
CEP with RACs
 Enlarge its donor base and grab the opportunities
available locally and in the region. RACs with CEP
 Engage in Partnerships with other agencies to
develop and present projects for funding. RACs with
CEP
 RACs can assist in lobbying their host Governments
for greater support both to the RAC and to the Trust
Fund. RACs
Widening Donor Base
 Local Embassies, Institutions (ex NOAA),
private sectors may have some small size
grant to provide to the local entities like the
RACs.
 Any small size funding would help. Small
funding can sometimes make an enormous
impact. Do not only focus on developing
large size projects such as GEF projects
which would take months/years to be
developed/approved.
Widening Donor Base
 Establish contact with potential donors and
other partner agencies;
 Find out schemes & nature of funds the donor
have and their eligibility criteria;
 Find out donors’ interest and areas for
possible cooperation;
 Maintain/update information in donor profile
(to be presented by Nadia)
Tools to be used for Fundraising
 List of Priority Projects and Activities;
 Concept Paper;
 Web Sites
 CEP/RAC brochures & any other information
materials such as Our Planet, etc.
 Study the donor’s priorities and interest on the
internet and from the other easily available sources;
 Act as UNEP Ambassador!
Priority Projects List
 AMEP and SPAW priority activities, approved
work plans and details of unfunded projects
available on the internet;
 Make one of your own for your respective
RAC and keep updating it.
Concept Paper
 Simple UNEP Template to maintain
consistency (to be distributed in hardcopy)
Case Study – CIMAB 1
 The Embassy of Japan has a scheme to fund
small size projects up to USD 100,000 per
year. It can finance, expert, equipment,
supplies but not the staff and running cost.
The donor is willing to fund highly visible
projects which can benefit a large number of
local people.
CIMAB Needs
 Equipment – printers, computers, lab
equipment, software etc.
 Establishing of a database on Marine and
Coastal Zone pollution by obtaining
information from Cuban partner organizations.
Match/combine CIMAB needs
with donor’s interest to sell the proposal.
Combining it with Awareness
Campaign
Activity 1. Establishment of the database:
 Immediate Beneficiaries: CIMAB and other
institutions involved in the data collection (X
centers)
 Indirect Beneficiaries: the population at large
whose livelihood is affected by the Marine
and Coastal Zone pollution
Activity 2: Nation-wide Coastal Clean Up Campaign
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together with the partner organizations and the
population affected.
Beneficiaries: population at large, participating
organizations
The database is launched;
A video clip is shown on TV prior to the campaign
(if available and/or affordable);
Information materials, for instance, caps/T-shirts
with CEP and the donor’s logo for the Campaign
Budget
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Database Expert (short-term) USD 5,000
Computer USD 3,000
Software USD 30,000
Coordination Meetings and launching of the
database USD 3,000
 Information Materials USD 5,000
 Plastic Bags and other tools USD 3,000
Total USD 49,000
Case Study - CIMAB 2
 CIMAB Needs: Regional Workshop on Marine
and Coastal Zone Management with Havana
Bay Authority;
 Challenge: the Embassy can only finance
national activities.
Split the proposal into parts.
Split the proposal into parts
 National part: data collection of the Havana Bay
pollution, capacity building of the authority,
implement a pilot project, present the result to
concerned within the Gov of Cuba – to be financed
by the local Embassies and donors
 Regional part: inviting Experts from the Wider
Caribbean Region and share the experience of
Havana Bay and share best practices and lessons
learned – to be financed by the UN, GEF, and other
International/regional fund.
What are the Challenges?
 What are some challenges that the RACs
have in developing new proposals and/or
sourcing funding?
 How can we overcome these barriers or
challenges?
Conclusion
 The role of the RAC in fundraising is
becoming more and more critical to the
success of CEP;
 The RAC to be creative to match the local
and regional needs with the interest of
donors;
 Act as an Ambassador of UNEP CAR/RCU!