Transcript Climate Finance Integrity Talks Toward better

Using Country Systems to Manage Climate Change Finance
A Global Forum
Monitoring
Tracking quantity and quality of climate
expenditure, accountability and
transparency
Transparency International
Incheon, 3rd December 2013
Monitoring
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Follow the money – Tracking
Financial Audits
Assessing its effectiveness
Mapping the actors
Assessing their accountability
Social and policy audits
• Reporting when things go wrong – grievances,
redress, anti-corruption hotlines
Making sure governments put more money for climate change on the table…
…means making sure climate money doesn’t disappear under the table…..
Global and local climate finance
accountability project
 Multilateral Funds
 Adaptation Fund
 Climate Investment Funds
 Least Developed Countries Fund and the Special
Climate Change Fund (GEF)
 Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
 UN REDD
 Country Systems
Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Kenya,
Maldives, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Vietnam
Assessments
What happens when things go wrong?
If corruption or fraud undermine governance and financing
Accountability Mapping
Accountability ≠ responsibility for corruption and
fraud
 3 components
 Rules
what is and is not expected:
actions, conduct, behaviour
 Sanctions penalties if rules are broken
 Processes and procedures for investigation,
answerability, issuance and enforcement of sanctions
 Bodies vs. individuals
Assessments
Transparency
 policy disclosure
 activity disclosure
Integrity
 Anti-corruption
rules
 Integrity screenings
(criteria)
 Integrity trainings
Accountability
Answerability re fund
decisions
Complaints
mechanisms(anti-corruption
hotlines)
Whistle-blower protection
Investigations and Sanctions
Civil Society participation –
fund level
Civil society consultation –
project level
Methodology
Two part research methodology conducted in 6 climate
finance recipient countries by TI national chapters.
Part 1) Mapping of climate actors and climate finance flows
Sources: Donors databases; project documents; national
legislation; national budget documents; access to information
law; direct contact with donors
Part 2) Governance assessment of key climate actors
Sources: TI corruption risk assessment tools; national legal
framework; govt agencies’ internal regulations; interviews
The visual map
Transparency, Information Disclosure
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Budget classification systems
Contradictory financial information
Discrepancies in co-financing information
Access to information
Project selection processes
Lack of disclosure of contracts and subcontracts
Participation
• Consultation processes were found to be
inadequate in all countries
• Limited civil society representation on policy /
fund decision making bodies at the national
level
Institutional architecture / coordination
• Weak coordination, lack of clarity or overlap in
mandates between institutions
Rules and Sanctions
Oversight, Complaints, Investigations,
and whistleblower protection
Civil society participation
and stakeholder consultation
• Integrity principles – rules
• Substantive roles – inadequate representation,
consultation
• Open access – closed meetings
• Project cycle – M&E
Good practices
• National General Climate Change Law – Mexico
• CSO Transparency – Peru
• National planning council – the Maldives
• Consolidated database of donor and governmentfinanced projects – the Maldives
Executive decision-making
Conference of Parties (UNFCCC/KP)
Independent Oversight body
Board, Committee
= appointed government representatives, public officials
Conflicts Resolution Commissioner
Secretariat:
Trustee:
World Bank
World Bank
World Bank
INT Integrity Vice-Presidency
UNDP/FAO/UNEP UNDP MDTF Office
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Independent Integrity Unity
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Project/Country level
national Designated Authority; Focal Points
Implementing, delivery partners, entities, etc.
Multilateral development banks: World Bank, ADB, IDB,
AfDB, ERBD
UN agencies: WFP, IFAD, UNDP UNESCO, UNEP, FAO
National implementers
New: International NGOs: WWF
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Executing
Entities
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Non-governmental
Observers
Public sector Civil society
Private sector
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Nongovernmental
stakeholders
consulted
Executive decision-making
Conference of Parties (UNFCCC/KP)
Board, Committee
= appointed government representatives, public officials
Secretariat:
World Bank
UNDP/FAO/UNEP
Trustee:
World Bank
UNDP MDTF Office
World Bank
INT Integrity Vice-Presidency
national Designated Authority; Focal Points
Project/Country level
Implementing, delivery partners, entities, etc.
Multilateral development banks: World Bank, ADB, IDB,
AfDB, ERBD
UN agencies: WFP, IFAD, UNDP UNESCO, UNEP, FAO
National implementers
New: International NGOs: WWF
Executing
Entities
Non-governmental
Observers
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Independent Integrity Unity
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Independent Oversight body
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Public sector Civil society
Private sector
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UN(DP) resident coordinator
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Nongovernmental
stakeholders
consulted