Transcript The Poverty and Environment Initiative

BOTSWANA POVERTY & ENVIRONMENT
INITIATIVE BRIEFING
UNDP-UNEP POVERTY & ENVIRONMENT
INITIATIVE (PEI): HISTORY
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UNDP POVERTY & ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVE
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UNEP POVERTY & ENVIRONMENT PROJECT:
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Supported by DFID & EC
Grew out of WSSD, PEP formed
Supported by Norway & Belgium
FORMED UNDP-UNEP PEI 2005
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Redesign of UNEP P & E activities
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Joint programming, budgeting & staff recruitment
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Leading example of interagency co-operation
UNDP-UNEP POVERTY & ENVIRONMENT
INITIATIVE (PEI): WHAT WE DO
Supporting governments to:
 Integrate Environmental Sustainability into National
Development Processes (e.g. PRSPs & NDPs) so that
development is not undermined by unsustainable use of
natural resources
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Build National Capacity to:
 Identify links between poverty & environment
 Integrate environmental sustainability into national
development processes
UNDP-UNEP POVERTY & ENVIRONMENT
INITIATIVE (PEI): WHY WE DO IT
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Unsustainable use of the environment reduces the social
& economic benefits produced
E.G. People get sick & die, farmers grow less & earn less
Development is hindered by environmental damage
The contribution of environment to social & economic
development is often poorly understood
Environmental sustainability not operationally integrated
into national development processes (e.g. PRSPs):
Words but not action.
EXAMPLES OF POVERTYENVIRONMENT LINKS
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First picture shows a grossly polluted canal in Mali
The 2nd is people living next to that canal & using this
polluted water – because they do not have any other
source of water.
So they get sick from water borne diseases & malaria –
ie pollution causes sickness & the costs associated with
that
The 3rd picture is of a very steep hillside in Rwanda – soil
erosion is a major problem
Soil erosion reduces agricultural productivity & causes
silting of hydro electricity reservoirs = decreased
electricity production
UNDP-UNEP PEI: COUNTRY PROGRAMMES
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Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Mali &
Mauritania
Experience in country PEI programmes = key lessons
learnt & model for mainstreaming environment into
development processes
Proposal to scale-up to additional countries developed &
accepted by key donors (EC, UK, Ireland, Denmark,
Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands)
Implementation Approach
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Country programme preparation (6 - 9 months)
Country programme implementation -Phase I (18-24 months)
 Identifying links between environment & development
 Operational integration of environment sustainability into national
development plans
Country programme implementation - Phase II (2 years +)
 Strengthening country capacity to integrate environment into
development processes at national & sectoral levels
 Strengthened domestic revenue base for environmental investments
(reducing dependence on donors)
Lessons
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Need for comprehensive, programmatic approach to
mainstreaming - a project approach will not work.
Deep engagement necessary
Focus on results not agency
Very detailed mapping of government macro & sectoral
policy, planning & decision-making processes
(“machinery of government”), institutions & individuals
relevant to the national development process is required.
‘Development Intelligence.’
The Planning/Finance ministry must be an equal or the
prime focal ministry in the process from the very
beginning.
Lessons
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A realistic assessment of country commitment at
different levels & in both environment & planning
ministries is necessary.
Supporting a country-led environmental mainstreaming
process has high transaction costs, because it is new,
seeking to change government priorities & involves a
number of ministries. ‘Stubborn persistence & attention
to detail’
Detailed country-specific evidence on the links between
environment, poverty reduction & pro-poor growth is
needed to convince policy makers, economists &
planners that investment in environment sustainability is
worthwhile.
Lessons
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The application of integrated economic & environment
project, programme & policy appraisals needs to become
a standard operating procedures for planning/finance &
sectoral ministries.
Developing a full partnership approach with key incountry donors is vital for long term success on several
fronts
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(Capacity building, sector mainstreaming, sustainable domestic
financing for environmental sector)
Timely support from UNDP Country Office critical.
Links between NDP, UNDAF and PEI
10 KRAs including:
Vision 2016 (7 Pillars)
NDP 10 (16 Goals)
Sub-sector Goals: Economic, Social,
Security, Administration
• Sustainable Economic
Growth
• Sustainable Environment
• Enhanced well-being and
social responsibility
Ministry/Department, District Goals
United Nations Development Assistance
Framework (UN/GoB UNDAF & Programme)
UNDP
UNEP
UNICEF
WHO
FAO
UNDP/UNEP/GoB Poverty and
Environment Initiative
UNDAF Clusters:
•Governance and Human
Rights Promotion
•Economic Diversification
and Poverty Reduction
•Health and HIV and AIDS
•Environment and Climate
Change
•Children, Youth and Women
Empowerment
GoB/UNDP/UNEP Poverty and Environment Initiative (PEI)
Stage 1: November 2008 – April 2009
To design a GoB/UNDP/UNEP PEI programme that contribute
to the achievement UNDAF and NDP 10 Outcomes.
Key Activities:
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Identification of key environment, growth and poverty reduction
issues in Botswana
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Institutional analysis and mapping of policy processes and
initiatives, roles and responsibilities of GoB and development
partners related to environmental issues within the context of NDP10
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Review NDP-10 and other relevant planning documents to identify
entry points for mainstreaming environment into national sectoral
and local level planning processes
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Identify potential ‘champions’ in government, civil society, private
sector, media and donors; focal points within government; and
relevant donor and government-donor coordination mechanisms
GoB/UNDP/UNEP Poverty and Environment Initiative (PEI)
Stage 1: November – April 2009
Key Activities (continued)
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Recommend effective implementation arrangements, e.g.
establishment of an inter-departmental task team/steering
committee/working groups that includes environment,
planning/finance and key sectoral ministries.
Results:
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Enhanced awareness of the links between poverty and
environment and environment and economic growth and their
contribution to national development priorities
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Joint UN Programme to support the UNDAF and NDP outcomes
that leads to improved integration of environmentally sustainable
natural resource management in NDP-10, poverty and related
sector strategies as well as increased resources for sustainable
environment and natural resource management
GoB/UNDP/UNEP Poverty and Environment Initiative (PEI)
Stage 2; June/July 2009 – 2016
Implementation of GoB/UNDP/UNEP PEI Programme that
contributes to the following UNDAF Outputs
Governance and Human Rights Promotion:
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Effective coordination of collection, analysis and use of quality
disaggregated data (statistics) in decision making
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Strategy for the national statistical system developed
Economic Diversification and Poverty Reduction:
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National and District Frameworks developed for local economic
and social development in all districts
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Regulatory instruments to improve poor people’s access to
financial services and productive assets/resources
strengthened
GoB/UNDP/UNEP Poverty and Environment Initiative (PEI)
Economic Diversification and Poverty Reduction (contd.):
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Enhanced technical and oversight capacity of the MultiSectoral Committee on Poverty Reduction and the SocioEconomic Policy Sub-division of the Ministry of Finance and
Development Planning to manage the implementation of the
National Strategy for Poverty Reduction
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Poverty reduction is mainstreamed into national and district
development plans
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Effective social protection mechanisms established based on
vulnerability assessments, research and analysis.
Environment and Climate Change:
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Environment and conservation mainstreamed into national
development and poverty reduction framework
GoB/UNDP/UNEP Poverty and Environment Initiative
(PEI)
Next Steps:
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Identification of National and International expertise to
facilitate the consultative process for development of draft
Joint Programme
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Agreement with Government of Botswana on the PEI
framework including resources and staffing
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Implementation, monitoring and evaluation within the
UNDAF implementation framework
Summary
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Contribution of sustainable management of environmental natural
resources to development priorities insufficiently recognised or
integrated into national & sectoral development processes.
Consequently, development priorities, including poverty reduction,
will be more difficult to achieve.
Environmental degradation is a serious issue in many countries in
Africa and elsewhere
UNDP-UNEP PEI supports mainstreaming of environment into
national & sectoral development processes to reduce environmental
degradation to help achieve development priorities in a sustainable
manner.
NDP & UNDAF key opportunity for a successful PEI in Botswana