Transcript AMCEN MEETING ADDIS-ABABA, OCTOBER 19-24, 2009 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY (GEF) Sekou Toure The GEF  Financial mechanism of four Multilateral Environment Agreements  Track-record on investments over.

AMCEN MEETING ADDIS-ABABA,
OCTOBER 19-24, 2009
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
(GEF)
Sekou Toure
The GEF
 Financial mechanism of four Multilateral
Environment Agreements
 Track-record on investments over more than 15
years
 Strong financing and leveraging performance
 Innovative programs
 Expanding responsibilities – POPs, Land
degradation, Adaptation Funds
The GEF
 Guidance from Conventions
 Governance
– Assembly
– Council
– GEF Focal points & Link to Conventions FP
– Secretariat and Agencies
– Other partners
 Balanced decision making between developing
and developed countries
GEF Focal Areas
 Climate change
 Biological diversity
 International waters
 Land degradation, primarily desertification and
deforestation
 Ozone layer depletion
 Persistent organic pollutants
Climate Change Mitigation –
main achievements
 $2.5 billion invested in more
than 130 countries
– Climate Change Mitigation : energy
efficiency, renewable energies, clean
transport, Sustainable Forest
Management and LULUCF
– National communications to the
UNFCCC
– Technology Needs Assessments
– Transfer of more than 30
environmentally sound technologies
– More than 2.5 billion tons of CO2
avoided from GEF projects
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Adaptation to Climate Change –
main achievements
Least Developed Country Fund
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48 NAPAs financed, 42 completed
33 concrete adaptation projects
approved, 9 under implementation
and at least 12 more by the end of
2009
$369 million total ($113 LDCF and
$256 co-financing )
Strategic Climate Change Fund
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22 concrete adaptation projects
approved, 13 under implementation
$683 million total ($91 SCCF and
$592 co-financing)
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GEF in Africa
 Since 1991, GEF has invested in
750 Projects in Africa
 Total amount invested by the GEF
in Africa : $2.3 billion
 Africa represents nearly 30% of
the global GEF funding
GEF Amount B$
Co-Financing B$
2.3
10.6
GEF in Africa
Climate Change
 230 projects in Climate Change
 Total GEF Amount = $600 million in Climate Change
 Adaptation to climate change : projects to adapt
agriculture and water management, fight desertification,
prevent coastal erosion, cope with drought, flooding and
sea level rise
 Forest and climate change : projects to develop
sustainable forest management through local communities
 Climate change mitigation : projects to develop renewable
energy (solar, biomass, mini-hydro, wind…), energy
efficiency (CFL programs…) and clean transport.
 Regional projects to have synergies on regional issues
(forest..)
The Least Developed Countries Fund/Africa
$80,000,000.00
$70,000,000.00
$60,000,000.00
$50,000,000.00
$40,000,000.00
$30,000,000.00
Cofinancing
LDCF grant
$20,000,000.00
$10,000,000.00
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Range: $1.1 to 4.5 million
Adaptation Fund
 Secretariat (interim)
 Organize Board Meeting
 Undergoing work to make operational
 Monetization
 Modalities for direct access
 Administrative issues with trustee and
secretariat
Challenges for GEF-5
 Increase the level of replenishment
 Strengthen the GEF through a significant
set of reforms
Responsiveness to Conventions
From RAF to STAR and other technical
and operational improvements
Governance, engagement with
countries and stakeholders
 Reflect the new international context
 Meet expectations of stakeholders
GEF Replenishments
Billions of 1991 dollars
3.500
3.000
2.500
2.000
1.500
1.000
0.500
0.000
Pilot Phase
GEF-1
GEF-2
GEF-3
GEF-4
Total Pledged Replenishment amount
Pilot Phase (1991-1994) , $1.100
Real value of gross replenishment in 1991 dollars
GEF-1 (1994-1998), $2.023
Replenishment (net of carryovers and arrears)
GEF-2 (1998-2002), $2.075
Real value of net replenishment in 1991 dollars
GEF-3 (2002-2006), $3.000
GEF-4 (2006-2010), $3.135
GEF-5 (2010-2014), ??????
Replenishment Scenarios – GEF-5
$5 billion
Improvement over
GEF-2 in inflationadjusted terms
Provide for increases
in all focal areas
$6.5 billion $9 billion?
Doubling of GEF-4
levels
Significant Increases in
all focal areas
Increase in all focal
areas
Transformational
activities, particularly
in climate change
Feasibility of a
pragmatic resource
allocation system
Potential for GEF-wide
resource allocation
system
Key GEF-5 Innovation:
Transformational Scaling-up
Voluntary
National GEF
Business Plans
Sustainable
Forest
Management
Non-grant
Instruments
Proposed Reforms for GEF-5
1. Responsiveness to Conventions and
countries
2. Strengthening and Widening GEF
Partnership
3. Enhancing Strategic and Operational
Policies
4. Transformational approaches
Enhancing Strategic & Operational
Policies/Gains for Africa- GEF-5
 Programming, Closer engagement with
countries, Business Plan, Flexible GEF-wide
allocation system, Refine and expand GEF
focal areas, Reforming project cycle
 From projects to integrated programs,
Multi-focal area programs (e.g., SFM),
 Special and expanded window for the
private sector, Expanded engagement in
adaptation, NGOs engagement
Adaptation : priority sectors of intervention –
GEF-5
LDCF
SCCF
Food Security and Agriculture
Water Resources Management
Disaster Risk Management
Community Based Adaptation
Natural Resources Management
Health
Infrastructure
Requested :
$500 million
Replenishment
Water Resources Management
Agriculture/Land Management
Infrastructure Development
Fragile Ecosystems
Integrated Coastal Zone Management
Health
Disaster Risk Management
Cross Cutting Issues
Requested :
$500 million
Replenishment
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Mitigation: priority sectors of
intervention – GEF-5
Scenario 1 :
lower
replenishment
Scenario 2 :
higher
replenishment
Conserve and enhance carbon stocks through
Sustainable Forest Management – LULUCF
$300 million
$500 million
Promote the demonstration, deployment, and transfer
of advanced low-carbon technologies
$350 million
$600 million
Continue to support enabling activities and capacity
building
$130 million
$130 million
Promote investment in renewable energy
technologies
$400 million
$500 million
Promote market transformation for energy efficiency
in industry and the building sector
$350 million
$450 million
Promote energy-efficient, low-carbon transport and
urban systems
$350 million
$400 million
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THANK YOU
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Guinea-Bissau: Strengthening Resilience and Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change in Guinea-Bissau's Agrarian and Water Sectors.
Guinea: Increased resilience and Adaptation to Adverse Impacts of Climate Change in Guinea's Vulnerable Coastal Zones
Gambia: Strengthening of the Gambia's Climate Change Early-warning Systems
Eritrea: Integrating Climate Change Risks into Community-Based Livestock management in the Northwestern Lowlands
Djibouti :Reducing Impacts and Vulnerability of Coastal Productive Systems
DRC: Building the Capacity of the Agriculture Sector to Plan for and Respond to the Additional Threats Posed by Climate Change on
Food Production
Comoros :Adapting Water Resource Management in Comoros to Increase Capacity to Cope with Climate Change
Cape Verde : Building Adaptive Capacity and Resilience to Climate Change in the Water Sector
Burkina Faso : Strengthening Adaptation Capacities and Reducing the Vulnerability to Climate Change
Benin: Integrated Adaptation Programme to Combat the Effects of Climate Change on Agricultural Production and Food Security
Lesotho: Improvement of Early-Warning System to Reduce Impacts of Climate Change and Capacity Building to Integrate Climate
Change into Development Plans
Liberia : Enhancing Resilience of Vulnerable Coastal to Climate Change Risks in Liberia
Malawi: Climate Adaptation for Rural Livelihoods and Agriculture
Mali: Enhancing Adaptive Capacity and Resilience to Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector in Mali
Mali: Integrating Climate Resilience into Agriculture Production for Food Security in Rural Areas of Mali
Mauritania : Reducing Vulnerability of Arid Oasian Zones to Climate Change and Variability through Improved Watershed Management
Niger: Implementing NAPA Priority Interventions to Build Resilience and Adaptive Capacity of the Agriculture Secotr to Climate
Change
Rwanda :Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change by Establishing Early-Warning and Disaster Preparedness Systems and Support for
Integrated Watershed Management in Flood-Prone Areas
Sao Tome and Principe : Adaptation to Climate Change
Sierra Leone : Integration Adaptation to Climate Change into Agricultural Production and Food Security
Sudan : Implementing NAPA Priority Interventions to Build Resilience in the Agriculture and Water Sectors to the Adverse Impacts of
Climate Change
Zambia : Adaptation to the Effects of Drought and Climate Change in Agro-Ecological Zones 1 and 2 in Zambia