Transcript : Indian Experience Developing National GEF Priorities and Setting Priorities

Developing National GEF Priorities
and Setting Priorities
: Indian Experience
(GEF Sub Regional Workshop for GEF Focal Points
in North Africa, Middle East, West and South Asia)
(BALI; Dec 2 - 3, 2007)
SUDHIR MITAL
Joint Secretary
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India
& GEF OFP India
GEF and India
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Founder member of GEF (1991)
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Both a donor and recipient of GEF Funds
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Represents GEF South Asia constituency
(Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives
and Sri Lanka) in GEF Council
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MoEF is the GEF OFP and DEA is the
GEF PFP
Portfolio
GEF Replenishment
Phase
(India’s contribution
Focal Area
GEF Grant
& No of
FSP/MSP/ EAs
(In USD m)
Co-financing
(In USD m)
Total Project
Value
(In USD m)
vs Total GEF Fund)
PILOT (1991 – 1994)
CC (4)
40.5
435.6
476.14
CC (2), BD (4)
35.72
96.04
131.76
CC (3), BD (1)
19.72
57.3
77.02
THIRD (2002 – 2006)
CC (6), BD (2)
85.895
407.65
493.545
USD 9 m/ USD 3 b
MF (1)
FOURTH (2006 – 2010)
CC (2), BD (1),
LD (2), POP (1)
44.162
480.91
525.072
29 projects
226.277
1477.45
1703.727
USD 6 m/ USD 1.3 b
FIRST (1994 – 1998)
USD 9 m/ USD 2 b
SECOND (1998 – 2002)
USD 9 m/ USD 2.7 b
USD 9 m/ USD 3.13 b
TOTAL
Excludes 4 dropped
projects worth USD 61.8
m (GEF Grant)
Potential to Access
2006 –10: India has a potential to access
• Biodiversity: USD 29.6 m as GEF RAF grant
• Climate Change: USD 74.9 m as GEF RAF
grant
• Land Degradation: USD 20 m as GEF grant
National Coordination Mechanism
GEF Empowered Committee
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An empowered body to determine National priorities
and strategies, approval and endorsement of GEF
proposals, monitor project development and
implementation, coordinate actions among various
ministries and resolve outstanding issues with
Implementing Agencies and formulate country’s position
for the meetings of GEF Assembly and Council.
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Chaired by Secretary (E&F) has members from
Convention Focal Points based in MoEF; Department of
Economic Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs, Planning
Commission and Experts.
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Committee invites representatives from concerned central/ state
government, GEF Agencies, Project Proponents on the need basis.
Brief presentations by the project proponents.
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Meets on a quarterly basis.
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While approving projects, Committee looks into:
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Identify national priorities with incremental value to be funded
under GEF.
GEFable (objective and outcomes)
Develop linkages with SGP/ non GEF projects
Identify possible co-financing at national level
Identify National Executing Agency
Identify lead GEF agency on the basis of their comparative
advantage (UNDP, WB, UNEP, UNIDO, FAO, ADB, IFAD)
Identify focal points/ contact persons
Contd./Stakeholder Consultation
by National Executing Agency along with GEF agencies:
CC: MoP, BEE, MNRE, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, MSME, MoUD
BD: MoEF, MoA (Dept. of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry), DST, DBT, ICAR,
NBPGR
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To discuss national priority (s) and gap areas, which GEF could fund
Discuss project idea and its components
Identify key multi-stakeholders and partners (including state governments, NGOs,
Academic and Research Institutions and possible Private Sector)
Co-financing potential and sources
(Concerned GEF agencies working in India invited for a consultation. GoI priorities
and gaps in funding were shared and the agencies were asked to prepare project
proposals as per their priorities and comparative advantage within a timeline)
Contd./PIF Preparation
by GEF Agency (s) in consultation with National
Executing Agency, concerned central and state
governments and other stakeholders
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Develop baseline on the basis of situational gap analysis
Identify project outputs and outcomes and the tentative GEF
funding and co-financing on the incremental reasoning
Identify institutional mechanism for effective implementation and
monitoring
Co-financing commitments from Central/ State Governments (and,
other donors/ partners)
Draft submission to National Executing Agency
Contd./Endorsement
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National Executing Agency firm up the sub PIFs
avoiding any concept duplication. And, preparation
of Umbrella PIF by the National Executing Agency/
Lead GEF agency
Approval of respective GEF agency HQ
Submit to Thematic Divisions, MoEF and Central
Line Ministries
Present to the GEF Empowered Committee for
consideration/ approval
Issue of Letter of Endorsement by GEF OFP India
National Dialogues…
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Organized 2 NDI. (Feb 2006 and Oct 2007)
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Objectives: (First) To create general awareness on the GEF
processes and procedures. Interlink National and GEF
priorities. (Second) Project development as per identified
priorities and devising an effective monitoring and evaluation
strategy.
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As per workshop objectives, the participants were invited.
Senior officers from GoI, State Governments, NGOs,
Academic and Research Institutions, GEF agencies and GEF
Secretariat participated. For 2nd NDI, the officers/ experts
already involved or with the potential of getting involved with
project development were invited along with the national
project directors of the ongoing GEF projects in India.
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Specific TORs prepared for focused working group (WG)
discussions. In 1st NDI, all WG had same TORs. In 2nd NDI,
TORs were drafted as per the status of project development
under each focal area, which was different for each and within
each focal area.
BD: National Priorities & GEF
National Environment Policy (2006), Approach Paper to 11th
FYP, Third National Report to CBD (2005) and Draft National
Biodiversity Action Plan (2007)
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Strengthening Protected Area management
SP 1: - To catalyze sustainability of PA systems
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Mainstreaming BD concerns in production systems
SP 2: - To mainstream biodiversity in production landscapes/ seascapes
and sectors
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Regulating and managing invasive alien species
SP 3: - To safeguard biodiversity
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Access and benefit sharing / SP 4: - To build capacity on ABS
Building capacity for Bio-safety/ SP: 3 – To safeguard biodiversity
Capacity Building and Institutional strengthening
Crosscuts all strategic priorities
GEF 4 RAF Allocation for BD
USD 29.6 MILLION
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SGP India (USD 1 m) also, for LD projects
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Pollinator's project (USD 0.340 m) – Global
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Wild Tropical Fruits project (USD 1.106 m) – Regional ?
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SLEM (USD 10 m) - Programmatic Approach on LD, BD, CC
Available for Programming
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Bio-safety (USD 2 m)
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Programmatic Approach on Conservation of Marine and
Coastal Ecosystem (USD 15.15 m)
CC : National Priorities & GEF
National Environment Policy (2006), Approach Paper to 11th
FYP, National Action Plan on CC, First NATCOM (2004),
Integrated Energy Policy (2006)
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Improving EE in the Buildings and Industrial Sector/ SP: 1 –
To promote EE technologies and practices in the appliance and buildings
sectors and SP: 2 – To promote EE technologies and practices in
industrial production and manufacturing processes
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Improving efficiency in existing coal based power plants / SP:
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Integrated sustainable transport management/
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Promoting renewable energy sources for rural electrification/
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Adaptation to climate change / SP: 8 – To support pilot and
3 – To improve the efficiency and performance of existing power plants
SP:7 – To
facilitate market transformation for sustainable mobility in urban areas
SP: 5 – To promote renewable energy for the provision of rural energy
services
demonstration projects for adaptation to climate change
GEF 4 RAF Allocation for CC
USD 74.9 MILLION
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SGP India (USD 1.4 m) also, for POPs projects
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Energy Conservation in the Small Tea Sector (USD 0.95 m)
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Mokshda Green Cremation System for Energy and Environment
Conservation (USD 1 m) ?
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EE Improvements in the Brick Industry (USD 0.69 m) ?
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Sustainable Urban Transport Program (USD 25.35 m)
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Programmatic approach on EE (USD 40 m) - Endorsed
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Available for Programming (Renewable) – (USD 5.51 m)
LD : National Priorities & GEF
National Environment Policy (2006), Approach Paper to 11th FYP,
National Action Plan to Combat Desertification (2002), Third
National Report to UNCCD (2007)
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Enhancement of meteorological, climatological and hydrological
capabilities for early warning system
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Drought preparedness and management
SO: 1 – To develop an enabling environment that will place SLM in the
mainstream of development policy and practices at the regional,
national and local levels
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Encourage adoption of science-based and traditional SLM
practices through R&D, pilot scale demonstration and larges scale
dissemination/
SO: 1 and SO:2 – To up scale SLM
investments that generate mutual benefits for the global environment
and rural livelihoods
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Capacity building and public awareness/ SO: 1 and SO: 2
Timelines
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Feb 2006: SLEM discussed in first GEF NDI
Jan 2007: Endorsed GEF Programmatic Approach –
a national strategy for the next 4 years for effective
utilization of RAF allocations under BD and CC focal
areas. The inter-linkages between focal areas were
emphasized to maximize the impact.
Sept. 2007: Endorsed SLEM (USD 30 m)
Nov 2007: Endorsed Programmatic Approach on EE
under CC focal area (USD 40 m)
Nov 2007: SLEM approved by the GEF Council
BD Umbrella to be submitted by Dec 31, 2007 to
GEF. (USD 15.15 m)
SLEM
Sustainable Land and Ecosystem Management
USD 30 MILLION
MULTIFOCAL APPROACH
{BD RAF: USD 10 m; LD Global: USD 15 m; CC Adaptation: USD 5 m}
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Sustainable Rural Livelihood Security through Innovations in Land and
Ecosystem Management (USD 10 m)
Sustainable Land Management in Shifting Cultivation Areas of Nagaland for
Ecological and Livelihood Security (USD 4 m)
Policy and institutional reform for mainstreaming and up-scaling SLM in India
(USD 0.9 m) - Endorsed
Uttaranchal Watershed Project (USD 7 m)
Integrated Land Use Management to Combat Land Degradation in Madhya
Pradesh (USD 6.5 m)
Enabling opportunities for resource poor farming communities in sustainable
land management with ecosystem as a basis (USD 1.3 m)
Other areas of interest: SLM concerns in coastal zone and ravines, climate
change impact on local livelihoods and closely link up with sustainable forest
management
SLEM
Main Features
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An integrated program implement traditional and new
natural resource conservation techniques to adapt to
local challenges including adjusting to the impacts of
climate change on agriculture.
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Leveraging USD 300 m as co-financing from
Government of India and bilateral aid agencies
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Building partnership for mainstreaming and up scaling
the catalytic and incremental effect of GEF’s investment.
Strategic Approach
“I believe we should move to a
programmatic approach, away from the
project-driven approach to a smaller,
more tightly defined base of programs
developed in a more rigorous way, so
that they fit well into the strategies
defined for each focal area.”
Monique Barbut, GEF CEO/ Chairperson
Thank you