Global Environment Facility

Approach and Programs

Combating Desertification

Jean-Marc Sinnassamy, Senior Environmental Specialist

“African Initiative for Combating Desertification to Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change in the Sahel and Horn of Africa”

March 1-3, 2017, Dakar, Senegal

Land Degradation Focal Area

Mandate – Finance efforts to arrest and reverse current global trends in land

degradation, specifically desertification and deforestation.

Focus – Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in production landscapes

Impacts:

• Flow of ecosystem services increased or maintained

• Sustained crop, livestock, and forest production (existing areas)

• Sustainable livelihoods (development benefit)

GEF is a Financial Mechanism of the UNCCD

Land Degradation Focal Area is main GEF financing window Sustainable Land Management

GEF financing leverages resources in agriculture, livestock, forestry for global environmental benefits

Investing in Sustainable Land Management supports implementation of the UNCCD by affected country Parties

Land Degradation Focal Area

Sustainable Land Management

“….a knowledge-based procedure that integrates land, water,

biodiversity, and environmental management to meet rising food and fiber demands while sustaining livelihoods and the environment ” (World Bank 2006).

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GEF-6 LD Objectives and Programs

Goal: To arrest or reverse land degradation (desertification and deforestation)

LD 1: Agriculture and Rangeland

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LD 2: Forest Landscapes

LD 4: Institutional and Policy Frameworks

1. Agro-ecological Intensification – efficient use of natural capital (land, soil, water, and vegetation) in crop and livestock production systems

2. SLM in Climate-Smart Agriculture – innovative practices for increasing vegetative cover and soil organic carbon

3. Landscape Management and Restoration –community and livelihood-based options for increasing forest and tree cover

5. Mainstreaming SLM in Development – influencing institutions, policies, and governance frameworks for SLM

LD 3: Integrated Landscapes

4. Scaling-up SLM –moving appropriate interventions to scale for crop and rangeland productivity

Sustainable Forest Management

GEF-6: Adaptation Programming Strategy

Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF)

• Agriculture and food security• Water resources management• Coastal zone management• Infrastructure• Disaster risk management

• Natural resources management• Health• Climate information services• Climate-resilient urban systems• Small Island Developing States

Thematic Priorities for Adaptation

Adaptation Programming Strategy

Aims to “increase resilience to the adverse impacts of climate change in vulnerable developing countries,through both near- and long-term adaptation measures in affected sectors, areas and communities” (GEF/LDCF.SCCF.16/03)

1) Reduce the vulnerability of people, livelihoods, physical assets and natural

systems

2) Strengthen institutional and technical capacities

3) Integrate climate change adaptation into relevant policies, plans and associated processes

Integrated Approach Pilot (IAP) Program

Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa

SenegalGEF Agencies: IFAD+UNIDO

GEF Financing: $7.21MCo-Financing: $28.5M

GhanaGEF Agency: World BankGEF Financing: $12.76M

Co-Financing: $22.0M

NigeriaGEF Agency: UNDP

GEF Financing: $7.13MCo-Financing: $51.0M

Burkina FasoGEF Agency: IFAD

GEF Financing: $7.26MCo-Financing: $35.9M

NigerGEF Agency: IFAD

GEF financing: $7.63MCo-Financing: $60.32M

EthiopiaGEF Agency: UNDP

GEF Financing: $10.23MCo-Financing: $144M

UgandaGEF Agencies: UNDP+FAO

GEF Financing: $7.13MCo-Financing: $48.0M

KenyaGEF Agencies: IFAD

GEF Financing: $7.20MCo-Financing: $61.05M

TanzaniaGEF Agency: IFAD

GEF Financing: $7.15MCo-Financing: $42.9M

BurundiGEF Agencies: IFAD+FAOGEF Financing: $7.39MCo-Financing: $46.7M

SwazilandGEF Agency: IFAD

GEF Financing: $7.21MCo-Financing: $48.0M

MalawiGEF Agencies: IFAD

GEF Financing: $7.15MCo-Financing: $87.3M

Regional, Cross-cutting projectGEF Agency: IFAD (Lead)GEF Financing: $10.3 MCo-Financing: $80.0M

GEF 150M USD leveraged >800M USD co-financing

36 projects in 26 countries

4 transboundary river basin / watershed

5 multi-country thematic

WB, UNDP, IFAD, FAO, UNEP, AfDB

TerrAfrica/SIP ProgramStrategic Investment Program for Sub-Saharan Africa (2007-2015)

GEF-6 Country Allocations and LDCF/SCCFCountries present at the Dakar meeting

Pays STAR LDCF ($40m)

Burkina Faso $11.3 m #$10m

Mauritanie $7.55m $10m

Cameroun $16.64m SCCF (AfDB)

Mali $9.16m $11m

Senegal $10.51m $10m

Nigeria $23.35m SCCF (WB)

Kenya $18.95m

Total $90.41m #$41m

Opportunities Looking Forward

• Alignment with GEF investments and activities at national (CSIF, LDN) and sub-regional level (IAP, SAWAP)

• Harmonization across scales – knowledge sharing and learning (TerrAfrica)

• Integrated approach – tackling drivers of desertification at scale; managing natural capital (land, soil, water, vegetation, and biodiversity)