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Interlinkages between the GEF Focal Areas: A Report Focusing on the
needs of the GEF
Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP)
*Focal Areas are: Biodiversity, Climate change, International waters, Land
degradation, Ozone depletion,POPs
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Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP)
• 15 members
• Diverse expertise and regional representaion
• Provide advice to the GEF and bring relevant scientific and technical knowledge to the attention of the GEF
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GEF
• Set up post Rio• Funding to support the goals and objectives of
the Conventions - a catalytic institution• Replenishment every four years • Current: $US3billion from 2002-6• Projects dispersed through “implementing
agencies (IAs : WB, UNDP, UNEP)• Projects developed within focal areas and within
Operational Programs (OPs)• Also funds enabling activities (for convention
reporting) and capacity building activities
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Focal AreasFocal Area Includes:
Climate Change Mostly mitigation, but this year on adaptation
Biodiversity Concentrates on many ecosystems
International Waters Rivers, lakes, aquifers, coastal and inland wetlands, Large Marine Ecos
Ozone Depletion Reduction of Methyl Bromide
Multi-Focal (OP #12) Integrated ecosystem management
POPs Capacity building, non-combustion disposal technologies
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Summary of GEF Investments (1991-2002)
Focal Area GEF Investments ($m)
Climate Change 1407.4
Biodiversity 1485.8
International Waters 550.8
Ozone Depletion 169.9
Multi-Focal (OP #12) 210.0
POPs 20.9
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Operational Programs• 15 OPs: multiple ones in some Focal Areas
– including in Biodiversity, Climate change and International waters
– In Biodiversity, OPs include: Sustainable forestry; Coastal, Marine and Freshwater resources; Arid and semi-arid lands; Mountain ecosystems, Agrobiodiversity
• More recently multifocal areas added– Integrated Approach to Ecosystem Management
(OP#12 - $250m)– Sustainable Land Management (OP#15 - $500m)
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Strategic priorities
• Move to these in the third replenishment – E.g in Biodiversity– Catalyzing Sustainability of Protected Areas– Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Production
Landscapes and Sectors– Capacity Building for Implementation of the
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety– Generation and Dissemination of Best Practices
for Addressing Current and Emerging Biodiversity Issues
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However, ..
• most of the projects are still funded in the OPs and thus within one single Focal Areas (note IW in many ways deals with linkages)
• Hence the need for looking at interlinkages in the Focal Areas
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Overall Performance Study 2
• “..integration of global environmental issues into the mainstream development agenda”
Another reason for looking at interlinkages
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STAP in this report would: ..• Focus on the scientific and technical basis of the
linkages and why they need to be considered
• What general interventions could be developed that take the interlinkages into account, are sustainable etc
• Include case studies (GEF and non-GEF funded) that would give insights and are illustrative of what can be (or has been) done to include interlinkages in project design (what could have been changed in projects to take the interlinkages into account)
• Learning by doing - adaptive management in projects dealing with interlinkages.
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Types of interventions (i.e., strategies and policies)
• potential synergies and tradeoffs between the different focal area – temporal and spatial scale (time lags,
thresholds etc)
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A possible framework - from current scientific understanding
Climate Change
Land Degradation
Biodiversity Change
International waters
Persistent Organic Pollutants
Stratospheric ozone depletion
Move from the circles to the arrows
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MA’s Conceptual Framework as an overall framework
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Indirect and Direct Drivers of ChangeIndirect Drivers Demographic Economic (e.g., globalization, trade, market, & policy framework) Socio-political (e.g., governance, institutional, & legal framework) Science and Technology Cultural and religious (e.g., choices about what and how much to consume)
Direct Drivers Changes in land use and land cover Species Introductions or removals
Biodiversity, international waters Technology adaptation and use
Various FA External inputs (e.g. fertilizer use, pest control, irrigation)
Biodiversity, IW Harvest and resource consumption (many of the FA( Climate change Natural physical and biological drivers(e.g., volcanoes, evolution)
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Alternative way to look - make interlinkages more tangible
What are the some of the issues or questions the IAs have in terms of GEF projects (consulting the IAs on this)
What are the pressing scientific and socieconomic issues at the global level?
• Degradation and over exploitation of our land and water resources
• Management of transboundary watersheds and coastal areas given pressures from pollution, including POPs, land run-off etc
• Management of Invasive species• Management of wetlands
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Global issues and focal areas
• Degradation and over exploitation of our land and water resources
• Management of transboundary watersheds and coastal areas given pressures from pollution, including POPs, land run-off etc
• Management of Invasive species• Management of wetlands• Desing of protected areas
Need to have interventions that consider all the FA. Biodiversity, Climate change, International waters, land degradation, POPs, stratospheric ozone depletion
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Structure of the Report
• Executive summary• Rationale and Scope
– Need for interlinkages amongst the focal areas– A short context setting of work already done
• An overall framework – Including Introduction to direct and indirect drivers, SPIR, MA CFW
• Types of interventions (policies, strategies)• Translation of these into potential projects (or
programmatic approaches
Overall about 50 pages
Draw on various reports already done internationally and previously by STAP
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TimetableDec 2003 to May 2004
• Mid Dec: Distribution of outline to IAs, GEF Sec, Conventions• Late Dec : Comments back from IAs, GEFSEC on the outline • 20-22 Jan 2004: STAP member writing meeting to develop the
first draft• End Jan: Distribution to IAs, GEF Sec, Conventions for
comments• Mid Feb: Comments back on the first draft• 1-4 March: Discussion and further development of the paper at a
STAP meeting• Early March-mid April: finalisation of the document; • Mid April: Briefing to the IAs, GEF Sec and Conventions • Mid April: submission to the GEF May Council meeting
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Deal with the drivers collectively
Deal with sector or ecosystem G&S collectively
Multiple pressures or drivers, sectoral and fragmented approach at international and national level
Some challenges - to all
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Some challenges for GEF specifically
• Global problems, local impacts, local solutions, local benefits - a problem when looking at the incremental costs for GEF projects; flexibility as in adaptation and now the land degradation
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In summary
• Developing a report on dealing with interlinkages within the GEF focal areas
• Thus GEF orientated
• Tight timeframe
• Work with the UNEP initiative
• Happy to circulate outlines to people
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