FAO/IFAD Learning Event

December 2014

Rome

GEF-6 Strategic Programming Directions

Summary

• Context for GEF-6 Programming

– Global environmental challenges

• GEF2020 Vision

– Focus on drivers and pressures

– Integrated approach

• Focal Area Strategies

– Objectives and Programs

– Links to MEAs/Conventions

The Planetary

Response to the

drivers of the

Anthropocene

1900 1950 2000

CO2, N2O, CH4

concentrations

Overfishing

Land degradation

Loss of Biodiversity

Water Depletion

Unsustainable consumption

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10

-20

20

Global changewith multiple effects

Antrophocene – humans influence the functioning of the Earth

Planetary Boundaries

Oxfam, 2012

Drivers and pressures

Atmosphere

(climate)

Biodiversity

Land

Oceans

Freshwater

Changes in state

of environment

Indirect

environmental

drivers

Demand for

buildings

Demand for

food

production

Demand for

transportation

Demand for

energy

Other

Direct

environmental

drivers

Agriculture

production

processes that

produce food

Provision/use of

transportation

Construction & use

of buildings & other

infrastructure

Other

Driver interventions Pressure interventions

Rising middle

class

Urbanization

Underlying

socioeconomic

trends

Population

growth

Environmental

pressures

Pollution e.g.,

GHG’s & ozone-

depleting

substances

Change in

habitat and

species loss

Introduction of

invasive species

Over exploitation

and harvesting

Changes in human welfare

Production of

electricity

Other

Strategic targeting of drivers and pressures within GEF interventions is needed to deliver global

environmental benefits at scale: impacts what we do, who we work with, and how

we do it. One-off, site specific

driver-based intervention

One-off, site specific,

pressure-based

intervention

Pressure-based

intervention at scale

Driver-based

intervention

at scale

GEF2020 Strategy

A new strategy of the GEF to support transformational

change and achieve impacts at scale.

• Focus on drivers of environmental degradation

• Deliver integrated solutions, given that many global

challenges are interlinked

• Forge close relationships with a variety of stakeholders

• Finance resilience and adaptation

• Ensure complementarity and synergies in climate finance

Outline of GEF2020 Strategy

We must tackle both the drivers of environmental degradation and select

the right influencing models in order to have impact at scale

One-off, site specific

driver-based

intervention

One-off, site specific,

pressure-based

intervention

Pressure-based

intervention at scale

Driver-based intervention

at scale

Address

drivers

Address

pressures

Do not achieve

scale

Achieve

scale

Choice of influencing model

Focus of

inter-

vention

The causal chain of environmental change

Atmosphere

(climate)

Biodiversity

Land

Oceans

Freshwater

Changes in state

of environment

Indirect

environmental

drivers

Demand for

buildings

Demand for

food

production

Cities

Demand for

transportation

Demand for

energy

Other

Direct

environmental

drivers

Agriculture

production

processes that

produce food

Provision/use of

transportation

Construction & use

of buildings & other

infrastructure

Other

Driver interventions Pressure interventions

Rising middle

class

Urbanization

Underlying

socioeconomic

trends

Population

growth

Environmental

pressures

Pollution e.g.,

GHG’s & ozone-

depleting

substances

Change in

habitat and

species loss

Introduction of

invasive species

Over exploitation

and harvesting

Changes in human welfare

Production of

electricity

Other

Integrated Thinking

• Drivers of environmental degradation are linked in complex ways

• Single issue analysis leads to “silo” thinking - systems analysis leads to integrated thinking

• Integrated thinking inspires creative and inclusive solutions that deliver environmental benefits aligned with GEF focal area objectives

• Examples: Water, Food & Energy Nexus; Urban Environments

Water, Food, Energy Nexus

Availability, distribution, access and sustainability of Water Food, energy and their resilience in the face of climate change.

Natural Disasters

Availability of Food

Cost of WaterCost of Power

& Fuel Human Health

Biodiversity impacts Food prices

Objective 1: Promote innovation &

technology transfer

LD 3: Integrated Landscapes

SFM 1: To maintain forest

resources

4.Water/Food/Energy/Ecosystem Security Nexus

9. Managing the Human-interface: landscape/seascape approach

Urban Environments

Urban environments are complex systems that touch our lives and the environment across all focal areas. Use integrated thinking for creative solutions.

Land-Use Planning

Bio-diversityWaste &

Water

Pollution and Climate Change

Buildings

Transport Industry & Jobs

Program 3: Integrated low-carbon urban

systems

5. Mainstreaming SLM in

Development

Climate resilient urban systems

6. Prevent the Loss and Degradation of Coastal Habitat

10. Integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services in development

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FoodSecurity FisheriesForests

Focal

Area

Strategy

Delivery

SD Themes

Integrated

Approaches

Commodities Sub-SaharanAfrica FS

Cities

GEF-6 Focal Area Strategies

FA

FA FA

MFA

• Using integrated thinking, propose creative and inclusive solutions

• Solutions should deliver results that align with GEF-6 focal area objectives

• Recognize the rise in MFA projects

• Single FA projects might still be necessary in specific contexts

GEF-6 Biodiversity

Strategy

Biodiversity Focal Area GEF-6 Strategy

Goal: To maintain globally significant biodiversity and the ecosystem goods and services that it provides to society.

Objectives: 1. Improve sustainability of protected area systems.2. Reduce threats to biodiversity.3. Sustainably use biodiversity.4. Mainstream conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity

into production landscapes/seascapes and sectors.

GEF-6 BD Objectives and Programs

10. Integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services in development and financial planning

Goal: To maintain globally significant biodiversity and the ecosystem goods and services that it provides to society

BD1: Improve Sustainability of Protected Area

System

BD 2: Reduce threats to Globally

Significant Biodiversity

BD4: Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable

Use in Production Landscapes/ Seascapes and Sectors

1. Improving financial sustainability and effective management of national ecological infrastructure

2 . Expanding the reach of the global protected area estate.

3. Preventing extinction of known threatened species

9. Managing the Human- interface: landscape/seascape approach

4. Prevention, control, and mgmt of Invasive Alien Species.

5. Implementing the Cartagena Protocol of Biosafety

BD 3: Sustainable Use of Biodiversity

6. Ridge to Reef: Maintaining integrity and function of globally significant coral reefs

7. Securing Agriculture’s Future: Sustainable use of plants and animals genetic resources.

8. Implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing.

Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, 2011-2020

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).

Living sand barrier

Contour Terraces

Forest Landscape

Restoration

Pastoral and Rangeland

Management

Agroforestry

Grazing

Management

IEM approaches

Advancing SLM Implementation

Arid Semi-arid Sub-humid GEF Projects focusing on SLM

Drylands of the WorldSource: UNEP/GRID-Arendal Maps and Graphics Library (http://www.wri.org/publication/content/8236)

GEF-6 LD Objectives and Programs

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

LD 1: Agriculture and Rangeland

Systems

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

The GEF is a Financial Mechanism of the UNCCD

GEF-6 and UNCCD Ten-Year Strategy

International Waters

Transboundary Water Systems of the Earth

Data sources: IGRAC 2012 for aquifers, Transboundary Waters Assessment Program Lakes Group, Natural earth data for rivers, NOAA for large marine ecosystems

Delivering GEF International Waters Global Environment Benefits

Foundational Capacity Building/Enabling Environment,

Basic Policy and Cooperation Frameworks

Strengthening Legal and Institutional Frameworks

Full-scale SAP Implementation

Transformational Change

GEF IW investments through series of interventions

GEF-6 IW Strategy

Objective 1: Catalyze Sustainable Management of

Transboundary Waters

Objective 2: Balancing Competing Water-uses in

the Management of Transboundary Surface and

Groundwater

Objective 3: Rebuilding Marine Fisheries, Restore and Protect Coastal Habitats, and Reduce Pollution of Coasts and LMEs

1 Foster Cooperation for Sustainable Use of Trans-boundary Water Systems & Economic Growth

2 Increase Resilience & Flow of Ecosystems Services in Context of Melting High Altitude Glaciers

3 Advance Conjunctive Management of Surface & Groundwater Systems

4 Water/Food/Energy/Ecosystem Security Nexus

5 Reduce Ocean Hypoxia

6 Prevent the Loss and Degradation of Coastal Habitat

7 Foster Sustainable Fisheries

Goal: To promote collective management of transboundary water systems and implementation of the full range of policy, legal and institutional reforms and

investments contributing to sustainable use and maintenance of ecosystem services

Benefit sharing across borders –Nexus as driver for cooperation

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