GEF SGP Pacific regional workshop

9 February 2015

SGP overview in the

Pacific and Palau

SGP expansion in Pacific region 2003 onwards

• Over 20,000

community-based

projects

• Rapid growth to

129 countries

during OP3-OP5

• Expansion of SGP

in Pacific 2003<

•All 15 eligible

Pacific countries

included in SGP This is where the Pacific SGP operates!

Overview of the Programme in the

Pacific (SGP database 8 Feb 2015)

Basic Stats Total Nov

2013

Total Feb

2015

# Projects (GEF, NZAID, AusAID) 661 680

Total Amount in Grants $15.64M USD $17.00M USD

Total Amount of Cash Co-

financing $3.39M USD $3.10M USD

Total Amount of Kind Co-

financing $8.48M USD $7.53M USD

Total Amount of Co-financing $11.87M USD $10.63M USD

SGP Palau (as of May 2015)

Basic Stats 2013 2014

# Projects (GEF) 11 9

Total Amount in

Grants $492,930 USD $426,058 USD

Total Amount of

Cash Co-financing $78,600 USD $14,000 USD

Total Amount of Kind

Co-financing $357, 963 USD $294,803 USD

Total Amount of Co-

financing $436, 563 USD $308,803 USD

SGP Pacific portfolio - focal areas

Palau portfolio – focal areas (May

2015)

Focal Areas Biodiversity

Climate Change

Land Degradation

Chemicals

International Waters

Capacity Development

Multi-focal area

Type of Grant application Project Name Focal Area Grant Recipient

Proposal

Mesei: Restoration, Development and Management of

Ngarchelong Taro Fields' Landscapes

Land Degradation /Demonstration

Project

Ngaraklidm Women's

Organization

Proposal Ensuring Effective Conservation of Palau's Biodiversity

Conservation of Biodiversity

/Information, Networking and Policy

Dialogue

Protected Areas Network

Fund

Proposal

Building Capacity to Better Manage Palau’s Terrestrial,

Coastal and Marine Ecosystems: Self-Reliance in the

Collecting, Sharing and Crowdsourcing of Biodiversity

Information through an Interactive Website that Links Local

Communities with the Global Environment Community Multi-focal/CBD/IW

The Belau National

Museum

Proposal Emmaus High School Green Campus Project - Phase 1 Climate Change /Capacity Development Emmaus High School

Proposal

Sustainable Land Management Practicies for Small Local

Farms in Airai State

Land Degradation /Demonstration

project

Ngarayaml-Ordomel

Women's Association

Proposal

Angaur Small Scale Farming Demonstration Project (Food

Production, Food Security, and Capacity Building)

Land Degradation /Capacity

Development

Ngara Lukes Women's

Association

Proposal POPs 3-D Educational Traveling Exhibition Persistent Organic Pollutants

PEACE (Pacific

Endowment for Art, Culture

and Environment

Planning grant

Increasing Food Production through Traditional Sustainable

Taro Patch Cultivation Practices and Climate Change

Mitigation Efforts Land Degradation/ Climate Change

Hatohobei Women's

Association

Proposal

Reconnecting to Palau: Traditional and Contemporary

Knowledege to Address Climate Change Climate Change /Capacity Development L.I.F.E. Schools

Planning grant

Enhancing Food Security and Creating Alternative,

Sustainable Livelihood Opportunities through Ecotourism

and the Strengthening of Traditional Farming Systems in

Ngardmau State, Republic of Palau Land Degradation

Ngara Ekil Traditional

Women's Group

Planning grant Ke d'ousers: A Garden Project in Ngeremlengui Land Degradation

SIUL Institute for

Sustainable Living

SGP Pacific portfolio 814 projects

(Feb 2015) - focal areas

GEF Focal Areas + NZAID / AusAID Approx. portfolio

share Number of Projects

Biodiversity 44% 358

Climate Change Mitigation 8.5% 70

International Waters 10% 83

Multifocal Area 9.3% 76

Persistent Organic

Pollutants

1% 9

Land Degradation 15.6% 127

Climate Change Adaptation 7.9% 65

Capacity Development 3.2% 26

Palau portfolio, 20 projects – focal

areas (May 2015)

GEF Focal Areas + NZAID / AusAID

Approx. portfolio share

# of Projects

Biodiversity 10% 2

Climate Change Mitigation 10% 2

International Waters 5% 1

Multifocal Area 5% 1

Chemicals 10% 2

Land Degradation 55% 11

Climate Change Adaptation 0% 0

Capacity Development 5% 1

SGP Pacific portfolio – growth since

pilot phase 1992

Pacific co-financing – need to increase

local/national partnerships

Country profile highlights – SGP Palau

• GEF STAR OP5: $960,000.00 (allocation) – 20 projects

– 3 planning grants (complete)

– 17 projects currently implementing (incl. 1 Strategic project)

• Total funds committed: $918,988

• Funds remaining: $41,012

• Project Highlights:

– Women groups implementation (7)

– Women-led projects (5)

• NSC Highlights:

– Increased awareness of the Palau SGP

– Completion of the OP5 country programme strategy

– Start-up of proposal reviews

Way forward with the Palau SGP

• Co-financing (in-kind or cash)

• Local/national partnerships with project

• Strategic alignment of national policies with

GEF focal areas

• Development of the OP6 Country

Programme Strategy

• Showcasing of SGP projects nationally,

regionally, internationally