Multicountry Project Arrangements

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Multicountry Project Arrangements

• Dr. Juha I. Uitto
• GEF Monitoring and Evaluation
• (juitto_at_worldbank.org)

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Objectives

• Thematic Review carried out in 1999/2000
• To learn from GEF projects involving two or more
  countries
• -gt What works and what doesnt?
• -gt Under what circumstances?
• Review of 36 projects, mostly in International
  Waters (some Biodiversity)

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GEFs Facilitative Role

• GEF can play an important role in facilitating
  approaches and helping countries deal with
  transboundary environmental problems
• Complex multicountry and multi-implementing
  agency structures require careful preparation and
  longer timeframes

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Shared Vision/Commitment

• Can be facilitated by initial strategic projects
• Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) can help
  countries to move towards a Strategic Action
  Program (SAP) of country-specific and regional
  actions

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Broad-based Participation

• Political commitment required
• Regional agreement or convention useful
• Involve all stakeholders public and private
  sectors, scientific community, civil society
• NGOs can ensure transparency and political support

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Multiple Levels of Institutions

• International Treaty or Convention
• National Inter-Ministerial Committees
• Sub-national On-the-ground action
• Information dissemination and public awareness
• Sustainability of institutions

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Addressing Root Causes of Environmental
Degradation

• Need to diagnose and address root causes,
  including social and economic issues
• Combine GEF projects in packages of finance with
  implementing agencies that address also
  development issues and national benefits

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Monitoring and Evaluation

• Transparency in project progress and results
• Identify problem areas and delays
• Indicators at three levels process, stress
  reduction, environmental status
• ME integrated in regular functions of
  countries/cooperative arrangements to ensure
  sustainability

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Full report available

• In hard copy Monitoring and Evaluation Working
  Paper 3, September 2000
• Soon coming on the Web www.gefweb.org