GEF Familiarization Seminar

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GEF Familiarization Seminar

• Mobilizing Resources through Programmatic
  Approaches
• Jean-Marc Sinnassamy
• GEF Regional Program Manager
• Global Environment Facility Investing in our
  planet

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What is a Program?

• Everybody get ideas on what a program should be
  or should not be
• Programs are not defined in the OECD glossary of
  key terms in evaluation and results based
  management
• The word is used 24 times in English 72 times
  in the tri-language version
• Google program definition is computer language
  oriented

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Parallel with Computer language

• A program is an organized list of instructions
  that, when executed, causes the computer to
  behave in a predetermined manner and direction.
• A GEF Program a framework to facilitate results
  under common objectives and rules
• Programs generally fall into these categories
  applications, utilities, or services.
• Different kinds of programs have been build
  within the GEF (Umbrella, Investment, thematic,
  country).
• Programs are written in a programming language
  then translated into machine code by a compiler
  and linker so that the computer can execute it
• GEF language and procedures Agencies role of
  translators to build projects Countries execute
  them.

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Parallel with Computer language
bis

• There are many levels of programming languages -
  high or low level.
• There are different level of programs at the GEF
  global, regional, national, multi-focal, single
  focal area
• A program must be translated into a language that
  the computer can understand. This translation is
  performed by compilers, interpreters, and
  assemblers.
• GEFSEC - Focal points - Ministers - Agency Teams
  - Country Office - Partners
• A software is an executable version of a program
  and is ready to execute.
• A GEF Council approved program is ready to be
  implemented through project development and
  execution by countries, agencies, and partners.

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Institutional definition

• From Projects to Programs Clarifying the
  Programmatic Approach in the GEF Portfolio,
  GEF/C.33/6, March 21, 2008
• Programs are not a new concept at the GEF
• Council decision on the principle of programmatic
  approaches, GEF/C.14/11, December 1999.
• GEF Programmatic Approach Criteria and Processes
  for its Implementation. May 2000.
• The GEF Programmatic Approach Current
  Understandings (GEF/C.17.Inf.11, April 12, 2001)
• Council decision on Program documents.
  GEF/C.31/7 GEF/C.31/7Corr.1, GEF Project Cycle
• Decisions on Procedures and Presentations of
  programmatic approaches (November 2007, Council
  Agenda item 15 other agenda)

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All GEF Focal areas have experiences with
programs

• IW Strategic Partnerships, Investment Funds
• LD CPP, Umbrella project (NAPs), SIP
• BD Umbrella Project (e.g. Biosafety framework)
• CC Umbrella Project (e.g. National
  Communications)
• POPs Africa Stockpile Program
• Corporate Programs SGP
• SIP Strategic Investment Partnership
• CPP Country Partnership Program
• SGP Small Grants Program

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Overall Objective

• To secure larger-scale and sustained impact on
  the global environment through integrating global
  environmental objectives into national or
  regional strategies and plans using partnerships.

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Principles

• A programmatic approach needs to be consistent
  with the GEF focal area strategies to maximize
  and scale up global environment benefits
• Enhanced opportunities to generate synergies
  across GEF focal areas and with partners
• A GEF programmatic approach will be undertaken in
  partnership with all partners
• An enhanced scope for catalyzing actions,
  replication, and innovation

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Principles
bis

• Be country-owned and build on national priorities
  
• Emphasize GEFs catalytic role and leverage of
  additional financing from other sources
• Be based on an open and transparent process of
  multi-stakeholder representation - from dialogue
  to implementation
• Be cost-effective

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Added value

• Countries
• A more strategic interaction with the GEF -
  especially under the RAF
• Opportunities to pool resources from various GEF
  focal areas
• Opportunities to secure financing and mobilize
  co-financing
• Country driven process
• Agencies
• Better predictability communication, less
  transaction costs
• More strategic with countries based on their
  comparative advantage
• GEFSEC
• Maximize Global Benefits by more synergies a
  cost efficient process
• Enhance GEF catalytic role to leverage additional
  financing
• Easier to monitor and evaluate

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Standards for GEF PA

• A GEF programmatic approach will be pursued where
  there is a strong rationale.
• e.g. Congo Basin Forests.
• The request may come from various stakeholder
  groups countries, GEFSEC, agencies.
• A high level of political and economic
  commitment,
• A commitment for partnerships at national level
  across sector ministries and agencies
• An open transparent process that encourages
  multi-stakeholder involvement

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Approval Procedures for Programs

• A programmatic approach is a consultation process
  that led to one deliverable the Program
  Framework Document (PFD).
• PFDs will be submitted to Council meetings, not
  inter-sessions.
• Council shall review the PFD and endorse the
  overall objective and scope of the Program.
• PFDs will also identify, to the extent possible,
  all projects to be financed under the Program
  (project ideas PIFs).
• PIFs developed under PFD can be submitted at the
  same time. Other will be submit following usual
  project rules.

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PFD key information

• Background and Rationale
• Value added
• Program objective and results
• Consistency with national/regional priorities
• Alignment with GEF focal area strategies
• Expected Global Environment Benefits
• Type of operations and potential scope of
  projects
• Risk and mitigation measures
• Program coordination, monitoring, and evaluation
• Indicative total GEF amount, potential
  cofinancing, result framework List of potential
  projects and program implementation timeline

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Notes

• Necessity to find ways for coordination and
  knowledge management regional institution,
  existing initiative.
• Way of securing RAF resources or non RAF focal
  areas
• Optimizing financing (GEF incentive,
  co-financing)
• Time frame to submit projects under the Program!
• Timeframe linked to replenishment period but a
  rationale to foresee follow ups
• A leading agency will led the Programmatic
  process and submit the PFD. But projects will be
  developed by any Agency depending on their
  comparative advantage.
• The GEFSEC communicates more with countries and
  partners Do not hesitate to contact the GEFSEC!

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