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GEF-5 Strategies for Natural Resources

GEF-5 Strategies for Natural Resources. GEF consultation on programmatic approaches for West Africa, Cotonou, February 16-19, 2010. Natural Resources Biodiversity, International Waters, Land Degradation & Sustainable Forest Management/REDD+. Biodiversity.

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GEF-5 Strategies for Natural Resources

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  1. GEF-5 Strategies for Natural Resources GEF consultation on programmatic approaches for West Africa, Cotonou, February 16-19, 2010

  2. Natural ResourcesBiodiversity, International Waters, Land Degradation & Sustainable Forest Management/REDD+

  3. Biodiversity Goal: the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and the maintenance of ecosystem goods and services

  4. Achievements in Biodiversity • $ 2.8 billion GEF = $7.6 billion in co-financing = 790 projects in 155 countries • 2,302 protected areas = 634 million hectares, 700 globally threatened species, 30 billion tons of carbon • + 30 conservation trust funds • + 160 million hectares of mainstreaming activities • Pioneer investor on payments for ecosystem services • National Biosafety Frameworks in 123 countries • Participation by civil society (SGP, CEPF)

  5. Biodiversity Objective 1/5 • Improve sustainability of protected area systems • Improve management effectiveness of existing and new protected areas (capacity building) • Expand Ecosystem and species representation • Increase financing for protected area systems(conservation trust funds, systems of payments for environmental services)

  6. Biodiversity Objective 2/5 Mainstream biodiversity conservation and sustainable use into production landscapes, seascapes, and sectors Strengthen the Policy and Regulatory Framework for Mainstreaming Biodiversity Payments For Ecosystem Services ImplementInvasive AlienSpeciesManagement Frameworks Strengthen Capacities to Produce Biodiversity-friendly Goods and Services Certification systems Sustainable Forest Management and REDD+

  7. Biodiversity Objectives 3-4-5 Build capacity to implement the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Build Capacity on Access to Genetic Resources Benefit Sharing Integrate CBD Obligations into National Planning Processes

  8. International Waters Goal: the promotion of collective management for transboundary water systems - Long term phased process - policy, legal, and institutional reforms - Promoting investments for sustainable use and maintenance of ecosystem services

  9. Achievements in International Waters • Largest investor in shared water systems =172 countries involvedmobilizing $6 billion, transboundary river or lake basins, 5 transboundary aquifers, and 19 aquifers • Largest ecosystem-based program to reverse the • depletion of marine fisheries in over 50% of developing country Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) • Catalyzedagreement of 13 regional cooperationagreements • Piloted techniques in experience sharing , knowledge management, and programmatic approaches for sector investments • Ex: reducing nitrogen pollution in the Danube/Black Sea basin

  10. International Waters Objectives • Catalyze multi-state cooperation to balance conflicting water uses in transboundary surface/groundwater basins while considering climatic variability and change • Catalyze multi-state cooperation to rebuild marine fisheries and reduce pollution of coasts and Large Marine Ecosystems while considering climatic variability and change • Support foundational capacity building, portfolio learning, and targeted research needs for ecosystem-based management of transboundary water systems

  11. PossibleAdditionalObjective in International Waters and BiodiversityAchievingImpactonthe Global Blue Forests • coastal and marine waters • Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction • Marine Protected Areas

  12. Land Degradation Goal: contribute to arresting and reversing current global trends in land degradation, specifically desertificationand deforestation

  13. Achievements in Combating Land Degradation (GEF-3 and GEF-4) • Responding to Country Demands • Investments in more than 40 countries • Country-level Partnerships for policy, institutional, and sectoral transformations (China, India, Burkina Faso, Namibia, and Cuba) • SLM in more than 100 million hectares of production landscapes, mainly in drylands (UNCCD implementation) • Leveraging US$2 billion of Regional Development Financing • Sub-Saharan Africa: 28countries (Agriculture and Food Security) • Middle East and North Africa: Five (5) countries (Land and Water) • Central Asia: Five (5) countries (Dryland Management)

  14. Land Degradation Objectives • Providing agro-ecosystem services for livelihoods of local communities • Generate sustainable flows of forest ecosystem services in drylands, including livelihoods of forest dependant people • Integrated management of wider landscape • Increase capacity to apply adaptive management tools in SLM

  15. Possible Additional Program in Land DegradationAddressing Food Security and Resilienceto Climate Change in Drylands • Target 3-5 major pastoral and rangelands for Sustainable Land Management and increased resilience to climate change • Initiate a program on fragile savannas for Sustainable Land Management and multiple benefits

  16. Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) & Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation Goal: Achieve multiple environmental benefits from improved management of all types of forests

  17. Comparative Advantages on Forest Financing • The GEF = the largest financier of forests: $1.5 billion GEF +$4.5 billion in cofinancing; 300 projects focusing on forest conservation and management; under GEF4: $350m programmed during 2007-2009 • GEF = ready-made financing platform by incorporating elements from multiple focal areas • Forest management and conservation are central components of GEF’s mandate (included in UNFCCC, CBD, and UNCCD objectives) - The GEF-5 Sustainable Forest Management (SFM/REDD-plus) program is aligned and responsive to the Copenhagen Accord.

  18. SFM/REDD Program Objectives • Reduce pressures on forest resources and generate sustainable flows of forest ecosystem services • Enhanced enabling environment within the forest sector and across sectors • Good management practices developed and applied in existing forests • Good management practices in the wider forest landscape developed and adopted by relevant economic sectors

  19. Strengthen the enabling environment to reduce GHG emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and enhance carbon sinks from LULUCF activities Enhanced institutional capacity to account for GHG emission reduction and increase in carbon stocks. New revenue for SFM created through engaging in the carbon market End of GEF5 Strategy presentation – Next slides on rapid analysis of NR portfolio

  20. Rapid Analysis of NR portfolio • Focus of GEF NR projects in West Africa • mainly BD and SFM linked to GEF3,4 programs • but also IW, LD, &adaptation • Geographical focus • Crossing focal areas & geography

  21. Consultation of the GEF, Cotonou, February 16-19, 2010

  22. Themes, out of geographical scope • Sustainable financing of protected areas • Invasive Species • Biosafety/ABS • Capacity Building Consultation of the GEF, Cotonou, February 16-19, 2010

  23. Geographical scope of past GEF projects Marine Protected Areas – Integrated Coastal Area management - Fisheries GEF meeting, Cotonou, February 16-19, 2010

  24. Geographical scope of past GEF projects Sustainable Land Management – Sahelian Ecosystems & species – rangelands - Consultation of the GEF, Cotonou, February 16-19, 2010

  25. Geographical scope of past GEF projects Sustainable Forest Management West Africa Savannas Wetlands - coastal mainstreaming Consultation of the GEF, Cotonou, February 16-19, 2010

  26. Cross-focal area issues • Adaptation • Adaptation / Coastal Area management/ BD /LD • River Basin / Hydropower / IW/ LD • Sustainable Forest Management CC/BD/LD • LULUCF / SLM / adaptation / agriculture / rangelands Consultation of the GEF, Cotonou, February 16-19, 2010

  27. Geographical scope River basin/ hydropower SLM/Adaptation/LULUCF/ agriculture ICAM Adaptation BD Sustainable Forest Management

  28. THANK YOU

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