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GEF Project Development Stakeholder Consultation

GEF Project Development Stakeholder Consultation. Petra World Heritage Site January 11, 2011 Josh Brann. Outline. Background and information on the GEF Explanation of the project development process Where are we for this project? Discussion on key issues for project development.

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GEF Project Development Stakeholder Consultation

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  1. GEF Project DevelopmentStakeholder Consultation Petra World Heritage Site January 11, 2011 Josh Brann

  2. Outline • Background and information on the GEF • Explanation of the project development process • Where are we for this project? • Discussion on key issues for project development

  3. What is the GEF? • “GEF”: Global Environment Facility • Was created in 1992 linked to the “Earth Summit” in Brazil • It is the “financial mechanism” for major international environmental conventions: • The Convention on Biological Convention • The Convention to Combat Desertification • The Framework Climate Change Convention • Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants • Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances • Receives funding from donor countries to be awarded in grants to support implementation of these conventions • More info: http://www.thegef.org

  4. How does the GEF work? • The GEF Secretariat is located in Washington, D.C. • GEF support is operationalized through thematic “focal areas” that approximately correspond to the conventions for which it responsible: • Biodiversity • Climate Change • Land Degradation • International Waters • Chemicals • The GEF operates globally by partnering with ten “implementing agencies”: • UNDP • The World Bank • UNEP • AfDB • ADB • IADB • IFAD • UNIDO • EBRD • FAO

  5. IAs/EAs UNDP Donor Replenishment Group Evaluation Office UNEP CBD STAP WB UNFCC Assembly ADB POPs NGOs AfDB Council CCD EBRD CEO/Chair GEF Secretariat FAO Multilateral Fund of Montreal Protocol IDB IFAD International Waters UNIDO

  6. GEF Operational Principles • Accountability to the countries who have ratified the conventions • Incremental costs of measures to achieve global environmental benefits • Cost-effectiveness • Country-driven • Flexibility • Full disclosure • Stakeholder participation • Country eligibility (developing country, ratification of conventions) • Catalytic role: Replication and scaling-up • Monitoring and evaluation

  7. What are the requirements for GEF projects? • Projects must be in countries that have ratified the relevant convention (Jordan ratified the CBD November 12, 1993 and the CCD October 21, 1996) • Projects must support the implementation of the relevant convention • GEF funding must support “incremental” activities to deliver “global benefits” for environmental conservation • GEF funding cannot support general environmental issues, or environmental issues without global significance (e.g. solid waste disposal) • Projects must have a minimum of 1:1 partner co-financing

  8. CBD: What is Biodiversity? • Three levels: genes, species and ecosystems

  9. What is the process for developing a GEF project?

  10. GEF Project Cycle

  11. Why this project? • PDTRA becoming established • Opportunity to integrate with other PDTRA processes • Increasing tourism in Petra • Significant environmental threats in the Petra region to biodiversity and land degradation • A need to develop PDTRA’s capacity for successful environmental management in and around Petra • Prime opportunity to set Petra on the long-term path to sustainable development for the 21st century

  12. Project Overview NOTE: All project parameters are tentative at this stage • Objective: Conserve the biodiversity of the Petra region and combat land degradation through effective environmental management, contributing to the sustainable development of Petra as a world-class 21st century tourism destination • To be implemented by the PDTRA • Expected 4 year implementation period (approx. 2012-2015)

  13. What is the expected project development timeframe? • Early February – Submission of PIF • February/March – PIF approval • March to September – preparation activities supporting development of the project document and CEO endorsement • November/December – Approval • January 2012 – project start • Inshallah…!

  14. Where are we, and next steps • Step 0.5: Stakeholder consultation on project concept • Need to clearly define the objective and scope of the project • Need to identify the threats and barriers to be addressed • Need to develop the project intervention strategy • Gathering input from all stakeholders to ensure project is relevant to the local context, needs, and priorities • Submission of PIF to UNDP HQ/GEF Secretariat • If approved, then moving to project development, identifying information gaps, data gathering, planning, etc.

  15. Developing the Strategy • Identify target (biodiversity and land resources to be conserved) • Identify threats to target or barriers to conservation • Identify root causes of threats • Identify strategic options to address root causes • Select strategic options • Develop steps to carry out selected strategic option

  16. Basic Logic Chain

  17. Please inform us: • What other activities and initiatives are your organizations involved in related to nature conservation in the Petra region? • What would be the most useful communication mechanisms to continue to share information about the development of this project?

  18. Feedback from this meeting • What do you see as the most critical short-term and long-term threats to nature conservation in the Petra region? • What are the root causes and underlying barriers that lead to these threats? • How can the tourism industry be used to address nature conservation issues in the Petra region? • What are some activities you feel would be valuable for this project to support, to address the long and short-term threats to nature conservation in the Petra region?

  19. Thank You Josh Brann Brann.Evaluation@gmail.com

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