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The GEF Public Involvement Policy

This seminar discusses the GEF Public Involvement Policy and its related guidelines and principles, emphasizing the importance of effective stakeholder engagement in GEF-financed projects. The guidelines provide steps for information dissemination, consultation, reporting, and conflict resolution.

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The GEF Public Involvement Policy

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  1. The GEF Public Involvement Policy GEF Introduction Seminar Washington DC. December 1, 2016

  2. GEF Policies Related to CSO and other stakeholders involvement • the Public involvement in GEF-financed projects (1996) • the GEF Principles and Guidelines for Engagement with Indigenous Peoples; • the Policy on Agency Minimum Standards on Environmental and Social Safeguards and the Policy on Gender Mainstreaming • the GEF Monitoring and Evaluation Policy • the Guidelines for the Implementation of the Public Involvement Policy (2014)

  3. Public Involvement Policy Policy: Public Involvement in GEF Projects, GEF/PL/SD/01 http://www.thegef.org/gef/content/public-involvement-policy • Effective public involvement is critical to the success of GEF-financed projects, with emphasis on local participation. • Public involvement comprises three related and often overlapping processes: (a) information dissemination; (b) consultation; and (c) stakeholder participation.

  4. Public Involvement Policy Principles Social, Environmental and Financial Sustainability Country Responsibility (government and GEF Agencies) Flexibility Broad-based and sustainable Transparency

  5. The Rationale for Public Involvement in GEF-financed Projects • Enhancing recipient country ownership of, and accountability for, project outcomes • Addressing the social and economic needs of affected people • Building partnerships among project executing agencies and stakeholders • Making use of skills, experiences, and knowledge in the design, implementation and evaluation of project activities.

  6. Guidelines These Guidelines aim to provide further detail on steps to achieve and implement the principles stipulated in the Public Involvement Policy

  7. Guidelines • Information Dissemination • Consultation for Setting Priorities • Consultation for Project/Program Design and Implementation • Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation • Conflict Resolution

  8. Working Group on Public Involvement Discuss : - ways to promote full and effective realization of the new GEF Guidelines for the Implementation of the Public Involvement Policy  and - assess the need to update the 1996 Policy. GEF Secretariat chairs OFPs, Council members, CSO Network, IPAG, GEF Agencies, IEO

  9. Review GEF Stakeholder Involvement Policies, Guidelines, Practices • review compatibility of Agency policies and procedures on stakeholder engagement • compile Agency best practices regarding stakeholder engagement • review GEF monitoring practices of public involvement • provide recommendations to enhance PIP and implementation of the policy and associated guidelines

  10. Review GEF Stakeholder Involvement Policies, Guidelines, Practices • Part 3: GEF Public Involvement Policy • Recommendation 6: Develop a plan to revise PIP • Lacks clarity and consistency of operational policy • Provides unclear mix of aspirational principles (“should”) and affirmative policy mandates (“will”) GEF leadership requires more authoritative, clear policy • Should align with current policies and reflect advances in past 20 years • Clearer, more authoritative mandates would help support stakeholder engagement across increasingly diverse GEF partnership

  11. Going Forward Council Decision: The Secretariat to present an updated policy on stakeholder engagement and access to information for consideration at its 53rd meeting in December 2017.

  12. Thank you for your attention Any questions? For more information please contact Ms. Pilar Barrera Rey The Global Environment Facility pbarrera@thegef.org www.thegef.org

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