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Civil society and the Adaptation Fund

Civil society and the Adaptation Fund. Sven Harmeling, Germanwatch harmeling@germanwatch.org. Side event of the Adaptation Fund Board, Bonn, 15 June 2011. Openness to civil society engagement

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Civil society and the Adaptation Fund

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  1. Civil society and the Adaptation Fund Sven Harmeling, Germanwatch harmeling@germanwatch.org Side event of the Adaptation Fund Board, Bonn, 15 June 2011

  2. Openness to civil society engagement • Open access for all accredited observers (except for some sessions), meetings webcasted, evolving dialogue sessions with AFB, responsive AFB members (informal dialogues) • all meetings documents are made available to the public in advance, incl. project proposals, web facility for comments • Evolving monitoring and evaluation guidelines: • “The inclusion of civil society is an international best practice in evaluations and should be kept as currently presented in the Evaluation Framework and the Guidelines for Project/Programme Final Evaluations, mentioned in decision AFB.13/18 above; encouraging all evaluations to have full consultation with all relevant stakeholders;” (AFB 13th meeting report)

  3. Challenges/suggestions for civil society engagement • - Provide clearer guidance on consultative process at different levels, and on the strategic priority „most vulnerable communities“ • consider options for formal participation in AFB debates (no right to speak for selected observers >> e.g. PPCR approach) • important debates shifted to Committees (Ethics, project review, NIE accreditation) >>open for present observers, proper reporting essential • - Guidance for stronger role of CBOs/CSOs as executing entities

  4. Emerging: the AF NGO Network Starting point: strategic priority of the AF to „give special attention to the needs of the most vulnerable communities“ Overall Objective: Strengthen CSO capacity to accompany development of the AF globally and in developing countries Means (examples) • Support NGOs in selected developing countries (focus direct access countries, partners in Jamaica, Senegal, Honduras) • Provide policy analysis, e.g. through reports on meetings • Share information through e.g. AF NGO Newsletter (2nd edition available), incl. reports from developing countries Partners and Advisory Committee: IIED, Bread for the World, Practical Action, Fundacion Vida (Honduras), ENDA (Senegal), Panos Caribbean (Jamaica), ETC Foundation,

  5. Thank you for your attention!Visit at: www.af-network.orgFacebook: coming soon!!!Contact: kaloga@germanwatch.org The project „AF NGO Network“ is financially supported by the International Climate Initiative of the German Federal Environment Ministry.

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