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IFAD’s Environmental and Social Assessment (ESA) Procedures

IFAD’s Environmental and Social Assessment (ESA) Procedures. Presented by Sheila Mwanundu Environment and Natural Resource Management, Senior Technical Adviser IFAD. Creating a More Effective IFAD Response to Climate Change.

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IFAD’s Environmental and Social Assessment (ESA) Procedures

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  1. IFAD’s Environmental and Social Assessment (ESA) Procedures Presented by Sheila Mwanundu Environment and Natural Resource Management, Senior Technical Adviser IFAD

  2. Creating a More Effective IFAD Response to Climate Change • A consistent set of priorities, programs and instruments already exist (Strategic Framework, ESA, KSFs, OPs) • Challenge now mostly of operationalisation • Staff constraints (skills, budget etc.): potentially high-off to increased collaborative efforts with selected partners

  3. Environmental & Social Assessment Procedures • Better treatment of CC in IFAD activities - multi-sectoral approach, disaster risks, impacts of CC & variability • Scale up work on sustainable land and water management • Sharpen IFAD’s role in global public goods • Operational Statements – various sectors, as a social & economic issue • Focus on portfolio quality – better risk mgt, leadership in agriculture adaptation issues

  4. RB-COSOP level: Develop Low Carbon Country Strategies • Strategic Environmental Assessments : • Ensure optimal programme/project interventions and local ownership • Address sectoral and cross border adaptation challenges • Address resource gaps – innovative market mechanisms, leverage private sector finance, institutions, research, technologies, knowledge mgt. etc.

  5. Programme/project level: Reduce Vulnerability & Optimise Community Benefits/Opportunities • Environment & Social (Impact) Assessments: • Screen projects – to mitigate GHG emissions, promote adaptation and mitigation measures • Improve project performance (beyond completion) by target groups – i.e. socio-economic impacts, better risk management

  6. Transition to Low-Carbon IFAD Operations • Expand climate resilience projects/programmes • Step-up research in both mitigation and adaptation • Scale up innovative SLM practises and appropriate technologies • Facilitate rural community access to markets • Maximize existing and develop new instruments – fill resource gap • Increase collaborative efforts with selected partners

  7. Possible Areas of IFAD/Partner Collaboration • Reduce carbon emissions in agriculture • Deforestation • Adaptation options • Energy efficiency • Infrastructure • Carbon footprinting • Innovative non/financial mechanisms • Measuring & monitoring performance Lessons learned Data Alliances Budget/priority alignment

  8. THANK YOU!

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