UNDP-UNEP Poverty- Environment Initiative The UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative

UNDP-UNEP Poverty- Environment Initiative What We Do Support governments to: Integrate environmental sustainability into national, development plans, such as the PRPSs, in support of poverty alleviation and economic growth Build national capacity to: Identify contribution of environment to poverty reduction and pro-poor growth Effectively integrate environmental management into national development processes, including budgeting and investment plans

UNDP-UNEP Poverty- Environment Initiative History UNDP Poverty-Environment Initiative Grew out of WSSD Supported by DFID and EC UNEP Poverty-Environment Project Supported by Norway, Belgium and Sweden Joint UNDP-UNEP Poverty Environment Initiative, formed 2007 Donors collectively agreed to support significant scale-up of PEI UNDP-UNEP Poverty Environment Facility, formed 2007 Supporting PEI scale-up, knowledge management, technical advisory services Joint UNDP-UNEP programming, budgeting and staff recruitment Leading example of UN interagency co-operation

UNDP-UNEP Poverty- Environment Initiative MoU signed between UNDP and UNEP in 2005 to enhance collaboration in areas of common interest (3 areas: climate change, poverty and environment initiatives and other environmental endeavors). PEI brings together the environmental capacity and networks of UNEP - with the UNDP’s expertise and capacity to support country-led processes via its CO presence. Partnerships with Ministries of Environment, Ministries of Planning and Development and Ministries of Finance. There are significant opportunities to link PEI with the MDG Achievement Fund, to help countries accelerate progress towards the MDGs. PEI is working within the wider context of One UN pilots and UNDAF processes

UNDP-UNEP Poverty- Environment Initiative PEI: Regions and Countries Africa UNDP-UNEP regional PEI team in Nairobi 10 country programmes: Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Botswana Asia UNDP-UNEP Regional PEI team in Bangkok Country programmes established in Vietnam and Bhutan Target to launch PEI activities in : Bangladesh, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal and East-Timor

UNDP-UNEP Poverty- Environment Initiative PEI: Regions and Countries Latin America Joint UNDP-UNEP team based in Panama Regional PEI programme launched in May 2008. Europe/CIS Joint UNDP-UNEP team based in Geneva/Bratislava Regional PEI programme launched in June 2008. Experience in country PEI programmes has led to key lessons learned, created model for mainstreaming environment into development processes