Developing National GEF Priorities and Setting Priorities : Indian Experience (GEF Sub Regional Workshop for GEF Focal Points in North Africa, Middle East, West and South Asia) (BALI; Dec 2 - 3, 2007) SUDHIR MITAL Joint Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India & GEF OFP India

GEF and India l Founder member of GEF (1991) l Both a donor and recipient of GEF Funds l Represents GEF South Asia constituency (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka) in GEF Council l MoEF is the GEF OFP and DEA is the GEF PFP

Portfolio GEF Replenishment Phase (India ’ s contribution vs Total GEF Fund) Focal Area & No of FSP/MSP/ EAs GEF Grant (In USD m) Co-financing (In USD m) Total Project Value (In USD m) PILOT (1991 – 1994) USD 6 m/ USD 1.3 b CC (4) FIRST (1994 – 1998) USD 9 m/ USD 2 b CC (2), BD (4) SECOND (1998 – 2002) USD 9 m/ USD 2.7 b CC (3), BD (1) THIRD (2002 – 2006) USD 9 m/ USD 3 b CC (6), BD (2) MF (1) FOURTH (2006 – 2010) USD 9 m/ USD 3.13 b CC (2), BD (1), LD (2), POP (1) TOTAL Excludes 4 dropped projects worth USD 61.8 m (GEF Grant) 29 projects

Potential to Access 2006 – 10: India has a potential to access Biodiversity: USD 29.6 m as GEF RAF grant Climate Change: USD 74.9 m as GEF RAF grant Land Degradation: USD 20 m as GEF grant

National Coordination Mechanism GEF Empowered Committee l An empowered body to determine National priorities and strategies, approval and endorsement of GEF proposals, monitor project development and implementation, coordinate actions among various ministries and resolve outstanding issues with Implementing Agencies and formulate country’s position for the meetings of GEF Assembly and Council. l Chaired by Secretary (E&F) has members from Convention Focal Points based in MoEF; Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs, Planning Commission and Experts.

Contd./- l Committee invites representatives from concerned central/ state government, GEF Agencies, Project Proponents on the need basis. Brief presentations by the project proponents. l Meets on a quarterly basis. l While approving projects, Committee looks into: l Identify national priorities with incremental value to be funded under GEF. l GEFable (objective and outcomes) l Develop linkages with SGP/ non GEF projects l Identify possible co-financing at national level l Identify National Executing Agency l Identify lead GEF agency on the basis of their comparative advantage (UNDP, WB, UNEP, UNIDO, FAO, ADB, IFAD) l Identify focal points/ contact persons

Contd./- Stakeholder Consultation by National Executing Agency along with GEF agencies: CC : MoP, BEE, MNRE, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, MSME, MoUD BD: MoEF, MoA (Dept. of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry), DST, DBT, ICAR, NBPGR l To discuss national priority (s) and gap areas, which GEF could fund l Discuss project idea and its components l Identify key multi-stakeholders and partners (including state governments, NGOs, Academic and Research Institutions and possible Private Sector) l Co-financing potential and sources (Concerned GEF agencies working in India invited for a consultation. GoI priorities and gaps in funding were shared and the agencies were asked to prepare project proposals as per their priorities and comparative advantage within a timeline)

Contd./- PIF Preparation by GEF Agency (s) in consultation with National Executing Agency, concerned central and state governments and other stakeholders l Develop baseline on the basis of situational gap analysis l Identify project outputs and outcomes and the tentative GEF funding and co-financing on the incremental reasoning l Identify institutional mechanism for effective implementation and monitoring l Co-financing commitments from Central/ State Governments (and, other donors/ partners) l Draft submission to National Executing Agency

Contd./- Endorsement l National Executing Agency firm up the sub PIFs avoiding any concept duplication. And, preparation of Umbrella PIF by the National Executing Agency/ Lead GEF agency l Approval of respective GEF agency HQ l Submit to Thematic Divisions, MoEF and Central Line Ministries l Present to the GEF Empowered Committee for consideration/ approval l Issue of Letter of Endorsement by GEF OFP India

National Dialogues … l Organized 2 NDI. (Feb 2006 and Oct 2007) l Objectives: (First) To create general awareness on the GEF processes and procedures. Interlink National and GEF priorities. (Second) Project development as per identified priorities and devising an effective monitoring and evaluation strategy. l As per workshop objectives, the participants were invited. Senior officers from GoI, State Governments, NGOs, Academic and Research Institutions, GEF agencies and GEF Secretariat participated. For 2 nd NDI, the officers/ experts already involved or with the potential of getting involved with project development were invited along with the national project directors of the ongoing GEF projects in India. l Specific TORs prepared for focused working group (WG) discussions. In 1 st NDI, all WG had same TORs. In 2 nd NDI, TORs were drafted as per the status of project development under each focal area, which was different for each and within each focal area.

BD: National Priorities & GEF National Environment Policy (2006), Approach Paper to 11 th FYP, Third National Report to CBD (2005) and Draft National Biodiversity Action Plan (2007) l Strengthening Protected Area management SP 1: - To catalyze sustainability of PA systems l Mainstreaming BD concerns in production systems SP 2: - To mainstream biodiversity in production landscapes/ seascapes and sectors l Regulating and managing invasive alien species SP 3: - To safeguard biodiversity l Access and benefit sharing / SP 4: - To build capacity on ABS Building capacity for Bio-safety/ SP: 3 – To safeguard biodiversity l Capacity Building and Institutional strengthening Crosscuts all strategic priorities

GEF 4 RAF Allocation for BD USD 29.6 MILLION l SGP India (USD 1 m) also, for LD projects Pollinator's project (USD m) – Global l Wild Tropical Fruits project (USD m) – Regional ? l SLEM (USD 10 m) - Programmatic Approach on LD, BD, CC Available for Programming l Bio-safety (USD 2 m) l Programmatic Approach on Conservation of Marine and Coastal Ecosystem (USD m)

CC : National Priorities & GEF National Environment Policy (2006), Approach Paper to 11 th FYP, National Action Plan on CC, First NATCOM (2004), Integrated Energy Policy (2006) Improving EE in the Buildings and Industrial Sector/ SP: 1 – To promote EE technologies and practices in the appliance and buildings sectors and SP: 2 – To promote EE technologies and practices in industrial production and manufacturing processes Improving efficiency in existing coal based power plants / SP: 3 – To improve the efficiency and performance of existing power plants Integrated sustainable transport management/ SP:7 – To facilitate market transformation for sustainable mobility in urban areas Promoting renewable energy sources for rural electrification/ SP: 5 – To promote renewable energy for the provision of rural energy services l Adaptation to climate change / SP: 8 – To support pilot and demonstration projects for adaptation to climate change

GEF 4 RAF Allocation for CC USD 74.9 MILLION l SGP India (USD 1.4 m) also, for POPs projects l Energy Conservation in the Small Tea Sector (USD 0.95 m) l Mokshda Green Cremation System for Energy and Environment Conservation (USD 1 m) ? l EE Improvements in the Brick Industry (USD 0.69 m) ? l Sustainable Urban Transport Program (USD m) l Programmatic approach on EE (USD 40 m) - Endorsed Available for Programming (Renewable) – (USD 5.51 m)

LD : National Priorities & GEF National Environment Policy (2006), Approach Paper to 11 th FYP, National Action Plan to Combat Desertification (2002), Third National Report to UNCCD (2007) l Enhancement of meteorological, climatological and hydrological capabilities for early warning system l Drought preparedness and management SO: 1 – To develop an enabling environment that will place SLM in the mainstream of development policy and practices at the regional, national and local levels Encourage adoption of science-based and traditional SLM practices through R&D, pilot scale demonstration and larges scale dissemination/ SO: 1 and SO:2 – To up scale SLM investments that generate mutual benefits for the global environment and rural livelihoods l Capacity building and public awareness/ SO: 1 and SO: 2

Timelines l Feb 2006: SLEM discussed in first GEF NDI l Jan 2007: Endorsed GEF Programmatic Approach – a national strategy for the next 4 years for effective utilization of RAF allocations under BD and CC focal areas. The inter-linkages between focal areas were emphasized to maximize the impact. l Sept. 2007: Endorsed SLEM (USD 30 m) l Nov 2007: Endorsed Programmatic Approach on EE under CC focal area (USD 40 m) l Nov 2007: SLEM approved by the GEF Council l BD Umbrella to be submitted by Dec 31, 2007 to GEF. (USD m)

SLEM Sustainable Land and Ecosystem Management USD 30 MILLION MULTIFOCAL APPROACH {BD RAF: USD 10 m; LD Global: USD 15 m; CC Adaptation: USD 5 m} l Sustainable Rural Livelihood Security through Innovations in Land and Ecosystem Management (USD 10 m) l Sustainable Land Management in Shifting Cultivation Areas of Nagaland for Ecological and Livelihood Security (USD 4 m) l Policy and institutional reform for mainstreaming and up-scaling SLM in India (USD 0.9 m) - Endorsed l Uttaranchal Watershed Project (USD 7 m) l Integrated Land Use Management to Combat Land Degradation in Madhya Pradesh (USD 6.5 m) l Enabling opportunities for resource poor farming communities in sustainable land management with ecosystem as a basis (USD 1.3 m) l Other areas of interest: SLM concerns in coastal zone and ravines, climate change impact on local livelihoods and closely link up with sustainable forest management

SLEM Main Features l An integrated program implement traditional and new natural resource conservation techniques to adapt to local challenges including adjusting to the impacts of climate change on agriculture. l Leveraging USD 300 m as co-financing from Government of India and bilateral aid agencies l Building partnership for mainstreaming and up scaling the catalytic and incremental effect of GEF’s investment.

Strategic Approach “I believe we should move to a programmatic approach, away from the project-driven approach to a smaller, more tightly defined base of programs developed in a more rigorous way, so that they fit well into the strategies defined for each focal area.” Monique Barbut, GEF CEO/ Chairperson

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