UNDP/UNEP POVERTY & ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVE (PEI)

UNDP/UNEP POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVE (PEI). Global partnership that merges UNDP/UNEP poverty- environment programmes into one integrated programme Core focus: to support country-led efforts to integrate environmental sustainability into policy & planning processes for poverty reduction & pro-poor growth.

RATIONALE FOR UNDP/UNEP PEI UNDP & UNEP BOTH HAD POVERTY & ENVIRONMENT ACTIVITIES NEED TO CO-ORDINATE PROGRAMMES DONOR & COUNTRY REQUESTS TO CO-ORDINATE BETTER UNDP - UNEP MOU FOR ENHANCED CO-OPERATION UN SYSTEM REFORM REQUIRES IMPROVED INTER- AGENCY CO-OPERATION

BENEFITS OF PEI GREATER EFFICIENCY & EFFECTIVENESS MORE FUNDING PER COUNTRY BY COMBINING ACTIVITIES GREATER RESOURCE MOBILISATION LEVERAGE MORE INFLUENCE ON COUNTRIES BY COMBINING EFFORTS UNDP & UNEP PRACTICING WHAT THEY PREACH BY INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENT & DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES MODEL FOR BROADER UNEP-UNDP CO-ORDINATION & WIDER UN SYSTEM REFORM PLATFORM FOR BROADER COMBINED SUPPORT FOR ACHIEVING MDGs.

UNDP/UNEP PEI: NOT ALL PLAIN SAILING UN SYSTEM PROBLEM OF AGENCIES NOT CO-OPERATING AS THEY SHOULD IN THE BEGINNING LESS THAN ADEQUATE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN UNDP & UNEP ON POVERTY & ENVIRONMENT DONOR PRESSURE IMPORTANT INFLUENCE ON CO-OPERATION NEEDED HIGH LEVEL OF PERSONAL COMMITMENT FROM BOTH UNDP & UNEP FOR SUCCESS OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES BETWEEN UNEP & UNDP SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT –UNEP PROCEDURES SLOWER (NORMATIVE VERSUS OPERATIONAL HISTORY) –NEED TO PREPARE SEPARATE UNDP & UNEP PROJECT DOCUMENTS –DIFFERENT & SEPARATE APPROVAL PROCEDURES

UNDP/UNEP PEI: LESSONS SO FAR COMMITMENT BRINGS SUCCESS COMMUNICATE VERY FULLY & OPENLY FOCUS ON JOINT PROGRAMMING DEVELOP COUNTRY PROJECTS, OTHER ACTIVITIES, PROPOSALS FOR DONORS TOGETHER FROM VERY FIRST STAGES THINK & ACT IN TERMS OF WHAT IS NEEDED FOR RESULTS, NOT IN TERMS OF UNDP OR UNEP PRESENT JOINT PROPOSALS TO DONORS LEARN FROM LESSONS GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH UNDP COUNTRY OFFICE VITAL

UNDP/UNEP PEI: JOINT PROJECTS JOINT PROJECTS IN KENYA, TANZANIA & RWANDA KENYA & TANZANIA MERGING SEPARATE ACTIVITIES RWANDA: JOINT PROJECT FROM EARLIEST STAGES RWANDA MOST SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE: –UNDP & UNEP WORKED TOGETHER FROM THE EARLIEST STAGES –EXCELLENT SUPPORT FROM UNDP COUNTRY OFFICE –VERY STRONG COMMITMENT FROM GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA TO MAINSTREAM ENVIRONMENT INTO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES –STRONG REQUIREMENT FROM GoR FOR UNDP & UNEP TO COMBINE SUPPORT –UNEP ABLE TO PROVIDE DETAILED TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM NAIROBI –AVAILABILITY OF SUFFICIENT FUNDS

UNDP/UNEP PEI: NEXT STEPS DEVELOP SCALED UP PEI PROGRAMME USE LESSONS LEARNT FROM PEI TO BUILD JOINT PROGRAMME OF SUPPORT FOR MDG NATIONAL PLANS NEED TO DOCUMENT EXPERIENCES & IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES BUILD UP FIRMER DONOR SUPPORT BASE