MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE August 2, 2012

What is STAP? In 1994, the GEF Instrument sets up STAP – “UNEP shall establish, in consultation with UNDP and the World Bank and on the basis of guidelines and criteria established by the Council, the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) as an advisory body to the Facility. UNEP shall provide the STAP’s Secretariat and shall operate as the liaison between the Facility and the STAP.” (Instrument for the Establishment of the Restructured Global Environment Facility, 1994 and 2008)

What is STAP? The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) provides strategic and independent advice on projects, programs, and policies. STAP is administered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and it is supported by a Secretariat in Washington, D.C

Who is STAP? Thomas E. Lovejoy, Chair Meryl J. Williams Co-Chair, IW N.H. Ravindranath Climate Change Sandra Diaz Biodiversity Henk Bouwman Chemicals & POPs Michael Stocking Advisor to STAP Chair Land Degradation (Under recruitment) Adaptation (Under recruitment)

CBD UNFCC CCD International Waters CEO / CHAIRMAN GEF SECRETARIAT COUNCIL ASSEMBLY W.B. Donor Replenishment Group GEFEO ADB UNIDO FAO NGOS Multilateral Fund of Montreal Protocol STAP POPS IAs / EAs UNEP EBRD IFAD IDB Af DB UNDP 1/04

Overview of STAP PIF screens  Screening versus reviewing  STAP’s rating categories –  Consent  Minor revision  Major revision

PIF sections commonly screened by STAP 1. Project Framework (Part I: B.) 2. Baseline and problem statement (Part II: B.1) 3. Incremental activities and global environmental benefits (B.2) 4. Socioeconomic benefits and gender within the context of global environmental benefits (B.3) 5. Risks, including climate change risks (B.4) 6. Key stakeholders (B.5) 7. Related initiatives (B.6)

Project framework: Indicative overview from a STAP perspective STAP: Is the objective clear and consistent with the problem statement? STAP : Do the outcomes encompass important global environmental benefits and are they likely to be generated?

Project framework: Indicative overview from a STAP perspective (cont’d) STAP: Is the sum of the outputs (products and services) likely to contribute to the outcomes? 2 Output indicators tell us what we are going to measure and not what is to be achieved (example - # of tools developed)

Project baseline: STAP’s perspective STAP: Is the baseline identified clearly? Does it present a feasible basis from which to measure and monitor global environmental change, including development outcomes? …Has a focus on scientific baselines. **GEF Secretariat: What would happen without the GEF?

Project baselines : STAP’s perspective (cont’d)  Quantitative baselines should be included to the fullest extent possible (even if inferred)  In the event of no quantitative baseline at PIF– make reference to tracking tool, or specify a timeline to collect data  Qualitative baselines can be supported by current and accurate scientific references, and/or rigorous local unpublished evidence (‘grey literature’)

Incremental activities STAP looks for…  Are the incremental activities scientifically justified? (supported by scientific references, rigorous local unpublished evidence)

Incremental activities (cont’d)  Are the global environmental benefits defined explicitly? (indicators, or methodologies, to measure and monitor global environmental benefits)  Are the benefits truly global environmental benefits, and are they measurable?

Incremental activities (cont’d)  Is there scientific innovation? - …knowledge generation to improve the effectiveness and quality of the development and implementation of GEF projects and programs… (e.g.“Strengthening management effectiveness of protected areas to protect biodiversity under conditions of climate change”, Mexico, UNDP)

Socioeconomic benefits & gender STAP looks for…  Are the socioeconomic benefits, and their contribution to global environmental benefits, defined explicitly?  Is gender adequately accommodated throughout the proposal?

Risks STAP looks for…  Are the risks valid and comprehensive?  Are the risks associated with the project design, or resource mobilization (internal)?  Are the risks associated with unforeseen circumstances (external)?

Climate change risks  STAP considers a number of questions, including –  Is the project location in a region of climate risks?  Are the project objectives, or outputs, prone to climate change risks over the period 2020s, 2030s, 2050s and has the PIF addressed the risks of impacts of climate change?  Has the PIF considered resilience enhancement practices and measures to the projected climate risks and impacts?

Key stakeholders STAP looks for …  Are any stakeholders missing?  What are the stakeholders’ specific roles? Are they gender-specific or otherwise culturally defined?  How will their combined roles contribute to reporting to (multiple) global environmental outcomes, and knowledge management?

Related initiatives STAP looks for…  Are the project developers tapping into relevant knowledge and learning generated by other projects, including GEF projects?  Is there an adequate mechanism to feed the lessons learned from earlier initiatives into the proposed project?

Thoughts to consider…  What are the main challenges in developing scientifically and technically viable PIFs? (data access?)  What regional networks, institutions, other options are available to develop data and address data gaps that contribute to global environmental outcomes?  Could addressing a specific data need contribute to the knowledge and learning of the GEF? (use of targeted research window)  From design to implementation – the focus is measuring and tracking global environmental outcomes : project level – focal area – GEF corporate knowledge and learning

Thank you! Any questions?