Sub-Regional Workshop for GEF Focal Points in the Caribbean Bridgetown, Barbados, June 2009 SGP: Follow up to Evaluation

22 Main issues on SGP  SGP is successful as well as cost-effective programme when compared with other similar (Evaluation of SGP)  When considering changes to SGP management, must be assessment of financial, legal and human resources implications  SGP will keep business as usual until end of GEF-4  Some proposals will be assessed for GEF-5

33 On “graduation”  Concept of “graduation” should be based on principle of equity in accessing core resources  “Graduation” should not indicate the end of a “graduated” country programme  Neither does it indicate de-linking “graduated” country programmes from global SGP  Rather “graduation” should indicate country is advanced in managing and sustaining SGP and fully prepared to take broader responsibilities in upgraded status  Therefore, to avoid future misunderstanding, graduation should be re-phrased as upgrading of mature SGP country programmes

44 Categorization of Country Programmes  Would be convenient to categorize country programmes in terms of capacity and “maturity”. The following proposal will be considered: All SIDS and LDCS  no change in their access to core funding. For country programs in operation for less than 5 years  access to core fund proposed Country programmes in operation between 5 – 15 years  would gradually move towards being upgraded Country programmees in operation for more than 15 years  the most likely to be upgraded

55 Issues for further analysis  Evaluations conducted in time to allow country programmes to be assigned to appropriate category.  Roles / responsibilities should be established for different categories of country programmes  Clear, appropriate policies required to determine access to funding, funding levels and limits under the RAF  In April 2008 Council Meeting 4 execution options for SGP were presented. To be decided which one is most preferred

66 Looking ahead  The policy paper to be presented in the next Council Meeting will cover: 1.An analysis of and policies for different categories of country programmes 2.An assessment of alternative execution modalities and comparative capacities to provide needed services considering cost-effectiveness as well as legal, financial and human resources considerations