UNDP Procedures for Climate Change Enabling Activities UNFCCC Workshop on the Preparation of National Communications from non-Annex I Parties Manila, April 2004 United Nations Development Programme

Content GEF Operational Procedures UNDP procedures for climate change enabling activities Status of requests of self-assessment UNDP experience on processing requests

GEF Operational Procedures New procedures based on experience from support provided for INC Facilitate broader stakeholder consultations and participation in project proposal Build on previous work, activities, and knowledge, capturing best practices and develop linkages with other relevant projects Immediate support of up to $15,000 for the preparatory exercise of NC project proposal

GEF Operational Procedures Countries to have submitted INC and substantially completed top-up before SNC can begin Self-assessment required; brief report to be included in NC proposal NC proposal requires endorsement from GEF OFP and UNFCCC NFP SNC and NAPA in parallel is possible Countries to submit final draft NC and technical reports to IAs

Self-assessment: Stocktaking and stakeholders consultation $15,000 available from GEF Consists of: –National stock-taking exercise –Stakeholder consultations Output: –project document –workplan with indicators Must include as annex to NC proposal Endorsed by GEF OFP

Climate Change Enabling Activity Up to $420,000* (under expedited route) Endorsed by GEF OFP and UNFCCC NFP Consists of: –Project proposal –Workplan with indicators Inception workshop to refine workplan, terms of reference of studies, implementation arrangements Recommended $ allocations among main components of NC Outputs: –National Communication –Technical reports * Of which $15,000 for self-assessment

UNDP Procedures UNDP country office is the main focal point between national government and UNDP-GEF GEF Operational Focal Point submits a letter of request for the self-assessment to UNDP accompanied by a brief funding proposal –Templates available for request letter and self- assessment proposal

UNDP Procedures UNDP country office works with the GEF Regional Coordination Unit and HQ to review the proposal Country to receive recommendations for changes, if needed. Otherwise the proposal is approved If changes are needed, UNDP-GEF provides recommendations. UNDP country office works with the government to submit a revised proposal

UNDP Procedures Upon approval of the proposal, authorization (DOA) is issued to UNDP country office to establish a new project and disburse the $15,000 Total UNDP processing time for the $15,000 request: 15 working days maximum (from first submission by national GEF Operational Focal Point to issuing of the DOA

Key Documents for Project Proposals New GEF Operational Procedures UNDP templates and guidance for stocktaking exercise/stakeholder consultation and project proposal Revised UNFCCC Guidelines adopted at COP-8 UNFCCC User Manual for the above guidelines Website:

Status of self-assessment proposals Eastern Europe and CIS: 9 submitted, 8 approved –Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Macedonia, Tajikistan Latin American and Caribbean: 6 submitted, 5 approved –Bahamas, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago Asia Pacific: 3 submitted and approved –Philippines, Samoa, Cook Islands Africa: 3 submitted, 1 approved –Benin, Niger, Nigeria

UNDP experience with self-assessment proposals Proposals have followed templates provided by UNDP Quality of first drafts have been acceptable in most cases, with minor changes needed Examples provided have proved to be useful Review process and completion of revised proposals have in most cases met stipulated deadlines Delays in funding disbursement were due to unexpected delay in CEO endorsement of umbrella project