GEF Project Eligibility and Development National Dialogue of Turkey June 2006

Summary of presentation ■How to determine project eligibility… ■By going through the most important sections of the project concept template …and ■giving you a project example design

Hand Outs ■Concept for Full Project ■Review Criteria Web link Criteria/templates.html Criteria/templates.html

Project concept sections: 1. Country Ownership – Section B –National development plans, sectoral plans reports and communications 2.Program Policy and Conformity - Section C ■Program Designation – Section C1 –GEF Operational Program –GEF Strategic Objective idea must match both National & GEF priorities

Project concept sections: GEF Program & Policy Conformity 2.Project Design – Section C2 Project Incremental rational through: ■Problem Statement ■GEF Project Plan

Incremental Cost Rational GEF finances global benefit… eg climate change, globally significant biodiversity conservation..but most GEF projects contribute to national benefits eg employment, health, education … so most projects are co-financed

Incremental Cost Rational: example Example: Hot water boilers - switching from oil to biomass Global benefit: –Reduction in GHG’s (RE energy source) National benefit: –A reduction in the costs of heat supply

GEF Barriers Example: Large Apartment block No building level organization ■Building Associations Low level of savings in apartment block ■Energy Service Companies

Sustainability and Replicability Sustainability ■limited project duration…but ■lasting impact needed Replication ■Broad relevance of project to country or region

References 1. Program designation and conformity ■GEF Operational Program Web link: Programs/operational_programs.html Programs/operational_programs.html 2.GEF Strategic Objective Web link: eple_documents.html eple_documents.html Ref: Programming Document GEF 4