Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel of the Global Environment Facility STAP/GEF GEF Expanded Constituency Workshop 2011

Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility What is STAP? Established in the pilot phase of the GEF ( ) Mandate – Develop criteria for selecting GEF projects – Review project proposals – Create a roster of experts

Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility 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)

Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility What is STAP? Strategic advice/technical project reviews Proactive and reactive 1995 Terms of Reference STAP: 15 to 6 Networks Early reviews in project cycle 2007 Revised Terms of Reference

Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility 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 Program (UNEP), and it is supported by a Secretariat based in Washington, D.C.

Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility Who is STAP? Present composition – July 2010 to June 2011 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

Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility 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

Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility Project and program advice Ensure the scientific and technical quality of GEF projects and programmatic approaches Responsible for targeted research (project reviews and policy [ Principles for GEF financing of Targeted Research, 1997]) Advise on cross-cutting thematic areas, such as adaptation to climate change, sustainable forest management, and chemicals management

Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility Strategic advice “How to” develop/implement projects, or programs, in a specific topic supported by the GEF strategies ( Example – “Payments for Environmental Services and the Global Environment Facility”) Develop methodologies for the GEF (Example – “Manual for Calculating Greenhouse Gas Benefits for GEF Transport Projects”) Scan emerging global environmental issues ( Example – Enhancing resilience to reduce climate change risks)

Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility Policy advice Results based management – on going Knowledge management – on going Targeted research – on going Criteria for focal area set asides – 2009/2010 GEF-5 focal area strategies – 2009 STAR (choice of indicators) – 2009

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Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility Collaborating with Conventions Externally, STAP interacts in a complementary manner with the scientific and technical bodies of: – the Convention on Biological Diversity, – the Framework Convention on Climate Change, – the Convention to Combat Desertification, – the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, and – the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility Example – STAP and UNCCD

Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility Questions Who are the scientific regional centers, and what are their expertise? What are the countries’ needs for STAP advice? (project, programmatic approaches, and/or national portfolio formulation exercises) How can STAP communicate better its advice to countries?

Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility Thank you! Henk Bouwman (STAP Panel member - Chemicals) STAP website