1. GEF Project Map Availability of and Access to Integrated Operational and Financial Project Data

2. Objectives
Make integrated project operational and financial data more readily available and accessible to facilitate research/analysis/decision process to:
Support dialog/participation/innovation between involved agencies
Identify collaboration/cooperation opportunities in projects and financing
Guide strategy/policy/program planning and formulation of investment

3. Approach Design/develop/implement strategies
to integrate operational and financial data
on global environment investments/projects activities world-wide, which are funded and implemented by different donor organizations

4. Definitions
Data: basic sharing of raw data on portfolios/projects/activities
Information/knowledge: sharing of functional and practical info/experiences
Funding: to enable the identification of available funding/financing sources

5. Benefits of Information-sharing
Improve transparency and coherence in monitoring project pipeline and progress/status
Increase coordination: priority setting/ avoidance of duplicative efforts
Evaluation of projects/proposals/portfolios against broader parameters of existing investments
Support analytical and reporting requirements
Enhance organizational visibility
Facilitate coordination of funding

6. Immediate Information-sharing Stakeholders
Major bilateral and multilateral donors
Other agencies funding development and environment activities
Secretariats of the multilateral environment agreements

7. Potential Users of Shared Information
International development agencies and organization, the Conventions, UN agencies, development banks
Bilateral and multilateral donors
National governments (Overseas development/sustainable development)
Civil society (NGOs, media, public, beneficiaries of projects)

8. Definitions of Global Environment Investments/Projects/Activities
Involve only environmental projects and activities
Cross-map and common-categorize the different definitions of “environment projects”

9. Agree on Common Data Definitions/Standards/Classification or Coding Systems
Identify a common set of currently readily available core basic data
Define focal areas/sectors to facilitate accuracy and consistency of analysis and reporting
Consider the use of DAC’s sector coding (OECD)
Use existing mechanisms for data harmonization
Recognize the importance of data quality issues
Adopt metadata standards to facilitate data-sharing

10. Recognition of Ownership of Shared Information
Recognize ownership of and credit for any data shared
Respect confidentiality concerns
Resolve issues of dual/multiple ownership data
Assure and enhance appropriate organizational visibility
Acknowledge data contributions of participating agencies to the Convention

11. Global Host or Global Locator
Information-sharing to be managed through a global hosts’ database or accessible through a global locator/portal?
The establishment of mechanisms for continuing maintenance and updating of any system is considered crucial to successful info-sharing
Is shared ownership of the information-sharing system/process and the data/info therein essential?

12. Opportunities to Rationalize and Streamline Convention Reporting Requirements
Determine the benefits and synergies to be gained from common data standards
The reporting of such data on a consistent comprehensive basis would facilitate more informed planning and decision-making

13. Cost of Information-sharing
Importance of ensuring little or no additional costs in support of sharing information
Build on each agency’s existing information management systems/processes so that no incremental development and maintenance is necessary
Avoid duplication, where possible, of efforts by, encouraging harmonization of reporting requirements amongst the MEAs

14. Conclusion
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