1. Upgrading and Execution Arrangements for GEF-5
June 2009

2. SGP Stakeholders interviewed

3. SGP Balance – Risk, Innovation and Cost

4. Survey response - upgrading

5. Upgrading – Categories 1 - III

7. SGP mgmt costs vs. total delivery

8. Upgrading – Tier 1 Criteria: Prioritization
Age: more than 15 years
Grantmaking: total of $4 million and more, level of topmost 15% of country programmes
Cofinancing: total of $2 million or more
Country RAF allocation: more than $25M

9. SGP Non-LDCs/SIDS prior to 1995 more than $4M

10. SGP Non-LDCs/SIDS prior to 1995 less than $4M

11. Upgrading – Tier 2 Criteria: Readiness

13. Survey response – RAF / STAR caps

14. Survey response – CORE funding response breakdown

15. Implementation vs. Execution services

16. Execution Options Option 1: Improved UNOPS Execution
Option 2: Execution through an International NGO or Consortium
Option 3: Country Specific Execution
Option 4: Combination of 1 and 3 or 2 and 3

17. GEF Council Evaluation criteria for execution services

18. SGP Organigramme

19. Survey response – preferred criteria for execution services

20. Survey response – SGP Execution services

21. Options Cost Efficiency Analysis
Validated GEF EO findings in Technical Paper on the Management Costs of the SGP
Use of metrics related to: management and general fundraising expenses as a percentage of total expenses – used by the Better Business Bureau and the Combined Federal Campaign (a federated charity drive of the US Federal Govt)

22. Survey of Interest of NGOs
Misunderstanding of what execution is
Coverage of many NGOs is not global
The intention was more for partnerships and joint efforts rather than doing the execution work

23. Consultants’ Findings
Improved UNOPS execution is best option due to:
- cost: mid-range as per GEF EO tech. assessment; factor of 2 to 4 lower using IRS Forms 990 assessment.
- high transition cost for any shift to other execution options
- other options of government and private sector execution runs against the SGP principle of leadership by CSOs and focus on supporting CSOs.
But there could be certain country programmes that could be ready to explore an alternative execution option

24. Scenarios for SGP during GEF-5
Categorization of country programmes
Pilot upgrading of ready mature country programmes
Execution:
-- Improved UNOPS execution
-- Explore NGO execution for upgraded country programmes
GEF-5 should be a transition phase for SGP where capacity building for larger impacts and for sustainability is a focus

25. Many Thanks!