Project development Webinar: March 7, 2018

Agenda

• GEF Overview and WWF GEF

• Foundations of a GEF Project

• Project and ProDoc Development Process

• Close

GEF Overview and WWF GEF

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What is the GEF? Largest public funder of projects to improve the environment

Since it was established in 1992, the GEF has provided over $17 billion in grants and mobilized an additional $88 billion in financing for more than 4000 projects in 170 countries

WWF GEF Agency

WWF GEF Agency Role

• WWF-US accredited 2013, service to the WWF network

• GEF Agencies assist countries governments and partners in the development, implementation, and management of GEF projects

• Influence GEF policies and strategies

WWF GEF Agency

•WWF US accredited for the WWF Network

•WWF GEF Agency Team

•WWF GEF Support Staff: Safeguards, Gender, M&E

WWF GEF Portfolio

Since 2013, 12 projects in 18 countries

USD $67 Million GEF - $317 Million co-financing in multi- partnerships

Leveraging impact on conservation locally, regionally globally

Foundations of a GEF Project

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Global Environmental Benefits

◦ Transformational and big impact

◦ Alignment with GEF focal areas and conventions

Country Ownership:

◦ GEF projects support national strategies/plans

◦ Country allocation and formal endorsement

Incremental Cost Reasoning

◦ GEF only funds part of full project

◦ Leverage existing and planned commitments (cofinancing)

◦ Well-defined baseline (business as usual, tied to co-financing) and GEF “increment”

Foundations of GEF Projects

Focal Areas (GEF 6)To maintain globally significant biodiversity and the ecosystem goods and services that it provides to society.

Biodiversity

To support the transformational shifts towards a low emission development path, as well as enabling recipient countries to prepare for the new instrument under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) applicable to all Parties.

Climate Change Mitigation

To contribute to arresting and reversing current global trends in land degradation, specifically desertification and deforestation

Land Degradation

To achieve multiple environmental, social and economic benefits from improved management of all types of forests and trees outside of forests

Sustainable Forest Management

to promote collective management for transboundary water systems and foster policy, legal, and institutional reforms and investments towards sustainable use and maintenance of ecosystem services

International Waters

to prevent the exposure of humans and the environment to harmful chemicals and waste of global importance, including persistent organic pollutants (POPs), mercury and ozone depleting substances, through a significant reduction in the production, use, consumption and emissions/releases of those chemicals and waste

Chemicals and Waste

STAR

SFM incentive

Global funds

Project Storyline

• Environmental problem

• Project objective

• Barriers

• Baseline

• Project strategy

• Global environmental benefits

Ongoing and planned activities underway

without GEF financing

BASELINE ACTIVITIES

INCREMENTAL COST

Government Funds and other Existing Funds

GEF GRANT

Global Environmental Benefits

Baseline: Definition

The strategies to transform baseline into a project that yields global environmental

benefits.

BASELINE ACTIVITIES

INCREMENTAL COST

Government Funds and other Existing

Funds

GEF GRANT

Global Environmental Benefits

Incremental Cost Reasoning

Environmental problems solved or mitigated;

Threats/barriers removed;

Avoided loss of global environmental benefits, etc.

GEF Council approved targets/indicators

The identification of the Global Environmental Benefit(s) (GEBs) should be closely aligned with the GEF focal area strategies

BASELINE ACTIVITIES

INCREMENTAL COST

Government Funds and other Existing Funds

GEF GRANT

Global Environmental Benefits

Global Environmental Benefits

Co-financing

• Refers to the financing associated with the baseline project and any non-GEF financing associated with the incremental project

• Co-financing only calculated for duration of project implementation.

• GEF-6 “aspirational target” of funding to co-financing is 1:6

• Co-financing includes CASH and IN-KIND sources

• Shows partnerships

Stakeholder Engagement

Stakeholder EngagementRequirement under WWF Environment and Social Safeguards Integrated Policies and Procedures for GEF 7

Project teams must develop a stakeholder engagement plan. A Stakeholder Engagement Plan guides when, how, and with whom consultations and exchanges will be undertaken throughout the life of the project

▪Several steps to achieve engagement plan:▪ Identify stakeholders

▪ Prioritize

▪ Engagement

▪ Ensure all engagements and consultations are documented

▪ This is an iterative process and may require several stages of consultation, the result is a Stakeholder Engagement Plan that will be annexed to the ProDoc.

Who are Stakeholders?

Individuals, groups, institutions that are directly or indirectly affected by the project, and/or may have an interest in the project and/or ability to influence project outcomes.

E.g. community members, community groups, government authorities, NGOs, CSOs, private sector

Why do Stakeholder Engagement?• Robust and inclusive project design

• To inform project design (including baseline, co-finance opportunities, identification of partners)

• Ensure any environmental and social adverse impacts are mitigated to ensure project sustainability

• Strong partnerships

• Stakeholder buy-in and ownership

• Minimize potential for conflict between competing stakeholder interests

• Inclusion of local knowledge

Monitoring and Evaluation

Defining Terms◦ Monitoring: provides data on achievement of

project indicators- Is project on track

◦ Evaluation: provides lessons learned and recommendations on WHAT works, what DOESN’T work, why and Who’s affected?

Results FrameworkIndicator

Description

Unit Definition Method Site Frequency Baseline Who Target

Year 1

Target

Year 2

Project

Objective

Component 1

Outcome 1.1

Outcome 1.2

Component 2

Outcome 2.1

• Used to show expected project impact at objective and outcome level

• Completed once project design is finalized

Gender

GenderPurpose: To address gender considerations, making the concerns, roles, knowledge and experiences of women and men an integral part of the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programs in all project spheres as relevant.**

Undertake a Gender Analysis, as well as a Gender Action Plan

◦ Assess the potential roles, benefits, impacts and risks for women and men of different ages, ethnicities and social structure, status and for relevant project components;

◦ The assessments, including the gender analysis, are designed to inform the development of gender-responsive activities and the results framework.

**GEF 6 Gender Mainstreaming requirements and the WWF Network Policy on Gender Mainstreaming

Safeguards

Environmental Policies:• Policy on Protection of

Natural Habitats (Network)• Standard on Pest

Management (WWF-US)

Policy on Accountability and Grievance Mechanism

Social Policies:• Policies on Involuntary

Resettlement (Network)• Policy on Indigenous Peoples

(Network)

• Policy on Environment and Social Risk Management

Overview of the Safeguard Policies (Accredited by GEF)

Avoid negative impacts & do good where possible; otherwise minimize, reduce, mitigate, compensate (in that order)

Match level of review, mitigation and oversight to level of risk and impacts

Inform the public and enable people to participate in decisions which effect them

Integrate environmental and social issues into project identification, design and implementation

Cross-cutting Principles of SG Policies

SafeguardsGuidance on WWF

Safeguards

Safeguards Screening Tool/ Safeguards Categorization

Memo

Project Concept

Identification of Potential Risks

Safeguards Impact Assessments/Mitigation

Plans

Finalization of Project Design –

activities/investments

Step 2

Step 3

Safeguards Coordinator

Safeguards Coordinator

Project Executing Agency

Step 4 Project Approval by WWF GEF/GCF Agency

Safeguards Coodinator

Safeguards Compliance Memo

Step 1

• Screens and sets Project Environment and Social Category

• Advises Project Executing Agency on the WWF’s safeguards requirements

• Reviews and approves safeguards documents

• Discloses final safeguards documents

• Prepares and Implements all safeguards documents in accordance with national laws and WWF safeguards policies

• Consults project-affected groups and local NGOs

• Discloses final documents in countryPre

para

tion

Imp

lem

enta

tion • Supervises implementation of

safeguards instruments

• Makes mutually agreeable changes during implementation

WWF Safeguards Coordinator Project Executing Agency

• Monitors implementation of safeguards documents and periodically reports and responds to WWF GEF/GCF Agency

• Ensures compliance under national laws

Who does what?

Project Governance

Project Governance during Execution

PSC is a final decision-making group and should include membership from key project partners – both executing project activities as well as providing co-financing or strategic support to the project.

PMU = project day-to-day management

Budget

General Budget Guidance

• A Budget template has been developed specifically for this project that will guide the creation of a general ledger-based budget under each Component and Outcome.

• In addition to the budget template, budget notes will be required that explain how all cost estimates were derived and illustrates how the costs are necessary to accomplish the outcomes of the project.

• The total budget for each component should not vary from the PIF more than 5%.

• All Partners (sub-agreements) receiving at least USD$300,000 must provide a detailed budget using template, as well as budget notes

• Project Management Costs PMC can be up to 5% of the subtotal

Project and ProDoc Development Process

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ConceptPIF/PFD

ProDoc

Objective: Develop a GEFable project concept that integrates current GEF strategies, WWF and national priorities

Objective:Elaborate the concept to identify the GEBs, environmental problem, new solutions, and partnerships

Objective:Design the project with partners in detail and define operational and institutional arrangements

Project Cycle Objectives

Phase 1:

Plan

• Consultant hired, work plan and budget, kick off workshop

• Timeline and responsibilities

Phase 2: Detailed Design

• Determine sites, stakeholder engagement plan

• Stakeholder engagement on baseline

• Technical Design

Phase 3: Consult and

Refine

• Gender Analysis

• Stakeholder engagement on strategy, refine activities

• Finalize implementation arrangement > Org chart

Phase 4: finalize project design

• Results framework

• Detailed budget

• Safeguards

Phase 5: Submit

• Validation workshop, Revise ProDoc, disclose Safeguards documents, Government and partners sign off, submit

ProDoc Process

Roles and Responsibilities

Execution: Executing Agency

Implementation: GEF Project Agency

GEF Trustee

Project partners

GEF Agency Responsibilities• PPG administration and oversight

• Manage relationship with GEF Sec, STAP, GEF Council, and GEF agencies

• Support ProDoc development - GEF process, standards, policy and eligibility; strategic (PPMS,

M&E); financial

• Ensures alignment with GEF priorities

• Assess capacities for successful project delivery

• Screen/categorize social and environmental safeguards, and gender mainstreaming

• Internal review and facilitate GEF Secretariat review

Executing Agency Responsibilities• Technical expertise

• Political and institutional knowledge

• Contributions to project design

• Ensure project maintains alignment with national priorities

• Ensure structured for successful project delivery

• Lead fundraising (co-financing) and overall partnership coordination

DCPO• Technical expertise

• Political and institutional knowledge

• Contributions to project design

• Pilot site selection and design activities

Consultants• Lead GEF Consultant:

• Leads project design

• GEF expertise, ensures GEF eligible

• Adheres to WWF and GEF requirements and standards are met

• Full development and deliver of the ProDoc package documents

Work Plan

Next Steps

Contact:Isabel.Filiberto@wwfus.orgRachel.Kaplan@wwfus.org

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