ras/98/g31 - preparation of strategic action programme (sap) and transboundary diagnostic analysis...
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A Strategic Action Program to Protect Biodiversity and International Water Resources in Northeast Asia and to attract Green Investment.TRANSCRIPT
RAS/98/G31 - Preparation of Strategic Action Programme (SAP) and Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) for the Tumen River Area,
its coastal regions and related Northeast Asian Environs.
A Strategic Action Program to Protect Biodiversity and International Water Resources in Northeast Asia
and to attract Green Investment
AnotherTRADP Initiative
----Tumen River
Area Development
Program
In a nutshell….In a nutshell….
- 5 countries (China, DPRK, Mongolia ROK, Russia), in partnership with GEF, UNDP, UNOPS - and with a budget of $6.8m over 2 years
- Managed, implemented and driven by countries through a network of regional lead agents and national expert institutions (TumenNET)
- 5 project components (science, information, community, survey, policy) each managed and led by one of the five countries
- Extensive use of specialists from the region enhances national ownership and facilitates long-term sustainability after cessation
- Project Coordination Unit responsible for overall quality control, coordination and for provision of resources to countries
TumenNET Project Areas in Northeast Asia
UNOPS Project Coordination Unit, Beijing
Daurian Steppe Zone
Mongolian Plateau Zone
Tumen River Basin Zone
Supra-Regional Issues Zone of Influence
Project f low chartProject f low chart
SAP Implementation
SAP
Policy Prioritization
TDA
Regional
Sector Reports
National
Country Reports
AWARE- Small Grants Program
- Awareness Raising Program
- Environment Excellence Award
For the activeInvolvement ofAll stakeholderGroups in thePlanning andDecision makingProcess
National EISinter-connected to a regionalenvironmental informationand green investmentpromotion grid
SURVEY of
Tumen River Area to obtainreliableSource data on river basedpollution
Funding Strategy
NationalPolicy Action
Private SectorInvestment
Legal andRegulatory
Reform
CapacityBuilding
InstitutionalReform
Loan / GrantAid Packages
EIA
National/LocalGovernment
Budgets
Challenges Challenges & &
opportunities... opportunities...
(1) To ensure the SAP is sustainable and can be implemented by national governments - with or without UN/GEF assistance
(2) To involve communities to the extent possible and ensure the
SAP process is supported by local people
(3) To lay the foundations for private sector involvement tofacilitate access to non government capital and investment
(4) To deliver project outcomes on time and within budget and to involve all stakeholders - equitably and fair
Issue 1 - Issue 1 - sustainabil i tysustainabil i ty
* Countries manage and drive the project, while international experts provide initial guidance, training only - national ownership
* Transformation from the scientific to the political process (TDA SAP) supported by inter-governmental MOUs that involve foreign affairs, line ministries, provincial governors - political acceptance
* Regional networks are developed and maintained by national governments that pave the way towards national acceptance and regional cooperation among countries - regional political dialogue
* Use of experts from the region ensures that expertise and know how stay at home and do not leave with the international experts at the end of the GEF intervention - sustainable knowledge base
Issue 2 - Issue 2 - communitiescommunities
Millions of people in 5 countries - urban & nomadic communities OECD members, transition- and centrally planned economies
=>* Regional Small Grants Program augments the traditional SGP, focusing on cross-border knowledge exchange for villagers
* Green School initiative bringing environmental awareness to kindergarten and primary / secondary schools * Clean-up Day initiative to mobilize local communities to clean up local waterways - sponsored by private business
* Environment Atlas, GIS, 10 websites in national languages and English, for local government, education sector, urban society
Issue 3 -Issue 3 - green business green business
Private capital / entrepreneurship can complement public funding but requires long-term policy work to attract investment
=>* Cooperation agreement with the Federation of Korean Industries as a precursor to similar industry involvement with other countries
* MOU of Provincial Governors to cooperate in biodiversity and international water protection and green business promotion
Green investment or green business is defined broadly as a private or public sector activity that has environmental net benefits and that aims, directly or indirectly, to protect the environment, reduce environmental risks, or minimise pollution and the unsustainable use of resources. It is socially responsible and involves those parts of
society that are affected by its impact. It employs best practice environmental
management principles in a dynamic process that is subject to constant improvements.
Issue 4 -Issue 4 - management management
Ministry of Natural Resources
Ministry of Nature & Environment
Ministry of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation
Ministry of Environment
PrimorskiiKrai
ChitinskayaOblast
JilinProvince
Inner MongoliaAutonomous Region
DornodAimag
KhentiiAimag
SukhbaatarAimag
National Coordinating Committee for Environment
PCUBeijing
Gangweon Province
Northern Hamgyong Province
……eg community involvement eg community involvement
TDALead Agent
SAPLead Agent
AWARELead Agent
SURVEYLead Agent
EISLead Agent
Mongolian Nature & Environment Consortium MNEC Ulaanbaatar
Ministry of Metal & Machine Industry,Pyongyang
Jilin Provincial Publicity & Education Centre, Changchun
Environment & Culture Institute, Seoul
WWF Russian Far East Branch, Vladivostok
TumenNET - For a better TumenNET - For a better environment in Northeast Asiaenvironment in Northeast Asia
TumenNET an effective partnership of business, government and the community
for Northeast Asia