Civil Society and GEF projects Siv Tokle World Bank Group November 9th, 2009

To discuss World Bank and the environment World Bank and the GEF CSO collaboration: Opportunities and constraints

World Bank and the environment

FY09, ENRM portfolio amounted to $13 billion (10% of total) Active Environment and Natural Resource Management (ENRM) Portfolio 4

WBG 2001 Environment Strategy Improving quality of life Improving quality of growth Protecting the regional and global commons  To be revised 2010

2010 Environment Strategy-Background Analysis Topics State of the Environment Environment, Poverty and Development Rebalancing the Environment Agenda: Climate Change and Core Environmental Challenges Assessment of the World Bank Group Performance in Implementing the 2001 Environment Strategy Mainstreaming Operational Policies, Safeguards and Country Systems Pollution Management Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management Environmental Services Valuing Ecosystem Services Financing Environmental Services Environmental Governance and Institutions Greening Agenda, Innovative Financing 6

WBG 2010 Environment Strategy - Timeline 7

Emerging concerns CSO consultations Definition of environmental sustainability? Results? Balance climate change and other environmental priorities? Prioritize large scale infrastructure investments? Need attention to social issues,human rights, gender How successful has mainstreaming environment been? Strengthen environmental and social impact assessment Activities to build the capacity of CSOs on environment? Moving to "'country systems" -no backtracking on "do no harm“ Move to budget support mechanisms- how will CSOs be involved?

World Bank and the GEF

GEF4 WB approvals ($)

Total WB portfolio (in M US$) Biodiversity (33%)1, Climate Change (40%)1, International Waters (12%) Land Degradation (2%)87.21 Multi-Focal Areas (7%) Ozone (3%) POPs (3%) ,320.08

GEF-4 Trends National programming and RAF Increased programmatic approaches Changes in FSP/MSP composition and nature Changes in policies and procedures Changes in context and roles  Reduced WB GEF portfolio  Reduced CSO involvement

CSO collaboration Opportunities and constraints

Levels of CSO/NGO project involvement 1. Stakeholder involvement in national programming and priorities 2. Stakeholder involvement in project design and development 3. Safeguards processes and assessment 4. Executing or implementing project activities and components as contractors or partners 5. As beneficiaries  Not mutually exclusive  Opportunities and constraints differ

Opportunities What can we do together? Build Agency engagement and partnership with the CSO community More actively use the NGO network as bridge to local CSOs Work with countries with stronger engagement of GEF national focal points in country planning Reflect CSO role and input in reforms of project cycle and programmatic approaches Use more flexibility in project cycle and modalities? Simplification of internal procedures for cooperation – ongoing Provide practical training and support Separate windows of funding?

Positive examples Working with indigenous communities for biodiversity conservation de (Brazil, Central America, Mexico) GEF Earth Fund – working with private sector (CI) Critical ecosystem WB-GEF Development Marketplace

WB Development Marketplace-GEF Partnership $1 M for 2003 Global Competition: Services for the Poor, disbursed to 6 projects in Ghana, Vietnam, Mexico, Nepal and India $1 M for 2005 Global Competition: Sustainable Livelihoods, disbursed to 8 projects in the Philippines, Azerbaijan, Costa Rica, Kenya and India $2 M for 2006 Global Competition; Water Supply, Sanitation and Energy, disbursed to 13 projects in India, Kenya, China, Rwanda, Kyrgyz Republic, Benin, Senegal, Turkey, Lesotho and Nepal. $4 M for 2007 Global Competition: 22 projects for Health, Nutrition and Population $4M committed for 2008 Global Competition, 22 projects for Sustainable Agriculture for Development

DM2009: Global Grant Competition on Adaptation Objective: Identify and fund innovative projects on “Climate Adaptation” targeting: Resilience of Indigenous Peoples Communities to Climate Risks Climate Risk Management with Multiple Benefits Climate Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Status: 100 finalists selected out of 1,755 proposals received to compete for grants ranging from $50-200K at the Marketplace Event Date: November 10-13, 2009 ~$4.5m of Funding: GEF($2m) IFAD($1.1m) Denmark($0.9m) DM ($0.5m)

DM2009 Finalist Breakdown by Region/Country Country No. of Proposals Peru12 Philippines8 Bangladesh5 Bolivia5 Kenya5 Ecuador4 India4 Nepal4 Cambodia3 Colombia3 Top 10 Countries

LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ! Thank you… and