BRIEFING SEQUENCE a) MEA FOCAL POINT AGENCIES b) COMMITTEES CREATED FOR THE THREE UN CONVENTIONS c)COMPOSITION OF MEA FOCAL POINT AGENCY COMMITTEE AND ITS CORE FUNCTIONS d) PHILIPPNE EXPERIENCE –GEF COORDINATION MECHANISM e) CHALLENGES AND AREAS OF CONSIDERATION g)COPING – UP WITH CHALLENGES AND PROBLEMS ON COORDINATION h) LESSONS LEARNED, AND i) FUTURE PLANS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

PHILIPPINES: GEF COORDINATION MECHANISM Presented by: Undersecretary Francisco S. Bravo Undersecretary Francisco S. Bravo GEF Operational Focal Point GEF Subregional Consultation Workshop April 2-3, 2007

MEA FOCAL POINTS MEA FOCAL POINTS

Focal Point Agencies (FPAs) for Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) Protected Area and Wildlife Bureau Bureau of Soils and Water Management Environmental and Management Bureau conserve the country’s biodiversity conserve and protect agri-resources such as soil and water control pollution and manage the env’t Biodiversity Land degradation climate change ozone layer POPs waters GEF Operational Focal Point Current Coordination Mechanism

Focal Point Agencies (FPAs) for Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEA) Subcommittee of Phil. Council for Sustainable Dev’t (PCSD) on Biodiv Conservation Existing Interagency Mechanisms Interagency Mechanisms GEF-OFP UN Convention on Biological Diversity Ratified: Oct. 8, 1993 UN Convention to Combat Desertification Ratified: Oct. 2, 2000 UN Framework on the Convention on Climate Change Ratified: Aug.2, 1994 Multi-agency Committee (informal body) Interagency Committee on Climate Change

DENR-PAWB (Chair) PCSD Subcommittee On Biodiversity Conservation Civil Society Groups Dept. of Science and Technology Dept. of Agriculture National Commission on Indigenous People Dept. of Health Academe Dept. of Interior and Local Gov’t National Museum

Core Functions Philippine Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD) Subcommittee on Biodiversity Conservation Core Functions  oversees implementation of UNCBD  formulates and prepares positions for the Conference of Parties (COPs) Conference of Parties (COPs)  creates Review Committee (REVCOM) to review GEF proposed projects on biodiversity GEF proposed projects on biodiversity

DA-BSWM (Chair) Informal Body on Land Degradation Non-gov’t Organizations Dept. of Env’t & Natural Resources Dept. of Agriculture Academe Dept. of Agrarian Reform Dept. of Science & Technology Private sector

CORE FUNCTIONS Multi-Agency Committee on Land Degradation CORE FUNCTIONS  discusses issues and concerns on land degradation   coordinates implementation of UNCCD’s National Action Plan   provides technical review for GEF proposed projects under land degradation

DENR-EMB (Chair) Interagency Committee on Climate Change Dept. of Foreign Affairs Phil. Network on Climate Change Dept. of Science and Technology Dept. of Agriculture Dept. of Public Works and Highways Forest Management Bureau Nat’l Economic Development Authority Dept. of Transportation and Communication Dept. of Trade and Industry Phil. Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration Dept. of Energy

Inter-Agency Committee on Climate Change (IACCC) CORE FUNCTIONS   prepares national communications plan and country positions on climate change issues   formulates national climate change policies   reviews GEF proposed projects for climate change

The Philippine Experience in Inter- Agency Coordination and Evaluation Process

(2) Facilitates familiarization and compliance of the Philippines’ to the obligations on the three (3) UN Conventions (3) Serves as forum for information sharing and exchange (1) Facilitates determination of Project for GEF Fundings INTERAGENCY COORDINATION

In country project evaluation process IA endorse to GEF Chief Executive Officer Endorsed by GEF-OFP to appropriate Implementing Agency (IA) disapproved Approved Proponent submits proposal to GEF-OFP GEF – OFP refers proposals to respective MEA FPAs for technical review World Bank UNDPUNEP PAWB – for biodiversity EMB – for POPs, ODs, climate change, & waters BSWM – for Land Degradation FMB – Sustainable Forest Management

Subcommittee of PSCD for biodiversity Informal Body for Land Degradation Interagency Committee on Climate Change MEA FPAs GEF-OFP Process of Information Sharing

CHALLENGES AND AREAS OF CONSIDERATION

 MEA FPAs and other stakeholders have yet to be fully oriented on the GEF strategies  yet to expand coordination to include more NGOs  need to improve the coordination system on project development of the ff. focal area: – international waters – biosafety; and – persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

 limited M&E system and database of GEF projects  strong need to link existing monitoring mechanisms of IAs/EAs (i.e. APR/PIR) with the monitoring of GEF-OFP

 coordination mechanism is being institutionalized and strengthened  maximize and wise utilization of CSP fund  pipeline projects under GEF are being explored to support the ff: –capacity building on program strategizing and prioritization –database building  participate in the training activities sponsored by GEF Secretariat Coping-up with Challenges and Problems

LESSONS LEARNED  continuity of GEF-OFP  GEF OFPs and MEA FPAs have to be capacitated at early stage to enable them to deliver the ff : –clear and reliable database –program and priorities strongly related to national and GEF strategies –institutionalized and strong coordination mechanism –institutionalized and regular monitoring and evaluation system of GEF projects

FUTURE PLANS AND RECOMMENDATIONS  database building will be started  systems and procedures for M&E of GEF Philippine projects will be developed  coordination mechanism will be institutionalized and strengthened more  will focus more on defining specific national priorities vis-à-vis GEF programs and strategies  capacity building for GEF OFP and MEA FPAs will be strengthened  knowledge and information sharing will be established, (i.e GEF Philippines website)

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