1. SPC - FAO Discussion on developing a Concept Note
for a regional – multi country GCF or GEF 7 coastal fisheries
project

2. Background to the agenda item
SPC & FAO SAP working closely on fisheries related projects over many years
FAO is a GEF Implementing Agency and GCF accredited agency
FAO Members attending 2016 FAO Regional Conference requested:
FAO to collaborate more with CROP agencies
Supported Blue Growth
Identified some priority actions for Asia and Pacific subregions
FAO looking to partner with CROPS vis a vis new funding opportunities such as GEF 7 and GCF

3. Objective of the session
Full scale
mill
To inform about GCF - GEF 7 approaches
To look at SPC and FAO collaboration as a model for a GEF 7 project
To seek input on:
The magnitude and scope of a GEF 7 project Regional – multi country project
specific themes or areas of interest to SPC-FAO Members and GEF
Next steps
How to move forward and report back?
Medium Project
10-50 mill
GEF GRANT
Co-Financing
Partners
National
Regional
Donors
GCF PROJECT
FSP Grant
USD 4-30 million
THE PROJECT
Small Project
mill
BASELINE

4. GEF – The need for transformative Solutions
Food and Agriculture Systems: The world will require more than a 50% increase in food production to meet dietary demands from a world population of nine to ten billion by 2050 The failure of markets to incorporate the value of nature and the services it provides. GEF’s experience in the management of transboundary focused on environmental security and resilience. Energy, food, water, and many other systems are critical for resilience. SIDS identified priorities include resilience to protect biodiversity and promote sustainability “Socio-ecological Resilience” GCF focus on adaptation / mitigation to climate change PSIDS Growing Food Gap, NCDs, Dev. Aspirations,

5. GEF-7 Financing in Response to SIDS Priorities
GEF IMPACT PROGRAMS common to FAO and SPC priorities
Biodiversity land soil water

6. GEF - Sustainable Fisheries Impact Program
GEF 7 – Integrated Impact Programs [IPs]
FAO and SPC Target Areas
Integrated “Impact Programs” addressing multiple benefits across Conventions for which the GEF serves as a financial mechanism 1.
Healthy Oceans
& Coastal
ecosystems IP
GEF - Sustainable Fisheries Impact Program 2.
Sustainable
Fisheries IP
A new Impact Program on Fisheries will build on 25 years of GEF investments
Recognizes the vital role fisheries play in eliminating hunger, promoting health, and reducing poverty
This Impact Program will benefit from investments from other IPs (Healthy Oceans & coastal ecosystems + Environmental Security + Circular Economy) 4.
Environmental
Security IP 3.
Circular
Economy
A project that spans more than one IP would be more attractive to GEF

7. GEF 7 – Many GEF 7 Impact Programs are priorities for FAO and SPC and areas within our mandates
Sustainable Fisheries (SF) IP, Healthy Oceans & Coastal Ecosystems (HOCE) IP
Other GEF Impact Areas
SPC
FAO
Food Security through sustainable Fisheries H
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) – “Managed Areas”
Coral Reefs, Mangroves, Saltmarshes and Sea grasses, Deltas
Marine pollution from land based sources M
Promote market incentives throughout the fishery value chain (economic development)
Strengthen and create governance measures, including working with countries to adjust perverse incentive structures, with particular focus on IUU
Promote technology to support monitoring, compliance & surveillance
Promote innovative financing, particularly crowd-in private sector investments in fisheries using non-grant financial instruments that can reduce the risk of investors
Build capacity at all levels including private, public and civil society sectors to restore and maintain functional fisheries
Increasing sustainability and resilience of food value chains
Diversified agro-ecological food production systems

8. “Ideas” for elements of a project that arose from HOF discussions
Good Governance
Increased domestic production and distribution of oceanic fishery resources
Coastal Monitoring, Control & Surveillance
Efficient and effective Agricultural food production systems
More effective management of coastal resources [tenure, co-management, fisher – stakeholder participation]
Safety of fishing
Early warning – Early Action
Economic Development & commercialization
Reduction of food loss and waste (preservation techniques)
Equitable Access & Distribution of resources
Food & Nutrition Security
Institutional Coordination and Strengthening
Safe food consumption (ciguatera + other food borne disease, pathogens)
Coastal community resilience
Food Gap Reductions
Trade and Marketing of fish products

9. LET’S DISCUSS