1. Coordinated Engagement
GCF/GEF
Coordinated Engagement
ACTION PLAN
COORDINATED GCF/GEF NATIONAL DIALOGUE
12-14 FEBRUARY 2019 – VIENTIANE CAPITAL – LAO PDR

2. National instruments (Environment Protection Fund)
OUTLINE
Coordination
Planning on NAPs
Investments
National instruments (Environment Protection Fund)

3. COORDINATION
Actors
 Responsibility / Content
Frequency
GEF/GCF committee*
Guidance
Projects consideration
Every 6 months
Ad-hoc meetings (when necessary)
OFP/NDA Teams Technical Coordination meetings
Technical Coordination meetings :
NDA and OFP teams
Current status of project status and development
Every 3 months
GEF/GCF on-going projects/readiness
Technical meeting
CTAs/Project Manager /DPs
Share experience / approaches /lessons learned
identification of scale-up/replication projects
  * From approval by Minister decision / GCF addendum

4. PLANNING : THE NAPs
STEPS
AREAS
DETAILS
Frequency / Time 1
NDA/OFP
GEF/GCF Projects
Information to be shared.
Example: The UNEP NAP Prodoc
At submission to GEF Sec 2
GCF - NAP
Call for proposal on Water NAPs, open to accredited entities/delivery partners (+ support from GCF for the call to be explored)
Select 2 or 3 NAP projects 3
NAP Technical coordination arrangement
Establish a NAP GEF/GCF Technical Coordination Mechanism – including SAMIS, NAP, etc
3 months

5. INVESTMENTS
Short term –
Scaling up the UNDP IRAS project and ensure synergies of GCF-UNDP project with ongoing GEF-LDCF projects (ex. SAMIS)
Co-financing of GEF-7 and GCF resources World Bank Lao PDR Landscape and Livelihood(3L) project to be further explored, including private sector engagement
Short to Medium Term - Under the Non GEF-7 STAR allocation
Explore the possibility to finance a GEF international waters focal area (MRC, riparian countries, NMC) and a GCF hydromet information systems (DMH) for the whole Mekong basin (LNMC&DMH)
Explore the possibility to scale up the GEF-5 ADB public transport with GCF resources
Explore the possibility of waste to energy – GEF-7 waste focal area & GCF private sector
Long term – Under the LDCF
Explore the possibility to co-finance activities under the LDCF and GCF on investment oriented projects; potentially to finance the investment identify as part of the GCF NAP process (investment oriented)

6. NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS – The EPF
GEF-OFP and GCF-NDA will continue channeling resources through the EPF.
Activities on-going/to be done related to EPF:
To continue GCF accreditation process and enhanced capacity
Apply to GCF Online Accreditation System
To consider becoming GCF readiness delivery partner
Apply for GCF FMCA - Financial Management Capacity Assessment
GEF Executing entity WB LENS2 (GEF-5) and UNDP Forest (GEF-6) [on-going]
Organize an event on lessons learned
GCF Executing Entity with GIZ-Forest project –[when GCF project approved]
Establish a new Window for Climate Change and/or Carbon Finance
Assess the possibility of developing a EPF-SGP (Small Grant Program) to finance national/international NGOs , associations and SMEs.

7. Thank you