1. The GEF-7 System of Transparent Allocation of Resources (STAR) GEF Expanded Constituency Workshop Nadi, Fiji July 2019

2. Background
The mechanism by which GEF resources are allocated to countries in three focal areas – Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Land Degradation
STAR aims to allocate scarce GEF resources in order to:
maximize impact on the global environment
promote sound environmental policies and practices
meet Convention requirements
match country-driven priorities

3. Calculating STAR Allocations1
Available Focal Area Funds 2
Calculate “Country Scores” 3
Calculate Preliminary Country Allocations 4
Adjust for Floors and Ceilings 5
Obtain Final Allocations 6
Determine post-allocation Flexibilities

4. Available Focal Area Funds
Total Envelope
Focal Areas
STAR Focal Areas
less Set Asides
Country Allocations

5. Calculating STAR Allocations1
Determine Available Focal Area Funds 2
Calculate “Country Scores” 3
Calculate Preliminary Country Allocations 4
Adjust for Floors and Ceilings 5
Obtain Final Allocations 6
Determine post-allocation Flexibilities

6. Country Performance Index
Global Benefits Index
Biodiversity
Marine
Terrestrial
Climate Change
Emissions
Forestry
Land Degradation
Drylands
Area Affected by Land Degradation
Rural Population
Country Performance Index
GEF Portfolio Performance
PIRs
TERs
Institutional Assessment
Public Sector Management and Institutions
Policy and Institutions for Environmental Sustainability
GDP Index
GDP per capita
The STAR Indices
Country Score = GBI 0.8 CPI 1.0 GDP -0.12

7. Calculating STAR Allocations1
Determine Available Focal Area Funds 2
Calculate “Country Scores” 3
Calculate Preliminary Country Allocations 4
Adjust for Floors and Ceilings 5
Obtain Final Allocations 6
Determine post-allocation Flexibilities

8. Preliminary Country Allocations
Country Share =
Country Score / Sum of Country Scores for all eligible countries
Preliminary Allocation =
Country Share * Available Focal Area Funds
Based on each country’s Country Score, a Country Share is calculated as follows
To determine each country’s Preliminary STAR Country Allocation in each STAR Focal Area, the Country Share is multiplied by the amount of STAR Resources in each STAR Focal Area.

9. Calculating STAR Allocations1
Determine Available Focal Area Funds 2
Calculate “Country Scores” 3
Calculate Preliminary Country Allocations 4
Adjust for Floors and Ceilings 5
Obtain Final Allocations 6
Determine post-allocation Flexibilities
There are also series of ceilings and floors to ensure that no country gets either too many or too few resources in each focal area.

10. for non-LDCs (US$ million)
Floors and Ceilings
Focal Area
Floor
for LDCs (US$ million)
for non-LDCs (US$ million)
Ceiling %
Ceilings
(US$ million)
Climate Change
1.5 1
10%
80.15
Biodiversity 3 2
129.20
Land Degradation
47.52
TOTAL 6 4

11. Calculating STAR Allocations1
Determine Available Focal Area Funds 2
Calculate “Country Scores” 3
Calculate Preliminary Country Allocations 4
Adjust for Floors and Ceilings 5
Obtain Final Allocations 6
Determine post-allocation Flexibilities

12. Final Allocations
Adjustments for floors and ceilings mean there is a surplus or deficit relative to the preliminary allocation
This is then allocated among countries using the country scores
Process iterates until the full amount has been allocated among countries

13. Calculating STAR Allocations1
Determine Available Focal Area Funds 2
Calculate “Country Scores” 3
Calculate Preliminary Country Allocations 4
Adjust for Floors and Ceilings 5
Obtain Final Allocations 6
Determine post-allocation Flexibilities

14. Flexibilities and Marginal Adjustments
Flexibilities relate to the utilization of GEF resources.
If total STAR allocation is…
Allowed Marginal Adjustment is:
…less or equal to $7 million
Unlimited (“fully flexible”)
…larger than $7 million
$2 million or up to 13% of their total STAR allocations.

15. Approximate Calculation: Trinidad and Tobago
BIODIVERSITY
CLIMATE CHANGE
LAND DEGRADATION
GBI
0.15
0.09
0.31
CPI
4.01
GDPI
COUNTRY SCORE
(GBI0.8 CPI 1.0 GDP-0.08)
0.27
0.19
0.48
SUM OF COUNTRY SCORES
125.22
98.44
136.95
COUNTRY SHARE
0.0022
0.0019
0.0035
FOCAL AREA ALLOCATION
511.00
354.06
PRELIMINARY COUNTRY ALLOCATION
2.23
0.97
1.25
FINAL COUNTRY ALLOCATION
2.07
1.05
1.16
TOTAL ALLOCATION = 4.27 MILLION
(FULLY FLEXIBLE COUNTRY)

16. BD CC LD
Total
M/A
Cook Islands
2.00
1.00
4.00
Fully flexible
Fiji
6.13
8.13
Indonesia
64.59
12.04
2.25
78.88
Kiribati
3.14
1.50
6.14
Marshall Islands
3.31
5.31
Micronesia
4.46
6.46
Nauru
Niue
Palau
2.06
4.06
PNG
17.31
19.31
2.51
Philippines
32.86
4.28
1.11
38.25
4.97
Samoa
Solomon Islands
7.31
10.31
Timor-Leste
3.00
6.00
Tonga
2.89
4.89
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
3.91
6.91

17. Question 1 Country A has the following STAR allocations:
Biodiversity = $4 million
Climate Change = $4 million
Land Degradation = $2 million
Does this country have full flexibility in the use of its resources? Why, or why not?
Is this country allowed any marginal adjustment across focal areas? If so, how much?

18. Question 2 Country B has the following STAR allocations:
Biodiversity = $2 million
Climate Change = $2 million
Land Degradation = $1 million
Does this country have full flexibility in the use of its resources? Why, or why not?
Is this country allowed any marginal adjustment across focal areas? If so, how much?

19. GEF-7 Results Framework & Monitoring Policy

20. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF THE RESULTS ARCHITECTURE
(GEF- 4)
Early steps towards a GEF-wide approach to results
(GEF-5)
Implementation of the GEF's approach: tracking tools for all focal areas, annual monitoring reviews
(GEF-6)
High-level, GEB indicators Replenishment-level targets
First Corporate Scorecard
Emerging lessons on tracking multiple benefits
(GEF-7)
New results framework
11 core indicators
Ambitious targets
Systematic capture of results data in GEF Portal (targets & actuals)
New results reporting
IATI compliance
(Beyond GEF-7)
Harnessing data and information on results for evidence-based decision-making and learning

21. GEF-7 11 Core Indicators & Target
Terrestrial protected areas created or under improved management for conservation and sustainable use
(million hectares)
200
Marine protected areas created or under improved management for conservation and sustainable use
(million hectares)  8
Area of land restored (million hectares) 6
Area of landscapes under improved practices (million hectares; excluding protected areas) 
320
Area of marine habitat under improved practices to benefit biodiversity
(million hectares; excluding protected areas)     28
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mitigated (million metric tons of CO2e)    
1500
Number of shared water ecosystems (fresh or marine) under new or improved cooperative management 32
Globally over-exploited marine fisheries moved to more sustainable levels ( thousand metric tons)
3500
Reduction, disposal/destruction, phase out, elimination and avoidance of chemicals of global concern and their waste in the environment and in processes, materials and products (thousand metric tons of toxic chemicals reduced)
100
Reduction, avoidance of emissions of POPS to air from point and non-point sources (grams of toxic equivalent gTEQ)
1300
Number of direct beneficiaries disaggregated by gender as co-benefit of GEF investment  
Monitored

22. Monitoring & Evaluation Plan
Monitoring Policy (Council approved in June 2019)
Concept Approval
CEO Endorsement
Implementation
Reporting
Monitoring & Evaluation Plan
Project Results Framework, incl. indicators, baselines & targets
Expected Results across applicable Core Indicators & Sub-Indicators
Timeline of planned M&E activities
Expected submission dates for Mid- Term Reviews, Terminal Evaluation, budget report
Arrangements for Stakeholder Engagement & Information disclosure
ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION REPORT
Project status
GEF funding disbursement
Implementation progress & risk rating
MID-TERM EVALUATION (learning & adaptation)
Achieved Results across applicable Core Indicators & Sub-Indicators
TERMINAL EVALUATION
Portfolio Monitoring & Reporting
Indicative expected Results
across applicable Core Indicators & Sub-Indicators

23. Full-Sized Project Cycle
Step 2
Council
Approval of
Concept
Trustee sets aside
GEF financing; disburse 20% Agency fee
STAP advisory
Step 1
GEF SEC
Clearance of
Concept
Agency
project appraisal
Agency
project concept submission
START
OFP
project concept consultation & development
Agency
fully developed project submission
12 mon from step 2
Step 3
GEF CEO
Endorsement
18 mon from
step 2
Step 5
Financial Closure
12 mon from
step 4
Trustee disburse GEF financing
Step 4
Terminal
Evaluation
Agency internal project approval & implementation begins
Agency: 1st disbursement to country
Trustee commits 50% Agency fee
Agency
Annual project implementation report
Mid-term evaluation - Trustee disburse 30% Agency fee

24. GEF-7 CORE INDICATOR GUIDELINES
Consistent application and reporting of results on GEF-7 indicators across all GEF projects and programs, and across the GEF Partnership.
Clear technical definitions and methodological guidance for each core indicator and sub-indicator

25. GEF-7 SUB-INDICATOR TYPES
COMPONENT: the data entries are made at sub-indicator level, and these mutually exclusive entries sum up to the core indicator value

26. GEF-7 SUB-INDICATOR TYPES
CONTEXTUAL: the sub-indicators provide additional context for the core indicator, and the data entry is made at the core indicator level

27. NEXT STEPS
Tracking/reporting of progress to targets through the GEF Portal is live and undergoing continuous improvements
Revised reporting, monitoring and analyses
The capture of disaggregated information on gender results and socio-economic co-benefits
The IP rollout is underway
Managing approvals for greater results

28. GEF Portal
Measuring and reporting of results throughout the project life cycle
Expected results at Council approval & CEO approval/endorsement stage
Achieved results at Mid-term evaluation & Terminal evaluation stage
Project documents & results data published on GEF website
Real-time reporting
Enhancing the capture of qualitative information