BRIEFING SEQUENCE a) MEA FOCAL POINT AGENCIES b) COMMITTEES CREATED FOR THE THREE UN CONVENTIONS c)COMPOSITION OF MEA FOCAL POINT AGENCY COMMITTEE AND.

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) PHILIPPINE EXPERIENCE – GEF COORDINATION MECHANISM

• CHALLENGES AND AREAS OF CONSIDERATION

• COPING UP WITH CHALLENGES AND PROBLEMS ON COORDINATION

e) LESSONS LEARNED, AND

f) FUTURE PLANS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

MEA FOCAL POINTSMEA FOCAL POINTS

Focal Point Agencies (FPAs) forMultilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)

Protected Area and Wildlife Bureau

Bureau of Soils andWater Management

Environmental andManagement Bureau

conserve the country’s biodiversity

conserve and protect agri-resources such as soil and water

protect and manage the env’t

BiodiversityLand

degradation

climate changeozone layer

POPswaters

GEF Operational Focal Point

Focal Point Agencies (FPAs) forMultilateral Environmental Agreements (MEA)

Subcommittee of Phil. Council for Sustainable Dev’t (PCSD) on Biodiv

Conservation

Interag

ency M

echan

isms

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

Composition of the Interagency Composition of the Interagency CommitteesCommittees

and and

Core FunctionsCore Functions

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 HealthAcademe

Dept. of Interior and Local Gov’t

National Museum

Philippine Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD) Subcommittee on Biodiversity Conservation

Philippine Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD) Subcommittee on Biodiversity

Conservation

Core FunctionsCore Functions

oversees implementation of UNCBDoversees implementation of UNCBDformulates and prepares positions for the formulates and prepares positions for the

Conference of Parties (COPs)Conference of Parties (COPs)created the Review Committee (REVCOM) to created the Review Committee (REVCOM) to

review GEF proposed projects on biodiversity review GEF proposed projects on biodiversity

DA-BSWM(Chair)

Multi-Agency Committee on Land Degradation

Dept. of Env’t & Natural Resources

Non-govt organizationsDept. of Agriculture

Dept. of Science& Technology

Private sector

academe Dept. of Agrarian Reform

Multi-Agency Committee on Land Degradation

Multi-Agency Committee on Land Degradation

CORE FUNCTIONSCORE FUNCTIONS

discusses issues and concerns on land discusses issues and concerns on land degradation 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

Dept. of Public Worksand Highways

Phil. Network on Climate Change

Dept. of Agriculture

Dept. of Transportationand Communication

Dept. of Science and Technology

Nat’l Economic Development Authority

Dept. of Energy

Dept. of Trade and Industry

Phil. Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical

Services Administration

Forest Mgt. Bureau

Inter-Agency Committee on Climate Change (IACCC)

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 The Philippine Experience inin

Inter- Agency Coordination Inter- Agency Coordination and Evaluation Processand 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 Funding

INTERAGENCY COORDINATION

In country project evaluation processIn 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 FPAsfor technical review

World BankUNDPUNEP

PAWB – for biodiversityEMB – for POPs, ODs, climate change, & watersBSWM – for Land DegradationFMB – Sustainable Forest Management

Subcommittee of PSCD for biodiversity

Informal Bodyfor Land

Degradation

Interagency Committee on

Climate Change

MEA FPAs

GEF-OFP

Process of Information Sharing

CHALLENGES AND AREAS OF CHALLENGES AND AREAS OF CONSIDERATION CONSIDERATION

MEA FPAs and other stakeholders have yet MEA FPAs and other stakeholders have yet to be fully oriented on the GEF strategiesto be fully oriented on the GEF strategies

yet to expand coordination to include more yet to expand coordination to include more NGOsNGOs

need to improve the coordination system on need to improve the coordination system on project development of the ff. focal area:project development of the ff. focal area:– international watersinternational waters– biosafety; and biosafety; and – persistent organic pollutants (POPs)persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

limited M&E system and database of GEF limited M&E system and database of GEF projectsprojects

strong need to link existing monitoring strong need to link existing monitoring mechanisms of IAs/EAs (i.e. APR/PIR) with mechanisms of IAs/EAs (i.e. APR/PIR) with the monitoring of GEF-OFPthe monitoring of GEF-OFP

coordination mechanism is being institutionalized coordination mechanism is being institutionalized and strengthened and strengthened

maximize and wise utilization of CSP fundmaximize and wise utilization of CSP fund pipeline projects under GEF are being explored to pipeline projects under GEF are being explored to

support the ff: support the ff: – capacity building on program strategizing and capacity building on program strategizing and

prioritizationprioritization– database buildingdatabase building

participate in the training activities sponsored by participate in the training activities sponsored by GEF SecretariatGEF Secretariat

Coping-up with Challenges and Coping-up with Challenges and ProblemsProblems

LESSONS LEARNEDLESSONS LEARNED

continuity of GEF-OFP continuity of GEF-OFP GEF OFPs and MEA FPAs have to be GEF OFPs and MEA FPAs have to be

capacitated at early stage to enable them capacitated at early stage to enable them to deliver the ff : to deliver the ff : – clear and reliable databaseclear and reliable database– program and priorities strongly related to national and program and priorities strongly related to national and

GEF strategiesGEF strategies– institutionalized and strong coordination mechanisminstitutionalized and strong coordination mechanism– institutionalized and regular monitoring and evaluation institutionalized and regular monitoring and evaluation

system of GEF projectssystem of GEF projects

FUTURE PLANS AND FUTURE PLANS AND RECOMMENDATIONS RECOMMENDATIONS

database building will be starteddatabase building will be started systems and procedures for M&E of GEF systems and procedures for M&E of GEF

Philippine projects will be developedPhilippine projects will be developed coordination mechanism will be institutionalized coordination mechanism will be institutionalized

and strengthened more and strengthened more will focus more on defining specific national will focus more on defining specific national

priorities vis-à-vis GEF programs and strategiespriorities vis-à-vis GEF programs and strategies capacity building for GEF OFP and MEA FPAs capacity building for GEF OFP and MEA FPAs

will be strengthenedwill be strengthened knowledge and information sharing will be knowledge and information sharing will be

established, (i.e GEF Philippines website)established, (i.e GEF Philippines website)

Thank you!!!!