Life After GEF: Sustainability Life After GEF Philip Weller Executive Secretary ICPDR 26, October, 2009
Feb 11, 2016
Life After GEF: Sustainability
Life After GEF
Philip WellerExecutive Secretary ICPDR
26, October, 2009
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There is Life After GEF
15 Years of GEF Intervention
•The ICPDR Exists and Still has Support
•Management Plans and Programme of Measures Developed
•Political Committment Existing – Ministerial Meeting
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What Do We Need to Do to Ensure Sustainability
•Project Should Build or Consolidate Institution
•Project Should Build or Consolidate Legal Basis
•Building Personal Capacity - Leaders
•Encourage and Facilitate Partnerships
•Ensure Longterm GEF Commitment
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What Do We Need to Do to Ensure Sustainability
•Be Realistic – a project is a project
•Distinction Between Institution and Project
•Funding and Activities within Resource Capacity
•Partners Involved and Synergy Where Possible
•Ensure Communication and Public Awareness
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GWP CEE UNESCO - IHP
Navigation Commission
Black Sea Commission
Die Donau –Tourism Commission
VGB Power TechREC
Observers to the ICPDR
Europ. Angling Ass.
Friends of Nature
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Partnering with business
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