IFAD and FAO Learning Event on GEF Rome, Italy December 10-12, 2014

1. Agenda Item 15
Stocktaking of Integrated Approach
Pilots (IAPs) Preparation
IFAD and FAO Learning Event
on GEF
Rome, Italy
December 10-12, 2014

2. Integrated Approach Pilots:
Charting a New Frontier for the Global Environment
Schlosser & Pfirman, Nature Geosciences, 2012

3. GEF-6 Integrated Approach Pilots (IAP)
1. Taking Deforestation out of Commodities Supply Chain
2. Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa
3. Sustainable Cities
 Deliver global environmental benefits beyond single GEF focal area
 Time-bound nature of concrete impact
 Relevance for Sustainable Development
 Innovative way to support action at multiple levels based on partnership

4. IAP 1: Taking Deforestation Out of
Commodity Supply Chains
Linking long-term national sustainable development policies and
programs with day-to-day value chain management approaches
Enhance
understanding
among decision
makers
Strengthen enabling
environment
Enhance investment in
sustainable commodities
Support uptake of best
production practice
Market-based approach
Whole value-chain engagement

5. Components of Commodities IAP
Taking
Deforestation
Out of
- Producers
- Services Providers
- Local Communities
Commodity
Supply Chains Enabling
Environment &
Facilitating
Conditions
Increase of
Supply through
means which
do not lead to
deforestation
Increase of
Demand for
Sustainable
Commodities
- National Governments
- Financial Institutions
- Buyers
- Traders
- Processors

6. Proposals for Commodities IAP Activities

7. Programming Process
• February 2014 – preliminary exploratory meeting of interested Agencies
• March 2014 – preparation of Theory of Change
• April 2014 – throughout Assembly the Agencies and GEFSEC met to
discuss potential approaches
• July 2014 – Agencies met agrees ToC and outline structure
• August 2014 – agreed UNDP coordinate program and PFD as well as IFC,
UNDP and WWF leading on components. UNDP appoint Program
Coordinator
• September onwards –Steering Group established, regular fortnightly SG
telephone conference calls + specific work groups
• First set of competent draft documents to be ready January 2015 for
discussion

8. Next Steps
• Stakeholder discussion events are being
programmed in Indonesia, Brazil and China
within the next 5 weeks
• These events will include governmental,
private sector, civil society stakeholders as well
as other active organizations and existing
initiatives and donors.

9. IAP 2: Food Security
OVERALL SCORE
Score 0-100, 100=best environment
Score 72.2 to 89.3
Score 54.5 to 72.1
Score 38.4 to 54.4
Score 24.8 to 38.3
EIU Global Food Security Index - 2014
Potential for Transformational Impact
• Agriculture and Food Security  major development priorities
• CAADP  pillars on food security, land and water management
• Evergreen Agriculture  focus on smallholder farmers and food value chains
Opportunity for integration of Ecosystem Services  sustainability and resilience

10. An Integrated Approach
• Multi-stakeholder
platforms
• Institutions and
policies
Engage
Act
• Incentives
• Working at scale -
Scaling-up of
interventions
• Monitoring &
Assessment
Track
Fostering Sustainability and
Resilience for Food Security
Adaptive Management and Learning

11. SAHEL
HORN OF
AFRICA
EAST AFRICAN
HIGHLANDS
SOUTHERN
AFRICA
Geographical Targets
for Food Security IAP
 Dryland regions
 Smallholder
agriculture
 10-12 Countries

12. GEF-6 “set-aside” Resources
$60M
$48M
Country
incentives
$12M
Regional
Cross-cutting

13. Program Development Plan
Conceptual
Phase
• Concept
Development
• Consultations
with key
Stakeholders
• Engagement
with GEF
Agencies
• Document for
GEF
Replenishmen
t Meeting
Program
Design Phase
•Characterization
of Target
Geographies
• Country
engagement and
Institutional
frameworks
• Refinement of
Results
framework for the
Program
Operational
Design Phase
• Programming
of resources
• Framework for
Implementation
• Final Program
Document(s)
for GEF
Council
Completed
Completed

14. Criteria for Consideration of Sub-Projects
• Agro-ecological context and spatial coverage - defined landscape
or landscapes within the targeted agro-ecological zones
• Baselines and co-financing - build on existing investments with
potential to catalyze additional resources for transformational
impact
• Institutional framework - evidence of engagement by relevant
ministries and government agencies, development partners,
scientific institutions, civil society organizations, farmer
organizations, and private sector institutions
• Gender consideration - take into account the differences in needs
and practices of women farmers

15. Program Financing
Incentive
$60 M
-- up to $4 M per
country ($48 M max)
-- $12 M for regional /
cross-cutting themes
Matching from STAR
1:1 ratio
-- $48 M min
Co-financing
Baseline initiatives
- Government
- Multilateral
- Bilateral
- Others

16. Next Step - Programming Process
Countries
• Expression of
Interest
GEFSEC
• Review and
consultation
with countries
Lead GEF Agency
• Program
Framework
Document
- Alignment of IAP with country priorities
- Engagement with GEF Agency + partners
- Context and baseline for GEF “incremental” financing
- Amount of GEF resources to be requested:
STAR + Incentive

17. Proposed Organizational Framework
PFD Lead GEF Agency
Sub-Projects
(12 Countries, 1-2 Regional, 1
Coordination)
Project Components
Country A
+ GEF Agency 1
Country B
+ GEF Agency 1
Country C
+ GEF Agency 2
Regional
Cross-cutting
GEF Agency 3
Executing
Partner 1
Executing
Partner 2
Coordination
Lead GEF
Agency
Executing
Partner 3
Note:
1) The Lead GEF Agency is also expected to serve as GEF Agency for sub-projects
based on country choice
2) The Lead GEF Agency will have a separate project for program level coordination,
including monitoring, knowledge management, and reporting

18. Timeline and Milestones
By Dec 2014
Expression of Interests Countries
By end of February 2015
Draft Program Framework Document Lead GEF Agency
By end of March 2015
Final PFD, with endorsement letters Lead GEF Agency

19. Thank you