PART I. SELECTED GLOBAL LEVEL PARTNERSHIPS
Partners
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Partnership Themes
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Funding
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Remarks
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Biodiversity
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European Union (EU)
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Promotion of Tropical Forest Conservation in SE Asia and South Asia
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Euros 15,132,500
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Promoting tropical forest conservation in the Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. Adoption of GEF SGP procedures and use of SGP National Steering Committees for grant review and approval and SGP National Coordinators as project mentors. This partnership allowed SGP to provide more support to sustainable forestry and sustainable livelihood projects through joint or parallel funding. It also provides a good example of how the existing SGP mechanism can be utilized by other donors so that related programs can take off fast and with less cost.
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United Nations Foundation (UNF)
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Community Management of Protected Areas Conservation (COMPACT) --landscape-level protection for natural World Heritage Sites
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$7,000,000 approx cumulative total since 2000
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Demonstrate how community-based initiatives can significantly increase the effectiveness of biodiversity conservation in 8 natural World Heritage Sites in Belize, Dominica, Mexico, Madagascar, Kenya, Philippines, Tanzania and Senegal. Common methodology for landscape-level clustering and synergy of SGP small grants and complementation with other donors and agencies for protected areas is being developed and implemented. This partnership is expected to provide models for geographic focusing of other SGP country programmes and enhancing SGP’s overall impact-orientedness.
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CBD Secretariat and UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC)
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Reduce the current rate of biodiversity loss and contribution to CBD program of work on Protected Areas
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In kind
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This is linked to the COMPACT partnership program with UNF for the protection of natural World Heritage Sites and landscapes through community-based landscape approach. Through partnership with the CBD Secretariat, SGP is more able to share its lessons learned at the global level in CBD Conference of Parties. With UNESCO, the partnership aims to provide lessons learned in community and NGO involvement to help further develop the agency’s global guidance in the inscription and management of natural World Heritage Sites.
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Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) & Birdlife International
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Strategic focusing GEF SGP grant-making in endangered bird habitats and flyways
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Parallel
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Ensure synergies and facilitate exchange information as well as lessons learnt including methodologies such as common techniques of bird monitoring and indicators. Collaboration in selected countries and regions (i.e. Eastern Europe and West Africa) through RSPB projects and Birdlife International partner organizations. With RSPB support, SGP projects gain expert support and is more strongly linked to the protection of globally important bird species while RSPB is able to expand its local partners through SGP grantees.
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International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN)
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Targetting GEF SGP grants at globally significant coral reefs (also with UNF support)
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$300,000 UNF and
In kind
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Under this partnership, GEF SGP and ICRAN are undertaking activities in over 50% of the countries where coral reefs exist. The ICRAN works with GEF SGP National Steering Committees, in the identification of new projects, and the development of innovative funding opportunities for coral reefs. The partnership took off from the recognition of the importance of community-based approaches in coral reef protection that resulted from ICRAN’s evaluation of its initial program. SGP and ICRAN are to help each other expand work with communities in coral reef protection.
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) – now called ‘Biodiversity International’
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Protection of plant genetic resources and traditional knowledge for biodiversity
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In kind
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Support biodiversity conservation through the implementation of FAO’s ‘Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture’ (GPA). Both parties will support people-centered biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods. Attention is given to working with NGOs, CBOs, women’s groups and indigenous peoples as key actors. SGP is able to utilize IPGRI’s research and scientific knowledge and network while IPGRI benefits from SGP’s wide network of communities able to pilot IPGRI innovations.
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Climate Change
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Regional Programme for the Promotion of Household and of Alternative Energies in the Sahel (PREDAS)
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Jointly support activities on household energy projects in Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal, Mauritania, and Niger.
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Parallel cash (total available US$ 400,000 depending on demand)
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The Permanent Interstates Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (Comité permanent Inter-Etats de Lutte contre la Sécheresse dans le Sahel - CILSS ), is a regional organization made up of nine countries: Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. SGP is working with PREDAS to assist CILSS member States, to design, adopt and implement household energy plans which also serve as national reference documents for overcoming fuel wood crisis. The partnership promotes use of energy efficient practices at the household level.
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Columbia University and Energy programme, Energy and Environment Group, UNDP
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Assess the contribution of community energy activities to MDGs with the aim of identifying models or approaches for mainstreaming, up scaling or replicating globally
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Parallel/in-kind
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The collaboration was run with Columbia University School of International Development to study three SGP country programmes of Nepal, Kenya and the Dominican Republic. The results were important for promoting community approaches and their potential for replication, up scaling and mainstreaming. The results were used to promote this theme during the commission on sustainable development session 14 and the production of a publication on replication, up-scaling and mainstreaming of community approaches at the local level.
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Energy programme, Energy and Environment Group, UNDP
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Documentation and publication of cases studies and production of knowledge products
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US$26,500
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The SGP knowledge management framework gained from support to a review in identifying the bottlenecks to codifying knowledge. The collaboration led to production of information and recommendations for the review of the SGP data bases. As part of the outputs, a publication documenting 50 case studies was developed.
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UNDP GEF joint development of the GEF Community Based Adaptation Project.
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Jointly develop a programme for the implementation of the community component of the GEF Strategic Priority on Adaptation (SPA)
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US$ 5,000,000 (GEF funds)
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A full sized project was developed and approved by the GEF council in 2006. It will start activities in earnest in mid 2007. The collaboration will guide future community based adaptation activities of GEF.
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Global Village Energy Programme (GVEP)
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Promotion of community energy projects
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In -kind
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Jointly share information and exchange of tools for knowledge products. GVEP website displays cases studies and publications from SGP climate change activities to share globally with GVEP partners.
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International Forum for Rural Transport and Development (IFRTD)
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Capacity building of NGOs in environmentally sustainable transport
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In-kind, parallel
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Jointly support capacity development of NGOs IFRTD countries. First output was the training of Tanzanian NGOs and parliamentarians on issues of non-motorized transport in 2003
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International Waters
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Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)
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Support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA).
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Target $1,000,000 (to come from PEMSEA local government and private sector partners)
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GEF SGP has gained access to PEMSEA regional network of partners and governmental support and acquired technical assistance from its experts’ network. Through this partnership SGP is able to better influence international waters management at a regional level. PEMSEA, on the other hand, is able to add a strong community component to what originally was designed as a program strong in municipal and national government involvement. The partnership will contribute directly to the implementation of the SDS-SEA through building community capacity and demonstrating community models in addressing common regional seas problems. GEF SGP participating countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Mediterranean Action Plan
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Strategic Partnership on Mediterranean Large Marine Ecosystems
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GEF IA mainstreaming
(UNEP)
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GEF SGP and UNEP/MAP Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development agreed to collaborate to conserve the Mediterranean large marine ecosystems. This strategic partnership lays the foundation for SGP countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea to link up with a larger international waters initiative, and provides the institutional and technical supporting for the GEF SGP to undertake community-based actions to support the implementation of the SAP.GEF SGP countries covered: Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and Albania.
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Nile Transboundary Environmental Action Programme – Micro Grant Programme (NTEAP-MGP)
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Micro-grant program of the World Bank-GEF Nile River Project.
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GEF IA mainstreaming (World Bank)
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This cooperation arrangement between two initiatives of the GEF enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the GEF system, providing a model for other FSPs/MSPs to follow to save the administrative cost in implementing small sized community-based action by using existing SGP mechanisms as the delivery mechanism. SGP National Coordinators mentor and guide the NTEAP Local Coordinators and SGP National Steering Committees review and approve NTEAP microgrants projects. As such, the MGP of the NTEAP was able to start up fast and in a very cost effective manner.
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MWLE/UNEP Microgrant Programme
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Regional project covering Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Mozambique
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GEF IA mainstreaming (UNEP)
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Management, implementation and monitoring of the Micro-Grants Programme (MGP), component of UNEP project “Capacity Building to Alleviate Poverty through Synergetic Implementation of Rio Multilateral environmental Agreements (MEAs)” within the framework of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). As in the EU-supported Promotion of Tropical Forests and in the GEF-supported NTEAP-MGP, SGP National Coordinators and National Steering Committees review and approve proposals and are involved in their supervision and monitoring. This partnership is considered a pilot effort that can grow to cover more similar projects of UNEP.
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Reversing Land and Water Degradation Trends in the Niger River Basin (RLWD)
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Facilitate the implementation of the small grants component of the RLWD project.
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GEF IA mainstreaming (World Bank and UNDP)
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Partnership developed in March 2006 to provide opportunity for civil society stakeholders to engage in an exchange of lessons learned from the transfer of knowledge at the grass-roots level. Emphasis given to facilitate the identification of needs, constraints and opportunities to create an enabling environment for communities living in the degraded areas, and to facilitate the implementation of the small grants component of the RLWD project. SGP is used as the model and provides a mentoring role.
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Land Degradation
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UNCCD Global Mechanism
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Mobilize financial resources to support UNCCD implementation process (pre-investment)
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$250,000
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Joint programmes to combat land degradation and improve the livelihood of communities in Mali, Burkina Faso , Ghana , Jordan , and Honduras.
Support and capacity building for Sustainable Land Management.
An integrated approach to NAP/CCD implementation through resource mobilization and mainstreaming of drylands issues into national development planning frameworks and poverty reduction strategies
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Persistent Organic Pollutants
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International POPS Elimination Network (IPEN)
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Awareness raising and capacity building for POPs elimination
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In-kind
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IPEN is an influential international NGO network on POPs comprised of six regional hubs. The partnership enables SGP to reach to NGOs that are dedicated to working on the POPs issues and provides a platform for collaboration between IPEN network and SGP partners network. With IPEN, SGP also has a strong global network for sharing of lessons leraned on POPs related issues.IPEN-SGP partnership was launched at COP1 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2005, followed by national and global consultations.
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Multi-Focal Areas
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New Zealand Aid for International Development
(NZAID)
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SGP Pacific Environment Fund (SGP PEF)
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NZ $6,147,555 over 3 years
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Regional umbrella project designed to assist 15 Pacific Island Countries (PICS) in the implementation of the regional Pacific Environment Fund (PEF) funded by GEF SGP and NZAID. Participating countries include: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. This is a cost sharing project that fully utilizes SGP procedures and mechanisms. NZAID is able to have its funds managed by a team and a structure that is in-country and on the ground, the absence of which was evaluated as the cause of failures of aid programs in the past. The project is intended to provide expedited assistance to countries and with the partnership reduce transaction costs of individual SGP country programmes in the region. Benefits include enabling country parties, including both civil society organizations, as well as participating governments, to improve access to sources of funding for local environmental initiatives and for the protection of the global environment. Added benefit to SGP is the agreement with NZAID to share in administrative costs as well as fund certain activities, such as fielding technical advisers and trainings that in SGP are considered admin costs.
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UNDP &
Government of Luxembourg
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Community Water Initiative
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$3,135,569
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Through the partnership, GEF SGP combines GEF’s environmental work with UNDP MDG development projects at the local level, providing assistance on water supply and sanitation in Guatemala, Kenya, Mauritania, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and Uganda, while building local capacity for environmental protection. This partnership, by providing for a critical need, allows SGP to strengthen buy-in from communities for its services and environmental advocacy. This partnership is another example of SGP as an effective delivery mechanism.
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UNDP Special Unit for South-South Cooperation (SSC)
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Promotion by the UN of innovative, small-scale projects to deal with emergencies for South-South support.
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$1,519,000
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Support community-based and natural resource based livelihood activities in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and India particularly in communities damaged by the tsunami which included SGP projects. At the height of the emergency, SGP was able to mobilize its NGO/community networks fast. South-South Cooperation donors wanted a fast delivery mechanism and the partnership with SGP was formed. The success of work in this partnership shows the value of existing SGP structures and networks as a ready and fast mechanism available for dealing with emergencies.
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UNEP
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Global project with International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
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GEF IA mainstreaming (UNEP)
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UNEP MSP approved to support international indigenous networks. GEF SGP will complement this project by being a member of its coordinating board and providing appropriate support at the country level through its country programmes. The project is designed to build the capacity of indigenous peoples groups and organization to participate in global meetings and conferences such as the CBD COPs. Through the International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, SGP would be able to also influence global environmental governance in CBD issues that deal with biodiversity conservation and indigenous peoples.
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Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) JAPAN
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Knowledge management between Japan and South Asia region
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In kind
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ESD--Japan and India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan formed a Hub to Hub NGO network to learn, share and exchange ideas and experiences. This partnership helps to establish a regional learning and knowledge sharing network in South Asia. This network would be a platform for more effective sharing of SGP information and lessons learned on a regional scale.
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UNESCO Office for the Caribbean and ILO Sub-regional office for the Caribbean
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Tripartite multilateral partnership
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Parallel
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3-way agreement to cooperate in the field of poverty alleviation, community natural and cultural heritage tourism and environmental sustainability in the region. The framework of cooperation is the GEF SGP Programme and UNESCO’s Youth PATH project implemented in eight Caribbean countries, including Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname. Partnership focus on Barbados, Dominica, St. Lucia and St. Vincent & the Grenadines
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PART II. SELECTED NATIONAL LEVEL PARTNERSHIPS
Partners
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Partnership Themes
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Funding
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Remarks
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Ensure Governmental Support of GEF SGP Countries
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Government of Lithuania (Ministry of Agriculture, and Ministry of the Environment)
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2 programme level co-financing agreements with Ministry of the Environment & the Ministry of Agriculture.
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750,000 litas
($280,000 for 2006)
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Overall support to GEF SGP-Lithuania. This is the first time in Lithuania that such an agreement has been signed with the government, and for such a large amount. The agreements have facilitated a joint application process for NGOs with a single application form (the project proposal) which can be requested and sent to GEF SGP. The projects and procedures are fully compatible with GEF criteria and the GEF SGP guiding framework and philosophy.
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Government of India
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Core SGP support
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$100,000
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Core support for GEF SGP in India provided by the ‘Empowered Committee’ for the environment of the Federal government. In previous years, Government of India has also decided to utilize UNDP TRAC funds to the tune of more than a million dollars to co-finance SGP projects. This has allowed SGP to integrate sustainable development components demanded by communities as part of the strictly GEF focal area priorities. Further continued government support for GEF SGP beyond the period of RAF commitments during GEF4, is under development and negotiation.
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Engage Private Sector
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BP Pakistan Exploration and Production, Inc
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Grant funding provided for the 2007 geographic focus region of Pakistan, covering Indus delta low-lying zone
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$1,200,000 in total
$200,000 Year 1
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Support GEF SGP-Pakistan on a cost-sharing basis.
The agreement was signed by a high level delegation of British Petroleum (BP) UK visited GEF SGP Pakistan in November 2006 composed of Mr. Richard Panaguian, Group Vice President (Africa, Middle East, Russia and the Caspian) British Petroleum plc, along with President BP Pakistan, Regional Advisor, Country Operations Manager and Communications Manager. This partnership is seen as one that will open the door for additional support from British Petroleum as well as other private sector entities.
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BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC (bpTT)
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Corporate Social Responsibility contribution (CSR)
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$74,409.24
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MOU signed in January 2006 for cooperation in areas of mutual interest in advocacy, technical assistance, and social and community development. Partnership not only adds to SGP funds but allows flexibility to fund more development-oriented components to strengthen environmental efforts.
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Coca Cola Company
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Co-financing for two SGP Romania International Waters projects approved in July 2006
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$25,000
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The most recent CSR report from Coca-Cola (2006) suggests that the company is committed to improving its environmental performance and the overall sustainability of its business operations. The pilot grant between SGP and Coca-Cola was the outcome of due diligence screening by Coca-Cola in view of scaling up the partnership.
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Talisman Petroleum Trinidad
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Corporate Social Responsibility contribution
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Parallel
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Signed in Nov 2004 for collaboration on poverty alleviation, sustainable livelihoods, and environmental protection. Technical assistance provided to eligible organizations in Talisman’s area of interest.
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Leverage Financial Support from Bilateral and Multilateral donor agencies
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Netherlands Ministry for Dev. Cooperation
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Biodiversity conservation
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$1,000,000
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Country programme support to GEF SGP –Ecuador (for the period 2000 – 2005). Added funds and flexibility to the SGP country programme.
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Government of Denmark
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Community-based Actions for GEF focal areas
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$1,000,000
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Global co-financing agreement negotiated as a top-up arrangement for all SGP countries and focal areas
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NZAID Philippines
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Community-based Actions for GEF focal areas
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$250,000
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Jointly support community-based projects for the implementation of biodiversity and community-based natural resource management projects
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European Union
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Grants for NGOs and CBOs for West Tian Shan transboundary Biosphere Reserve
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Euros 155,000
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Support to SGP Kazakhstan for the Western Tian Shan Biodiversity Conservation Project -- joint protected area between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan with an array of habitats including subtropical to mountain ecosystems
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Government of Monaco
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Convention of Partnership and financing between Monaco and SGP Tunisia
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Euros 350,000
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Country programme support to GEF SGP –Tunisia
MoU signed in 2006 for the conservation of oasis ecosystems, improvement of livelihoods, development of activities linked to ecotourism, protection of natural resources, the stability of the ecosystem and sustainable development.
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Royal Netherlands Embassy, Ethiopia
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All GEF SGP focal areas
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$450,000
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Country programme support to GEF SGP Ethiopia. The funds will add to SGP grantmaking for the period 2006 – 2009 to include additional amounts for admin purposes.
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Royal Netherlands Embassy, Philippines
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All GEF SGP focal areas
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$1,163,848
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Support SGP-Philippines. Agreement to match 50% all SGP grants approved at the country level and to provide admin support. Allowed SGP Philippines to flexibly incorporate needed project components.
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United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
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Goal to increase the impact of both organizations through synergetic approaches and complementary resources (i.e. operational modality, volunteerism, and voluntary action)
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Parallel
In-Kind
(agreement in principle, project document being finalized)
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UNV will provide qualified volunteers (national, international, online, and potentially private sector volunteers) to support GEF SGP project partners at country and local level, as well as knowledge on the advocacy for and the integration of volunteerism into development programming. GEF SGP will offer the services of its established country programme framework for funds disbursal and implementation of community projects, as well as its network of NGOs /CBOs at local, national and global levels for the promotion of volunteerism.
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Seek Technical and Financial Assistance from International Organizations
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Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE)
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Water resource management
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Euros 75,000
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CARE and GEF SGP-Egypt committed to co-finance projects in water resource management. Both parties shared cost equally for projects of a total cost up to 150,000 Euros, till August 2007.
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GEF PGIES Project, Senegal
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Synergy and harmonization among GEF interventions at the national level
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Additional GEF funding: $770,000
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The synergy is about avoiding duplication of action, harmonization of approaches of SGP in relation to sustainable livelihoods and PGIES in relation to sustainable use of natural resources around the protected areas of the “Terroirs Villageois”, which will benefit humans, livestock and the fauna. The total amount for joint activities is $970,000. PGIES contributed $770,000 (including admin cost) and GEF SGP $200,000.
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UNV, Sri Lanka
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Recovery from Tsunami
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$522,691
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Rehabilitate and restore the coastal environment and the livelihood activities of communities affected by the 2004 tsunami. This partnership demonstrates SGP’s ability to reach to the local communities in quickly delivering emergency services to meet communities’ needs, while rehabilitating and restoring coastal environment.
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World Food Programme (WFP) Niger
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$573,250
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WFP co-financing in kind for OP15 on sustainable land management and poverty reduction and training CBOs in GEF focal areas.
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Examples of select country-level technical cooperation partnerships (see SGP database)
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PROLOCAL, Ecuador
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Capacity strengthening in geographic focus areas
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In-Kind
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Capacity strengthening, improve the local services quality and increase the access to productive assets, with the end result of improving the well being of poor families in the selected micro-regions
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Program of Coastal Resources Handling (PRMC), Ecuador
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Joint programming for MDG 7 and MDG 1
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Parallel
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The purpose of this agreement is to establish support mechanisms between GEF SGP and PMRC in order to join efforts in handling and conserve the environment as a strategy that will allow the advancement of the MDGs: i.e. poverty reduction and guarantee environmental sustainability.
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Wong Foundation
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2015 MDG targets for environmental sustainability
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Parallel
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The purpose of this agreement is to establish support mechanisms between GEF SGP and the Wong Foundation, with the purpose of jointly reinforce the handling of local capacities and the conservation of the environment, as a strategy that will allow advance in line with the MDGs which are to reduce poverty and guarantee environmental sustainability.
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Coordinadora Ecuatoriana de Agroecologia (CEA), Ecuador
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Agro-ecology
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Parallel
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CEA is a network of public and private institutions, groups and people working in natural resources. The MoC was signed in June 2003 to reinforce the local capacity of NGOs and CBOs in biodiversity management through agro-ecology.
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EURASIA Foundation - Kazakhstan
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Community-based ecotourism provision
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Parallel
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Improve quality services provided to tourists, development of respective educational ecological routes for tourists oriented at natural resources; better development of knowledge sharing
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Fondo para la Protección del Agua (FONAG): Fund for Water Protection, Guatemala
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Innovative demonstration projects in water management
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Parallel
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Cooperation in the protection of the environment focusing on water resources
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Deutsche Gesellschaft for technische zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
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Technical advice on methane production and mitigation for waste management
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Parallel
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Support developing Waste Management Programme in four cities of India. All the partners jointly agreed to support the Waste Management Programme in Tirupati, Ujjain, Puri and Vrindavan. Signed with the Central Committee of the Ministry of the Environment and Forests, Government of India.
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Senegal River Development Organisation (Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal, OMVS
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Senegal River cooperation agreement
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Parallel
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Ensure synergy between GEF/BFS and GEF SGP to avoid duplicate of work in the thematic or geographic focus
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