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Asia-Pacific Constituency Coordination: Gains, Challenges, and Resolutions

This presentation outlines the coordination efforts within the Asia-Pacific Constituency for GEF Focal Points, focusing on the benefits, challenges, and proposed resolutions. Topics include regular information exchange, updating on GEF Council meetings, strengthening constituency positions, strategic planning, and improved communication and coordination.

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Asia-Pacific Constituency Coordination: Gains, Challenges, and Resolutions

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  1. CONSTITUENCY COORDINATION (Asia-Pacific Experience) Sub-regional Workshop for GEF Focal Points in Asia Manila, Philippines, 15-16 May 2008

  2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE: • Asia Pacific Constituency Coordination • Gains/Benefits • Constraints and Challenges • Resolutions

  3. Asia-Pacific Constituency Coordination: Fiji Marshall Islands Kiribati Cook Islands Micronesia Nauru Niue GEF COUNCIL PHILIPPINES (Principal Member) Timor Leste Republic Of Palau INDONESIA (Alternate Member) Asia-Pacific Constituency Papua New Guinea Samoa Tuvalu Solomon Islands Vanuatu Tonga

  4. Asia-Pacific Constituency Coordination: • GEF Country Support Program Activities • Constituency Meetings • (additional fund of $ 2,000.00/meeting) • 2. Direct Annual Funding • ($ 8,000.00/year) • 3. Sub-Regional Workshop • 4. Knowledge Facility

  5. Asia-Pacific Constituency Coordination: • Venue for/to: • Regular exchange of information, knowledge and experiences; • 2.Updating and feedbacking on outcome of GEF Council meetings, new policies and programs;

  6. Asia-Pacific Constituency Coordination: 3.Develop and strengthen constituency position on major and critical Council issues; 4.Strategic planning for regional Programmes; and 5.Improve coordination and communication among members.

  7. GAINS/BENEFITS • Constituency Positions on specific Council issues are well- grounded and articulated; • Constituency coordination creates strong partnership among Focal Points, linkages and advocacy; • Stronger Constituency Positions based on participatory and democratic consensus on pressing issues.

  8. GAINS/BENEFITS • Regular updating and feedbacking on GEF matters and concerns through the regular conduct of sub-regional workshops and dialogues, provision of CSP Knowledge Facility and availability of Country Page and or Constituency Page

  9. CONSTRAINTS and CHALLENGES • Absence of permanent GEF local secretariat per GEF-OFP/PFP; • Weak Information, Communication Technology (ICT) Infrastructure in most of the member countries led to poor coordination and inability to use tele-conferencing as an alternative coordination mechanism;

  10. CONSTRAINTS and CHALLENGES • High turn-over of personnel resulted to loss of institutional memory on GEF matters; and • Need for additional support for various GEF-OFP activities, particularly on Constituency coordination through the use of cost efficient yet effective technology (ICT).

  11. SOME RESOLUTIONS • Institutionalization of the local GEF secretariat by designating at least 3 permanent key personnel/staff; • Mobilization of additional resources to support GEF-OFP activities-capacity building, knowledge management. • Enhancement of GEF-OFP database building.

  12. SOME RESOLUTIONS • Proposed Coordination Structure GEF COUNCIL Asia-Pacific Constituency COUNCIL MEMBER ALTENATE MEMBER OFP/PFP Philippines OFP/PFP P.N.G OFP/PFP Pacific countries Cluster A OFP/PFP Timor Leste OFP/PFP Pacific countries Cluster B OFP/PFP Indonesia Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat

  13. THANK YOU and MABUHAY

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