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Focal Area and Cross Cutting Strategies – International Waters

Focal Area and Cross Cutting Strategies – International Waters. GEF Expanded Constituency Workshop 1 to 3 November 2011 Cape Town, South Africa. GEF5 IW Objectives.

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Focal Area and Cross Cutting Strategies – International Waters

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  1. Focal Area and Cross Cutting Strategies – International Waters GEF Expanded Constituency Workshop 1 to 3 November 2011 Cape Town, South Africa

  2. GEF5 IW Objectives • Objective 1: Catalyze multi-state cooperation to balance conflicting water uses in transboundary surface and groundwater basins while considering climatic variability and change • Further development and implementation of regional policies and measures identified in agreed SAPs.

  3. GEF5 IW Objectives • Objective 2:Catalyze multi-state cooperation to rebuild marine fisheries and reduce pollution of coasts and Large Marine Ecosystems while considering climatic variability and change • Implementation of SAPs with reforms and investments that produce results - policy, legal, institutional • reforms and multi-agency strategic partnerships.

  4. GEF5 IW Objectives • Objective 3: Support foundational capacity building, portfolio learning, and targeted research needs for joint, ecosystem-based management of trans-boundary water systems • National inter-ministry committees would contribute to development of SAP, to establish or strengthen institutions for multi-state, collective management and subsequent action

  5. GEF5 IW Objectives • Objective 4: Promote effective management of Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) • Develop and test technology and management arrangements for both pelagic and deep-sea environments and seamounts or help reduce tuna/other by-catch.

  6. GEF IW Ecosystem-Based Approach to Management at Multiple Scales Large Marine Ecosystem Scale (South China Sea LME-UNEP) Coastal Municipality/Provincial ICM scale (Da Nang, Vietnam - UNDP PEMSEA) River Basin Linkage Scale ( (GPA Mekong River Basin/delta - World Bank) Local Community-based Demo Sites (Phu Quoc Fish Refugia Vietnam- UNEP)

  7. Monitoring & Evaluation Indicators to Track Results of Transboundary Water Projects Process indicators – Adoption of agreed processes & reforms regionally and nationally for particular sector Stress Reduction indicators – Implementation of on-the-ground measures leading to reduced stress Environmental/Water Resources Status indicators – Actual improvement in water resources/water environment/socio-economic conditions Portfolio learning, experience sharing, KM (www.iwlearn.net)

  8. Questions?

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