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Guidelines for the Implementation of the Public Involvement Policy

Learn about GEF's public involvement policy, guidelines, and principles for successful project implementation. Understand the importance of local participation, consultation, and stakeholder engagement in GEF projects. Enhance ownership, accountability, and sustainability through transparent and inclusive approaches.

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Guidelines for the Implementation of the Public Involvement Policy

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  1. Guidelines for the Implementation of the Public Involvement Policy GEF Expanded Constituency Workshop Colombo, Sri Lanka March 17-19, 2015

  2. GEF Policies Related to CSO and other stakeholders involvement • The Public involvement in GEF-financed projects (1996) • the GEF Guidelines for Engagement with Indigenous Peoples; • the Policy on Agency Minimum Standards on Environmental and Social Safeguards; • the Policy on Gender Mainstreaming and • the GEF Monitoring and Evaluation Policy • Guidelines for the Implementation of the Public Involvement Policy (2014)

  3. Public Involvement Policy Policy: Public Involvement in GEF Projects, GEF/PL/SD/01 http://www.thegef.org/gef/content/public-involvement-policy • Effective public involvement is critical to the success of GEF-financed projects, with emphasis on local participation. • Public involvement comprises three related and often overlapping processes: (a) information dissemination; (b) consultation; and (c) stakeholder participation.

  4. Public Involvement Policy Principles Social, Environmental and Financial Sustainability Country Responsibility (government and GEF Agencies) Flexibility Broad-based and sustainable Transparency

  5. The Rationale for Public Involvement in GEF-financed Projects • Enhancing recipient country ownership of, and accountability for, project outcomes • Addressing the social and economic needs of affected people • Building partnerships among project executing agencies and stakeholders • Making use of skills, experiences, and knowledge in the design, implementation and evaluation of project activities.

  6. Guidelines These Guidelines aim to provide further detail on steps to achieve and implement the principles stipulated in the Public Involvement Policy

  7. Guidelines • Information Dissemination • Consultation for Setting Priorities • Consultation for Project/Program Design and Implementation • Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation • Conflict Resolution

  8. Information Dissemination

  9. Consultation – Setting Priorities

  10. Consultation – Participation- Programs and Projects

  11. Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation

  12. Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation (cont’d)

  13. Conflict Resolution

  14. Action Plan • Information Dissemination • Design of programs and projects • Knowledge Management • Monitoring • Capacity Development • Policy and Guidelines • Conflict Resolution

  15. Thank you for your attention Any questions? For more information please contact Ms. Pilar Barrera Rey The Global Environment Facility pbarrera@thegef.org www.thegef.org / gefcivilsociety@thegef.org

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