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The Project Preparation Phase

Inception Workshop and the First Steering Committee Meeting of the UNEP/GEF Project “ Piloting Integrated Processes and Approaches to Facilitate National Reporting to Rio Conventions ” ( FNR_Rio ) 9-11 February 2010 , UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK. The Project Preparation Phase. Asghar M. FAZEL

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The Project Preparation Phase

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  1. Inception Workshop and the First Steering Committee Meeting of the UNEP/GEF Project“Piloting Integrated Processes and Approaches to Facilitate National Reporting to Rio Conventions” (FNR_Rio) 9-11 February 2010 , UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK The Project Preparation Phase Asghar M. FAZEL Global Project Coordinator

  2. Quick recap of the project Work plan and budget Activities Approval United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre

  3. The Project details Project Title: Piloting Integrated Processes and Approaches to Facilitate National Reporting to Rio Conventions Project Number: ICA/DGEF/2009/003 GFL 3707 Responsible Divisions/Units in UNEP: Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) Project starting date: April 2009 Project completion date: September 2009 Reporting Period: Final Report Reference to UNEP Sub-Programme/GEF Strategic Priority and expected accomplishments: Resource efficiency- sustainable consumption/production United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre

  4. Objectives Overall objectives of the project: (maximum quarter of a page) The purpose of the ICA was to establish the conditions for the execution of the Project Preparation Grant (PPG) of the Piloting Integrated Processes and Approaches To Facilitate National Reporting to Rio Conventions project as set out in the “Request For Project Preparation Grant” approved by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in the letter of 11th February, 2009. The main objective of the PPG was the preparation of a CEO approval request document for a Medium Size Project on Pilot Integrated Processes and Approaches to Facilitate National Reporting to Rio Conventions. Since the PPG has requested to prepare the MSP, resources have been used to 1) conduct project design activities at the national level in the six participating countries, 2) to provide international consultation support in the overall design of the global project and interlinkages with the national-level activities and 3) to cover the costs of the international consultant for writing up the project proposal and travel costs to one of the pilot countries. The objective of this phase was to experiment nationally-driven integrated processes and approaches to reporting to the three Rio Conventions (CBD, UNCCD and UNFCCC). More specifically, the project will (a) develop integrated approaches to data collection/analysis and information management of relevance to the three Rio Conventions; (b) increase synergies in the process of reporting to the three conventions without compromising COP decisions in this regard; and (c) contribute to improved overall planning and decision-making processes at the country level related to the implementation of these three conventions. United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre

  5. The Project – Components 5

  6. Budget • Total Budget (US$): (specify contributions by donor/s) • The total budget was $50,000 (30,000 by GEF and 20,000 co-financing from UNEP-WCMC) but the actual expenditure is $85,500 The co-financing from UNEP-WCMC has been $55,500, which is $35,500 more than the committed amount by the Centre. 6

  7. Partners • In consultation with GEF focal points, several national consultants were contracted by UNEP-WCMC to gather baseline information in the six pilot countries on design options and management arrangements for integrated reporting to the Rio Conventions and also to develop an overall project framework and establish details of each project component, detailed implementation and coordination arrangements, budget, Monitoring and Evaluation plan, and various other operational details needed for a project brief. • This included the international consultant travel to Afghanistan (6-11 June 2009) as one of the pilot countries. • Partners and leveraged resources: • The governments of six pilot countries (Afghanistan, Eritrea, Lao PDR, Liberia, Mauritius, and Palau) and the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) 7

  8. Activities/Outputs 8

  9. Activities/Outputs 9

  10. Activities/Outputs 10

  11. Documentation • The Request for CEO endorsement • The Project Document • Co-finance letters • Country endorsement letters • Financial Statement 11

  12. Review and approval • The final draft of the PRODOC and the Request for the CEO Approval have been submitted to DGEF on 1st of September 2009. • Consul with pilot countri • 21 oct GEF appro 12

  13. Inception Workshop and the First Steering Committee Meeting of the UNEP/GEF Project“Piloting Integrated Processes and Approaches to Facilitate National Reporting to Rio Conventions” (FNR_Rio) 9-11 February 2010 , UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK Thank You asghar.fazel@unep-wcmc.org

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