GEF Project Development Stakeholder Consultation

1. GEF Project DevelopmentStakeholder Consultation Petra World Heritage Site January 11, 2011 Josh Brann

2. Outline • Background and information on the GEF • Explanation of the project development process • Where are we for this project? • Discussion on key issues for project development

3. What is the GEF? • “GEF”: Global Environment Facility • Was created in 1992 linked to the “Earth Summit” in Brazil • It is the “financial mechanism” for major international environmental conventions: • The Convention on Biological Convention • The Convention to Combat Desertification • The Framework Climate Change Convention • Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants • Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances • Receives funding from donor countries to be awarded in grants to support implementation of these conventions • More info: http://www.thegef.org

4. How does the GEF work? • The GEF Secretariat is located in Washington, D.C. • GEF support is operationalized through thematic “focal areas” that approximately correspond to the conventions for which it responsible: • Biodiversity • Climate Change • Land Degradation • International Waters • Chemicals • The GEF operates globally by partnering with ten “implementing agencies”: • UNDP • The World Bank • UNEP • AfDB • ADB • IADB • IFAD • UNIDO • EBRD • FAO

5. IAs/EAs UNDP Donor Replenishment Group Evaluation Office UNEP CBD STAP WB UNFCC Assembly ADB POPs NGOs AfDB Council CCD EBRD CEO/Chair GEF Secretariat FAO Multilateral Fund of Montreal Protocol IDB IFAD International Waters UNIDO

6. GEF Operational Principles • Accountability to the countries who have ratified the conventions • Incremental costs of measures to achieve global environmental benefits • Cost-effectiveness • Country-driven • Flexibility • Full disclosure • Stakeholder participation • Country eligibility (developing country, ratification of conventions) • Catalytic role: Replication and scaling-up • Monitoring and evaluation

7. What are the requirements for GEF projects? • Projects must be in countries that have ratified the relevant convention (Jordan ratified the CBD November 12, 1993 and the CCD October 21, 1996) • Projects must support the implementation of the relevant convention • GEF funding must support “incremental” activities to deliver “global benefits” for environmental conservation • GEF funding cannot support general environmental issues, or environmental issues without global significance (e.g. solid waste disposal) • Projects must have a minimum of 1:1 partner co-financing

8. CBD: What is Biodiversity? • Three levels: genes, species and ecosystems

9. What is the process for developing a GEF project?

10. GEF Project Cycle

11. Why this project? • PDTRA becoming established • Opportunity to integrate with other PDTRA processes • Increasing tourism in Petra • Significant environmental threats in the Petra region to biodiversity and land degradation • A need to develop PDTRA’s capacity for successful environmental management in and around Petra • Prime opportunity to set Petra on the long-term path to sustainable development for the 21st century

12. Project Overview NOTE: All project parameters are tentative at this stage • Objective: Conserve the biodiversity of the Petra region and combat land degradation through effective environmental management, contributing to the sustainable development of Petra as a world-class 21st century tourism destination • To be implemented by the PDTRA • Expected 4 year implementation period (approx. 2012-2015)

13. What is the expected project development timeframe? • Early February – Submission of PIF • February/March – PIF approval • March to September – preparation activities supporting development of the project document and CEO endorsement • November/December – Approval • January 2012 – project start • Inshallah…!

14. Where are we, and next steps • Step 0.5: Stakeholder consultation on project concept • Need to clearly define the objective and scope of the project • Need to identify the threats and barriers to be addressed • Need to develop the project intervention strategy • Gathering input from all stakeholders to ensure project is relevant to the local context, needs, and priorities • Submission of PIF to UNDP HQ/GEF Secretariat • If approved, then moving to project development, identifying information gaps, data gathering, planning, etc.

15. Developing the Strategy • Identify target (biodiversity and land resources to be conserved) • Identify threats to target or barriers to conservation • Identify root causes of threats • Identify strategic options to address root causes • Select strategic options • Develop steps to carry out selected strategic option

16. Basic Logic Chain

17. Please inform us: • What other activities and initiatives are your organizations involved in related to nature conservation in the Petra region? • What would be the most useful communication mechanisms to continue to share information about the development of this project?

18. Feedback from this meeting • What do you see as the most critical short-term and long-term threats to nature conservation in the Petra region? • What are the root causes and underlying barriers that lead to these threats? • How can the tourism industry be used to address nature conservation issues in the Petra region? • What are some activities you feel would be valuable for this project to support, to address the long and short-term threats to nature conservation in the Petra region?

19. Thank You Josh Brann Brann.Evaluation@gmail.com