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TURKEY’S EXPERIENCES: Priority Setting in the context of the GEF Prof. Dr. Hasan Z.SARIKAYA

Explore Turkey's experiences in setting priorities within the GEF context, including coordination activities, country priorities, objectives, and suggestions for enhanced coordination.

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TURKEY’S EXPERIENCES: Priority Setting in the context of the GEF Prof. Dr. Hasan Z.SARIKAYA

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  1. TURKEY’S EXPERIENCES: Priority Setting in the context of the GEF Prof.Dr. Hasan Z.SARIKAYA Undersecretary, Ministry of Environment and Forestry GEF Operational Focal Point Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment & Forestry

  2. CONTENT • COORDINATION • ACTIVITIES • PRIORITY SETTING PROCESS • COUNTRY’S PRIORITIES • OBJECTIVES • SUGGESTIONS

  3. COORDINATION • Foreign Relations and EU Department • Evaluation method for projects until 2006 • GEF Projects’ Evaluation Committee established in August 2006 • Submission of projects to GEF • GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) National Steering Committee

  4. ACTIVITIES • Informational meeting on GEF and UNEP held in May 2005 • Presentation to technical staff about GEF and RAF in May 2006 • Presentation to high-level managerial staff of Ministry about GEF and RAF policies and procedures in June 2006 • Ministry’s web site used

  5. ACTIVITIES(cont’d) • National Dialogue Workshop held on 26-27 June 2006 • Working groups on: * Biodiversity * Climate change * Land degradation * Small Grants Programme • Set country priorities

  6. PRIORITY SETTING PROCESS • Stakeholders consulted in the workshop • Ministries • Municipalities • Universities • Non-governmental Organizations • Private Sector (Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey) • Other Concerned Institutions (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) • Agencies (WB, UNDP, REC)

  7. PRIORITY SETTING PROCESS • Setting biodiversity priorities: • Review Problems and requirements • Consultations and suggestions • Review Legislation and National Biodiversity Strategies • Review GEF Biodiversity Strategic Priorities • Hold Discussions • Reach Consensus on priorities

  8. PRIORITY SETTING PROCESS • Setting climate change priorities: • Discussions on climate change and its effects • Consultations and Suggestions • Review results of preparatory work for National Climate Change Action Plan and Sustainable Development • Review results of the 11th Conference of Parties (COP 11) to the UNFCCC • Review GEF Climate Change Strategic Priorities • Reach Consensus on priorities

  9. COUNTRY’S PRIORITIES • Biodiversity • Protected area management and its financial sustainability. • Gap analysis in existing protected area network • Provision of sustainable integrated management in water basins and ecosystems with priority.

  10. Biodiversity (cont’d) • Establishment of institutional structure for monitoring and evaluating current status, threats and protection measures for Biodiversity • Integration of biodiversity into forest management plan and protection of degraded forests

  11. COUNTRY’S PROIRITIES • Climate Change • Energy efficiency • New and renewable energy • Forestation

  12. OBJECTIVES • To support projects that help to fulfill Turkey’s commitments under international conventions • To organize seminars and meetings aiming to enhance awareness about GEF at the central and local levels • To form the country’s priorities in biodiversity and climate change focal areas

  13. OBJECTIVES(cont’d) • To translate GEF documents into Turkish language. • To set up Turkish web site on GEF • To organize a meeting with participants from all institutions in order to form a national coordination unit for GEF

  14. SUGGESTION • To establish bilateral relations with countries of constituency and other countries in order to exchange information and share experiences concerning GEF

  15. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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