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Tracking Environmental Expenditures: OECD-DAC Codes and Rio Markers

This document outlines the importance of tracking and monitoring environmental expenditures, with a focus on the OECD-DAC codes and Rio Markers. It covers Ireland's commitments, the Rio Conventions and other processes, and provides guidance on how and when to mark activities. It also explores new areas for future tracking, such as disaster risk reduction, capacity building, private finance, and technology transfer.

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Tracking Environmental Expenditures: OECD-DAC Codes and Rio Markers

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  1. Documenting What We Do OECD-DAC Codes, Rio Markers, Technology Transfer, and Capacity Building Gemma O’Reilly 8th April 2014 Consultant g.oreillyclimate@gmail.com

  2. Outline • My work with Irish Aid on tracking • Why do we track/monitor environment expenditures? • The Rio Conventions and other processes • Commitments on support • The OECD DAC definitions • How & When to mark • Documentation & Design • Other new areas for the future

  3. First; an explanation of my work with Irish Aid • Mapping environment in 2013 expenditures • Climate finance; Adaptation & Mitigation • Biodiversity • Desertification/dryland degradation • Agriculture • DRR • Projecting 2014 expenditures • Indicative plans for 2015 • Explore how to ease/simplify future tracking

  4. The Rio Conventions & other processes • Rio Coventions • UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) • Mitigation • Adaptation • UN Convention Biological Diversity (UNCBD) • UN Convention on Combatting Desertification (UNCCD) • UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

  5. Ireland’s commitments UNFCCC • ...mobilising jointly $100bn per year by 2020 • from a wide variety of sources, public and private, bilateral and multilateral incl. alternative sources” • Reporting required – CTF tables UNCBD • Developed countries are commited to substantial increase from current levels by 2020 • Reporting required; ODA an agreed indicator UNCCD • Committed to support affected countries • Reporting requirements – Rio markers agreed indicator UNISDR / Hyogo Framework • A key future area. A DAC marker is in development

  6. Why Track? • Commitment to MRV climate finance, CBD, CCD • Keep track of progress to quantified financial targets • Keep track of action on priority policy issues • Monitor Effectiveness, assist accountability

  7. It’s not about developed countries meeting targets • Aid effectiveness principals apply (Busan); • Ownership of development priorities by developing countries • Focus on results • Inclusive development partnerships • Transparency and accountability to each other

  8. OECD DAC Definitions... • What is Mitigation? • What is Adaptation? • What is Biodiversity finance? • What is Desertification finance? • Overlaps & Co-benefits are allowed

  9. How & When to Mark • Does the activity qualify? Shouldthe activity qualify? • Code at point of the RP2A – important to establish this practice now because new system will require it. • Is it principal, significant or not targeted? • Principal (Score 2) - Would the activity/project have happened otherwise? • Significant (Score 1) – is part of the activity in line with elements of the definition? • Is this in the documentation? • Does it not qualify? Then mark it zero!

  10. How & When to Mark • Does the activity qualify? Shouldthe activity qualify? • Code at point of the RP2A – important to establish this practice now because new system will require it. • Is it principal, significant or not targeted? • Principal (Score 2) - Would the activity/project have happened otherwise? • Significant (Score 1) – is part of the activity in line with elements of the definition? • Is this in the documentation? • Does it not qualify? Then mark it zero! Consider at the Design Stage! Documentation is key!

  11. Documentation & Design • The aim is Climate Proofing expenditure and achieving as many co-benefits as possible • Programme support documentation helps focus effort • Proposals and objectives should be explicit • Code at point of the RP2A – important to establish this practice now because new system will require it. • Principal vs Significant; different ways to think about it • How much of the expenditure was relevant?

  12. Other new areas to think about... • Disaster Risk Reduction • New DAC-Marker in advanced development. • Capacity Building • Has the project involved training of people/building of institutions which will be relevant and useful to that country after the project has ended? • Private Finance • Has assistance to the private sector, or intervention in markets enabled or encouraged improved climate performance or green business? • Technology Transfer • Has the project lead to (increased) dissemination of new technologies? Has the project increased capacity to develop own technologies e.g. Quality seeds etc.

  13. Further Information • My Email: g.oreillyclimate@gmail.com • OECD Rio Markers • Web-page for Definitions, Handbook & Examples; • http://www.oecd.org/dac/environment-development/rioconventions.htm

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