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GEF Project Cycle

GEF Project Cycle. GEF Expanded Constituency Workshop March 1-3, 2011 Belize City, Belize. GEF Project Cycle. The GEF project cycle is a process involving many partners: countries, GEF Agencies, GEFSEC, GEF Council, and partners.

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GEF Project Cycle

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  1. GEF Project Cycle GEF Expanded Constituency Workshop March 1-3, 2011 Belize City, Belize

  2. GEF Project Cycle The GEF project cycle is a process involving many partners: countries, GEF Agencies, GEFSEC, GEF Council, and partners. Other important partners perform behind the scene functions: • Trustee sets aside funds for projects, commits funds and transfer funds; • Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) screens projects and provides scientific guidance for the project or program; • Evaluation Office evaluates completed projects and selected themes and undertakes annual performance reviews; • Convention secretariats provide guidance and comments on projects.

  3. STAP STAP GEF Assembly GEF Assembly Projects Projects GEF Agencies GEF Agencies Countries: Countries: Countries: Countries: GEF Council GEF Council UNDP UNDP • • Political Political FPs FPs Operational Operational Countries: Countries: GEF GEF FPs FPs , , UNEP UNEP • • Council Council Secretariat Secretariat Convention Convention World Bank World Bank • • Members/ Members/ FPs FPs , other , other gov gov ’ ’ t t Constituencies Constituencies Conventions Conventions agencies, civil agencies, civil ADB ADB society society Countries: Countries: AFDB AFDB • • Convention Convention FPs FPs Evaluation Evaluation EBRD EBRD • • Office Office FAO FAO • • IADB IADB • • IFAD IFAD • • UNIDO UNIDO • • The project cycle through the GEF partnerships Project idea, endorsement, implementation, Work Program Project Development Project review Strategic Guidance Trustee

  4. Project documents Project idea – Countries – NPFE (<1 page) Project Concept – Agencies + partners – (PIF <8 pages) Project Preparation – Agencies + partners – (PPG <5 pages) Project document – Agencies + partners – (FSP, MSP or EA Request for CEO Endorsement <50 pages)

  5. Features of the GEF-5 project cycle • PIFs are submitted on a rolling basis; • 18 months preparation for FSP: begins from date of Council approval of the work program until CEO endorsement of the final project document; • 12 months preparation for MSP: applies only to those MSPs that requested PPG; begins from date of PIF approval by CEO to approval of final project document by CEO; • Program Framework Document (PFD) for Programmatic Approaches (PA) can be submitted only during Council meetings (twice a year).

  6. Full-Sized Projects * Work Program consists of PIFs cleared by the GEF CEO ** GEF Agency approval of project signifies start of project implementation *** Project completion follows terminal evaluation and financial closure

  7. Medium-Sized Projects * Agency approves MSP after CEO approval of the project and starts implementation.

  8. Through GEF Agency Direct Access through GEF Secretariat Expedited Enabling Activity National Agency submits EA proposal to GEF Agency National Agency submits EA proposal for CEO approval* GEF Agency submits proposal for CEO approval GEF Agency approves EA following CEO approval Grant Agreement signed between Government and GEF CEO National Agency completes implementation of EA and submits Report to Convention GEF Agency completes implementation of EA and country submits Reports to Convention * GEF Secretariat will follow the WB procedures in approving the proposal

  9. Review Criteria for FSP/MSP • Country eligibility and ownership • Global Environment Benefits • GEF Focal area strategy • Agency’s Comparative advantage • Resource availability • Project consistency • Project design • Project financing and co-financing (baseline) • Monitoring and evaluation; and • Agency’s responses to comments and reviews.

  10. Service Standards • The GEFSEC has set a 10-working day service standard for responding to proposals submitted by the GEF Agencies. • The GEFSEC expects the GEF Agencies to respond to the Secretariat within 10 working days after the receipt of a review sheet • One Review Policy: requires the Secretariat program managers to provide comprehensive and succinct comments when sending a review sheet to the Agencies the first time, and to avoid bringing up new questions subsequently.

  11. Country Endorsement(by Country National Operational Focal Point) • All PIFs must have OFP endorsement when submitting to the GEFSEC for clearance (in case of FSPs) or approval (in case of MSPs requesting PPG) • Projects in biodiversity, climate change, and land degradation focal areas follow STAR rules

  12. Agency Fee • For stand-alone projects, a 10% fee based on the GEF amount for the project (project grant + PPG); • Agency fees for Programmatic Approaches vary depending on the type of Agency submitting the PA: • Qualifying Agencies: 8% • Non-qualifying Agencies: 9% • In case of project cancellation, all unused fees or a specific percentage should be returned to GEF Trust Fund.* * Reference to Council paper, “Proposal for Revising the Fee System” (GEF/C.23/8/Rev.1) for fee return guidelines.

  13. THANK YOU! GEF website: www.thegef.org

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