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UNDP-UNEP Poverty- Environment Facility

John HorberryUNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Facility

The UNDP-UNEP The UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment InitiativePoverty-Environment Initiative


Support governments to:Support governments to: Integrate environmental sustainability into national, Integrate environmental sustainability into national, sectoral and decentralized development plans (i.e. sectoral and decentralized development plans (i.e. PRSPs, MDG Strategies, district plans,PRSPs, MDG Strategies, district plans,sector strategies, etc.)sector strategies, etc.)

Build national capacity to:Build national capacity to: Identify contribution of environmental management to Identify contribution of environmental management to poverty reduction and pro-poor growth poverty reduction and pro-poor growth Effectively integrate environmental management into Effectively integrate environmental management into implementation of national development plans - implementation of national development plans - especially budgets and investment plansespecially budgets and investment plans

UNDP-UNEP Poverty and Environment UNDP-UNEP Poverty and Environment Initiative : What We DoInitiative : What We Do


Environmental degradation hinders social and economic development – especially for poorThe country-specific links between environment and poverty reduction are rarely well identifiedThe positive contribution of environment to economic development is poorly understood and communicated

Poverty and Environment : Main IssuesPoverty and Environment : Main Issues

As a result : environmental sustainability is not meaningfully integrated into national development processes (i.e. PRSPs, MDG Plans, etc.) and environmental commitments are often unsupported by budget allocations


Leading example of UN interagency co-operationLeading example of UN interagency co-operation

UNEP Poverty-Environment Project UNEP Poverty-Environment Project Supported by Norway, Belgium and Supported by Norway, Belgium and SwedenSweden

UNDP Poverty-Environment Initiative UNDP Poverty-Environment Initiative Grew out of WSSD, Grew out of WSSD, Supported by DFID and ECSupported by DFID and EC

Donors collectively agreed to support significant scale-up of PEI in 2007Donors collectively agreed to support significant scale-up of PEI in 2007

UNDP-UNEP Poverty Environment Facility, established 2007UNDP-UNEP Poverty Environment Facility, established 2007 Supporting PEI scale-up, knowledge management, technical advisory servicesSupporting PEI scale-up, knowledge management, technical advisory services

History History


Significant expansion of PEI programme through

formal UNDP-UNEP joint programme

Coherent model for delivery of country programmes

based on P-E mainstreaming model & lessons learned

Development of new PEI country programmes

in 4 regions

Scaling Up the PEI: Scaling Up the PEI:


Stronger joint regional delivery mechanisms: Africa, Asia/Pacific , Latin America/Caribbean, Europe/CIS

UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Facility:to coordinate and support PEI scale-up process

Greater focus on working within wider context of UN Delivering as One and UNDAF process

Scaling Up PEI: Scaling Up PEI:


PEI: Regions and Countries PEI: Regions and Countries AfricaAfrica UNDP-UNEP regional PEI team in Nairobi UNDP-UNEP regional PEI team in Nairobi

9 country programmes: 9 country programmes: Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda,

Further expansion plannedFurther expansion planned

AsiaAsia

UNDP-UNEP Regional PEI team in UNDP-UNEP Regional PEI team in BangkokBangkok

Country programmes established in Vietnam Country programmes established in Vietnam and Bhutanand Bhutan

Target to launch PEI activities in 5-10 Target to launch PEI activities in 5-10 countries by 2011countries by 2011


Donor commitment to expansionDonor commitment to expansion

PEI: Regions and CountriesPEI: Regions and Countries

Latin America Joint UNDP-UNEP team based in Joint UNDP-UNEP team based in PanamaPanama

Regional PEI programme launched Regional PEI programme launched in mid 2008in mid 2008

Europe/CISEurope/CISJoint UNDP-UNEP team based in Joint UNDP-UNEP team based in Geneva/BratislavaGeneva/Bratislava

Regional PEI programme Regional PEI programme launched in late 2008launched in late 2008


Programmatic ApproachProgrammatic ApproachPreparatory Phase: Making the case• Understanding poverty-environment linkages • Finding the institutional “Entry Point”

Phase I: Integrating Environment into National Development Processes • Collecting the evidence on links between environment and development• Operational integration of environment sustainability into national development plans

Phase II: Building Implementation capacity • Strengthening country capacity to integrate environment into development programmes, especially in budget process• Strengthening processes at sectoral level• Strengthened domestic revenue base for environmental investments (reducing dependence on donors)

Environmental mainstreaming is targeted at government processes for planning, budgeting, sector implementation, and local level implementation

Preparatory phaseFinding the entry points

and making the case

Phase 2Meeting the

implementation challenge

Raising awareness and building partnerships

National consensus and commitment

Phase 1Integrating environment

into national development processes

Preliminary assessmentsUnderstanding the institutional

and policy contextUnderstanding the poverty-

environment linkages

Stakeholder engagement and in-country donor coordinationState actors: environment agencies, finance and planning bodies, sector and local agencies, statistics office, and parliament

Non-governmental actors: academia, private sector, civil society, media, and general publicDonors: bilateral and multilateral in-country donors

Developing country-specific evidence

Integrated ecosystem assessmentEconomic analysis

Influencing policy processesNational processes – PRSP/MDG

Sectoral and local processes

Strengthening institutions and capacities

Longer-term strengthening

Developing and costing policy interventions and programmes

Strategies and policy reforms

Strengthening institutions and capacities

Tactical capacity building

Assessing institutional and capacity needs

Needs assessment

Supporting the implementation of interventions and programmesSectoral and local implementation

Financing and budgeting for poverty-environment

Budget processes and finance options

Integrating poverty-environment in the monitoring system

Indicators and data collection


•Started in 2003-2004

•Seven ‘pilot’ countries – Mali, Mauritania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania & Mozambique

•New countries – Malawi, Burkina Faso.

•Planned new countries: Zambia, Botswana

PEI Country Programmes PEI Country Programmes in Africain Africa


•Assess the national situation for entry points & government commitment •Deep engagement with government institutions & processes – to understand & to influence. •Have ministry responsible for development planning to lead or co-lead. •Collect data on how pro-poor economic development can be better achieved by using environmental assets more sustainably.•Influence government processes by using the information tactically – making the case and highlighting key issues •Mobilise and support “champions”•Participate in environment/sector working groups.

Early PEI experienceEarly PEI experience


• Develop specific policy measures, priorities and implementation programmes in PRSP/sector strategy

•Develop p-e indicators for poverty monitoring system

•Support budget allocation process

•Engage with key sector agencies to influence programme implementation

•Strengthen capacity to create enduring mainstreaming process

PEI experiencePEI experience


A programmatic approach to mainstreaming is needed

Detailed mapping of government macro and sectoral policy, planning, and decision-making processes (“machinery of government”), institutions and individuals relevant to the national development process is required

The Planning/Finance ministry must be an equal or primary focal ministry in the process from the beginning

Lessons Learned to DateLessons Learned to Date


Country-led environmental mainstreaming process has high transaction costs, because it is new, seeks to change government priorities, and involves a number of ministries - “Stubborn persistence and attention to detail”

Country-specific evidence of the contribution of environment to poverty reduction, and pro-poor growth is needed to convince policy makers that investment in environment has value.

Lessons Learned to Date, cont.Lessons Learned to Date, cont.


Role of Poverty Environmental FacilityRole of Poverty Environmental Facility

To coordinate and support PEI scale up:To coordinate and support PEI scale up:

Resource Mobilisation Resource Mobilisation Donor Reporting/LiaisonDonor Reporting/Liaison Coordinating Joint PEI Programme Coordinating Joint PEI Programme Knowledge ManagementKnowledge Management Technical Support Delivery Technical Support Delivery

Clients: regional teams and country programmes regional teams and country programmes


Resource Mobilisation / Donor LiaisonResource Mobilisation / Donor Liaison

Mobilise financial resources for PEI scaling up: Mobilise financial resources for PEI scaling up: - Current funding from - Current funding from Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Spain, Sweden, UK, ECSpain, Sweden, UK, EC

- Ongoing discussions with a other donors- Ongoing discussions with a other donors

- Optimistic about funds for planned expansion:- Optimistic about funds for planned expansion:

$35m for 2007-2011 (60% mobilised)$35m for 2007-2011 (60% mobilised)

Harmonise donor relationsHarmonise donor relations throughthrough Donor Steering Donor Steering GroupGroup

Coordinated reporting to the donors on progress


Coordinating Joint PEI Coordinating Joint PEI ProgrammeProgramme

Mobilising UNDP-UNDP inputMobilising UNDP-UNDP input

Joint management arrangements Joint management arrangements

Supporting regional PEI strategies Supporting regional PEI strategies

Developing partnerships Developing partnerships

Monitoring progressMonitoring progress


Knowledge ManagementKnowledge Management

Guidance on P-E mainstreaming Guidance on P-E mainstreaming (Guidance Note in English, (Guidance Note in English, French, Spanish)French, Spanish)

Guidance on key methods/tools Guidance on key methods/tools (e.g. PEI indicators, Making the (e.g. PEI indicators, Making the

economic case) economic case)

Handbook on Poverty-Environment Mainstreaming Handbook on Poverty-Environment Mainstreaming ((in in preparationpreparation))

Website – guidance materials and key documents Website – guidance materials and key documents

Monitoring, evaluation and lesson learningMonitoring, evaluation and lesson learning

Sharing lessons learnt and best practices – PEI-net Sharing lessons learnt and best practices – PEI-net


Access to UNEP and UNDP technical expertiseAccess to UNEP and UNDP technical expertise

“ “Framework” contracts with regional institutes/consultantsFramework” contracts with regional institutes/consultants

Assistance in operation Assistance in operation (TOR’s/procurement/recruitment)(TOR’s/procurement/recruitment)

Delivery of short-term assistance Delivery of short-term assistance

External partnerships External partnerships (e.g. LEAD International, IIED, IUCN, WRI)(e.g. LEAD International, IIED, IUCN, WRI)

Roster of experts Roster of experts

Providing forum for sharing experienceProviding forum for sharing experience

Monitoring achievementMonitoring achievement

Technical Advisory Support


Integrated Ecosystem AssessmentIntegrated Ecosystem Assessment

Economic AnalysisEconomic Analysis

Policy IntegrationPolicy Integration

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

P-E IndicatorsP-E Indicators

Budget ProcessesBudget Processes

Mainstreaming climate change adaptationMainstreaming climate change adaptation

Technical Advisory Support Technical Advisory Support Current FocusCurrent Focus


What can PEI offer countries?What can PEI offer countries?

Financial supportFinancial support Programme preparationProgramme preparation Making mainstreaming operationalMaking mainstreaming operational Defining achievement targetsDefining achievement targets

Technical assistance/trainingTechnical assistance/training

On-the-job capacity buildingOn-the-job capacity building

Access to knowledge productsAccess to knowledge products

Experience sharing with other PEI countriesExperience sharing with other PEI countries

Donor harmonisationDonor harmonisation


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