Investing in Land Stewardship
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Investing in Land Stewardship REPORT OF THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY TO THE ELEVENTH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION July 2013 1 | Page TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................................................. 2 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................................................................................... 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 5 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 11 STATUS OF GEF LAND DEGRADATION FOCAL AREA PORTFOLIO ............................................ 13 Programming Trends .............................................................................................................................. 13 Focal Area Objectives ......................................................................................................................... 14 Multifocal-areas Programming ........................................................................................................... 14 Geographical Trends ........................................................................................................................... 15 Regional and Global Programming ..................................................................................................... 21 SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT AS A CROSS-CUTTING AND SYNERGISTIC ELEMENT IN OTHER GEF FUNDING WINDOWS .................................................................................................. 24 SLM opportunities in the LDCF/SCCF for Climate Change Adaptation ............................................... 24 SLM synergies through the Adaptation Fund ......................................................................................... 26 PROGRESS WITH GEF-5 PROGRAMMING REFORMS ...................................................................... 28 Progress in Overall Programming of LDFA Resources .......................................................................... 28 Progress in utilization of the System for Transparent Allocation of Resources ..................................... 29 Enabling Activities .................................................................................................................................. 31 Direct Access Modality ....................................................................................................................... 31 GEF Agency Modality ......................................................................................................................... 32 Umbrella Project Modality ................................................................................................................. 32 SFM/REDD-plus Incentive Mechanism ................................................................................................. 33 Capacity Development Program ............................................................................................................. 34 LAND DEGRADATION FOCAL AREA PORTOFOLIO MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT ......... 35 2 | Page Annual Monitoring Report FY2011 ........................................................................................................ 35 Annual Monitoring Report FY2012 ........................................................................................................ 36 Portfolio Monitoring and Learning Review ............................................................................................ 38 CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................................... 42 ANNEX 1: GEF-5 LDFA Results-Based Management Framework .......................................................... 44 ANNEX 2: LDFA PROJECT PORTFOLIO – FY2012 AND FY2013 ..................................................... 47 ANNEX 3: PROJECTS WITH ACTIVITIES IN PRODUCTION LANDSCAPES APPROVED UNDER LDCF/SCCF, FY12 and FY 13 .................................................................................................................. 59 ANNEX 4: PROJECTS APPROVED UNDER THE ADAPTATION FUND, FY12 and FY13 .............. 64 ANNEX 5: DESCRIPTION OF APPROVED PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS ....................................... 66 LDFA STAND-ALONE PROJECTS ..................................................................................................... 66 MULTI-FOCAL AREA PROJECTS...................................................................................................... 73 ENABLING ACTVITY PROJECTS FINANCED UNDER THE LDFA ............................................. 96 Projects under the Direct Access Modality ......................................................................................... 96 Projects under the GEF Agency Modality .......................................................................................... 97 Umbrella Project Modality ............................................................................................................... 101 PROJECTS WITH ACTIVITIES IN PRODUCTION LANDSCAPES APPROVED UNDER SPECIAL CLIMATE CHANGE FUND (FY12 AND FY13) .............................................................. 102 PROJECTS WITH ACTIVITIES IN PRODUCTION LANDSCAPES APPROVED UNDER THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES FUND (FY12 AND FY13) ...................................................... 105 PROJECTS APPROVED UNDER THE ADAPTATION FUND, FY2012 AND FY13 ..................... 119 3 | Page LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank AfDB African Development Bank AMR Annual Monitoring Report CBD Convention on Biological Diversity COP Conference of the Parties CRIC Committee for Review of Implementation of the Convention CSP Country Support Program DLDD Desertification, Land Degradation, and Drought EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FY Fiscal Year GEBs Global Environmental Benefits GEF Global Environment Facility GGWI Great Green Wall Initiative of the Sahel and Sahara IDB Inter-American Development Bank IEM Integrated Ecosystem Management IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development LDC Least Developed Country LDCF Least Developed Countries Fund LDFA Land Degradation Focal Area LFCC Low Forest Cover Countries LULUCF Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry MFA Multi-Focal Area MOU Memorandum of Understanding MSP Medium-Sized Project NAP National Action Program NAPA National Adaptation Program of Action NPFE National Portfolio Formulating Exercise OP Operational Program PES Payments for Ecosystem Services PIF Project Identification Form PIR Project Implementation Report PPG Project Preparation Grant PRAIS Performance Review and Assessment of Implementation System RBM Results Based Management REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation SCCF Special Climate Change Fund SFM Sustainable Forest Management SGP Small Grants Program SIDS Small Island Developing States SLM Sustainable Land Management STAR System for a Transparent Allocation of Resources UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFF United Nations Forum on Forests WB The World Bank 4 | Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report has been prepared by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Secretariat for submission to the eleventh session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP-11) in Windhoek, Republic of Namibia, from September 16 to 27, 2013. This is the fourth report prepared by the GEF to the COP in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the UNCCD and the GEF. This is also the second time the GEF is reporting since the GEF Instrument was amended to list the UNCCD among the Conventions for which the GEF serves as a financial mechanism. The report follows the suggested format outlined in the MOU. It provides information on GEF activities in sustainable land management as they relate to GEF Land Degradation Focal Area, specifically desertification and deforestation, for the period of July 2011 to June 2013. In accordance with the MOU, activities in other GEF Focal Areas and funding windows related to Sustainable Land Management (SLM) are also presented. The reporting period coincides with the second and third full years of the Fifth GEF Replenishment Phase (GEF-5). The report also complements information provided through the Performance Review and Assessment of Implementation System (PRAIS), which was included in the global synthesis submitted to the Committee for Review of Implementation of the Convention at its 11th Session (CRIC-11). However, the data submitted through the PRAIS was based on the GEF report to COP-10, which covered the period 2009 – 2011. Therefore the details presented in the present report to COP-11 are not reflected in the PRAIS data. LDFA Portfolio Trends Highlights (July 2011–June 2013) Total GEF Programming a. A total of 108 projects were approved with funding from the LDFA. The total GEF grant for the projects amounted to US$655.7 million, with an additional US$2.47 billion in co-financing. Of the total