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2nd GEF Biennial International Waters Conference Sept. 25-29, 2002 Dalian, China ppt

GEF IW regional programs can be a vehicle to foster multi-country understanding, communication and cooperation between countries where it otherwise may not have been occurring (Nile, BCLME, Tumen, Gulf of Aqaba, etc.)

Second Biennial GEF International Waters Conference September 25-29, 2002 Dalian, PR China

There were eight presentations in the first session of Plenary II, focused GEF I-W initiatives in the East Asia region. Presenters introduced their respective projects and gave an accounting of the coverage, scope, issues, strategies, action programmes and mechanisms that had been put in place, or were being proposed, for project implementation.

Plenary III: GEF Monitoring and Evaluation

The session consisted of a panel of four presentations followed by and opened discussion. The first referred to guidelines of IW focal area project indicators indicatorsrs, the presentation emphasized the need to incorporate indicators to the logical framework and process three levels of indicators (process, stress reduction and environmental status). The second presentation introduced a draft for IW focal area program indicators, in addition to the three indicators proposed by the first presentation on project indicators, the second presentation introduced indicators on program coverage.

RESULTS OF THE GEF IW:LEARN PROJECT NEEDS SURVEY

Presentation to the Final Plenary of the 2002 GEF International Waters Conference

LESSONS LEARNED FROM CHINA

Strong governmental support that stretches across all layers of government and involves a wide range of departments and agencies, complemented by complementary legislation and regulations. Sound scientific basis, linking scientists with political decision-makers, leads to commensurate resource allocation by government and creates downstream environmental benefits. Extensive capacity building and awareness program for managers and the public - eg public rallying activities such as ‘clean harbour’ initiatives.

Executive Summary Track 2. Large Marine Ecosystems

The WSSD, in its Program of Action to meet the Millennium Development Goals for Sustainable Development, re-affirmed the ecosystem-based approach to addressing environmental concerns and issued a renewed call for action on ocean and coastal governance. Targets include restoring depleted fish stocks by 2015 and establishing a representative systems of Marine Protected Areas around the world by 2012.

Large Marine Ecosystems Track 2

Reaching Consensus on a Program of Action (reconciling local and national priorities with regional ones)

LMEs Track 2 September 26, 2002 LMEs and Coasts: Experiences and Lessons Learned

Major factor is environment variability: warm water intrusions, from South and equatorial current. Changes distribution and productivity of stocks. Not a question of overcapacity and fishing effort overall. Need adaptive fisheries mgt. Need to lower fishing pressure during those times. Environmental signal in the Benguela Current is important. Different from other LMEs in terms of what the cause is.

Report on Track 4 - “Building Sustainability: Partnerships and Finance”

The purpose of this track was to share experience and discuss needs for private sector involvement in GEF international waters activities. The first session focused on opportunities with the private sector. The second session focused on partnering and financial opportunities and other available resources for GEF IW projects.

Building Sustainability:Partnerships and Finance track 4

What are the existing mechanisms and limitations faced by public and private sector in developing countries in establishing sustainable partnerships?

Track 3 -- Freshwater Basin Management: Experiences and Lessons Learned

The discussion of experiences and lessons learned from freshwater basin management was based on presentations of specific lessons from four GEF projects: one at the end of project preparation (Lake Chad), one at the beginning of project implementation (Guarani Aquifer) and two well under implementation (Sao Francisco and Lake Victoria).

Track 3: Freshwater Basin Management

Individual capacity-building, Basin-level capacity-building, composition and financing, Ensuring long-term benefits, Sharpening tools Variability across basin countries.

UNEP/GEF INTERNATIONAL WATERS PORTFOLIO ppt

As of September 2002, the UNEP/GEF portfolio in international waters is valued at US$ 179 million, comprising 11 ongoing full size projects and 2 ongoing medium-sized projects.

Plenary Summary TRACK 1: TDA, SAP, and Participatory Process Best Practices and Lessons Learned

National ownership should dominate over donor-drivenness in projects, National ownership means more than just high-level government buy-in: must include broad stakeholder ownership, National Action Plans should be consistent with Regional SAP, and vice versa.