French Global Environment Facility
Annual Report 2007
Grey pelicans © J.F. Hellio & N. Van Ingen
Kaieteur National Falls Park, Guyana © Dominiek Plouvier-WWF Guianas
Bio-mass Power Thailande © Manelle Ait Sahlia
Contents 01 02
Introduction Guiding principles and objectives of the FGEF
Activities in 2007 and project review 1994-2007
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Activity breakdown by focal area and geographical location, 1994-2007 Activity breakdown by promoting institution Project advancement Biodiversity - Project portfolio - Geographical distribution Climate Change - Project portfolio - Geographical distribution International Waters - Project portfolio - Geographical distribution Land degradation and persistent organic pollutants - Project portfolio - Geographical distribution Ozone layer - Application of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol - Review of projects financed by the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol and managed by the FGEF Secretariat - Project portfolio
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Capitalisation activities in 2007
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- Project assessments completed or ongoing in 2007 - Capitalisation studies and seminars - Project assessment synopses and extracts
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Communication activities in 2007
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- Capitalisation studies and seminars, 2007 - Documentation and press articles
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Appendices
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FGEF management bodies - Steering Committee, Scientific and Technical Committee and Secretariat The project cycle Main acronyms
Introduction
007 was a flagship year for the French Global Environment Facility and its mission to promote innovation in addressing global environment issues and sustainability in developing countries.
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The FGEF finances projects or programmes that introduce innovative approaches and are reproducible on larger scales. With 29 new projects in 2007, the FGEF is effectively promoting a number of innovative topic areas : - the vulnerability of developing countries to climate change and their capacities for rising to the challenge, through three different operations in the Indian Ocean and Africa; reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency in buildings, urban transport and renewable energy in the Maghreb, sub-Saharan Africa and certain Eastern European countries; capacity-building for public and private beneficiaries for Clean Development Mechanism processing purposes in Africa and CDM implementation in the forests of the Congo Basin;
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- promotion of marine and inland protected areas and ecotourism in southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa in partnership with local stakeholders and government departments in France and other countries; forest conservation and eco-certified management. The FGEF has piloted discussions between international donors agencies on financing conservation and biodiversity through trust funds, from which the income covers all or some of the recurrent costs of protected areas.
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A large number of projects cofinanced by the FGEF cut across different focal areas and are addressed through a multi-sector ecosystem approach. This is the case with the project for creating a bio-energy platform in India, involving both public and private stakeholders (Teri Group and French operators) and also with an exceptional operation – amongst those financed by bilateral agencies and the Multilateral Fund for the implementation of the Montreal Protocol – in six African countries, where the twofold aim is to address both climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion. These innovative projects are introducing new technologies that draw on French knowledge and know-how. The FGEF contributes to French international strategies and commitments for the global environment. The FGEF’s activities are helping to support French administrations in developing and implementing new concepts in the global environment field and in defining French strategies and positions in relation
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to international bodies such as the Global Environment Facility, as shown by its active contributions to the Paris Conference entitled Citoyens de la Terre (“Citizenship of the Earth”), organised by the French President in February, to the meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in September and to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bali in December. The prizes awarded by the President of Costa Rica for a biodiversity project on Coco Island, and by the Canadian Minister for the Environment and the DirectorGeneral of the UNEP on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, as well as citations of the FGEF during the Grenelle Environment Forum, also bear witness to the relevance of its activities.
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The FGEF is founded on an original system of governance The significant results achieved by the FGEF, despite its small size within the French cooperation and assistance system, have been made possible thanks to a system of governance based on three interacting units : The Steering Committee fosters synergies between different departments and institutions in specific highly motivating topic areas, and makes decisions with reference to the objectives and means set out in the strategic programming framework for 2007-2008. The Scientific and Technical Committee, made up of key dedicated high-level figures, guides and informs policy orientations towards genuinely innovative topic areas and development of the necessary methodologies. The Secretariat, which is based at the AFD, brings an efficient and flexible approach to bear on project implementation, applying international standards and strengthening capitalization activities.
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With Sir Nicolas Stern’s report on the economics of climate change and the costs of inaction, the publication of the 4th IPCC report and the Grenelle Environment Forum, the year 2007 brought environmental topics firmly back on the agenda of debates on fundamental issues and development models. In this context and drawing on its 13 years of experience, the FGEF is helping to further knowledge and to implement innovative programmes and projects that can be reproduced on a larger scale to address global environment and sustainable development issues. Marc-Antoine MARTIN FGEF Secretary-General
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Guiding principles and objectives of the FGEF
The overall objective of the FGEF is to encourage developing or transitional countries to adopt and implement sustainable development strategies, programmes and projects that are compatible with the long-term preservation of our planet's ecological equilibrium. Its specific objective is to contribute to financing, in the form of grants, of development projects that produce an enduring impact in addressing the following global environment issues : biodiversity, climate change, international waters, the ozone layer1, land degradation, including desertification and deforestation, persistent organic pollutants.
Children in Africa © Anna Gouin
The FGEF’s guiding principles are summarised in the following comments from the senior advisers who carried out the strategic assessment of the Facility in 2006 : « The FGEF has proved to be an original and effective instrument for international cooperation for development and the environment. It enables France to give emphasis to its own geographical priorities while ensuring consistency with the broader objectives assigned to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and, more generally, with undertakings made in respect of international conventions on the environment. It also acts as a vehicle providing French stakeholders from the science, research, business and NGO communities with access to environmental forums and studies contributing to international debates in this area. Finally, French policy gives a high priority to approaches to global environment issues within the context of sustainable development. The FGEF uses a dynamic approach to encourage linkages between development and the environment. These linkages will be losing none of their relevance in the years to come ».
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The FGEF acts : to strengthen the integration of global environment issues in projects for sustainable and equitable development, to support operations in the field in beneficiary countries, through an approach that emphasises learning and support to innovative or exemplary projects, on request from, and under the responsibility of, any of its five institutional members, under minority financing arrangements, as an additional mechanism within the French public aid system, under Official Development Assistance accounts.
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The FGEF’s resources have been replenished for the 4th time since 1994 with a budget allocation of 70.2 M€ for 2007-2010. FGEF subsidies amount to an average of 1.1 M€ per project, representing 18% of total project costs on average.
Projects relating to protection of the ozone layer are addressed under a specific procedure, which we will describe below.
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he Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a multilateral fund which was officially launched in 1994. For the period from 2006 to 2010, a total of US$ 3.1 billion was awarded to replenish the fund, with France contributing 154 M€. The GEF is a financial mechanism used to implement international conventions (on biodiversity, climate change, desertification, and persistent organic pollutants).
In terms of activities, the two mechanisms differ in the following respects :
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• The FGEF devotes over 50 % of its resources to SubSaharan Africa, as opposed to 20 % for the GEF; • The FGEF gives priority to economic and social development projects in beneficiary countries that include global environment components; the GEF may intervene in projects that focus purely on biodiversity protection and conservation or on research, but its doctrine has been evolving with a view to securing better integration of global environment protection and sustainable development issues. • The FGEF’s share in the total cost of projects is limited to 50%; there is no ceiling on GEF contributions.
The FGEF is a bilateral fund which was created in 1994 and operates with an endowment from the State budget. It is additional to the French contribution to the GEF. The FGEF does not call upon implementation agencies for its operations. Each project financed by the FGEF is submitted under the responsibility of one of the five institutions represented on its Steering Committee, as explained below.
Of the 172 projects identified as of 31 December 2007 by the FGEF, 38 also draw on GEF resources.
Like the GEF, the FGEF draws on the findings of a consultative scientific and technical committee.
A flowering Tabebuiaserratifolia tree © Dominiek Plouvier - WWF Guyana
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Activities in 2007 and project review 1994-2007
Ecotourism in Madagascar – Whale-watching at Sainte-Marie © Megaptera
2007 was the first year of execution of the FGEF’s fourth 4-year budget period (2007–2010) and of the strategic programming framework for 2007–2008, which sets out guidelines, objectives by geographic region and focal area and the corresponding criteria, methods and means. The main results for 2007 in terms of financial and budgetary management are as follows : a continuing high level of commitment, with •17.5 M€ allocated to 15 projects, mainly in Africa and the Mediterranean, strengthened capitalisation and communication activities, an improvement in disbursements, which is fully in line with the objectives of the strategic programming framework for 2007-2008.
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Average annual commitments for the past three years (2005-2006-2007) amount to 18.21 M€, with 16 projects launched. Average grants earmarked for identified projects in the last three years (2005-2006-2007) amount to 14.67 M€, with 15 projects identified. By the end of 2007, the FGEF’s geographical objectives as set out for 2007-2008 had been achieved. Activities in the area of climate change exceeded the objectives
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set. In 2008, commitments will need to be balanced out towards biodiversity. The accounting and financial audit conducted prior to the replenishment of resources in 2006 had recommended the implementation of cash flow management planning in addition to accounting and budget monitoring. This was done at the end of 2006, enabling cash flow requirements to be monitored more closely in 2007. The ratio of commitments over the bilateral share of the Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund increased slightly from 2006 to 2007, with one project in India and four in Africa. Among the latter, a flagship project covering six countries is simultaneously addressing ozone depletion (Montreal Protocol) and climate change (Kyoto Protocol). From 1994 to 2207, the FGEF began or completed processing of 172 projects altogether, amounting to a total potential commitment of 190.15 M€. Of these projects, 161 have been appraised and launched, representing a total commitment of 177.37 M€. The consolidated report on activities from 1994 to the end of 2007 is given in the following sections.
Activtiy breakdown by focal area and geographical location, 1994-2007
The projects were distributed as follows : NUMBER OF PROJECTS
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
%
STRATEGIC PROGRAMMING FRAMEWORK OBJECTIVES 2007-2008
Biodiversity
95
93 560 648
49%
35% - 50%
Climate change
43
53 875 519
28%
27% - 37%
International waters
23
26 389 786
14%
10% - 20%
POP Land degradation
11
16 321 551
9%
8% - 15%
TOTAL
172
190 147 504
100%
100%
COUNTRY / REGION
NUMBER OF PROJECTS
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
%
STRATEGIC PROGRAMMING FRAMEWORK OBJECTIVES 2007-2008
Sub-Saharan Africa + Mediterranean
110
121 520 708
64%
65%
Other regions
62
68 626 796
36%
35%
TOTAL
172
190 147 504
100%
100%
Sémidjans – Dantopka Market, Cotonou © Claire Simonneau – AFD 2007
FOCAL AREA
OBJECTIVES BY REGION
64%
36%
Africa + Mediterranean Other regions
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Activities in 2007 and project review 1994-2007
ACTIVITY BREAKDOWN BY PROMOTING INSTITUTION The 172 projects identified were distributed as follows : PROMOTING INSTITUTION
NUMBER OF PROJECTS
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
%
MAEE
65
68 761 788
36%
AFD
53
57 473 368
30%
MEDAD
27
30 021 008
16%
Multiple, including KfW
14
18 808 517
10%
MINEFE
8
9 896 311
5%
MESR
5
5 186 512
3%
TOTAL
172
190 147 504
100%
NUMBER OF PROJECTS 70
65
60 53
50 40 27
30 20
14 8
10
5
0 MAEE
AFD
Cameroon project – a Sapelli tree © Max Hurdebourcq – 2008
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MEDAD
Multiple, including KfW
MINEFE
MESR
PROJECT ADVANCEMENT The 172 projects identified have reached the following stages in processing (in number of projects) : FOCAL AREA
NUMBER OF PROJECTS IDENTIFIED
NUMBER OF PROJECTS COMMITMENTS
NUMBER OF PROJECTS WITH SIGNED AGREEMENTS
Biodiversity
95
94
144
Climate change
43
36
48
International waters
23
22
26
POP Land degradation
11
9
8
TOTAL
172
161
226
The total by line may not agree with the total project commitment as some projects are covered by more than one financing agreement.
BIODIVERSITY Project portfolio
A giraffe and her calf © Emmanuel Debroise – 2008
The biodiversity portfolio contains 95 projects representing 93.56 M€, including 92.68 M€ for 94 projects already launched. The table below gives the list of projects after identification. Projects identified in 2007 are shown in bold.
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Activities in 2007 and project review 1994-2007 Biodiversity PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS (€)
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
21/10/1994
07/07/1995
Déforestation tropicale par agriculture itinérante sur brûlis
Ceinture tropicale
152 449
MAEE
21/10/1994
07/07/1995
Gestion & préservation de l'écosystème du banc d'Arguin
Mauritanie
671 843
MAEE
21/10/1994
15/04/1996
Unité de conservation d'Arly
Burkina Faso
378 378
AFD
21/10/1994
15/04/1996
Réhabilitation et valorisation du parc national du Niokolo Koba
Sénégal
686 021
MAEE
15/03/1995
22/11/1995
Maintien biodiversité après éradication tsé-tsé
Zimbabwe
766 819
MAEE
07/07/1995
20/09/1996
Biodivalor - appui à la valorisation durable des forêts tropicales
Gabon
450 792
MAEE
07/07/1995
20/12/1996
Terroirs villageois de Kouré et du Dallol Bosso
Niger
304 898
AFD
07/07/1995
01/04/1997
Protection de la biodiversité dans le bas delta mauritanien
Mauritanie
609 796
AFD
07/07/1995
09/11/1999
Aménagement forestier durable
Gabon
954 598
AFD-MAEE
15/04/1996
20/09/1996
Protection et gestion des espaces naturels terrestres et marins
Mayotte
495 459
AFD
01/04/1997
06/05/1998
Gestion de l'information environnementale dans le bassin du Congo
Afrique / Régional
762 245
MAEE
01/04/1997
29/06/2000
Projets pilotes de protection & valorisation de la biodiversité dans le cadre du PAE
Madagascar
1 326 306
MAEE
30/09/1997
22/12/1997
Gestion des sites Ramsar, par des actions d'échanges techniques innovants
Afrique / Régional
381 123
MEDAD
30/09/1997
06/05/1998
Conservation de la biodiversité de la Péninsule du Cap
Afrique du Sud
914 694
AFD
30/09/1997
18/02/1999
Restauration des écosystèmes du Parc national Elizabeth et du Lac George
Ouganda
1 158 613
MESR
06/05/1998
18/02/1999
Gestion environnementale dans les zones de concentration de populations réfugiées
Afrique / Régional
701 265
MAEE
29/09/1998
17/06/1999
Appui aux unités de conservation de la faune
Burkina Faso
762 245
AFD
18/02/1999
17/06/1999
Maintien de la biodiversité dans la vallée du Zambèze
Zimbabwe
435 000
MAEE
18/02/1999
12/09/2000
Préservation et gestion des aires protégées de la Pendjari
Bénin
1 100 000
AFD
09/11/1999
26/03/2001
Observatoire de la Guinée maritime
Guinée
1 300 000
AFD
09/11/1999
26/03/2001
Préservation des ressources halieutiques par les communautés de pêcheurs
Sénégal
900 000
AFD
07/03/2000
26/03/2001
Interactions entre élevage et faune sauvage autour des aires protégées
Tchad
770 000
MAEE
07/03/2000
07/07/2004
Conservation de la biodiversité dans les parcs nationaux du Faro et de Bouba N'Djida
Cameroun
1 500 000
AFD
27/11/2000
06/07/2001
Agrobiodiversité du sorgho
Burkina Faso / Mali
1 300 000
MESR
27/11/2000
06/07/2001
Gestion durable de la pêche crevettière
Madagascar
1 056 000
AFD
27/11/2000
29/03/2002
Antilopes sahélo-sahariennes
Afrique / Régional
1 385 000
MEDAD
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Biodiversity PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS (€)
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
26/03/2001
30/11/2001
Plateau Mahafaly
Madagascar
900 000
AFD
26/03/2001
29/03/2002
Développement du tourisme de nature en Afrique centrale (ECOFAC)
Afrique / Régional
939 000
AFD
26/03/2001
30/04/2003
Gestion des terroirs de chasse
Centrafrique
1 000 000
MAEE
06/07/2001
30/11/2001
Réhabilitation de l'aire protégée de Méru
Kenya
1 860 000
AFD
24/05/2002
26/03/2004
Jardins éthiopiens
Ethiopie
1 230 000
MAEE
15/11/2002
30/04/2003
Aménagement de la Congolaise CIB
Congo
873 000
AFD
15/11/2002
26/03/2004
Réseau des "Conservatoires"
Namibie
1 400 000
MAEE
15/11/2002
26/03/2004
Conservation et valorisation de la biodiversité et des éléphants du Gourma
Mali
1 560 000
MAEE
15/11/2002
30/04/2003
Parc marin de Mnazi Bay
Tanzanie
630 000
MAEE
04/07/2003
27/10/2004
Réhabilitation des écosystèmes insulaires
Seychelles
460 000
MAEE
27/11/2003
30/03/2005
Conservation de la nature et développement communautaire et touristique dans le Kalahari
Botswana
935 000
MEDAD
27/11/2003
26/03/2004
Développement du Parc national de Quirimbas
Mozambique
700 000
AFD
26/03/2004
05/07/2005
Fondation pour les aires protégées et la biodiversité : contribution au capital
Madagascar
1 000 000
AFD
26/03/2004
27/10/2004
Bio-Hub - Gestion durable et communautaire de la biodiversité et des ressources naturelles
Afrique / Régional
500 000
MAEE
07/07/2004
25/11/2005
Gestion de la biodiversité en périphérie des grands parcs nationaux du bassin du Congo
Afrique / Régional
2 500 000
MAEE
27/10/2004
05/07/2006
Conservation de la biodiversité autour du Parc national de Sapo
Libéria
830 000
MAEE
27/10/2004
30/03/2005
Programme de Petites Initiatives 1ère tranche
Afrique / Régional
1 200 000
MAEE-MEDAD
27/10/2004
30/03/2005
Réseau d'aires marines protégées des pays de l'Océan indien
Afrique / Régional
700 000
MAEE
30/03/2005
25/11/2005
Projet pilote bio culturel d'Antrema
Madagascar
320 000
MAEE
30/03/2005
25/11/2005
Gestion communautaire de la biodiversité autour des aires protégées
Ghana
1 200 000
MAEE
25/11/2005
05/07/2006
Conservation de la biodiversité et développement du secteur protégé de la réserve forestière de Lomako
Congo (République démocratique)
781 000
MAEE
30/03/2006
05/07/2006
Protection de la forêt humide de Gola
Sierra Leone
1 186 000
MAEE
05/07/2006
05/07/2006
Programme de Petites Initiatives 2ème tranche
Afrique / Régional
1 000 000
MAEE-MEDAD
05/07/2006
18/12/2006
Extension aux petits permis forestiers de la dynamique d'aménagement durable
Gabon
2 000 000
AFD
05/07/2006
30/03/2007
Efficacité de la gestion des aires protégées en Afrique de l'Ouest
Afrique / Régional
990 000
MAEE
18/12/2006
06/07/2007
Gestion durable des forêts communales
Cameroun
1 300 000
MAEE
30/03/2007
30/11/2007
Parc national d'Addo Elephant
Afrique du Sud
984 000
AFD
Conservation de la biodiversité et certification du bois de deux forêts classées
Côte d'Ivoire
877 000
MAEE
30/11/2007
TOTAL AFRICA ( 54 PROJECTS )
51 078 544
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Activities in 2007 and project review 1994-2007 Biodiversity PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS (€)
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
15/03/1995
07/07/1995
Protection & valorisation des récifs coralliens (Petites Antilles)
Sainte-Lucie
240 778
MAEE
15/03/1995
07/07/1995
Protection & valorisation des récifs coralliens (Petites Antilles)
St Vincent & Grenadines
107 477
MAEE
15/03/1995
07/07/1995
Protection & valorisation des récifs coralliens (Petites Antilles)
Grenade
147 052
MAEE
07/07/1995
01/04/1997
Développement communautaire & conservation de la Mata Atlantica (région d'Iguape)
Brésil
312 520
MEDAD
22/11/1995
15/04/1996
Conservatoire ethnobotanique OMAERE
Equateur
126 738
MAEE
15/04/1996
20/09/1996
Contribution à la prise en compte de l'environnement dans la prospection pétrolière
Bolivie
112 218
MAEE
20/09/1996
20/12/1996
"Projets démonstratifs" du programme de protection des forêts tropicales
Brésil
1 524 490
MAEE
22/12/1997
06/05/1998
Forêt naturelle tempérée chilienne
Chili
751 269
MAEE
06/05/1998
18/02/1999
Conservation de la biodiversité de la Sierra Nevada
Colombie
988 784
MAEE
29/09/1998
18/02/1999
Haut bassin du Rio Jejui et réserve naturelle de Mbaracayu
Paraguay
1 141 301
MINEFE
18/02/1999
29/06/2000
"Parc naturel régional" au développement durable des provinces Carrera et Capitan Prat
Chili
1 000 000
MEDAD
29/06/2000
26/03/2001
Actions pilotes de valorisation de la biodiversité dans le Pantanal du Rio Negro
Brésil
980 000
MAEE
29/06/2000
30/11/2001
Conservation et valorisation de la biodiversité dans l'Etat d'Amapa
Brésil
1 140 000
MEDAD
26/03/2001
06/07/2001
Couloir biologique parcs Puracé et Cueva los Guacharos
Colombie
1 600 000
MAEE
26/03/2001
30/11/2001
Utilisation durable des ressources forestières des Guyanes
AL / Régional
1 620 000
MEDAD
26/03/2001
30/11/2001
Gestion durable des ressources naturelles avec communautés indigènes Mapuches
Chili
1 695 000
MAEE
06/07/2001
29/03/2002
Renforcement du système national d'aires protégées
Cuba
1 500 000
MAEE
06/07/2001
15/11/2002
Conservation et développement des forêts subtropicales de montagne (Couloir écologique du Haut Bermejo)
Argentine
1 000 000
MAEE
30/11/2001
15/11/2002
Conservation et valorisation de la biodiversité végétale en zones tropicales du Chaparé - BIODESA
Bolivie
450 000
MESR
30/11/2001
04/07/2003
Protection de la biodiversité de l'aire de conservation marine de l'Ile Coco
Costa Rica
1 065 000
MEDAD
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An iguana © Dominiek Plouvier – WWF Guyanas
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Biodiversity PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS (€)
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
30/04/2003
27/11/2003
Appui aux communautés indigènes dans le Parc national de Canaïma
Venezuela
470 000
MEDAD
04/07/2003
26/03/2004
Aires protégées et partage des avantages dans les états de la Caraïbe orientale
Antilles orientales
1 372 000
MAEE
26/03/2004
07/07/2004
Gestion intégrée des aires protégées de la région caraïbe du Guatemala
Guatemala
800 000
MAEE
26/03/2004
05/07/2005
Gestion durable des ressources forestières en Amazonie
Brésil
1 380 000
MAEE
27/10/2004
30/03/2005
Conservation et utilisation durables des récifs coralliens de l'écorégion mésoaméricaine
Guatemala / Honduras
750 000
MAEE
18/12/2006
30/11/2007
Développement du système national des aires protégées uruguayen
Uruguay
1 000 000
MEDAD
30/03/2007
30/11/2007
Biodiversité et gestion durable des forêts du plateau des Guyanes
Guyanes
1 300 000
MEDAD
TOTAL LATIN AMERICA ( 25 PROJECTS )
Lao Cai paddy fields project © Ghislain Rieb – FGEF
24 574 628
PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS (€)
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
21/10/1994
07/07/1995
Conservation de la biodiversité des forêts des ghâts occidentaux
Inde
125 466
MAEE
26/03/2001
29/03/2002
Réserve des bovidés sauvages
Vietnam
1 049 000
MAEE
24/05/2002
07/07/2004
Maintien et préservation des hydro systèmes urbains en milieu tropical
Laos
600 000
AFD
04/07/2003
07/07/2004
Préservation et utilisation de l'agrobiodiversité des plantes racines & tubercules
Vanuatu
677 000
MAEE
26/03/2004
07/07/2004
Contribution à l'initiative régionale pour la protection des récifs coralliens dans le Pacifique Sud
Pacifique Sud
2 000 000
AFD-MAEE
30/03/2005
05/07/2006
Réseau des aires marines protégées et tourisme durable sur la côte Andaman
Thaïlande
1 000 000
AFD
30/03/2005
05/07/2005
Conservation de l'écosystème des Cardamomes
Cambodge
840 000
AFD
30/03/2007
30/11/2007
Développement de l'écotourisme et protection de la biodiversité dans la province de Lao Caï
Vietnam
890 000
AFD
TOTAL ASIA & PACIFIC ( 8 PROJECTS )
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7 181 466
Activities in 2007 and project review 1994-2007 Biodiversity PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS (€)
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
15/04/1996
20/12/1996
Protection & valorisation des écosystèmes en dobroudja bulgare
Bulgarie
286 604
MAEE-MEDAD
29/06/2000
30/11/2001
Gestion et aménagement d'une forêt communale pilote
Géorgie
1 200 000
KFW
27/11/2000
06/07/2001
Réseau de fondations pour la biodiversité
Hongrie
1 106 000
MEDAD
TOTAL EASTERN EUROPE ( 3 PROJECTS )
2 592 604
Gold Creek – illegal gold panning in Guyana © Dominiek Plouvier – WWF Guyanas
PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS (€)
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
15/03/1995
22/12/1997
Conservation d'espaces naturels littoraux dans le bassin méditerranéen
Liban
461 669
MEDAD
15/03/1995
22/12/1997
Conservation d'espaces naturels littoraux dans le bassin méditerranéen
Maroc
607 471
MEDAD
15/03/1995
22/12/1997
Conservation d'espaces naturels littoraux dans le bassin méditerranéen
Tunisie
609 796
MEDAD
15/03/1995
22/12/1997
Conservation d'espaces naturels littoraux dans le bassin méditerranéen (suivi-évaluation)
Maghreb / Régional
91 469
MEDAD
29/09/1998
07/03/2000
Gestion du parc naturel d'Ifrane et de ses zones périforestières
Maroc
2 288 000
AFD
27/11/2000
15/11/2002
Aires protégées marines et côtières
Tunisie
1 475 000
MEDAD
27/11/2004
05/07/2005
Développement du Commissariat national du littoral algérien
Algérie
1 200 000
MEDAD
05/07/2005
25/11/2005
Appui aux réserves naturelles libanaises
Liban
1 400 000
AFD
TOTAL MEDITERRANEAN ( 5 PROJECTS ) NB: The 4 projects entitled “Conservation d’espaces naturels littoraux dans le basin méditerranéen” (Conservation of natural coastal areas in the Mediterranean Basin) are counted as a single project.
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8 133 406
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION COUNTRY / REGION
NUMBER OF PROJECTS
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
%
Sub-Saharan Africa + Mediterranean
59
59 211 950
63%
Latin America
25
24 574 628
26%
Asia - Pacific
8
7 181 466
8%
Eastern Europe
3
2 592 604
3%
TOTAL
95
93 560 648
100%
8% 26%
3%
Sub-Saharan Africa + Mediterranean Latin America
63%
Asia - Pacific Eastern Europe
CAMEROON : municipal forests support programme Amount : 13 M€ including FGEF contribution of 1.3 M€ Beneficiary : association of forest municipalities The aim of this programme is to promote protection and sustainable management of Cameroon’s forests by accompanying the process of State decentralisation in order to strengthen the network of community forests. The priority is to establish an organised network of municipal forests led by trained and motivated mayors, to support them in their applications for listing their forests and in the subsequent introduction of forest management plans designed to ensure sustainability, local development and sources of local employment. To achieve these objectives, the programme is acting simultaneously at institutional level (Ministry for Forests and public funds for rural development assistance), municipal level (training for mayors, vocational forestry training for young people, establishment of municipal forest management committees), in the business sector (contractual agreements with municipal authorities) and in the timber sector (organisation of a regional market, establishment of inter-municipal marketing bodies...) Checking for minimum felling diameter © Max Hurdebourcq
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An elephant in the Addo project zone © Ghislain Rieb
Activities in 2007 and project review 1994-2007
SOUTH AFRICA : extension of the Addo Elephant National Park Amount : 24.8 M€ including FGEF contribution of 0.98 M€ Beneficiary : South African National Parks The FGEF is supporting the extension of the Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province. The Park is set to become the third largest in the country and aims to protect an outstanding range of biodiversity while fostering local socio-economic development through tourism.
Eastern Cape Province is one of the poorest in South Africa. Since its agricultural sector went into decline in the late 1990s, it has developed into a centre for alternative activities based on wild fauna management (ranching, hunting and wildlife tourism). This is the context in which the State decided to create the Addo Elephant National Park. Once extended from the coast to the mountains inland, the initial 2 200 hectare park created in 1931 will eventually cover more than 400 000 hectares. The South African State is covering
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70% of the funding requirement, with the remainder provided by international partners. FGEF contribution is aiming to establish innovative partnerships between the Park, private landowners and local communities, develop a Marine Protected Area, support local communities in the zone, foster the emergence of local SMEs and enhance the value of local cultural traditions. The project’s economic impact is considerable, with 1 228 ecotourism-related jobs already created. Each additional 15 000-hectare land parcel incorporated into the Park creates 40 new jobs.
AFRICA / REGIONAL : efficient protected area management in West Africa Amount : 2.65 M€ including FGEF contribution of 0.99 M€ Beneficiary : IUCN
• to establish a simple and transparent system to monitor and assess management effectiveness in all protected area categories, • to conduct a significant number of assessments, distribute their results and identify exemplary pilot sites, • to strengthen the knowledge required in these sites for their management, and to develop innovative solutions to address the challenges identified,
• to offer training programmes designed to address emerging issues, in the form of targeted modules and a regional Master’s degree. Since its launch, the programme has trained some thirty “counterpart” agents in the region who have conducted several assessments of management systems and parks, including in Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritania, Mali, Guinea-Bissau and Togo. The resulting recommendations are being applied to establish management priorities for the implementation of the Biodiversity Convention’s work programme for protected areas, which is financed by UNEP and the GEF. The programme is also about to launch a Master’s degree course in protected area management, which will begin in the autumn of 2008. The course will be implemented by three institutions which are already partners in the programme, the International Institute for
H y d ra u l i c a n d E n v i r o n m e n t a l Engineering, the University of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) and the University of Abobo-Adjamé (Côte d’Ivoire). The programme is also running training courses that are seen as a priority in view of assessment results (capacity-building for women to take part in the consultation process on protected areas, information on access to finance for conservation projects and courses focusing on Park monitoring tools, such as UNESCO’s “Enhancing our Heritage”). Finally, the programme is supporting studies to further knowledge on protected areas and management methods, in liaison with research centres. All the resulting output is available on line at www.papaco.org. Programme advancement is reviewed in a monthly newsletter. (To subscribe, contact uicn@papaco.org)
White pelicans in Djoudj National Park © Geoffroy Mauvais
The “West Africa Protected Areas” programme is cofinanced by the FGEF, the International Foundation for the Banc d’Arguin, UNESCO and the IUCN. It was launched in October 2007 and is aiming to promote biodiversity conservation by improving protected area management methods in the subregion. The project is being implemented under the IUCN’s programme for protected areas in West and Central Africa based in Ouagadougou, and has four main objectives :
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Activities in 2007 and project review 1994-2007
SMALL-SCALE INITIATIVES PROGRAMME FGEF contribution : 2.2 M€ Beneficiary : NGOs in countries of the South The Small-Scale Initiatives programme reached full maturity in 2007. This programme aims to foster the involvement of civil societies of the South in tackling biodiversity protection, climate change and persistent organic pollution, by financing small-scale projects implemented by local NGOs, stakeholders, authorities and communities. The FGEF’s last three calls for proposals in 2007 received 102 project submissions. The Steering Committee selected 21 of these to receive total grant financing of 686 000 € towards their total cost of 1 550 000 €. In 30 months, including the last call for proposals issued in March 2008, the programme will have committed the entire amount of available funds, a total of 1.9 M€ representing an average grant of 34 000 € for each of
Congo – Rénatura project – turtle study and protection © Rénatura
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the 56 projects selected. This represents an FGEF financing rate of 38%, an improvement of the objective of 50%. Initial supervisory activities in the field carried out by the IUCN, which is responsible for technical monitoring of the projects in liaison with embassies and AFD agencies, have indicated high rates of achievement towards project goals, in terms of results in the field, local NGO capacity-building, economic results, demonstrative effects and reproducibility, as well as favourable results from the ensuing communication activities in terms of the funding amounts committed. An external evaluation is to be launched in 2008 to check the initial appraisal and supply the FGEF Steering Committee with a basis for discussions as to further action to be taken on this programme.
Small-scale initiatives programme COUNTRY
BENEFICIARY
PROJECT TITLE
TOTAL AMOUNT IN €
FGEF GRANT IN €
Bénin
FAT
Aménagement et gestion traditionnelle de la galerie forestière de Adjiro
80 000
45 000
Burkina Faso
Naturama
Gestion participative de la mare d'Oursi
108 000
30 000
Gabon
Ibonga
Education et interprétation touristique dans les aires protégées de Gamba
100 000
50 000
Gabon
Maison du Tourisme et de la Nature
Musée du Haut Ogooué
30 000
15 000
Laos
Elephantasia
Conservation de l'éléphant
184 000
50 000
Madagascar
APMM
Corridor biologique entre les parcs nationaux de Ranomafana et Andringitra
60 000
30 000
Madagascar
Fanamby
Aire protégée du territoire Loky Manambato
70 200
35 000
Madagascar
GEVALOR
Valorisation des déchets de Mahajanga
225 000
50 000
Mauritanie
UICN Mauritanie / Commune Ouadane
Aire saharienne protégée communautaire dans la commune de Ouadane
120 000
50 000
TOTAL : 9
Commitment as of November 2005
977 200
355 000
COUNTRY
BENEFICIARY
PROJECT TITLE
TOTAL AMOUNT IN €
FGEF GRANT IN €
Bénin
ABPEE
Mise au point d'une trousse à outils de gestion environnementale
60 000
10 000
Bénin
AVPN
Création d'un espace transfrontalier de conservation des hippopotames
131 049
39 000
Comores
FADESIM
Ecotourisme de Mohéli et associations environnementales
60 500
49 000
Congo
RENATURA Congo
Etude et sauvegarde des tortues marines
106 145
40 000
Congo
HELP
Programme d'éducation à l'environnement
142 500
30 000
Gabon
ASF
Réduction pressions anthropiques sur les tortues luths à Pongara
69 892
40 000
Gabon
Gabon Environnement
Ecotourisme et protection des tortues marines à Mayumba
71 651
40 000
Madagascar
APA / WCS
Réserve marine et gestion des ressources halieutiques
130 000
50 000
Madagascar
L'Homme et l'Environnement
Valorisation de la biodiversité par la vente de produits au secteur privé international
100 000
30 000
Maroc
ECODEL
Maîtrise de la consommation d'énergie dans les ménages de la ville de Larache
90 071
25 000
Pacifique, Nouvelle-Calédonie
Opération Cétacés
Conservation des baleines à bosse
130 073
37 000
République Centrafrique
RICAGIRN FB
Création d’une zone villageoise de chasse
66 666
40 000
Sénégal
Noé Conservation / Océanium
Protection et étude des lamantins sur le fleuve Sénégal
59 000
20 000
TOTAL : 13
Commitment as of March 2006
1 217 547
450 000
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Activities in 2007 and project review 1994-2007 Small-scale initiatives programme BENEFICIARY
PROJECT TITLE
TOTAL AMOUNT IN €
FGEF GRANT IN €
Bénin
AFEL
Préservation de la mangrove de la lagune côtière du Sud Bénin
36 000
18 000
Congo Brazzaville
CFC
Réserve de chasse communautaire d'Ibolo-Koundoumou
97 079
38 285
Madagascar
Megaptera
Ecotourisme baleinier à Sainte Marie
70 576
50 000
République Centrafricaine
APFC / IGF
Gestion de la faune des Zones Cynégétiques Villageoises (ZCV)
301 000
48 300
TOTAL : 4
Commitment as of December 2006
504 655
154 585
COUNTRY
BENEFICIARY
PROJECT TITLE
TOTAL AMOUNT IN €
FGEF GRANT IN €
Bénin
CERGET
Conservation et valorisation des forêts de Kpinkonzoumé et de Houanvè
32 993
21 000
Bénin
EcoBénin
Ecotourisme autour du Lac Ahémé
57 147
42 200
Burkina Faso
OND
Réserve naturelle communautaire de gestion de la faune sauvage
112 598
31 400
Colombie
Tchendukua Ici et Ailleurs
Récupération foncière et préservation biodiversité dans la Sierra Nevada
221 000
50 000
Gabon
CADDE
Conservation de la mangrove d'Akanda
41 415
31 000
Mozambique
Cabo Delgado
Gestion durable du conflit hommes-éléphants
174 200
50 000
Sao Tomé
Monte Pico
Valorisation du jardin botanique de Bom Sucesso
45 810
32 600
Sénégal
Wetland International Sénégal
Gestion de l'aire du patrimoine régional des Trois Marigots
113 890
50 000
TOTAL : 8
Commitment as of March 2007
799 053
308 200
Ecotourism in Madagascar – whale-watching, Sainte-Marie 2 © Megaptera
COUNTRY
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Niger – APHNB-Noé Conservation Creation of a protected area for hippopotami © Emmanuel Debroise
Small-scale initiatives programme COUNTRY
BENEFICIARY
PROJECT TITLE
TOTAL AMOUNT IN €
FGEF GRANT IN €
Bénin
CREDI
Protection d'une zone humide et de l'antilope sitatunga
78 989
28 100
Bénin
UNSO
Recyclage de pneus usagés
16 518
12 400
Burkina Faso
ATTPH / GERES
Appui aux tradipraticiens de l’ATTPH pour la protection d’espèces médicinales menacées
42 305
20 100
Burkina Faso
CDPF
Réintroduction et élevage de l'autruche ouest-africain
95 786
50 000
Gabon
PROGRAM
Ecotourisme communautaire dans le village de Doussala
66 084
47 700
Gabon
Maison du Tourisme et de la Nature
Aménagement d'un écomusée pour les enfants
19 060
15 000
Gabon
Les Amis du Pangolin
Formation des jeunes à la protection des ressources naturelles
12 883
10 000
Madagascar
2HY-FAIRE LIEN
Ateliers de théâtre pour sensibiliser à la protection de l'environnement
66 000
21 600
Niger
APHN - Noé Conservation
Création d'une aire protégée pour la conservation de l'hippopotame
77 000
50 000
Sao Tomé
MARAPA
Bonnes pratiques de pêche responsable
30 798
23 100
TOTAL : 10
Commitment as of July 2007
505 423
278 000
Benin – Ecobénin Ecotourism around Lake Ahémé © Anna Gouin
COUNTRY
BENEFICIARY
PROJECT TITLE
TOTAL AMOUNT IN €
FGEF GRANT IN €
Algérie
ASJDN
Réserve forestière en zone steppique
50 000
37 500
Gabon
Mogheso
Tourisme communautaire dans le Parc National de la Lopé
58 550
30 000
Sénégal
SANTORUN
Jardin botanique de plantes médicinales
47 640
33 000
TOTAL : 3
Commitment as of November 2007
156 190
100 500
4 160 068
1 646 285
TOTAL PROGRAMME PPI
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Activities in 2007 and project review 1994-2007
BENIN : development under traditional management of the Adjiro gallery forest Amount : 80.000 € including FGEF contribution of : 45.000 € Beneficiary : Tobé honey farm and Aguechab-Ayede Association
Customary associations in the villages surrounding the forest of Adjiro (8 000 ha) in central Benin have formed a group under the authority of the Banté King with the hunters’ brotherhood and the voodoo priests to establish new rules for protecting, monitoring and managing wildlife and natural resources. The project that began in July 2006 reached completion in December 2007 : • a management contract was signed between the Banté Royal Palace, traditional healers, hunters and villages and certified by the Water and Forests Department, in order to protect and manage forest lands under the responsibility of the traditional hunters;
• a watering-hole for livestock was created outside the forest as well as a 22 km track around its perimeter for monitoring purposes. 350 beehives were installed for 90 families in compensation for losses of forest produce. This project illustrates the potential role of African social, religious and cultural traditions in protecting the environment and natural resources. The experiment is to be extended to an adjacent 6 000 hectare forest under a new project, which has been accepted as part of the Small-Scale Initiatives programme.
Benin – Fat – Beehives – Development and traditional management of the Adjiro gallery forest © Anna Gouin
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Madagascar – Gevalor – Preparing compost heaps © Gevalor
MADAGASCAR : recycling household waste in the city of Mahajanga Amount : 250.000 € including FGEF contribution of 50.000 € Beneficiary : Gevalor, in partnership with the Mahajanga Urban Community The objective of this project is to improve domestic waste management in Mahajanga (250 000 inhabitants) and compost it down into agricultural fertiliser. The project began in 2006, and is focusing on : • support to the organisation of waste collection by the municipality, • studies on waste materials, compost produced and market outlets, and on possibilities for trade in credits for CO2 emissions avoided by producing the compost, • establishment of an experimental composting plant, • trading compost and carbon. The waste dump’s recurrent costs are to be covered by : • sales of compost, • trade in carbon credits, • remuneration by the municipality of waste sorting services undertaken to produce the compost.
By the end of 2007, Gevalor had reached its objectives : The landfill site had been redeveloped, with partial mechanisation producing 50 tonnes of compost per month (600 tonnes per year), and a permanent workforce of 25 people treating 5% of the city’s waste production. The production costs of the compost, at about 50 € per tonne, are covered almost entirely by compost sales at 16 € per tonne, and by sales of carbon credits to the Good Planet.org association at 12.75 € per tonne of carbon, or 32 € per tonne of compost. A “CDM project description” file complying with the approved methodology for small-scale projects under the Climate Convention is being produced in agreement with the Malagasy government as the first of its kind in the country. Gevalor and the municipality of Mahajanga will now need to upscale their collection activities in order to handle all of the city’s waste.
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Activities in 2007 and project review 1994-2007
CLIMATE CHANGE Project portfolio The “Climate Change” project portfolio contains 43 projects representing 53.88 M€, including 45.98 M€ for 36 projects already launched. The table below gives the list of projects after identification. Projects identified in 2007 are shown in bold. PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
Gestion villageoise des massifs forestiers
Mali
762 245
AFD-MAEE
Burkina Faso
220 000
AFD
07/07/1995
20/12/1996
22/11/1995
17/06/1999 L’insertion de la composante électrification décentralisée
01/04/1997
30/09/1997
Projet Alizés électrification rurale
Mauritanie
762 245
AFD
01/04/1997
18/02/1999
Centrale charbon-bagasse de Belle-Vue
Maurice
514 515
AFD
17/06/1999
09/11/1999
Agro-écologie et stockage carbone (programme transversal)
Afrique / Régional
762 245
AFD-MAEE
17/06/1999
27/11/2000
Plan d’action agro-écologie
Afrique / Régional
1 935 600
AFD-MAEE
09/11/1999
07/03/2000
Développement des gisements de phosphates carbonatés
Sénégal
1 112 900
MESR
26/03/2001
30/11/2001
Développement d’une filière de carbonisation des résidus végétaux
Mauritanie
600 000
MAEE
27/11/2003
30/03/2006
Mécanisme de développement propre dans le secteur forestier
Afrique / Régional
2 300 000
MAEE
07/07/2004
30/03/2005
Programme incubateur des projets MDP
Afrique / Régional
2 000 000
AFD
25/11/2005
05/07/2006
Passage au quatre-temps des “sémidjans” de Cotonou
Bénin
1 000 000
AFD
18/12/2006
06/07/2007
Renforcement de capacité en matière d’adaptation aux changements climatiques dans l’océan Indien
Afrique / Régional
1 000 000
MAEE-MEDAD
Développement du biodiesel
Burkina Faso
1 200 000
AFD
Remplacement de refroidisseurs en Afrique (AFROC)
Afrique / Régional
750 000
MEDAD
30/03/2007
Appui à l’adaptation aux changements climatiques dans les secteurs de l’agriculture et de l’eau
Afrique / Régional
1 200 000
MAEE
06/07/2007
Approche globale des transports urbains municipalité de Tshwane
Afrique du Sud
1 000 000
AFD
30/11/2007
Vigilance des pays africains face au changement climatique
Afrique / Régional
2 000 000
MAEE
18/12/2006 18/12/2006
06/07/2007
TOTAL AFRICA ( 16 PROJECTS )
19 119 751
An artesian well producing a constant flow at low volume © A. Mamaou, 2007.
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Cogeneration plant – Eastern Europe © SEED
Afghanistan – 3rd Steering Committee meeting for the NEPA project © GERES
Climate change PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
15/04/1996
22/12/1997
Programme d’électrification en zones rurales de Bahia
Brésil
381 123
MAEE-MINEFE
09/11/1999
29/06/2000
Conversion de véhicules au gaz naturel à Mexico
Mexique
1 400 000
MAEE
05/07/2005
30/11/2007
Projet géothermie caraïbes
Dominique
2 000 000
AFD
30/03/2006
05/07/2006
Appui institutionnel et appliqué Climat
Mexique
285 000
MINEFE
TOTAL LATIN AMERICA ( 4 PROJECTS )
PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE
4 066 123
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
30/09/1997
17/06/1999
Amélioration de l’efficacité énergétique de la construction neuve
Chine
3 284 550
MINEFE-MEDAD
22/12/1997
17/06/1999
Développement de la petite hydroélectricité en zones rurales isolées
Indonésie
610 000
MINEFE
15/11/2002
27/11/2003
Efficacité énergétique dans la programmation et la construction de logements
Chine
2 700 000
MEDAD
27/11/2003
26/03/2004
Projet de transports collectifs intégré et durable du grand Hanoï
Vietnam
2 000 000
MINEFE
26/03/2004
27/10/2004
Diffusion des bonnes pratiques d’efficacité énergétique secteur de la construction
Afghanistan
1 350 000
MAEE
05/07/2005
30/03/2006
Appui au montage des projets MDP dans quatre provinces de l’ouest de la Chine
Chine
750 000
AFD
18/12/2006
30/11/2007
Promotion de projets d’efficacité énergétique et d’énergies renouvelables
Asie / Régional
1 100 000
AFD PROPARCO
Appui au programme de financement des projets d’efficacité énergétique et d’énergies renouvelables
Chine
600 000
AFD
30/03/2007 06/07/2007
30/11/2007
Plateforme de développement des bioénergies
Inde
1 500 000
AFD-MESR
21/10/1994
20/09/1996
Electrification photovoltaïque d’atolls isolés
Vanuatu
91 469
AFD
TOTAL ASIA & PACIFIC ( 10 PROJECTS )
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13 986 019
Activities in 2007 and project review 1994-2007 Climate change PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
30/09/1997
09/11/1999
Fonds d’efficacité énergétique et réduction des émissions de carbone
Europe de l’Est
2 000 000
MINEFE
15/11/2002
27/11/2003
Structuration d’une filière régionale bois énergie
Lituanie
1 050 000
MEDAD
07/07/2004
30/03/2005
Renforcement des capacités et appui à la mise en place d’un fonds dédié à l’efficacité énergétique
Europe de l’Est
2 000 000
MAEE
TOTAL EASTERN EUROPE ( 3 PROJECTS )
PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE
5 050 000
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
22/11/1995
06/05/1998
Efficacité énergétique dans la construction et réglementation thermique
Tunisie
1 905 613
AFD
15/04/1996
01/04/1997
Amélioration de l’efficacité énergétique de parcs de logements collectifs
Liban
868 959
MEDAD
22/12/1997
26/03/2001
Bois énergie en milieu urbain
Maroc
1 594 054
AFD
17/06/1999
06/07/2001
Electrification décentralisée et pompage solaire
Maroc
1 600 000
AFD
24/05/2002
15/11/2002
Projet de mise à niveau énergie-environnement Sidi-Bernoussi
Maroc
825 000
MAEE
07/07/2004
27/10/2004
Electrification rurale globale
Maroc
500 000
AFD
25/11/2005
05/07/2006
Mise en place d’une station d’épuration à Fès avec valorisation énergétique du biogaz
Maroc
900 000
AFD
Diffusion de chauffe-eau solaires
Tunisie
1 000 000
AFD
Appui à la maîtrise de l’énergie dans l’industrie et le secteur tertiaire
Jordanie
1 560 000
AFD
Amélioration de l’efficacité énergétique dans les bâtiments
Maroc
900 000
MEDAD
18/12/2006 06/07/2007
30/11/2007
06/07/2007
TOTAL MEDITERRANEAN ( 10 PROJECTS )
11 653 626
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION COUNTRY / REGION
NUMBER OF PROJECTS
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
%
Sub-Saharan Africa + Mediterranean
26
30 773 377
57%
Latin America
4
4 066 123
8%
Asia - Pacific
10
13 986 019
26%
Eastern Europe
3
5 050 000
9%
TOTAL
43
53 875 519
100%
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Geothermal project in the Caribbean: a “hot spot” in Dominica © J.C. Pecresse - AFD 2007.
9%
26%
Sub-Saharan Africa + Mediterranean Latin America
8%
57%
Asia - Pacific Eastern Europe
AFRIQUE / REGIONAL : regional climate change adaptation programme in the Indian Ocean countries Amount : 3.6 M€ including FGEF contribution of 1.0 M€ Beneficiary : Indian Ocean Commission The FGEF’s contribution is targeting : • capacity-building for the IOC and its member states for observations and furthering knowledge on climate change; • assessing the effects of climate change and analysing the region’s geographical and economic vulnerability; • establishing a regional adaptation strategy by strengthening early warning and natural risk prevention systems, identifying good practice and initiating pilot activities to serve as reference examples.
Impact of Cyclone Jaya on paddy fields in Madagascar © Jean-Jacques Goussard - EOS
As forecast by official scientific circles and as observed, a great many parts of the world are threatened by sea level rise or by the increasing frequency of extreme climate events. Island regions are particularly vulnerable. The Indian Ocean Commission, whose members are the Comoros, France (La Réunion), Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles, has launched a regional adaptation programme to identify threats on a common basis and propose measures to improve preparation and limit damage on the regional scale caused by climate change. The programme is being financed in collaboration with the MAEE, the French Region of La Réunion and the European Union.
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JORDAN : support to energy management in industry and the tertiary sector Amount : 3.34 M€ including FGEF contribution of 1.56 M€ Beneficiary : Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Jordan has few natural resources, and its reliance on imported fossil fuels has pushed up its energy expenditures to nearly 20% of GDP. To address this situation, the State has launched a series of priority programmes that are designed to tap into the country’s renewable energy potential and promote energy efficiency. In order to support these new initiatives, the AFD and FGEF have set up a joint arrangement with the World Bank (GEF) and the Jordanian banking system to finance an integrated programme of technical and institutional
View of Amman © Adel Mourtada
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support along with investments in renewable energies, energy efficiency and natural resource protection. The programme component funded by the FGEF is focusing on technical and institutional capacity-building and on support to energy efficiency project assessments and financing. The objective is to raise awareness, supply information and accompany the development of a market for energy efficiency in the industrial and tertiary sectors.
Senegal - Kayar © J.F. Hellio & N. Van Ingen – 2008
INTERNATIONAL WATERS Project portfolio The “International Waters” project portfolio contains 23 projects representing 26.39 M€, including 24.39 M€ for 22 projects already launched. The table below gives the list of projects after identification. Projects identified in 2007 are shown in bold. PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
Appui à la gestion des eaux du fleuve Sénégal
06/05/1998
29/06/2000
Afrique / Régional
1 350 000
MAEE
18/02/1999
30/04/2003 Système d'observation des cycles hydrologiques (HYCOS) Afrique / Régional
1 000 000
MAEE
09/11/1999
26/03/2001
Contrôle de la pollution et contribution à la gestion du fleuve Zambèze
Zambie / Zimbabwe
1 500 000
MAEE
27/11/2000
15/11/2002
Appui à la commission du fleuve Orange-Senqu
Afrique / Régional
1 500 000
MAEE
27/11/2003
07/07/2004
Mise en place d'un observatoire de l'environnement du Bassin du fleuve Niger
Afrique / Régional
1 200 000
AFD-MAEE
27/10/2004
25/11/2005
Gestion des ressources halieutiques du sud-ouest de l'Océan Indien (SWIOFP)
Afrique / Régional
800 000
MAEE
27/10/2004
30/03/2006
Initiative pour le bassin du Nil
Egypte / Soudan / Ethiopie
1 000 000
AFD
18/12/2006
06/07/2007
Observatoire des ressources en eau du bassin de la Volta
Afrique / Régional
1 200 000
MAEE
TOTAL AFRICA ( 8 PROJECTS )
PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE
9 550 000
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
20/12/1996
17/06/1999
Observatoire des ressources hydriques dans le bassin du Haut Paraguay
Amérique latine / Régional
1 894 180
MINEFE
26/03/2001
30/04/2003
Protection environnementale du Rio de la Plata
Argentine & Uruguay
1 005 000
MAEE
30/04/2003
26/03/2004
Gestion des écosystèmes fluvio-lacustres du Rio Magdalena
Colombie
1 200 000
MAEE
TOTAL LATIN AMERICA ( 3 PROJECTS )
PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE 07/07/2004
30/03/2006
4 099 180
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
Appui à la commission du fleuve Mékong (MRC)
Asie / Régional
1 000 000
AFD
TOTAL ASIA ( 1 PROJECT )
1 000 000
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Activities in 2007 and project review 1994-2007 International waters PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
20/09/1996
30/09/1997
Récupération des éléments irradiés du navire Lepse
Russie
1 417 776
MAEE
06/05/1998
09/11/1999
Appui à la gestion transfrontière du bassin de l'Irtysh
Russie / Kazakhstan
1 000 000
MEDAD
26/03/2001
30/11/2001
Réalisation d'un plan de gestion du bassin versant de la rivière Narva
Estonie et Russie
1 165 000
MESR
15/11/2002
04/07/2003
Gestion transfrontière du bassin de la Korös/Crisuri
Hongrie / Roumanie
1 024 000
MEDAD
TOTAL EASTERN EUROPE ( 4 PROJECTS )
PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE
4 606 776
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
21/10/1994
21/10/1994
Gestion des ressources du Bassin du Jourdain
Méditerranée
290 676
MINEFE
22/11/1995
17/06/1999
Données hydrologiques
Méditerranée
1 675 154
MINEFE
06/05/1998
29/03/2002
Appui à la mise en oeuvre du PAS MED
Méditerranée
1 353 000
MEDAD
30/04/2003
27/11/2003
Système aquifère du Sahara
Algérie / Libye / Tunisie
315 000
MEDAD
05/07/2005
30/03/2006
Transfert d'eau de la mer rouge à la mer morte
Territoires autonomes palestiniens
1 000 000
AFD
18/12/2006
06/07/2007
Gestion partagée du système aquifère du Sahara septentrional
Méditerranée Régional
500 000
MEDAD
Partenariat stratégique pour le grand écosystème marin de la Méditerranée
Méditerranée Régional
2 000 000
MEDAD
06/07/2007
TOTAL MEDITERRANEAN ( 7 PROJECTS )
7 133 830
Niger – a dugout canoe near Ayorou © Julien Calas FGEF
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION COUNTRY / REGION
NUMBER OF PROJECTS
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
%
Sub-Saharan Africa + Méditerranée
15
16 683 830
63%
Latin America
3
4 099 180
16%
Asia – Pacific
1
1 000 000
4%
Eastern Europe
4
4 606 776
17%
TOTAL
23
26 389 786
100%
28
4%
17%
16% 63%
Sub-Saharan Africa + Mediterranean Senegal – the harbour at Soumbedioune © J.F. Hellio & N. Van Ingen – 2008
Latin America Asia - Pacific
Fishing port – Mediterranean Project, Tunisia 2007 © C. du Castel
Eastern Europe
MEDITERRANEAN : a strategic partnership for the Mediterranean-wide marine ecosystem Amount : 10.2 M€ including FGEF contribution of 2 M€ Beneficiary : WWF This project is aiming to preserve the functions of the Mediterranean-wide marine ecosystem by establishing a coherent network of Marine Protected Areas associated with sustainable uses of marine resources. Project activities are designed to address the specific difficulties and issues that arise in Marine Protected Areas: development of management plans and strengthened conservation objectives, deployment of a natural resource monitoring system, capacity-building, participation of local stakeholders, networking between managers and addressing tourism and fishing activities. The project is one of the activities conducted under the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) to complement the MAP’s efforts to control pollution from land sources.
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LAND DEGRADATION AND PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS Project portfolio The “Land Degradation and POPs” portfolio covers 11 projects representing 16.32 M€, including 14.32 M€ for 9 projects already launched. Identified projects are listed below. Those identified in 2007 are shown in bold.
PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
20/12/1996
30/09/1997
Réseau d'observatoires de surveillance écologique à long terme - ROSELT
Afrique / Régional
1 341 551
MAEE-MEDAD
22/12/1997
07/03/2000
Environnement mondial et lutte contre la désertification
Afrique / Régional
3 000 000
MAEE
09/11/1999
07/03/2000
Appui au développement local de l'Ouest (padl)
Burkina Faso
1 600 000
AFD
27/11/2000
30/11/2001
Appui au développement local de l'Ouest (pdlo)
Burkina Faso
1 610 000
AFD
27/11/2003
05/07/2006
Programme d'élimination et de prévention de la résurgence des stocks de pesticides obsolètes
Mali
600 000
MEDAD
27/10/2004
31/01/2005
Traitement environnental de la lutte anti-acridienne
Afrique / Régional
1 000 000
MAEE
30/03/2007
Lutte contre la désertification et gestion durable des ressources naturelles
Djibouti (République Démocratique de)
1 000 000
AFD
06/07/2007
Programme d'appui multi-pays pour l'agro-écologie (PAMPA)
Afrique régional
1 000 000
MAEE
TOTAL AFRICA ( 8 PROJECTS )
PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE 26/03/2004
07/07/2004
11 151 551
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
Appui au développement des techniques agro-écologiques
Laos
1 470 000
AFD
TOTAL ASIA ( 1 PROJECT )
PROJECTS PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION COMMITMENT DATE DATE
1 470 000
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
PROMOTING INSTITUTION
27/11/2003
25/11/2005
Programme d'élimination et de prévention de la résurgence des stocks de pesticides obsolètes
Tunisie
800 000
MEDAD
07/07/2004
05/07/2006
Appui au développement de l'agriculture de conservation
Tunisie
1 400 000
AFD
18/12/2006
30/03/2007
Valorisation des oasis du sud marocain
Maroc
1 500 000
AFD
TOTAL MEDITERRANEAN ( 2 PROJECTS )
3 700 000
NB : The project entitled Programme d’élimination et de prévention de la résurgence des stocks de pesticides obsolètes (programme for eliminating stockpiles of obsolete pesticides and preventing their reappearance) of is counted as a single project included in the account for Africa.
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Multi-country agro-ecology support programme (Pampa) Tilling a crop-field © C. du Castel
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION COUNTRY / REGION
NUMBER OF PROJECTS
AMOUNT FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN €
%
Sub-Saharan Africa + Mediterranean
10
14 851 551
91%
Asia + Pacific
1
1 470 000
9%
TOTAL
11
16 321 551
100%
9%
An oasis in Southern Morocco © Patrice Burger
91%
Sub-Saharan Africa + Mediterranean Asia - Pacific
MOROCCO : preserving and developing oases in Southern Morocco Amount : 5.3 M€ including FGEF contribution of 1.5 M€ Beneficiary : United Nations Development Programme This project is working to halt the current process decline and gradual abandon of oases and thus to avert the desertification of large areas along desert margins. The aim is to foster public policy-making that contributes to the preservation of Morocco’s invaluable heritage and to promote a territory-wide approach to oasis development. Project activities are therefore designed for demonstrative purposes in order to foster discussion and heighten awareness and both national and local
levels. The main tool used for this purpose is the introduction of a “local area” approach that brings a territory-wide perspective to bear on the issues at stake and promotes a process of consultation between all stakeholders. The aim is to achieve a common view of oasis development and effective formulation of a project for the territory as a whole that reflects developing awareness and will ultimately mobilise those responsible at government level.
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OZONE LAYER APPLICATION OF THE MULTILATERAL FUND FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL The FGEF Secretariat, on behalf of the MINEFe, is responsible for monitoring strategies and for advising on the orientations submitted by member countries to the governing bodies of the Montreal Protocol and its Multilateral Fund (MF). The MF provides grant finance to projects designed to reduce emissions of stratospheric ozone-depleting substances (ODS) in countries covered by Article V, i.e. those where ODS consumption was below 0.3 kg per capita on the date when the Protocol came into force. Most of these are developing countries. Projects financed by the Multilateral Fund may be implemented by the UNEP, UNDP, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) or the World Bank, or by contributing countries through their bilateral agencies up to a share of 20% of their total contribution.
In the case of bilateral financing, the decision-making process is still multilateral. Projects must be approved by the 14-member MF Executive Committee. Germany, France Italy and the UK make up a single group, in which each takes the chair on a rotating basis every two years. The Executive Committee draws up the eligibility and intervention principles and criteria that applicant countries and projects must satisfy. The Executive Committee holds meetings three times a year during which new decisions and strategic orientations are proposed, discussed and approved. Finally, the FGEF Secretariat pilots the implementation and management of projects identified and submitted by France to the Multilateral Fund. From 1991 to the end of 2007, French contributions to the Multilateral Fund amounted to a total of 174.5 million USD, including 15 million USD in commitments to 97 projects since 1994. Intervention proceeds as follows : organisation of preparatory studies on identified projects (assistance to the identification and formulation of investment projects); implementation of investment projects enabling Article V countries to keep to their schedule for removing ODS (chlorofluorocarbons, methyl bromide, carbon tetrachloride, halons, etc.). These projects usually involve the conversion of industrial equipment or production processes. Most current projects are multi-year management plans for refrigerant fluids or national plans for final elimination of ozone-depleting substances; technical assistance, training, public awareness and institutional capacity building.
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Laos Project - Construction of a machine for ODS recovery and recycling © Béatrice Vincent
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Laos Project Documentation on the management plan for refrigerants © Béatrice Vincent
Morocco project Transporting cut flowers (Project for methyl bromide elimination) © Béatrice Vincent
REVIEW OF PROJECTS FINANCED BY THE MULTILATERAL FUND FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL AND MANAGED BY THE FGEF SECRETARIAT All these projects are listed in the table below. The four projects approved in 2007 are highlighted in yellow; on going projects are in light orange. In 2007, the FGEF Secretariat focused in particular on the preparation of two exemplary regional projects in Africa. In one of these, a 5.3 M€ project for Egypt, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan and Senegal, an original feature is the association of the Multilateral Fund (UNIDO and financial contributions from Germany, Japan and France) with the FGEF, for the dual purpose of protecting the ozone layer and acting against the greenhouse effect, with a contribution of 0.75 million € from the FGEF for climate change activities.
In the second case, the FGEF Secretariat contributed to the set-up of a project concerning 38 African countries and implemented in cooperation with the UNEP, which aims to strengthen African customs networks in order to prevent illicit trade in ODS through regional commercial organisations (Central African Economic and Monetary Community, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, Southern Africa Customs Union and the West African Economic and Monetary Union). At the end of 2007, disbursements slowed down slightly as a result of institutional changes in some countries and difficulties in negotiating conventions with international organisations.
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Project Portfolio on the Ozone Layer APPROVED BY MF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
SECTOR
STATE
TYPE
fév.-1997
Refrigeration management plan preparation
Ivory Coast
Refrigerant
Closed
Preparation
$25,000.00
mars-1998
Implementation of the RMP
Ivory Coast
Refrigerant
Transfered
Technical assistance
$227,650.00
mars-1999
Documentary on traffic in second-hand refrigerators
Ivory Coast
Refrigerant
Closed
Technical assistance
$9,619.00
juil.-2002
Project preparation for projects in commercial refrigeration production facilities
Ivory Coast
Refrigerant
Completed
Preparation
$15,750.00
juil.-2002
ODS phase out in 50 existing centrifugal chillers units
Ivory Coast
Refrigerant
Transfered
Investment $1,100,000.00
Implementation of the refrigerant management plan: monitoring the activities of the RMP and Ivory Coast set up of an import/export licensing system
Refrigerant
Transfered
Technical assistance
$54,450.00
juil.-2002
TOTAL AFTER ADJUSTMENTS
PARTNERS
déc.-2004
Implementation of the RMP update
Ethiopia
Refrigerant
On going
Technical assistance
$103,169.00
Germany (GTZ)
mars-2007
Project preparation for a terminal phase-out management plan in the servicing sector
Ethiopia
National phase out plan
On going
Preparation
$33,900.00
Germany (GTZ)
mars-1999
Technical assistance in air conditioning
Ghana
Refrigerant
Closed
Technical assistance
$26,379.00
déc.-2004
Terminal CFCs phase-out management plan (first tranche)
Kenya
National phase out plan
On going
Investment
$243,982.82
fév.-1997
Country programme preparation
Madagascar
Several sectors
Closed
Country programme
$36,981.00
nov.-1999
Implementation of the RMP : set up a national recovery and recycling network
Madagascar
Refrigerant
Closed
Technical assistance
$86,835.00
nov.-1999
Implementation of the RMP : training of personnel in charge of control and monitoring of imports of ODS
Madagascar
Refrigerant
Closed
Training
$27,300.00
nov.-1999
Implementation of the RMP : training of trainers and refrigeration technicians in good service practices
Madagascar
Refrigerant
Closed
Training
$48,510.00
nov.-2005
Implementation of the RMP Update : recovery and recycling component
Madagascar
Refrigerant
On going
Technical assistance
$45,765.00
juil.-1998
Project preparation in the foam sector (Fofy)
Mali
Foam
Closed
Preparation
$15,000.00
nov.-1998
Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Fofy Industrie
Mali
Foam
Closed
Investment
$151,000.00
juil.-1994
Country programme preparation
Mauritania
Several sectors
Closed
Country programme
$41,420.00
sep.-1994
Training and awareness of personnel involved in the task of codifying and identifying ODS and ODS-containing material
Mauritania
Several sectors
Closed
Training
$9,456.00
sep.-1994
Conversion of CFC-based commercial refrigeration installations in the fishing industry
Mauritania
Refrigerant
Closed
Technical assistance
$99,522.00
Germany (GTZ)
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Ozone Layer APPROVED BY MF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
SECTOR
STATE
TYPE
sep.-1994
Training of refrigeration technicians
Mauritania
Refrigerant
Closed
Training
$25,000.00
sep-1997
Institutional strengthening project proposal
Mauritania
Several sectors
Closed
Institutionnal strengthening
$25,983.00
déc.-2004
Refrigerant management plan update
Mozambique
Refrigerant
On going
Technical assistance
$118,098.56
Germany (GTZ)
déc.-2004
Implementation of the RMP update
Uganda
Refrigerant
On going
Technical assistance
$84,750.00
Germany (GTZ)
nov.-2006
Project preparation for a terminal ODS phase-out management plan
Uganda
National phase out plan
On going
Preparation
$33,900.00
Germany (GTZ)
juil.-2001
Implementation of the RMP : development and implementation of a tax/incentive programme
CAR
Refrigerant
On going
Technical assistance
$6,215.00
juil.-2001
Implementation of the RMP : monitoring the activities of the RMP project, including registration of refrigeration service technicians, distributors and importers of CFCs
CAR
Refrigerant
On going
Technical assistance
$29,663.00
juil.-2001
Implementation of the RMP: train the trainers programme for refrigeration technicians in good management practices and a training programme to address technicians in the informal sector
CAR
Refrigerant
On going
Training
$68,817.00
juil.-2001
Implementation of the RMP : training programme for customs officers
CAR
Refrigerant
On going
Training
$87,507.00
juil.-1995
Technology transfer workshop for African countries on practical implementation of the Montreal Protocol
Regional
Several sectors
Closed
Training
$120,000.00
déc.-2000
Refrigeration and global environment evaluation of equipment modernization study
Regional
Refrigerant
Closed
Technical assistance
$15,750.00
avr.-2006
Strategic demonstration project for accelerated conversion of CFC chillers in 5 African Countries (Cameroon, Egypt, Namibia, Nigeria and Sudan)
Regional
Refrigerant
On going
Demonstration
$406,800.00
UNIDO, Japan, Germany
nov.-2007
African customs enforcement networks for preventing illegal trade in ODS
Regional
Several sectors
On going
Technical assistance
$84,750.00
UNEP
mai-1996
Project preparation for projects in the hotel and fisheries industries and recycling
Senegal
Refrigerant
Closed
Preparation
$9,752.00
fév.-1997
Training of technicians in domestic refrigeration and air conditioning
Senegal
Refrigerant
Closed
Training
$16,500.00
juil.-2006
Project preparation for a terminal phase-out management plan
Seychelles
National phase out plan
On going
Preparation
$22,600.00
Germany (GTZ)
mars-2007
Terminal ODS phase-out management plan (first tranche)
Seychelles
National phase out plan
On going
Investment
$135,600.00
Germany (GTZ)
juil.-2005
Implementation of the RMP update
Tanzania
Refrigerant
On going
Technical assistance
$177,694.76
Germany (GTZ)
TOTAL AFRICA (38 PROJECTS ON GOING AND UNDER PREPARATION)
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TOTAL AFTER ADJUSTMENTS
$ 3,871,069.14
PARTNERS
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Ozone Layer APPROVED BY MF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
SECTOR
STATE
TYPE
nov.-1999
Project preparation for phase out of methyl bromide used in grain fumigation
Costa Rica
Fumigation
Closed
Preparation
$12,243.00
juil.-2004
National CFC phase-out management plan : phase-out of ODS in the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector (first tranche)
Cuba
National Transfered phase out plan
Technical assistance
$90,760.00
avr.-2005
National ODS phase-out plan for CFCs : 2005 annual implementation plan
Cuba
National Transfered phase out plan
Investment
$0.00
TOTAL LATIN AMERICA (3 PROJECTS ON GOING AND UNDER PREPARATION)
TOTAL AFTER ADJUSTMENTS
PARTNERS
$ 103,003.00
APPROVED BY MF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
SECTOR
STATE
TYPE
juil.-1999
Survey for halon banking management plan in West Asia (Bahrain, Lebanon, Qatar and Yemen)
ASP
Halons
Closed
Technical assistance
$17,500.00
nov.-1999
Project preparation of phase out of use of ODS solvent in production of parts working in high voltage conditions
China
Solvent
Closed
Preparation
$28,875.00
avr.-2004
CTC phase-out plan for the consumption and production sectors : 2004 work programme
India
National phase out plan
On going
Investment $1,085,000.00
Germany (GTZ)
avr.-2005
CTC phase-out for the consumption and production sectors : 2005 annual programme
India
National phase out plan
On going
Investment $1,085,000.00
Germany (GTZ)
juil.-2006
CTC phase-out for the consumption and production sectors : 2006 annual programme
India
National phase out plan
On going
Investment
$585,000.00
Germany (GTZ)
juil.-2007
CTC phase-out plan for the consumption and production sectors : 2007 annual programme
India
National phase out plan
On going
Technical assistance
$585,000.00
Germany (GTZ)
oct.-1996
Project preparation/technical assistance for MAC recycling and training in good servicing practices
Iran
Refrigerant
Closed
Preparation
$30,000.00
nov.-1997
Set up of a national programme of recovery and recycling CFC-12 (pilot project in Tehran)
Iran
Refrigerant
Completed
Technical assistance
$345,923.00
déc.-1997
Projects preparation and technical assistance in the halon sector
Iran
Halons
Closed
Preparation
$31,500.00
déc.-1997
Project preparation and technical assistance in the solvent sector
Iran
Solvent
Closed
Preparation
$31,500.00
mars-1998
Conversion to non-CFC facilities of 4 companies producing cars and wagons equipped with MAC-umbrella project
Iran
Refrigerant
Completed
Investment
$138,600.00
nov.-1998
Small and medium enterprises study
Iran
Several sectors
On going
Technical assistance
$75,000.00
juil.-1999
Conversion to ODS-free technology at Dorcharkh Company
Iran
Solvent
Closed
Investment
$165,140.00
juil.-1999
Halon management programme
Iran
Halons
On going
Technical assistance
$511,175.00
TOTAL AFTER ADJUSTMENTS
PARTNERS
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Ozone Layer APPROVED BY MF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
SECTOR
STATE
dĂŠc.-2003
National CFC phase-out plan: first tranche
Iran
National phase out plan
On going
Investment $1,117,348.00
avr-2005
National CFC phase-out plan : 2005 annual implementation programme
Iran
National phase out plan
On going
Investment
$555,000.00
mars-1999
Technical assistance in air-conditioning
Jordanian
Refrigerant
Closed
Technical assistance
$10,425.00
mars-1999
Technical assistance for country programme and refrigerant management plan preparation
Laos
Several sectors
Closed
Country programme
$31,500.00
juil.-2001
Implementation of the RMP: training of trainers in good refrigerant management practices (phase I); national technicians training project (phase II)
Laos
Refrigerant
Completed
Training
$88,987.50
juil.-2001
Implementation of the RMP : recovery and recycling, training and demonstration project (complement)
Laos
Refrigerant
On going
Technical assistance
$42,840.00
juil.-2001
Implementation of the RMP : customs training programme
Laos
Refrigerant
On going
Training
$92,142.00
juil.-2006
Project preparation for a terminal phase-out management plan
Laos
National phase out plan
On going
Preparation
$33,900.00
nov.-1995
Phasing out the use of CFC-113 in the electronics industry through the technical promotion of no clean processes
Malaysia
Solvent
Closed
Investment
$0.00
juin-1997
No clean process improvement training for electronic assemblers who phased out the use of CFC-113
Malaysia
Solvent
Closed
Training
$219,385.00
Regional
Halons
Closed
Technical assistance
$123,375.00
Halon banking management plan in West Asia mars-2000 countries : Bahrain, Lebanon, Qatar and Yemen (jointly implemented with Germany)
TYPE
TOTAL AFTER ADJUSTMENTS
PARTNERS
nov.-1998
Project preparation in the commercial refrigeration sector
Syria
Refrigerant
Closed
Preparation
$16,172.00
Germany (GTZ)
nov.-1998
Technical assistance in the air-conditioning sector
Syria
Refrigerant
Closed
Technical assistance
$25,982.00
Germany (GTZ)
nov.-1999
Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Bashar Refrigerators
Syria
Refrigerant
Closed
Investment
$51,569.00
Germany (GTZ)
nov.-1999
Development of a halon banking management plan
Syria
Halons
Closed
Technical assistance
$11,272.00
nov.-1999
CFC emission reduction in central air conditioning
Syria
Refrigerant
Completed
Investment
$150,150.00
nov.-1999
Conversion from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Shoukairi and Co.
Syria
Refrigerant
On going
Investment
$35,027.00
Germany (GTZ)
nov.-1999
Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Sarkisian Refrigerators
Syria
Refrigerant
On going
Investment
$60,672.00
Germany (GTZ)
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Activities in 2007 and project review 1994-2007 Ozone Layer APPROVED BY MF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
SECTOR
STATE
TYPE
TOTAL AFTER ADJUSTMENTS
juil.-2001
Establishing a halon bank and umbrella project for 63 manufacturers
Syria
Halons
Closed
Technical assistance
$169,050.00
nov.-1999
No clean process improvement training for electronic assemblers
Thailand
Solvent
Closed
Training
$121,907.00
juil.-1994
Country programme preparation
Vietnam
Several sectors
Closed
Programme pays
$21,035.00
oct.-1996
Technical assistance on alternative technologies for cold storage facilities and project preparation
Vietnam
Refrigerant
Closed
Technical assistance
$34,500.00
juil.-1999
CFC emission reductions in spinning halls air conditioning systems chillers (pilot project)
Vietnam
Refrigerant
Closed
Investment
$197,340.00
TOTAL ASIA (37 PROJECTS ON GOING AND UNDER PREPARATION)
PARTNERS
$ 7,924,791.50
APPROVED BY MF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
SECTOR
STATE
TYPE
mai-1996
Projects preparation and technical assistance in the foam sector
Lebanon
Foam
Closed
Technical assistance
$19,505.00
oct.-1996
Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of polyurethane flexible molded foam at Meuble Mode Sarl
Lebanon
Foam
Closed
Investment
$55,465.00
oct.-1996
Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of flexible foam (slabstock) at Merza Foam Sarl
Lebanon
Foam
Closed
Investment
$107,222.00
oct.-1996
Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of flexible foam (slabstock) at Furniture and Plastic Sarl (FAP)
Lebanon
Foam
Closed
Investment
$128,700.00
oct.-1996
Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of rigid foam (sandwich panels) at Kilzi and Co. Sarl
Lebanon
Foam
Closed
Investment
$141,000.00
oct.-1996
Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of flexible foam (slabstock) at Fomaco Sarl
Lebanon
Foam
Closed
Investment
$151,742.00
oct.-1996
Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of flexible foam (slabstock) at Plastiflex Sarl
Lebanon
Foam
Closed
Investment
$146,776.00
oct.-1996
Project preparation for the commercial refrigeration sector
Lebanon
Refrigerant
Closed
Preparation
$30,000.00
oct.-1996
Project preparation to establish a CFC and HCFC recovery and recycling centre
Lebanon
Refrigerant
Closed
Preparation
$30,000.00
nov.-1997
Implementation of an ODS recovery and recycling network
Lebanon
Refrigerant
On going
Technical assistance
$425,289.00
déc.-1997
Conversion of refrigeration industrial facilities
Lebanon
Refrigerant
Closed
Investment
$153,162.00
déc.-1997
Training of refrigeration technicians on recovery and recycling methodologies
Lebanon
Refrigerant
Closed
Training
$52,668.00
juil.-1999
Remaining issues for a RMP and preparation of strategy and projects for reduction of CFC emissions in centrifugal chillers
Lebanon
Refrigerant
Closed
Technical assistance
$45,750.00
TOTAL AFTER ADJUSTMENTS
PARTNERS
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Ozone Layer APPROVED BY MF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
PROJECT TITLE
COUNTRY
SECTOR
STATE
TYPE
juil.-1999
Remaining issues for a RMP and preparation of strategy and projects for reduction of CFC emissions in centrifugal chillers
Lebanon
Refrigerant
Completed
Technical assistance
$45,750.00
mai-1996
Project preparation for the formulation of a project to implement a recycling network for CFC-11, CFC-12 and HCFC-22
Morocco
Refrigerant
Closed
Preparation
$20,000.00
oct.-1996
Technical assistance on alternative technologies for cold storage facilities
Morocco
Refrigerant
Closed
Technical assistance
$40,000.00
nov.-1997
Training of refrigeration technicians on recovery and recycling methodologies
Morocco
Refrigerant
Closed
Training
$53,361.00
nov.-1997
Implementation of an ODS recovery and recycling network
Morocco
Refrigerant
On going
Technical assistance
$355,867.00
nov.-1999
Phase-out of methyl bromide use in the cut flower and banana production
Morocco
Fumigation
On going
Investment $1,127,384.00
dĂŠc.-2000
Technical assistance for cold storage equipment (training and demonstration project)
Morocco
Refrigerant
Completed
Technical assistance
TOTAL MEDITERRANEAN (20 PROJECTS ON GOING AND UNDER PREPARATION)
TOTAL PROJECTS
98
Including on going projects
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$ 15,148,558.64
TOTAL AFTER ADJUSTMENTS
$120,054.00
PARTNERS
UNIDO
$ 3,249,695.00
REGION
NUMBER OF ON GOING PROJECTS
AMOUNT IN MILLION USD
%
Africa
16
$ 1,68
18%
Mediterranean
3
$ 1,90
20%
Asia
13
$ 5,86
62%
TOTAL
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$ 9,44
100%
REGION
NUMBER OF ON GOING PROJECTS
AMOUNT IN MILLION USD
%
3 2 8 1 2
$ 0,09 $ 0,38 $ 0,65 $ 0,41 $ 0,16
5,4% 22,6% 38,7% 24,4% 9,5%
2 1
$ 0,78 $ 1,10
41,1% 57,9%
1 7 4 1
$ 0,03 $ 4,50 $ 1,21 $ 0,09
0,5% 76,8% 20,6% 1,5%
On going projects Projects 2007
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF ON GOING PROJECTS 41%
AFRICA
50%
9%
Preparation Investment Technical assistance Demonstration Training MEDITERRANEAN
Africa Mediterranean Asia
Technical assistance Investment ASIA Preparation Investment Technical assistance Training
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Capitalisation activities in 2007
PROJECT ASSESSMENTS COMPLETED OR ONGOING IN 2007
INTERNATIONAL WATERS
In accordance with the aim of strengthening capitalisation set out in the strategic programming framework for 2007, thirteen project assessments were launched in 2007.
Romania/Hungary - Transboundary management of the Körös/Crisuri basin – Tisza secondary basin (MEDAD): assessment launched in December 2007 to be finalised in 2008.
LAND DEGRADATION BIODIVERSITY Benin - Preservation and management of protected areas in Pendjari National Park (AFD). Madagascar - Mahafaly Plateau (AFD). Senegal - Preservation of fishing resources by fishing communities (AFD). Latin America / Regional - Sustainable use of forest resources in the Guyanas (MEDAD). Madagascar - Support to sustainable management of prawn fisheries (AFD). Chile - Regional Nature Park in the Carrera and Capitan Prat Provinces (MEDAD) : assessment launched in December 2007 to be finalised in 2008; completion report drawn up by the Regional Nature Parks Federation. Bolivia - Conservation and development of plant biodiversity in the tropical zones of Chaparé Biodesa (MENESR) : assessment launched in December 2007 to be finalised in 2008; completion report drawn up by the University of Cochabamba. Guinea - Observatory for Maritime Guinea (AFD) : assessment launched in December 2007 to be finalised in 2008. Biohub - Sustainable community management of biodiversity and natural resources (MAEE) : mid-term assessment carried out with the CST. Venezuela - Support to indigenous communities in Canaïma National Park (MEDAD).
CLIMATE CHANGE Tunisia - Energy efficiency in buildings and thermal regulation (AFD). Assessment of a project to organise a fuelwood sector in Lithuania postponed to 2008.
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Africa / Regional - Regional Global Environment Initiative and Combating Desertification (IREMLCD) with the CILSS (MAEE).
CAPITALISATION STUDIES AND SEMINARS Three studies on biodiversity and climate change, one study on FGEF project assessment methodology, one conference and one capitalisation seminar were organised in 2007 in consultation with member institutions, the CST and other partners. The resulting intellectual output has contributed to the development and distribution of knowledge and innovative know-how on global environment topics.
BIODIVERSITY Assessment of experience with trust funds for longterm financing of biodiversity conservation costs and of their use in French-speaking Africa. Assessment of the economic, social and environmental benefits of FGEF intervention for marine protected areas.
CLIMATE CHANGE Cross-cutting study to identify French know-how in the field of climate change, with the MINEFE/DGTPE, MAEE and ADEME : study launched in 2006 with 60 000 € FGEF cofinancing. International conference on Biofuel Issues and Perspectives in Africa, November, Ouagadougou, with the government of Burkina Faso, WAEMU and ECOWAS and with support from the FGEF, MAEE, AFD and ADEME.
LAND DEGRADATION Seminar on “Direct sowing under plant cover in tropical soils” with a particular focus on carbon sequestration in agricultural land. December, Madagascar, with contributions from the FGEF and AFD.
Beneficiary: State Sector: Biodiversity Convention signed: october 2000 Planned duration: 4 years Total cost: 9.9 M€ FGEF contribution: 1.1 M€ Project promoter: FGEF This project was part of a broader Benin National Parks Conservation and Management Programme (PCGPN) costing a total of 19.6 M€. Besides the FGEF contribution, the programme also received cofinancing from KfW and GTZ (German overseas cooperation agency), the Netherlands cooperation agency, the European Union and the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Under these arrangements, management of the FGEF’s contribution to the Pendjari project was delegated to KfW.
Betafo site – straw from oats harvest and bean seed crop © Nicolas Hertkorn – AFD
METHODOLOGY In 2007, the FGEF conducted a meta-evaluation of retrospective analyses of ex-post assessments of projects cofinanced by the FGEF. Conclusions have been posted on the internet.
LESSONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 1. The development and management plan for the Pendjari Biosphere Reserve was satisfactorily drawn up and applied. The August 2007 assessment points out that “the management plan provides for the integration of local populations through AVIGREF(1), the village association for fauna management , and its coordination body, the AVIGREF Union. The project’s main successes may be considered to be the organisation of this participatory management system and the resulting high standard of relationships between villagers and the National Park’s management body (DPNP)(2) . The Pendjari project is undoubtedly the most successful example of its kind in West Africa”. 2. The main difficulty encountered by the project are its poor results in terms of Park infrastructure (rehabilitation or construction of trails – 736.50 km – pools and wells, […] construction of administrative premises for the Park management body).
Afghanistan – a fuelwood reserve for a public establishment © GERES
PROJECT ASSESSMENT SYNOPSES AND EXTRACTS 1-BENIN PRESERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS IN PENDJARI NATIONAL PARK
3. In order to overcome the population’s initial reservations towards the programme and to help ensure that Park conservation contributes to development among neighbouring communities, the project promoted a system for redistributing income from hunting, a
(1) Associations Villageoises de Gestion des Réserves de Faune (2) Direction du Parc National de la Pendjari
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Capitalisation activities in 2007
community investment scheme using income from the Park and provided support to income-generating activities, as well as involving local populations in tourism operations. The assessment indicates that income among populations in the Pendjari’s buffer zone had increased by about 11% since 2002. Incomes among families adjacent to the buffer zone are reported to be 21% higher on average than among other neighbouring communities. 4. Biodiversity has been consolidated. It is reported in the assessment that “the project’s impact on biodiversity consolidation is indisputable”. “There are no threats to the environment”: farming activities are well concentrated within the buffer zone and the system for access to natural resources in hunting zones is operating satisfactorily, the forest fire management plan is properly implemented and lateseason fires have become exceptional. Population increases have been noted in all animal species monitored, most notably among elephants. These generally positive findings need to be tempered by the fact that poaching still occurs to some degree. Thanks to regular ecological monitoring, the assessment confirms that the elephant population has doubled in the last four years. 5. The Park’s management bodies are operational and efficient. The August 2007 assessment reports that management objectives for the Pendjari National Park have been achieved overall, and that the annual work plan has been fulfilled thanks to the implementation of an effective management system at project level. However, the assessment points out that “although the current status is satisfactory overall, there is no guarantee as to the permanence of operational facilities”. It recommends that the creation of a foundation for the conservation of Benin’s national parks should be finalised and appropriate financial mechanisms implemented. 6. At the same time, efforts to promote the Park have increased income from tourism, with visitor numbers growing from 2200 in 1998 to more than 5800 in 2007. 60% of the Park’s operating costs are now self-financed. Of this percentage, 31% is from State grants and (3) Zone d’Occupation Contrôlée
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29% from direct receipts from tourism and the operation of hunting zones. External financing to be secured amounts to 40% of the total financing requirement. 7. Improved legal framework. The Fauna Act has brought substantial progress in the development of participatory management of the Park’s fauna and protected areas. The legal review process has not been completed and the assessment recommends that this should be done, particularly as regards compensation for wild fauna damage to crops. 8. The coordination of activities with neighbouring Burkina Faso is still not adequate. Burkina Faso’s more decentralised system of administration could be adapted to the methods of counterpart departments to provide greater flexibility and responsiveness.
2-SENEGAL PRESERVATION OF FISHING RESOURCES BY FISHING COMMUNITIES Beneficiary: Oceanium Association Sector: Biodiversity Convention signed: August 2001 Planned duration: 5 years Total cost: 13.4 M€ FGEF contribution: 0.9 M€ Project promoter: AFD
The activities planned under this project, known as the “Narou Heulek” project, were : creation by fishing communities of protected areas to address the different issues of halting dynamite fishing, reducing pressures on juvenile fish stocks, damage caused by rotating seine nets and preserving fragile mangrove habitats, identification of alternative sources of income, either from other types of fishing or from activities such as tourism, installation of artificial reefs within certain protected areas to help regenerate fish habitats and protect local fishing zones from encroaching trawlers, testing fish aggregating devices (FADs) to promote alternative fishing methods, awareness, training and communication activities among fishing communities all along the coast in order to disseminate achievements beyond pilot sites,
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scientific monitoring of project impacts by Senegal’s Fisheries Research Institute (CRODT) in collaboration with the IRD.
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Bamboung is the only area protected by decree. Because of this, progress with MPA projects has not been up to expectations.
LESSONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 1. The project is relevant. In terms of biodiversity, the locations of the project’s five marine protected areas (MPAs) cover a variety of situations that are representative of Senegal's marine diversity. Moreover, three of these (Bamboung in the Saloum Delta and the two zones in Casamance) are zones of regional biodiversity interest. Finally, thanks to the diversity and wealth of ecosystems in the Saloum Delta basin, the Bamboung MPA has been listed as a UNESCO biosphere reserve since 1981.
4. Oceanium’s method for creating MPAs has proved exemplary and ensures significant presence in the field. Videos highlighting problems encountered (e.g. juvenile fish captures, damage to the sea ground, etc.) were filmed locally and shown at village meetings, providing a basis for subsequent discussions. Most of the activities promoted by Oceanium rely on volunteer work that ensures close community involvement.
2. The establishment of a community MPA has proved to be exemplary. The Oceanium project has resulted in the establishment of Senegal’s first functional Marine Protected Area. The Keur Bamboung MPA is unique in the country and is serving as a textbook example for the sub-region. It is already receiving exchange visits from Guinea-Conakry and Guinea Bissau as well as from other regions in Senegal. 3. The threats to the project that were identified during its development have largely been brought under control. The decree listing five MPA sites supported by Oceanium has not been published; to date,
5. Scientific monitoring of the aquatic environment and fishing resources showed indisputable improvements in the marine ecosystem. Scientific monitoring of each MPA created was planned as part of the project. To date, only the Bamboung MPA is being monitored. In collaboration with the CRODT and the IRD, resulting in the publication of scientific research work, an ex-ante reference assessment was carried out before the protective measures were applied. Monitoring work is focusing on fishing but also provides information on fish biodiversity. The main results after four years of scientific monitoring are: an increase in the number of species found, an increase in biodiversity with the return of large predators and fish species with high market value, an
(4) Centre de Recherche Océanographique
Marking out the Petit Kassa community MPA in Casamance © J.F. Hellio & N. Van Ingen - 2008
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Capitalisation activities in 2007
Senegal – Replanting site for 500 000 mangrove trees in 2007 © J.F. Hellio & N. Van Ingen- 2008
improvement in the structure of fish populations and a possible increase in biomass within the MPA. Finally, it is very likely that the MPA is helping to improve fish catches and incomes for fishing communities. 6. Oceanium has become a flagship organisation in the region thanks to support from the FGEF, which in turn has received a boost to its image. The assessment team noted Oceanium’s excellent reputation in all the zones visited in Senegal. They found very positive reports in the local and international press with numerous articles in magazines such as National Geographic, Terres Sauvages, Grands Reportages, Voyages and Océans. Oceanium also participates in numerous local radio and television broadcasts. The Casamance and Keur Bamboung projects have been featured in two Thalassa programmes on the French France3 TV channel, including a 30-minute feature entirely dedicated to the project. In each case, the programmes highlighted the FGEF’s support to Oceanium.
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3-TUNISIA ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS AND THERMAL STANDARDS Beneficiary: Tunisian Energy Management Agency Sector: Climate Change Convention signed: October 2000 Planned duration: 4 years Total cost: 10.3 M€ FGEF contribution: 1.9 M€ Project promoter: AFD Project description and relevance to the intervention context The project assessed addresses the development of thermal and energy regulations for new buildings in Tunisia, conducted in accordance with an original “experimental anticipation” process. The aim of this approach is to identify the different obstacles to the operational implementation of the regulation and to eliminate these obstacles prior to its adoption. The project received subsidies from the FGEF (1.9 M€), the GEF (4.4 M USD or 4.2 M€) as well as contributions from the Tunisian State (2.1 MDT or 1.6 M€) and the Tunisian prime contractors (2.7 MDT or 2.6 M€). The project was managed by a team working within the Tunisian Energy Management Agency (ANME), which established a steering committee made up of representatives from the ministries concerned, profes-
sional organisations and associations and funding agencies. The project was found to be relevant in that it responds to the increasing deficit in the energy balance, the growing share of energy demand from the building sector and increasing convenience needs. It is fully in line with Tunisia's national strategy for energy management up to 2030. The project covers : identification, design, construction and monitoring of 46 demonstration operations conducted by public and private professionals in the residential and tertiary sectors, capacity building among those involved in the process and activities to mobilise professional involvement; development of specific tools, including technical guides for professionals and the creation of an energy efficiency and convenience label for buildings.
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The project focused on new rather than existing constructions. This decision was consistent with the boom in new construction activities at the time when the project was launched. The project fostered simple, low-cost technical improvements in all buildings (roof and wall insulation, reversing the bricks used in double partitions(5)), and diversified other improvements in order to foster innovations that are saving one third of energy on average. Well-designed documentation of high technical quality was produced and used to support a large number of training programmes.
However, the thermal regulation for new housing concerns the construction sector as a whole. Specific financial incentives should therefore be provided in the case of welfare housing, as an accompanying measure when the regulation enters into force. In general, with projects for energy efficiency in buildings, it is preferable to begin with new housing even if the potential for savings is lower, because it is always easier and cheaper to incorporate thermal modifications at the design stage. 3. Achieving reductions in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions on the scale of an entire city demands an overall approach integrating transport networks, the density of built-up areas, employment, industry and residential locations. 4. The assessment team emphasised the smooth running of this project and the substantial amount of work accomplished by the project team and participating professionals. This is one of the very few pilot projects on the implementation of thermal regulations in buildings currently in existence across the world. The resulting good practice is worth disseminating internationally. The project’s impacts are significant, particularly as regards climate issues, and will increase considerably with the promulgation of the regulation and the application of its accompanying incentives.
LESSONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 1. The FGEF and GEF strengthened the effectiveness of the approach by increasing the visibility of activities within a specific project and by facilitating international exchanges of know-how. Long-term support has been successfully established. Because these are multiple-component, low-cost projects where responsiveness is a determining factor, funding agencies and host organisations need to establish simplified financing procedures that are suited to the local context. 2. Efforts to achieve maximum energy savings at least cost to government departments could result in targeting luxury rather than welfare housing.
(5) Reversing the construction of double partitions by placing 8-hole bricks on the outside and 12-hole bricks on the inside to increase the inertia of the wall.
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Communication activities in 2007
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CAPITALISATION STUDIES AND SEMINARS, 2007 ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN GENERAL Paris Conference entitled Citoyens de la Terre (“Citizens of the Earth”) for global ecological governance, February 2007: FGEF participation (SecretaryGeneral and CST Chairman) in the round-table on biodiversity and ceremony and presentation of an exhibition entitled Biodiversité et Humanité – nos vies sont liées (Biodiversity and Humanity – our lives are intertwined). The exhibition has been on display since December 2006 in the entrance hall of the Secretariat for the Biodiversity Convention in Montreal.
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Publication in French of the FGEF’s Strategic Programming Framework for 2007-2008. Publication in French and English of the retrospective analysis of ex-post assessments of projects cofinanced by the FGEF.
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of the FGEF web site •atRedesign www.ffem.fr to include disbursement procedures in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. All FGEF communications during the events cited above are available on the Web site.
citations of the FGEF in six leaflets published •byNumerous the AFD (in French and English and/or Portuguese), on the AFD’s work in Mozambique, Morocco and Tunisia, in cities and urban development and with NGOs.
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Presentation of global environment issues and FGEF activities : Master ’s Degree in Sustainable Development – Centre for International Development Studies and Research (CERDI ), University of Auvergne – UMR 6587. ON THE ENVIRONMENT BY FOCAL AREA
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Map of the AFD/FGEF group’s project portfolio on energy efficiency and renewable energy and retrospective assessment of the Lebanon project.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Seminar on “Financing Energy Management in •Tunisia and the Mediterranean Countries” (24-25 April 2007, in Hammamet) : contribution by the FGEF Secretariat on “Development Assistance and Energy Management – the FGEF Experience”. Nations in Geneva, 27 April 2007 : signature •withUnited Mr Marek Belka, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe and former Prime Minister of Poland, and Mr JM Ripert, Ambassador for
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France, of the FGEF cofinancing convention for a project on “capacity building and support to the implementation of an energy efficiency fund”. Article in “Objectif Chine” Newsletter, June 2007, “L’énergie en Chine – partenariats dans l’énergie propre”. Paris, 1 October 2007 : signature at Matignon, the French Prime Minister’s residence, of an FGEF convention (for public transport in Hanoi City) during the visit of the Vietnamese Prime Minister, in the presence of the French and Vietnamese authorities. European Development Days (Lisbon, 7 – 9 November 2007) on integrating climate issues in development : http://www.eudevdays.eu/Public/SideEvent.php by the GRET, AFD, MAEE and FGEF: contribution to the side event – publication of leaflets on climate change : “A AFD e as mudancas climaticas – Uma estrategia e instrumentos renvados” and “A França, parceiro international das alteracçoes climaticas” and poster a poster entitled “ F r a n c e and Climate Change” that includes the FGEF logo.
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Energy and SMEs/SMIs, the Mayor of Casablanca, representatives from the French Embassy, the AFD and the World Bank (22 November 2007).
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10th Anniversary of the IZDIHAR Association – Casablanca
INTERNATIONAL WATERS
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Romania – Hungary - project for integrated management of the Körös/Crisuri Basin - article in “Danube Watch” magazine – www.icpdr.org.
CDM support programme in China : production of a •leaflet presenting the project (in English and French).
BIODIVERSITY Cooperation project (“Support to CDM project set-up”)
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Award ceremony for the FGEF-WWF-Terre Sauvage competition on “Action for Biodiversity in Africa” in Gabon by the Ambassador for France in the presence of the representatives of the WWF, to the two
Diploma for the PPI competition in Gabon – 1st prize : Maison du Tourisme et de la Nature
Casablanca : participation in the 10th anniversary •celebrations of the IZDIHAR Association (“energy efficiency in industry” project in the Sidi Bernoussi industrial park) of the FGEF Secretary-General, who made a speech in the presence of the Moroccan Ministers for
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Communication activities in 2007
prize-winners. First prize of 15 000 € to the Maison du Tourisme et de la Nature NGO ; second prize of 10 000 € to the Amis du pangolin NGO.
Courrier de la Planète magazine, January-March •issue 2007 - FGEF cited for the “Home Garden of Ethiopia” project.
Diploma for the PPI competition in Gabon – 1st prize : Maison du Tourisme et de la Nature
Article in Courrier de la Planète
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FGEF cited in “Libération” in an article on antelopes in the Sahel (La resurrection des antilopes au Sahel), Sunday 11 March 2007 International working group on sustainable tourism - March 2007 - contribution during the Round Table on “Tourism and Territories”. Continental magazine - March 2007 - article on exemplary projects in Africa (Quand l’Afrique donne l’exemple), On Radio France International (RFI) : - Interview with J.Calas from the FGEF Secretariat during a symposium on agricultural biodiversity in the Sahel, broadcast during the “Atelier des Sciences” programme in the week of 21st May. - Interview with the Director-General of the IUCN on Monday 22 October 2007 (11:40 a.m. to 12:00) during the Visiteur du Jour programme : the value of the FGEF’s small initiatives programme was emphasised and illustrated by a further interview with a project promoter from Benin. France TV report on the “Conservancies*” project financed by the FGEF during the visit to Namibia by Minister M. Bockel in September 2007.
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The event was covered by the local press, and an article was published in the December-January issue of Terre Sauvage magazine.
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Article on the competition in Terre Sauvage magazine
Galardon Awards 2007: the Ambassador for France •receives the first prize in the International Cooperation category, awarded to the FGEF for “Coco Island, a World Heritage Site”, from the President of the Republic of Costa Rica.
* The “Conservancies Network” project
Article on the Bamboung Marine Protected Area in “Le Monde”
Costa Rica : the FGEF receives the 2007 award for “Coco Island, a World Heritage Site”
In “Le Monde” travel supplement of 27 September •2007 : FGEF cited in an article on ecotourism in Senegal (Sénégal – le gout du Paradis).
Article in Directsoir : www.directsoir.net
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FGEF contribution to a publication by the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation entitled “No-Till Farming Systems”, October 2007.
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WWF annual review for 2007: WWF programme in Madagascar and the Western Indian Ocean (FGEF cited).
FGEF cited in the annual review published by WWF Madagascar FGEF participation in the WASWC publication
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La gestion concertée des resources naturelles – l’épreuve du temps (“Joint Management of Natural Resources – the Test of Time”) published by Gret and Karthala, featuring a selection of contributions to the GEGOREV symposium in June 2006. Biodiversity feature in Regards sur la Terre – Nature et développement annual review 2007 – Les repères du développement durable – 2008 agenda – edited by Pierre Jacquet and Laurence Tubiana, Les Presses Sciences Po : contribution to the feature from FGEF engineers. Exhibition on marine resource use in Senegal (Sénégal – l’homme et la mer) at the Porte Dorée Aquarium, Paris (18 December 2007 to 22 June 2008) featuring the activities of the NGO Oceanium supported by the FGEF.
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Communication activities in 2007
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20th anniversary celebrations of the Montreal •Protocol held in Montreal on 16 September 2007 -
DOCUMENTATION AND PRESS ARTICLES
speech by the head of French delegation, the Secretary-General of the FGEF and “ozone” awards given by the Canadian minister of the environment and the UNEP Director-General on 17 September 2007.
The FGEF receives an award for its activities under the Montreal protocol
Leaflet on South Africa. FGEF project for biodiversity conservation in the Cape Peninsula
M.A. Martin receives an award on behalf of the FGEF for its role in implementing the Multilateral Fund for the implementation of the Montreal Protocol “in recognition of its extraordinary assistance to developing countries as part of the worldwide effort to eliminate ozone-depleting substances and protect the ozone layer”, from the Canadian minister for the environment and the Director-General of UNEP.
Press conference at the MEDAD with Secretary of •State Mme Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet for the 20th
The FGEF’s “ozone” leaflet
anniversary of the Montreal protocol : participation and speech by the FGEF Secretary-General on 13 September 2007 on “The Multilateral Fund for the Montreal Protocol - French cooperation and protection of the stratospheric ozone layer”.
New edition of the ATIBT’s “Forest Production” publication
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Africa Programme - pesticide stockpiles in Tunisia
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Oceanium feature in the National Geographic
Partnership for the forests of the Congo Basin
Oceanium exhibition in Dakar (June 2007)
Posters for Oceanium-mer and Oceanium-terre
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Appendices
FGEF MANAGEMENT BODIES : STEERING COMMITTEE, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE AND SECRETARIAT STEERING COMMITTEE The steering committee is the decision-making body for the FGEF. It is chaired by the representative from the Ministry for the Economy (Directorate-General for the Treasury and Economic Policy) and is made up of representatives from the following institutions : Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Employment, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research, Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development and Planning, French Development Agency.
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The steering committee met three times in 2007. Issuing decisions on : identification files after receiving opinions from the scientific and technical committee, ssessment reports, enabling the Secretariat to commit funds, overall FGEF policy and recommendations for the Secretariat.
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STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND ACTING MEMBERS (AS OF 31/12/2007) MINISTRY OF THE ECONOMY, INDUSTRY AND EMPLOYMENT Directorate-General for the Treasury and Economic Policy
- Representative Directorate for Scientific Cooperation and Research MINISTRY OF ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING
- Julien Rencki (Chairman) Department for Multilateral Affairs and Development Deputy Director for International Financial Affairs and Development
- Aline Kuster-Ménager Head, International Affairs MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
- François Marion Chief Officer for Development Assistance and Multilateral Development Institutions
- Pierre Fabre Advisor for Research to the Director for International Relations and Cooperation (DRIC)
- Nicolas Prego Chief Officer for Project Assistance with the International Business Development Branch
- François Clin Deputy Director of the Department for Energy, Transport, Environment and Natural Resources with the Technology Directorate
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AND EUROPEAN AFFAIRS - Odile Roussel Deputy Director for the Environment Directorate for Economic and Financial Affairs
FRENCH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (AFD) - Roger Goudiard Director, Asia Department
- Representative Directorate for the United Nations and International Organisations
- Robert Peccoud Director of the Research and Knowledge Management Department, Strategy Directorate
- André Pouillés-Duplaix Deputy Director for Sectoral Policies and the Millennium Objectives Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development In bold : full members
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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (CST)
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guide and conduct studies relating to the scientific and technical aspects of the global environment, take part in initiatives aiming to inform and raise awareness among French and international partners on the challenges raised by global environmental issues.
MEMBERS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (AS OF 31/12/2007) Michel Griffon (Chairman of the CST) ANR Didier Babin CIRAD Marc Bied-Charreton University of St Quentin en Yvelines Lucien Chabason IDDRI Patrick Duncan CNRS Pierre Giraud ENSMP CERNA Michel Hamelin ADEME Rémi Pochat LCPC CGGREF Jacques Rilling CSTB and GIEC Louis-Alexandre Romaña IFREMER
All focal areas Biodiversity Land degradation Sustainable development – economics Biodiversity Economics Climate Change International Waters Climate Change International Waters
THE FGEF SECRETARIAT The FGEF Secretariat is attached to the Strategy Directorate of the French Development Agency (AFD). In 2007, the members of the Secretariat were as follows : Secretary-General, Engineer for Biodiversity, Engineer for International Waters, Land Degradation and Forests, Engineer for Climate Change, Engineer for Biodiversity, Climate Change and Chemical Pollutants,
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Protection of the stratospheric ozone layer is a specific mission requiring the long-term services of an external consultant.
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The Secretariat's operational activities are organised into three categories : 1. Contributions to the processing and monitoring of projects financed by the FGEF This is the Secretariat's primary and most important mission in support of FGEF member institutions. It involves examining projects, informing and consulting with the different partners in France (public, private and associations) and abroad (bilateral and multilateral), and work on ex-ante appraisals, implementation monitoring and ex-post evaluations. 2. Participation in thematic or sectoral studies conducted in France on global environment topics The Secretariat is responsible for informing its development assistance partners. It also participates in various bodies or initiatives (such as the scientific committee of the Interministerial Task Force on Climate Change or the Plan Bleu). Under the aegis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Secretariat has contributed to preparatory work relating to the environment carried out by the
Interministerial Committee for International Cooperation and Development. Linking up with these activities is the Secretariat's participation in interministerial work on the climate and biodiversity conventions, and more broadly on national strategies for sustainable development and biodiversity. 3. Monitoring multilateral financing mechanisms for the global environment This concerns both the Global Environment Facility and the Multilateral Fund for Implementation of the Montreal Protocol. Monitoring of the GEF is a mission which is specific to the FGEF Secretariat. This task ensures that the Secretariat team is well informed as to GEF strategies, programmes and projects, while also enabling its members to put forward their own points of view on the strength of ten years of experience. The Head of the Secretariat deputises for the representative of the Directorate General for the Treasury and Economic Policy on the GEF Council.
MEMBERS OF THE FGEF SECRETARIAT, 2007 Marc-Antoine Martin (extension 3374) martinma@afd.fr Julien Calas calasj@afd.fr Philippe Bosse (extension 3065) bossep@afd.fr Christophe du Castel (extension 3310) ducastelc@afd.fr Ghislain Rieb (extension 3538) riebg@afd.fr Denise Parmentier (extension 3368) parmentierd@afd.fr Laurence Alligbonnon (extension 3093) alligbonnonl@afd.fr Véronique Lefebvre (extension 4116) lefebvrev@afd.fr Elisabeth Carpentier (extension 3496) carpentiere@afd.fr
Secretary-General Biodiversity Climate Change International waters, land degradation, forests Biodiversity, climate change, chemical pollutants Corporate and budget affairs Budget affairs/Monitoring of financing agreements Assistance to engineers Assistant coordinator Budget affairs/Monitoring of disbursements Assistance to engineers
External expert responsible for ozone layer protection projects under the Montreal Protocol : Béatrice Vincent (extension 3943 – vincentb1@afd.fr).
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This mission involves : formulating opinions on the GEF’s strategic and operational activities and its organisation and management, examining the projects, programmes and policy orientations submitted to it. Monitoring of the Multilateral Fund for Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on protection of the ozone layer involves taking part in its Executive Committee meetings, monitoring operational activities and participating whenever required in meetings between the parties.
THE PROJECT CYCLE Project stages are as follows : 1. Pre-identification : member institution – secretariat – promoter 2. Identification preparation of an identification file by one of the institutional partners with the potential beneficiary, support from the FGEF secretariat to file preparation and formatting, verification of project eligibility by the FGEF secretariat, opinions from the FGEF scientific and technical committee and secretariat, authorisation from the steering committee to launch ex-ante project appraisal.
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MAIN ACRONYMS : Agence française de développement – French Development Agency CDM : Clean Development Mechanism CER : Certified Emission Reduction unit FASEP : Fonds d’aide au secteur privé - Private Sector Assistance Fund GEF : Global Environment Facility GTZ : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit JI : Joint Implementation MAEE : Ministère des affaires étrangères et européennes – French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs MEDAD : Ministère de l’écologie, du développement et de l’aménagement durables (French Ministry for Ecology and Sustainable Development and Planning) MIES : Mission interministérielle de l’effet de serre Interministerial Task Force on Climate Change MLF : Multilateral Fund for implementation of the Montreal Protocol MPA : Marine Protected Area NDRC : National Development and Reform Commission NGO : Non-Governmental Organization ODA : Official Development Assistance ODP : Ozone Depletion Potential ODS : Ozone-Depleting Substances PASP : Programme on African Stock Piles POP : Persistent Organic Pollutants UNEP : United Nations Environment Programme UNDP : United Nations Development Programme UNIDO : United Nations Industrial Development Organization AFD
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