Upgrading and Execution Arrangements for GEF-5 June 2009

Upgrading and Execution Arrangements for GEF-5 June 2009

SGP Stakeholders interviewed

SGP Balance – Risk, Innovation and Cost

Survey response - upgrading

Upgrading – Categories 1 - III

SGP mgmt costs vs. total delivery

Upgrading – Tier 1 Criteria: Prioritization • Age: more than 15 years • Grantmaking: total of $4 million and more, level of topmost 15% of country programmes • Cofinancing: total of $2 million or more • Country RAF allocation: more than $25 M

SGP Non-LDCs/SIDS prior to 1995 more than $4 M

SGP Non-LDCs/SIDS prior to 1995 less than $4 M

Upgrading – Tier 2 Criteria: Readiness

Survey response – RAF / STAR caps

Survey response – CORE funding response breakdown

Implementation vs. Execution services

Execution Options • Option 1: Improved UNOPS Execution • Option 2: Execution through an International NGO or Consortium • Option 3: Country Specific Execution • Option 4: Combination of 1 and 3 or 2 and 3

GEF Council Evaluation criteria for execution services

SGP Organigramme

Survey response – preferred criteria for execution services

Survey response – SGP Execution services

Options Cost Efficiency Analysis • Validated GEF EO findings in Technical Paper on the Management Costs of the SGP • Use of metrics related to: management and general fundraising expenses as a percentage of total expenses – used by the Better Business Bureau and the Combined Federal Campaign (a federated charity drive of the US Federal Govt)

Survey of Interest of NGOs • Misunderstanding of what execution is • Coverage of many NGOs is not global • The intention was more for partnerships and joint efforts rather than doing the execution work

Consultants’ Findings • Improved UNOPS execution is best option due to: - cost: mid-range as per GEF EO tech. assessment; factor of 2 to 4 lower using IRS Forms 990 assessment. - high transition cost for any shift to other execution options - other options of government and private sector execution runs against the SGP principle of leadership by CSOs and focus on supporting CSOs. • But there could be certain country programmes that could be ready to explore an alternative execution option

Scenarios for SGP during GEF-5 • Categorization of country programmes • Pilot upgrading of ready mature country programmes • Execution: -- Improved UNOPS execution -- Explore NGO execution for upgraded country programmes • GEF-5 should be a transition phase for SGP where capacity building for larger impacts and for sustainability is a focus

Many Thanks!