Review of PEP s Work on Environment for the MDGs for the 2005 World Summit: -- November 2004 to October 2005 --

1. Review of PEP�s Work on �Environment for the MDGs� for the 2005 World Summit:-- November 2004 to October 2005 -- UNDP, UNEP, UK DFID, IIED, IUCN, WRI, WWF on behalf of PEP 13 October 2005, Ottawa, Canada

2. Overall Agenda for Morning Session What we set out to do, what we accomplished and options on where we go from here? Discussion: What is most important for PEP to focus on post-Summit; and What are the implications of the Summit for your organization and work? Coffee Break Working Groups on the Way Forward (Define the challenge, PEP�s unique role; Who? What? When? Where?) Reporting Back from the Working Groups

3. What We Set Out To Do And What We Accomplished Berlin PEP Meeting, November 2004 Stockholm PEP Meeting, March 2005 PEP �Environment for the MDGs� Organizational Structure The Key Messages Impacting the Outcome Document Policy Dialogue Head of State Dinner Conclusion

4. Berlin PEP Meeting, November 2004 �The MDG Campaign and the Environment: A Progress Report and Call to Action� Assessment of global progress toward the MDGs Then, focused on MDG 7 Reported on encouraging developments But noted major challenges Environment being externalized in national MDG Reports and elsewhere; Serious problems/confusion with MDG 7�s goal, target & indicators; Major opportunities to address these challenges: Mandate for �UN Interagency Task Force on MDG Indicators� to revisit MDG 7 Indicators Upcoming 2005 World Summit We argued that PEP is uniquely qualified / positioned to intervene

5. Stockholm PEP Meeting, March 2005 �MDG 7 and the Poverty-Environment Partnership: A Way Forward� Reviewed challenges to progress on MDG 7 Reviewed the opportunity of the 2005 World Summit Proposal to PEP for Making Progress on MDG 7 Output 1: Analytical Work on Best Evidence and Operational Guidance on MDG 7 Output 2: High Visibility Event to Display Evidence on MDG 7 and Commitment to Stronger Action Output 3: Building a Coalition for MDG 7 and Positioning PEP to Implement the Summit Decisions Output 4: Community Commons: Learning from and showcasing local level success stories

6. PEP �Environment for the MDGs� Organizational Structure Output 1: IIED overall responsible, with IUCN leading on economic work; WRI leading on indicators / assessment work; UNDP prepared final three publications Output 2: UNDP leading on High Visibility events with help from UNEP and entire Steering Committee � with Equator Initiative turning over its entire staff, �interns�, office space, network for 5 months Output 3: UK DFID leading on Building Coalition Cross-cutting output on �Community Commons�: organized by UNDP, Fordham University, Germany, IIED, etc., June 2005

7. Major Elements of PEP�s Work for the Summit The Key Messages Impacting the Outcome Document Policy Dialogue Head of State Dinner

8. Steve Bass� Assessment of What We Set Out To Do and What We Did PEP�s analysis made a definitive case for investing in environmental management for poverty reduction PEP fast-tracked necessary collaborative work on making the economic case and environment-poverty indicators The PEP analysis and events offered credibility and information for those who were lobbying for the Outcome Document Key participants declared support for the PEP case at the Dialogue and called for action Many action ideas discussed offer a strong future agenda for PEP �Environment for MDGs� was promoted, rather than �PEP� � an inclusive approach

9. Conclusions PEP events provide example of power of PEP network PEP and messages received enormous visibility Not necessary for all 31 members of PEP network to take direct action like some members did. It is important that the PEP coalition remain intact and continue to support each other PEP has shown that it can set goals and achieve them Now let us make use of this new power and momentum to take on the next major challenge �

10. Brief Feedback Additional points from PEP members who attended PEP events and Questions for clarification from those who did not

11. Forward Looking Feedback: A Tour de Table What is most important for PEP to focus on post-Summit? What are the implications of the Summit for your organization?

12. Working Groups on the Way Forward Focus of Discussion: Clearly define the task or challenge to be undertaken What is PEP�s unique comparative advantage and role with this challenge? What other key partners need to be involved? What specifically should PEP do? (Who? What? When? Where? Who will do what by when?