UNCCD implementation and financing mechanisms

1. UNCCD implementation and financing mechanisms Victoria, Seychelles 15 March 2011

2. The UNCCD • The Global Mechanism • The 10 Year Strategy • UNCCD implementation: NAP and NAP alignment • UNCCD financing: IFS and IIF • Resource mobilization • Conclusion

3. The UNCCD • Initiated at United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) - Rio de Janeiro, 1992 • Adopted in Paris on 17 June 1994 • Entered into force on 26 December 1996 • Objective: to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought in countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification, particularly in Africa…with a view to contributing to the achievement of sustainable development in affected areas. • 193 member countries as of August 2009

4. Sustainable Land ManagementThe cross-sectoral dimension Sustainable land management (SLM) can be defined as the use of land resources such as soils, water, animals and plants for the production of goods - to meet changing human needs – while assuring the long-term productive potential of these resources, and the maintenance of their environmental functions (WB, GTZ, CDE, 1999) What to remember about SLM • It is not a “sector” in itself: • It is cross-cutting across sectors having strong implications on the use of land resources • It is linked to the (sustainable) development agenda of these sectors, and especially to rural development • Has “local” connotation depending on the geographical location, and the ecological social and economic situation (which are very different from one country to the other)

5. The Global Mechanism1 • A Subsidiary Body of the UNCCD - hosted by IFAD in Rome • A Facilitator upscaling finance for SLM • GM mandate: “…increase the effectiveness and efficiency of existing financial mechanisms…[and] …to promote actions leading to the mobilization and channelling of substantial financial resources to affected developing country Parties” (Article 21, UNCCD) • GM mandate is implemented in the context of the changing architecture for Aid to Development (i.e. Paris Declaration and Monterrey Consensus)

6. UNCCD 10-Year Strategy1 Ten-year Strategic Plan and Framework to enhance the implementation of the Convention (2008-2018) • Vision: to forge a global partnership to reverse and prevent desertification/land degradation and to mitigate the effects of drought in affected areas in order to support poverty reduction and environmental sustainability. • Adopted in 2007 – decision 3/COP 7 • Is has a result-based management structure (i.e. including indicators to measure expected impacts and outcomes)

7. UNCCD 10-Year Strategy3 Strategic objectives • To improve living conditions of affected populations • To improve the condition of affected ecosystems • To generate global benefits through the effective implementation of UNCCD • To mobilize resources through building partnerships between national and international actors Operational Objectives • Advocacy, awareness raising and education • Policy framework • Science, technology and knowledge • Capacity-building • Financing and technology transfer

8. UNCCD implementation1 National Action Programmes (NAP) - a strategic document meant to identify the scope, strategic orientation and responses to address land degradation in a given country. Based on the NAP it is also possible to identify a number of priority actions for which implementation resources need to be mobilized

9. UNCCD implementation2 NAP alignment - NAPs are developed as strategic documents in line with the 10-year Strategy (i.e. 5 operational objectives) • Decision 2/COP 9 • invites parties to start the alignment process • Request Secretariat/GM to provide technical/financial support • Requests GM to develop integrated investment frameworks • Guidelines for the alignement process: http://www.unccd.int/cop/officialdocs/cop9/pdf/2add1eng.pdf

10. UNCCD Financing1 Integrated Financing Strategy (IFS) – a process for identifying and mobilizing a mix of financial resources to fund projects, programmes and priority actions contributing to SLM and UNCCD implementation in a given • Internal resources(i.e. national budget cycle) • External resources (i.e. ODA) • Innovative resources (e.g. market access, climate change) The IFS responds to the changing international context for development financing and the need to develop programmatic approaches for resource mobilization

11. UNCCD Financing2 Integrated investment framework – the ensemble of projects, programmes and priority actions contributing to UNCCD implementation in a given country which builds on • NAP priorities • IFS resources The IIF is a kind of programming tool for UNCCD implementation

12. Resource mobilizationYesterday NAP Fund raising for the proposal programme/project proposal (activities – budget)

13. Resource mobilizationToday (IFS/IIF approach)

14. Conclusions NAP development process is: • Result-Oriented • Integrated in on-going sectoral policy frameworks and development plans (to avoid parallel processes) • More important than the product (sustainability!) NAP implementation depends on: • Communication across sectors • Efficient and participatory coordination mechanism • Efficient implementation structure • Clear roles and responsibilities

15. THANK YOU! Eleonora Canigiani Programme Officer, West and Central Africa (WCA) Programme Coordinator, Market Access and Trade (MAT) e.canigiani@global-mechanism.org