Tracking Environmental Expenditures: OECD-DAC Codes and Rio Markers
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Documenting What We Do OECD-DAC Codes, Rio Markers, Technology Transfer, and Capacity Building Gemma O’Reilly 8th April 2014 Consultant g.oreillyclimate@gmail.com
Outline • My work with Irish Aid on tracking • Why do we track/monitor environment expenditures? • The Rio Conventions and other processes • Commitments on support • The OECD DAC definitions • How & When to mark • Documentation & Design • Other new areas for the future
First; an explanation of my work with Irish Aid • Mapping environment in 2013 expenditures • Climate finance; Adaptation & Mitigation • Biodiversity • Desertification/dryland degradation • Agriculture • DRR • Projecting 2014 expenditures • Indicative plans for 2015 • Explore how to ease/simplify future tracking
The Rio Conventions & other processes • Rio Coventions • UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) • Mitigation • Adaptation • UN Convention Biological Diversity (UNCBD) • UN Convention on Combatting Desertification (UNCCD) • UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
Ireland’s commitments UNFCCC • ...mobilising jointly $100bn per year by 2020 • from a wide variety of sources, public and private, bilateral and multilateral incl. alternative sources” • Reporting required – CTF tables UNCBD • Developed countries are commited to substantial increase from current levels by 2020 • Reporting required; ODA an agreed indicator UNCCD • Committed to support affected countries • Reporting requirements – Rio markers agreed indicator UNISDR / Hyogo Framework • A key future area. A DAC marker is in development
Why Track? • Commitment to MRV climate finance, CBD, CCD • Keep track of progress to quantified financial targets • Keep track of action on priority policy issues • Monitor Effectiveness, assist accountability
It’s not about developed countries meeting targets • Aid effectiveness principals apply (Busan); • Ownership of development priorities by developing countries • Focus on results • Inclusive development partnerships • Transparency and accountability to each other
OECD DAC Definitions... • What is Mitigation? • What is Adaptation? • What is Biodiversity finance? • What is Desertification finance? • Overlaps & Co-benefits are allowed
How & When to Mark • Does the activity qualify? Shouldthe activity qualify? • Code at point of the RP2A – important to establish this practice now because new system will require it. • Is it principal, significant or not targeted? • Principal (Score 2) - Would the activity/project have happened otherwise? • Significant (Score 1) – is part of the activity in line with elements of the definition? • Is this in the documentation? • Does it not qualify? Then mark it zero!
How & When to Mark • Does the activity qualify? Shouldthe activity qualify? • Code at point of the RP2A – important to establish this practice now because new system will require it. • Is it principal, significant or not targeted? • Principal (Score 2) - Would the activity/project have happened otherwise? • Significant (Score 1) – is part of the activity in line with elements of the definition? • Is this in the documentation? • Does it not qualify? Then mark it zero! Consider at the Design Stage! Documentation is key!
Documentation & Design • The aim is Climate Proofing expenditure and achieving as many co-benefits as possible • Programme support documentation helps focus effort • Proposals and objectives should be explicit • Code at point of the RP2A – important to establish this practice now because new system will require it. • Principal vs Significant; different ways to think about it • How much of the expenditure was relevant?
Other new areas to think about... • Disaster Risk Reduction • New DAC-Marker in advanced development. • Capacity Building • Has the project involved training of people/building of institutions which will be relevant and useful to that country after the project has ended? • Private Finance • Has assistance to the private sector, or intervention in markets enabled or encouraged improved climate performance or green business? • Technology Transfer • Has the project lead to (increased) dissemination of new technologies? Has the project increased capacity to develop own technologies e.g. Quality seeds etc.
Further Information • My Email: g.oreillyclimate@gmail.com • OECD Rio Markers • Web-page for Definitions, Handbook & Examples; • http://www.oecd.org/dac/environment-development/rioconventions.htm