GEF India GEF India Monitoring Monitoring StrategyStrategy

Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Environment and ForestsForests

Government of IndiaGovernment of India

IntroductionIntroduction

The Global Environment Facility (GEF), established in 1991, an independent financial mechanism provides grants to developing countries and economies in transition for projects that benefit the global environment and promote sustainable livelihoods

India is a founder member of GEF. It is both a donor and recipient of GEF funds

India: Donor as well as India: Donor as well as RecipientRecipient

GEF Replenishment Phase(India’s contribution vs. Total GEF Fund)

Focal Area & No of FSP/MSP/ EAs

GEF Grant(In USD m)

PILOT (1991 – 1994)USD 6 m/ USD 1.3 b

CC (4) 40.5

FIRST (1994 – 1998)USD 9 m/ USD 2 b

CC (2)BD (4)

35.72

SECOND (1998 – 2002)USD 9 m/ USD 2.7 b

CC (3)BD (1)

19.72

THIRD (2002 – 2006)USD 9 m/ USD 3 b

CC (6)BD (2)MF (1)

85.895

FOURTH (2006 – 2010)USD 9 m/ USD 3.13 b

CC (5)BD (2)LD (3)

POP (1)

32.862

TOTALExcludes 4 dropped projects worth USD 61.8 m (GEF Grant)

214.697

Focal PointsFocal Points

Union Ministry of Environment & Forests is the designated GEF operational Focal point for coordination and operational matters

The Department of Economic Affairs, is the designated GEF political Focal point for policy and government related issues.

Monitoring &Evaluation-The Monitoring &Evaluation-The ConceptConcept

Success of any programme depends on the correct M&E strategyBut what is Monitoring?

Means: To check progress, watch, track, find relative position…..

Answers questions like: What progress have we made, where are the problems, How far have we gone, How much more to go…..

When done: ongoing, regular intervals Who does it: Project Director, Project staff,

external stakeholder........usually internal to project

EvaluationEvaluation

Means: To find what project has achieved against promise

Answers questions like: Have we delivered what we set out, How well have we done, where we could have done better

When done: Usually end of project, sometimes mid-term. Always during specific mile stone periods

Who Does it: Mainly external

Present scenario Present scenario

In all GEF projects monitoring and evaluation is a mandatory requirement

There are 2 project evaluations: Mid-term and Terminal evaluations

The progress of the project is monitored by the concerned GEF agencies, concerned Government agencies, National Steering Committee and PMU – comprising of National Project Director and National Project Coordinator, at a regular level.

Ministry of Environment and Forests being the GEF Operational Focal Point has been monitoring the progress of these projects on case to case basis.

ApproachApproach-M&E Strategy-M&E Strategy

VISION -- WHATMISSION -- HOW AND WHENSTRUCTURE -- WHEN AND WHEREEXECUTION } Asking the questions MONITORING } -- mentioned above will lead to

EVALUATION } giving correct answers for

making mid-course corrections in project

implementation.

Concerns Concerns

Under RAF, India has received an allocation of USD 29.6 million for biodiversity and USD 74.9 million for climate change.

Some of our projects are moving slow.Future GEF RAF allocations depends

on country’s project portfolio performance.

The FocusThe Focus

On Monitoring rather than on Evaluation following the principle of Result Based Management Framework

The Government of India favours evaluation of programmes or sub programmes on a need basis

The Strategy will adhere to the GEF M&E Policy, GEF Ethical norms, Tracking Tools, indicators on Capacity Building etc in consonance with the policies of Government of India .

The ObjectiveThe Objective

Principle: Management, Monitoring and Learning. While building upon the ongoing monitoring efforts of the

GEF agencies and Project Management Unit, the GEF Cell at MoEF will focus upon:

Keeping a watch on project performance from GEF and national perspective, at different stages.

Developing a knowledge management strategy Linking the performance of individual GEF projects with the

overall performance of the GEF India project portfolio on the principle of Result Based Management Framework.

To make GEF investments in India sustainable and strategic in meeting the overall goal of national development.

Changing roles Changing roles

With the finalization and adoption of the Monitoring strategy for GEF India, MoEF will move from ‘approval’ to ‘result oriented’ culture’ – working closely with the projects and the concerned stakeholders.

Tracking the PortfolioTracking the Portfolio

Develop a baseline on the status and performance of the projects by visiting the projects and meeting the concerned stakeholders.

Developing a national tracking system, wherein the projects could be monitored on a quarterly basis through means like attending PSC, reports of PMU, visiting project sites etc.

Online repository for distilling lessons learned Integrating monitoring culture into training

programs, communications and outreach programs.

Role of Focal Points in M&ERole of Focal Points in M&E

It is extremely important for the Focal Points to participate in and be informed of M&E for successful implementation of programmes. How should they do it:

Listening Experimenting Documenting – good practices & failures Periodic Reviewing & Analysing Reflecting Identifying grey areas Addressing constraints and problems

ChallengesChallenges

Constraints in understanding of the linkages between the global and local benefits

Limited ownership Lack of capacity to implement and monitor GEF

projects Limited awareness of GEF program, opportunities

and procedures for submission of proposals-

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