PEI Regional Meeting, 17-18 September, Panama

UNDP-UNEP POVERTY-ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVE

PEI next phase 2013 – 2017

Preparations and way forward

Poverty Environment Facility

Outline of Presentation

• The Concept Note • The PEI 2013-2017 Programme outline– Background– Strategy and focus– The outcome and outputs

• Next Steps

Concept note: background

• Post Rio+20 and new SD development model– Government led national vs. rights based local – Going beyond GDP– Transitioning towards inclusive greener economy

• PEI achievements & lessons learned– Enabling conditions, capacity, one UN– Entry points, tool box, institutional roles

• Challenges and Opportunities

Setting a vision for the future

• Support countries to:– Develop policies and plans– Support the implementation challenge– Strengthened institutional capacities

• Where countries benefit from:– Improved knowledge management systems– PE mainstreaming institutionalised within regional

and global institutions– UN programme coherence

Main Components of PEI Strategy 2013-2017

• Poverty alleviation and integrated cross-sector approaches to development

• Capacity development: individual, organisation and the enabling environment

• Effective participation of target groups – use of gender & human rights based approach

• PE outcomes (lesson learned & best practice) inform global development debate

Process & Focus Areas

• Current portfolio and meeting known demand– Consolidation to realise results & impact– New countries within available PEI resources

• Ensuring longevity of PE mainstreaming:– Achieve country outputs & outcomes, and catalyse

financing.– Institutionalise funding and coordination mechanisms– From planning to implementation– Integration of PE mainstreaming in UNDP & UNEP

Outputs – improved coherence

• Outputs 1 and 2 : country focus– Output 1: result from applying PE mainstreaming

tools. i.e. the strengthened policies and plans and budgets

– Output 2: capacity development achieved: governance, rights-based & inclusive, stakeholder participation (civil society, private sector), M&E, etc.

• Output 3: Regional and global– Focus on regional capacity and strategies: regional

institutions, civil society, private sector – UN integration: UNDAF, regional teams, global.– Contribution to global debate

Thematic & Cross-cutting Areas

• Define PEI niche area to key thematic areas: inclusive green economy, climate change, etc.

• Maintain focus on poverty-environment nexus and its integration in development process.

• Ensure application and evidence related to rights-based approach, equity and gender equality.

• Ensure effective participation & partnerships: target groups, civil society, private sector

Next Steps

• RT & UNDP/UNEP inputs to PEI ProDoc:– Achievements & lessons learned– Challenges & opportunities: theory of change– Regional strategies, cross-cutting issues, focus

areas – Risk [and assumption] analysis– Budget 2013-2017 in progress , Donors meeting in

October

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