Clinic: GEF Policy Follow up
1. Disciplining the system through follow up
2. Designating roles (Council members, CEO)
3. Guidelines on how budgets should be developed
4. Ensuring that projects are implemented within the shorted time period
5. Review sustainability of projects.
6. CEO should consult with Council instead of taking unilateral decisions.
7. Follow the stipulation of donors. NB Expectations: Good governance; transparency.
8. Role of core financers towards endorsement of projects.
9. In cases where council membership rotate, how does GEF help in information dissemination?
10. It is difficult for the agency to break the political bottlenecks.
11. Time lag between a PDF and reception of funds. (3 years). Suggestion – reduction of the required documents. Time can be reduced to 22 months.
12. Interpretation of the decision of the RAF
13. Indicators of reviewing the decision of RAF
14. Inadequate knowledge of how indicators are arrived at, or how they are implemented.
15. Country allocation and how to handle it. How to determine the percentages of money to be given to countries where biodiversity issues or water issues are involved.
16. How can issues related to country capacity to fund their project be addressed.