To contribute to the Strategic Partnership’s overall goal of catalyzing the sustainable development of large marine ecosystems of East Asia, the objective of the proposed WB/GEF Partnership Investment Fund for Pollution Reduction in the Large Marine Ecosystems of East Asia is to reduce pollution discharges that have an impact on the seas of East Asia by leveraging investments in pollution reduction through the removal of technical, institutional, and financial barriers. Expected outcomes of the Fund would be increased investment in activities that reduce land-based pollution and the replication of cost-effective pollution reduction technologies and techniques demonstrated by the Fund.
To measure progress in achieving the Fund's targets, quantitative and qualitative indicators would be used. These include, but are not limited to, reduction in the discharge of BOD, P and N, the level of replication of pollution-reducing sub-projects, the degree of awareness of environmental issues (e.g. as measured by the number of visitors to environmental centers, the amount of coverage of environmental issues by the press), and the amount of financing and rate of disbursement secured for replicated environmental projects.
A detailed set of monitoring and evaluation criteria have been prepared for the Fund in the World Bank logical framework format (refer below). It is intended that the use of this format would facilitate the adoption of the relevant criteria by each sub-project, thereby providing a consistent approach to monitoring the outcomes of the Fund. Sub-projects would be encouraged to develop additional criteria where necessary to address any additional local monitoring needs.
Table 1: Indicators at the level of the Fund
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Objective of Fund |
Outcome Indicators |
Use of Outcome Information |
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To leverage investments in pollution reduction |
Increased investment in technological, technical, and institutional mechanisms |
Facilitate pollution reduction for all stakeholders |
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To reduce pollution discharge that has an impact on the seas of East Asia |
Key parameters to be finalized with Strategic Partnership; are expected to include BOD, N and P |
Evaluate progress towards the Fund’s contribution to Strategic Partnership objectives and country progress in meeting agreements under Strategic Partnership |
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Intermediate results |
Results Indicator |
Use of Results Monitoring |
| Result One |
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To remove technological, technical, and institutional barriers to pollution reduction |
Feasibility and cost-effectiveness of new technology and techniques proven through demonstration Regulatory reform introduced and planning capacity strengthened Governance enhanced through institutional strengthening and improved organization |
Facilitate pollution reduction for all stakeholders |
| Result Two |
Result Indicator |
Use of Result Indicator |
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To attract financing in a sustainable and cost effective manner (e.g. through revolving funds) for environmental infrastructure in coastal urban areas in East Asia |
Increase in sustainable cost-effective financing for environmental infrastructure in coastal urban areas in East Asia The leveraging capacity and turnover ratio of financial mechanism / revolving fund are increased. N° of countries / lending institutions that have adopted the revolving fund has increased |
Broader access to funding for environmental infrastructure |
| Result Three |
Result Indicator |
Use of Result Indicator |
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Replication / adoption of new pilot technologies, techniques, and institutional mechanisms |
Increase in the number of technologies/techniques tested / successfully piloted Increased number of technologies / techniques replicated throughout East Asian LMEs |
Wider accessibility to innovative technology |
| Result Four |
Result Indicator |
Use of Result Indicator |
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Dissemination activities to share best practices and lessons learnt from piloting of new technologies / techniques / institutional mechanisms |
Dissemination of information measured through an increase in: The number of workshops The number of participants at workshops The number of information documents on GEF’s International Waters web resource IW:LEARN The number of times documents at IW:LEARN accessed online The number of participants at the tri-annual East Asian Congress organized by the Strategic Partnership. |
To raise awareness in the region on: pollution issues successful innovations |
Source: modified from Monitoring the Strategy, SDS-SEA (pemsea.org)
Monitoring and evaluation of the activities and investments carried out under the Fund would also be conducted against the set of indicators embedded in the SDS-SEA, taking into consideration the sub-set of objectives of the SDS-SEA that are also the underlying objectives of the Investment Fund.
Table 2: Indicators at the Local Level
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SDS-SEA Objective 10 |
Outcome Indicators |
Use of Outcome Information |
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Coastal urban population with sewage treatment facilities |
Increase in the percentage of coastal urban population with treatment facilities |
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SDS-SEA Objective 11 |
Outcome Indicators |
Use of Outcome Information |
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Coastal urban population serviced with waste collection and licensed disposal facilities |
Increase in the percentage of population with waste collection service |
Source: modified from Monitoring the Strategy, SDS-SEA (pemsea.org)
§ Ningbo Water and Environment Project
§ Manila Third Sewerage Project
§ Vietnam Coastal Cities Project