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Sustainability and relevance of GEF projects in Small Island Development States Third International Conference on Evaluating Environment and Development Prague, Czech Republic, 2-4 October 2019 Trond Norheim, PhD GEF-IEO (S enior

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Sustainability and relevance of GEF projects in Small Island Development States

Third International Conference on Evaluating Environment and Development Prague, Czech Republic, 2-4 October 2019

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Trond Norheim, PhD

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GEF-IEO (S enior Consultant)

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Evaluation for Transformative Change: Bringing experiences

f the Global S
uth to the

Global North

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Hantsindzi fisher village, Comoros

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Comoros and S W Indian Ocean

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Objectives of the evaluation

 To provide a deeper understanding of the

determinants of sustainability of the outcomes

f GEF support in S

IDS

 To assess the relevance of GEF support towards

S IDS ’ main environmental challenges from the countries’ perspective.

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Key evaluation questions and Cross-Cutting Issues

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Context related factors causing fragility in SIDS - Climate Change

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ea-level rise

 Increased impact of natural disasters

and beach erosion

 Un-predictable climate variations  Reduced biodiversity and

coral reef degeneration

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tronger impact of IAS

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Context related factors

– not Climate Change induced

 Volcano eruptions, Earthquakes

and Tsunamis

 Destruction of mangroves  Communicat ion problems  Waste management problems

and waste from the ocean

 Unfilled energy demands

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SIDS-related factors contributing to sustainability

 Improved coastal protection  Ridge-to-Reef  Regional programs benefitting small countries  Realistic approach to IAS

combat

 Improved waste management and waste-to-energy  Renewable energy: solar, wind, waves, thermal  Recycling, and alternatives to plastic and polystyrene

foam

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Not SIDS related factors for sustainability

 Governments’ support to environmental priority areas  Improved governance and institutional strengthening  Decentralized environmental governance  PPP

, also involving NGOs/ CS Os

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Project related factors for sustainability in SIDS

 Realistic proj ect design  Awareness-raising and capacity building  Participat ion and influence - creating ownership  Gender mainstreaming - more than headcount  Adaptive proj ect management, improved M&E and

procurement

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trengthening existing structures

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ustainable financing for post-proj ect period

 Replication and scaling-up based on lessons learned

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Emerging findings

 The proj ects reviewed have variable expectations of sustainability, mostly

positive, and some have improved sustainability rating after closing

 The proj ects are relevant for Government priorities, but not always

involving local stakeholders from the design phase

 Older proj ects were often “ gender blind” while new proj ects have better

gender rating, but still a long way to go

 Resilience is often understood as climate- and disaster-related  Little private sector engagement, except when it is the main proj ect topic  Often replicated and scaled-up by larger proj ects, while NGOs replicate

local components

 Strong interest for financing targeting SIDS

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Thank you!

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