GEF Full Sized Project (Vlasic)
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GEF Full Sized Project
‘Strengthening the institutional and financial sustainability of the national protected area
system’
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The project context
• June 2012: the project concept is summarised in a Project Information Form (PIF), approved into the pipeline of the fifth funding cycle of GEF (‘GEF 5’)
• December 2013: the project is cleared by the GEF and endorsed for an amount of US$4,953,000 grant to Croatia
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The project context
• GEF has provided funding, through a Project Preparation Grant, to develop the project documentation.
• A team of consultants (3 national and one international) have been contracted to support UNDP and the Ministry in the drafting of the project documentation
• The full project will be implemented over a period of four years 2014-2017
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Submission file: prodoc of 100 pages, 15 additional files...
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The project is activity-focused around two key areas of support to national protected areas:
Key area 1: increase efficiency of management- Reform the institutional framework and strengthen systemic and institutional management capacities
Key area 2: increase financial efficiency- Improve the financial sustainablity of the network of national protected areas
Strategic approach to project design
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The project is spatially focused on the network of ‘national protected areas’ (National Parks and Nature Parks)
Strategic approach to project design
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Component 1:
• improve the current institutional framework• address it’s key weaknesses• build on the strong sides of the system
[19 public institutions, weak coordination; limited performance accountability; duplication of functions]
Project structure - two components
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Component 1 - outputsOutput 1.1: National planning framework for PA system
Output 1.2: Financial management capacity of PA institutions
Output 1.3: Shared Service Centre (SSC) for national PAs
Output 1.4: Feasibility assessment – CBA and ranking of different options for establishing a ‘park agency’
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Component 2:
• improve the financial sustainability of the national protected areas• ensure that they have adequate financial resources to cover the full costs of their management
[cost-inefficiencies; inequitable distribution of funds; funding gap for optimal management]
Project structure - two components
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Component 2 - outputs
Output 2.1: Reduce transaction costs of user-pay systems in national protected areas
Output 2.2: Develop integrated tourism services in national protected areas
Output 2.3: Improve the productive efficiency of national protected areas
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Full project budgetGEF funding GEF (USD)
Component 1 (including M&E) 1,762,000
Component 2 2,842,000
Project management 349,000
TOTAL (GEF) 4,953,000
Co-financing GEF (USD)
UNDP (project management) 500,000
National PIs (Vransko jazero; Papuk; Ucka; Telascica; Risnjak)
811,116
MENP 16,700,000
TOTAL (Co-financing) 18,011,116
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Implementation arrangementsUNDPResponsible to GEF for monitoring of project implementation
- Provide administrative and financial support services to project (procurement, accounting services, contracting services, etc.)
Ministry of Environment and Nature ProtectionResponsible to UNDP for national implementation of project- Appoint a National Project Director (NPD) to
provide strategic oversight and guidance to project implementation
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Implementation arrangementsProject Board (PB)Responsible for project co-ordination and decision-making.
Representation may include:- MENP (Chair)- UNDP- SINP- MRD&EU Funds- MF- National PIs
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Implementation arrangementsProject management staffDay-to-day administration of project- Project Manager- Project Associate (administrative and
technical support)
Protected area institutions (SINP + PIs)Responsible for implementing pre-designated project outputs and activities
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