EU approach to Mainstreaming of biodiversity

and estimating related expenditure Workshop at CBD CoP13 Cancún

By DG DEVCO C210 December 2016

EU commitment to Biological Diversity

CommitmentThe European Union has endorsed the Hyderabad objective to 'double total biodiversity-related international financial resource flows to developing countries’. The baseline against which to measure progress is the average spending from 2006-2010, i.e. €167 million a year.

Mainstreaming of Biological Diversity in

EU Development Cooperation

ObjectiveBiodiversity-proofing of EU Development Cooperation through mainstreaming of biodiversity (and climate change) in the EU thematic and geographical programmes throughout the programme cycle (from design to evaluation)

Activities Enhance awareness and understanding among EC staff and partner countries of mainstreaming Biodiversity (and other themes)Create and apply mainstreaming tools and instruments. e.g. guidelines, sector notesImprove the technical capacities of stakeholders (EU staff and partner institutions) through training and knowledge sharing

Provide on-demand services to target groups (e.g. to conduct SEAs)

Screen all operations and working documents for the integration of Biodiversity during the Quality Support Group process

Track and report financial flows (contributions) to biodiversity in EU-funded operations – using Rio-markers.

1. Raise Awareness

2. Develop tools & instruments

3. Build Capacities

4. Technical support

5. Screen & review Action Documents

6. Track and report investments

Track & report investments…

Performance Indicator: Amount and share of the EU development cooperation contributing to protecting biodiversity

Indicators are based on Rio-markers (values 0, 1 and 2) and are integrated into DEVCO's statistical system (CRIS)

Translation of Rio-marked data into finance flows:

Who’s in charge ?

(1) Programme officers in EU Delegations or HQ•Mainstream during identification and formulation, ensure BD is reflected in the Action Documents and in environmental and CC screening documents;• Select markers on front page of Action Documents

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(2) Mainstreaming Facility, supporting desk officers• Strengthen integration of BD (ENV/CC) in Action Documents • Validate Rio marking, using OECD-DAC guidance, suggest how to strengthen the justification for (Rio-) marking

Systematic screening of

mainstreaming of

environment and climate

change

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...Review Action Documents

Example: PESCAO project (15M€)

PESCAO - a regional fisheries governance programme in West AfricaInitial marker BD (RM1) insufficiently justified. ECCM Facility made suggestions to mainstream BD and justify the marking. In the final version, a BD marker (RM2) was justified: the focus of the Action is fully on sustainable fisheries, including management of marine and coastal ecosystems.(and CC Adaptation is considered as a significant objective (RM1).

...Monitoring progress..

Video-Conferences and follow-up.DEVCO Headquarters conducts series of Video-conferences (37 to date) with 'priority countries' (from a mainstreaming perspective) to review progress in mainstreaming and discuss opportunities to enhance integration of biodiversity (and climate change) in the country portfolios. The same will be undertaken with regard to regional programmes.

Mainstreaming Facility – 1st Steering Committee MeetingResult 1 – Awareness and understanding

State of play - biodiversity funding Target: Double biodiversity-related international financial flows

to Developing Countries by 2015 and at least (maintain) this level until 2020 (compared to the 2006-2010 baseline level).

Average 2006-2010: € 166,280 / annum = baseline Doubling: € 332,560 / annum = target Average 2011-2015: € 275,464 / annum = 83 % of

target Commitments 2015: € 386,750 = 116 % of

target

Source: Financial reporting framework (EU) submitted on 2016-02-19Note: contributions include ODA and OOF budgets