DateJanuary 20-22, 2015
Venue
World Bank, J Building, Room J B1-080

Schedule and Presentations

Tuesday January 20, 2015

 

 

08:30               Breakfast Served

 

09:00 – 09:15   Introduction & Welcome Remarks

                               Elwyn Grainger-Jones, Director, Policy & Operations                               

                                                                                               

09:15 – 09:45    What is GEF?

                         History, Mission, Governance, Institutional Framework, Council, Key Partners

                         William Ehlers – Head, External Affairs                                          

 

09:45 – 10:15       GEF-2020

                         Claus Astrup – Advisor to the CEO

 

10:15 – 10:45        GEF-6 Programming Priorities

                          Gustavo Fonseca – Director of Programs

 

10:45 – 11:15        Break

 

11:15 – 11:45      GEF Trustee and its Financial Operations

                          Praveen Desabatla - Trustee Team Lead, World Bank

                                               

11:45 – 12:15      Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel: STAP

                           Thomas Hammond - STAP Secretary

                                               

12:15 – 01:30              Lunch

 

01:30 – 02:00       GEF Independent Evaluation Office

                                     Juha Uitto - Director                              

 

02:00 – 02:30         GEF M&E Policy

                                     Anna Viggh - Senior Evaluation Officer

                                                                 

02:30 – 03:15         Results Based Management and Agency Reporting Requirements

                                    Omid Parhizkar - Operations Officer, Operations & Business Strategy                             

 

 

03:15 – 03:45       GEF Operations

                            How to access the GEF (GEF Trust Fund, SCCF / LDCF)

                            Ramesh Ramankutty - Head, Operations & Business Strategy

               

03:45 – 04:15       Break

 

04:15 – 04:45          GEF Project Cycle

                                     Lily Hale - Sr. Operations Officer, Operations & Business Strategy 

 

04:45 – 05:15        GEF Capacity Development Activities

                             Capacity Development and SGPPilar Barrera Rey, Operations Officer

                             Country Support ProgramWilliam Ehlers – Head, External Affairs

 

05:15                    Adjourn

 

Wednesday January 21, 2015

 

08:30                    Breakfast Served

 

09:00 – 10:30           GEF-6 Programming

                                       Ulrich Apel - Sr. Env. Specialist            Mark Zimsky - Sr. Biodiversity Specialist

                          Chizuru Aoki - Sr. Tech Transfer Off.                Astrid Hillers - Sr. Environmental Specialist

                                Evelyn Swain - Env. Specialist              Rawleston Moore - Sr. CC Specialist

                                       

10:30 – 11:00        Break

 

11:00 – 11:30            System for Transparent Allocation of Resources: STAR

                  Sonja Teelucksingh - Environmental Specialist, Operations & Business Strategy                         

 

11:30 – 12:00          Fee Policy; Project Cancellation Policy

                               Lily Hale - Sr. Operations Officer, Operations & Business Strategy                       

                                       

12:00 – 01:15              Lunch

 

01:15 – 02:00          Environmental & Social Safeguards, Public Involvement & Related Policies

                         Agency Min. Standards & Info Disclosure      Andrew Velthaus - Sr. Policy Officer

                         Gender & Indigenous Peoples                     Yoko Watanabe - Sr. Biodiversity Specialist

                         Public Involvement                                    Pilar Barrera Rey - Operations Officer

 

02:00 – 02:45        Co-financing Policy; Incremental Cost Principle       

                            Andrew Velthaus - Sr. Policy Officer

                                      Non-Grant Instrument Policy

                            David Rodgers - Sr. CC Specialist

 

02:45 – 03:15         Visibility Policy; Communications & Knowledge Management

                             Andrew Velthaus - Sr. Policy Officer

                             Patrizia Cocca – Communications Officer

                                                                               

03:15 – 03:45         Break

 

03:45 – 04:30         Adaptation Fund

                                       AFB Secretariat                        

                                               

04:30 – 05:00             Project Management Information System: PMIS

                                         Deepak Kataria - Sr. Business Solutions Officer, Operations & Business Strategy

05:00                       Adjourn

 

Thursday January 22, 2015

 

08:30                       Breakfast served

 

09:00 – 09:15              Introduction of Case Studies

                                               

 

09:20 – 10:45          GEF-6 Strategic Programming and Case Studies

                                        Project Identification and Concept Development

                                        Chris Severin - Sr. Environmental Specialist

                                        David Rodgers - Sr. Climate Change Specialist

                                               

10:45 – 11:15              Break

 

11:15 – 12:00              GEF-6 Strategic Programming and Case Studies (cont.)

                                        Project Identification and Concept Development

                                        Chris Severin - Sr. Environmental Specialist

                                        David Rodgers - Sr. Climate Change Specialist

 

12:00 – 12:30              Final Q&A and Closing Remarks

                                        Elwyn Grainger-Jones - Director, Policy & Operations

                                               

12:30 – 01:30              Lunch and Adjourn