mna env strategy

7/30/2019 MNA ENV Strategy

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LA DURABILITENVIRONNEMENTALE DANS LARGION MOYEN-ORIENT ET

AFRIQUE DU NORD


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Environmental Sustainability ???

Ensuring that the overall productivity ofaccumulated human and physical capital

resulting from development actions more thancompensates for the direct or indirect loss or

degradation of the environment.

Goal 7 of the U.N. Millennium Development

Goals specifically refers to this as integratingthe principles of sustainable development into

country policies and programs and reversing

loss of environmental resources.


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MNA Environmental Issuesare QUALITATIVELY known

Two Categories of Environmental Issues:

Traditional and Long-LastingWater quality and scarcitySoil degradation and desertification

Urban, industrial and transport pollution

Weak institutional and legal framework

Emerging IssuesClimate Change

Globalization including Free Trade

Finance and Privatization


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How Can Environment Sustainability be Measured:

Environment Performance Index (EPI) ?

The Environmental Performance Index offers a composite index ofcurrent national environmental protection efforts. The evaluation wasconducted by Yale University and Columbia University in collaborationwith World Economic Forum and Joint Research Center of the EuropeanCommission.

The EPI builds on measures relevant to two core objectives:

reducing environmental stresses to human health (the EnvironmentalHealth objective); and

protecting ecosystems and natural resources (the Ecosystem Vitalityobjective).

The data matrix covers 149 countries for which an EPI can be calculatedacross the 25 indicators.

Source: 2008 Environmental Performance Index


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How is EPI evaluated?

EPI

Index Objectives PolicyCategories

Indicators

EnvironmentalHealth

EnvironmentalBurden of

Disease

Water(Effects on

Human)

Air Pollution(Effects on

Human)

Environmental Burden of Disease

Adequate Sanitation

Drinking Water

Indoor Air Pollution

Urban Particulate

Local Ozone



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EPI 2008 rankingCountry Score

1 Switzerland 95.5

2 Sweden 93.1

3 Norway 93.1

4 Finland 91.4

5 Costa Rica 90.5

6 Austria 89.4

7 New Zealand 88.9

8 Latvia 88.8

9 Colombia 88.310 France 87.8

Country Score

50

59 Tunisia 78.1

66 Algeria 77.0

67 Iran 76.9

70 Jordan 76.5

71 Egypt 76.3

Country Score

99 Syria 68.2

100 Mongolia 68.1

139 Djibouti 50.5140 Guinea-Bissau 49.7

141 Yemen 49.7

149 Niger 39.1



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Environmental strategicobjectives 2001-2005

Improving natural resources

management; Arresting emerging pollution problems;

and

Strengthening environmentalinstitutions and increasing public

participation.


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Strategic Priorities and Actions2001-2005

1. improving water resource management;

2. controlling land, coastal zones and natural habitats

degradation;3. reducing urban pollution;

4. strengthening the capacities of environmental institutions,local communities and NGOs;

5. strengthening the capacity of the private sector;

6. continuing the support for regional initiatives;

7. integrating global environmental issues into the Banksoperations.


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Last decade - evolutionary period for MENA in

terms of environmental achievement (where weare)

Population doubled by 2050 on a yet

shrinking/degrading natural resource base (problem

which needs solutions)

Evolved Client Needs: Bank strategic themes,Climate Change, and rapidly growing private sector

(new opportunities)

Current Strategic context


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External developments

Climate Change:

increased awareness and consensus;

Climate Investment Funds;

upcoming Copenhagen Conference to approve new CC framework;

new directions in US with more likely action on CC

Regional Seas:

reenergizing of the Barcelona convention process through the launching of the Union forthe Mediterranean;

political interest in Marseille office;

increased concern in the Gulf with very high levels of pollution and vulnerability of

infrastructure (e.g. desalination) and tourism to it;

reduction in level of Dead Sea;

depletion and degradation of Caspian, Red Sea and Gulf of Aden fisheries and coastal zones

no business with Iran, Sudan and Somalia and difficulties to engage with Syria

Deserts

Multi convention interest: Climate, Desertification and Biodiversity

Synergies on the mitigation and adaptation agenda coupled with land degradation


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MNSSD ENV

Priorities Priority 2: New or improved mechanisms to

sustain natural resources and reverseenvironment degradation of regional and

transboundary ecosystems , while developinggreen business opportunities for MNA clients Rationale

MNAs regional seas are being degraded at an increasedspeed and there is little awareness of the implicationsand weak governance to address them

MNAS deserts will be targeted to exploit the fullpotential from ecosystem services, social and economicopportunities


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MNSSD ENV

Priorities Priority 1: Enhance capacity to manage public

goods and address both adaptation to andmitigation of climate change through accessto Climate Investment Funds, GEF, etc

Rationale:

(i) MNA very vulnerable to climate change and

needs for adaptation are critical(ii) MNA is an energy intensive region and urgent

need to improve energy efficiency and developrenewable energy


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MNSSD ENV

Milestones Climate Change

Strategic plans to access CIF funds (CTF andResilience) under way;

Climate Change concerns and opportunitiesintroduced in CAS of more vulnerable countries(Tunisia and Morocco)

Mechanisms to coordinate CC activitiesestablished in Morocco and Yemen

Study identifying marginal costs of abatementcompleted


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MNSSD ENV

Milestones Regional Seas Sustainable Med program launched and established in

Marseille and consultations regarding governance

structure carried out Study on Costs of Environment Degradation in the

Gulf initiated

Coastal zone management and transboundarypollution issues analyzed in Morocco and Yemen, andinterventions identified

Deserts Tunisia CN, and RTA for Algeria underway in FY10


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Environmental Bank Instruments Regional Seas:

Technical Assistance: Sustainable Med and GEPAP approved; GEF PIFsfor Sust Med approved and program launched in Marseille

IBRD lending and IDA concessionary lending (Yemen and Djibouti) :Egypt Lake Mariut Approved; Yemen Coastal Zones initiated

Advisory Analytical Activities (AAA): Gulf Environment degradation

study initiated; Air Quality in Cairo; CEA for Lebanon completed and forMorocco initiated

Deserts

Reimbursable Technical Assistnace launched for Algeria

Lending and Carbon Finance: Tunisia

Hazardous Waste Management

GEF/Persistent Organic Pollutants Projects in Lebanon

and Tunisia

Climate Investment Funds

Clean Technology Fund: Egypt


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Development of newcollaborative programs under

the Reimbursable Technical

Assistance (RTA) scheme.

Examples of such activitiesinclude:

-Eco-tourism and desertprotected areas

- Land-use planning- Blended solid waste andcarbon finance operations(with urban dept)


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Supporting Inclusiveand Sustainable

Growth

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