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Poverty – Environment links

UNDP – Viet Nam

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Aims of presentation

To inform re UNDP-VN program development on Sustainable Development

To share plans and initial lessons from the Poverty-Environment Project (UNDP/MONRE)

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UN & sustainable development

Global conferences, conventions Assembly: MDGs SD has many dimensions Covers more than one of the MDGs

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UNDP & sustainable development

Sustainable human development UN coordination role Links, synergies between MDGs, targets? PEI: Tanzania, Viet Nam, Cambodia …

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UNDP in Viet Nam (2006-2010)

UNDAF Outcome 1. More equitable, inclusive and sustainable economic growth

CPD Outcome 2. Viet Nam has adequate capacity to effectively reduce risks of, and respond to, natural disasters, particularly those affecting the most vulnerable communities and social groups

CPD Outcome 3. Economic growth takes into account environmental protection and rational use of natural resources for poverty reduction .

CPAP ……

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SD Outputs UNDP (2006-2010)

1. DRM policies & strategies2. Local DRM capacities3. Institutional DRM capacities

1. Oversight capacities (NA, P.Councils)2. Legal frameworks, strategies, plans3. Institutional capacities re PE4. Information: PE indicators & monitoring5. Support local initiatives6. Economic instruments

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UNDP-VN: environment

Land degradation (CC) Biodiversity POPs Energy

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PEP & PEI

The Poverty – Environment Initiative funds the Poverty Environment Project, with DFID, the UNDP and the GoVN

The UNDP-VN managed preparation; is accountable to donors

Implementation according to the ‘NEX modality’: MONRE is accountable to the Government and the UNDP

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PEP – Overall aim

To strengthen Government capacity to integrate environment and poverty reduction goals into policy frameworks for sustainable development

Five ‘Expected Outputs’ under three ‘Components’:

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PEP – Expected Outputs

1. Policy analysis, monitoring, advocacy

3. Sector coordination & partnership

2. Policy development

O1.1 Knowledge & awareness of P-E (policy) links improved O1.2 Institutional M&E

capacities strengthened

O2.1 Institutional mechanisms for planning and policy making improved

O2.2 Institutional capacities for developing legal instruments strengthened

O3.1 MONRE capacity to coordinate donor support within a programmatic framework strengthened

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Needs CPRGS, NSEP, Agenda 21,..., but still

policy and legislation gaps for reaching sustainable development outcomes

Analytical capacities for evidence based policy and law making are weak

The poverty agenda of the NR&E sector is weak, conceptually and in practice

The links to growth of the NR&E sector are also weak, at policy level and in practice

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Needs (2) There are capacity constraints at all levels that

undermine strategy implementation Understanding of poverty-environment linkages

should improve, at all levels of authorities and amongst the people

Policies & practices lack broad stakeholder participation

Rights and access to assets of poor & vulnerable people should improve

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Assumptions Better environmental management is key to

poverty reduction There are all sorts of PE nexuses that can

be better reflected in laws, plans, and policies; and in programs, practice.

There is scope for developing synergies between poverty reduction and improved NR&E management: ‘model development’

Micro–macro (practice-policy) links can improve a great deal, usefully.

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Pre-PEP Activities (a)O2.1: Institutional mechanisms for planning and policy making improved

Joint Task Force (JTF) for the formulation of the NR&E Plan (2006-2010)

UNDP / PEP are active as JTF core group member

UN provide suggestions for MDG related development targets and indicators, focused on P-E links

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Pre-PEP Activities (b)

O2.2: Institutional capacities for developing legal instruments strengthened

P-E in revised Law on Environment Protection (LEP)

Support to MONRE: total budget is $150,000 (plus SIDA : $250,000)

Draft to MONRE, the MoJ, and standing committee of the National Assembly (NA)

The Office of the NA is now organising consultations

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Pre-PEP Activities (c)

O2.2: Institutional capacities for developing legal instruments strengthened

Scoping study Environmental Accounting

The UNDP and MONRE (PEP) will bring various stakeholders together re next steps

PEP-budget for a modest activity.

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Pre-PEP Activities (d) O3.1: MONRE capacity to coordinate donor support within a programmatic framework strengthened

Support to ISG-E and TAG 2

UNDP not funding, but participates actively. TAG 2 on GPE-links; 3 co-chairs:

MONRE/PEP; UNDP; MPI (Agenda 21). TAG 2 gets funding & support from PEP Consultants for TAG 2 / PEP are doing an

inventory of ODA projects w/ GPE-links.

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Planned PEP Activities (e.g.)

O1.1 Knowledge & awareness of P-E (policy) links improved

10 case studies & fact sheets on P-E links Develop investment models for adaptation,

replication, and pilot / implement some models in 2 provinces

Ideas?

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Planned PEP Activities (e.g.)

O1.2 Institutional M&E capacities strengthened

P-E indicators; refine national and local level targets related to MDG/ VDG 7

Should help to track policy impacts Establish or support a special policy

analysis unit within MONRE

Ideas?

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Planned PEP Activities (e.g.)

O2.1: Institutional mechanisms for planning and policy making improved

Recommend re P-E to the SED Plan 2006-2010, sector plans, provincial plans

Document lessons and develop MONRE briefings on sectoral P-E issues

Top priorities from the PEN studies?

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Planned PEP Activities (e.g.)

O2.2: Institutional capacities for developing legal instruments strengthened

Address P-E links in Biodiversity Law Address P-E links in a tax ordinance Develop mechanisms to ensure access of

poor communities to the NEP fund

Ideas?

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Planned-PEP Activities (e.g.)

O3.1: MONRE capacity to coordinate donor support within a programmatic framework strengthened

Review/ assess lessons on sector wide approaches, Trust Funds

Prepare a roadmap to programmatic approach for fulfilling MONRE's mandates

Many ideas!!

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Lessons from PEP (a)

Project preparation funds and flexibility in approval of expenditures are important.

The JTF has created enthusiasm, and MONRE and donors expect a good five year plan.

Successful dialogue and advice on law formulation also because of MONRE openness.

Collaboration between donors is essential for constructive policy dialogue.

Development of Environmental Accounting takes time and building up of a ‘constituency’.

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Lessons from PEP (b)

‘New’ dialogue on environmental information access, awareness raising, popular participation

A strong call for decentralisation, local capacity building, improving environmental governance

Many apparent PE synergies at local level But PE links in environmental legislation and overall

strategies are not obvious A challenge to enable micro synergies (‘models’)

with macro policies: what are the triggers? priority investment? De facto rights to information, assets?