UNDPUNEP Poverty Environment Initiative The UNDPUNEP PovertyEnvironment Initiative

UNDP-UNEP Poverty- Environment Initiative The UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative

UNDP-UNEP Poverty- Environment Initiative What We Do Support governments to: v Integrate environmental sustainability into national, development plans, such as the PRPSs, in support of poverty alleviation and economic growth Build national capacity to: v Identify contribution of environment to poverty reduction and pro-poor growth v Effectively integrate environmental management into national development processes, including budgeting and investment plans

UNDP-UNEP Poverty- Environment Initiative History UNDP Poverty-Environment Initiative Grew out of WSSD Supported by DFID and EC UNEP Poverty-Environment Project Supported by Norway, Belgium and Sweden Joint UNDP-UNEP Poverty Environment Initiative, formed 2007 Donors collectively agreed to support significant scale-up of PEI UNDP-UNEP Poverty Environment Facility, formed 2007 Supporting PEI scale-up, knowledge management, technical advisory services • Joint UNDP-UNEP programming, budgeting and staff recruitment • Leading example of UN interagency co-operation

UNDP-UNEP Poverty- Environment Initiative • Mo. U signed between UNDP and UNEP in 2005 to enhance collaboration in areas of common interest (3 areas: climate change, poverty and environment initiatives and other environmental endeavors). • PEI brings together the environmental capacity and networks of UNEP with the UNDP’s expertise and capacity to support country-led processes via its CO presence. • Partnerships with Ministries of Environment, Ministries of Planning and Development and Ministries of Finance. • There are significant opportunities to link PEI with the MDG Achievement Fund, to help countries accelerate progress towards the MDGs. • PEI is working within the wider context of One UN pilots and UNDAF processes

UNDP-UNEP Poverty- Environment Initiative PEI: Regions and Countries Africa v UNDP-UNEP regional PEI team in Nairobi v 10 country programmes: Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Botswana Asia v UNDP-UNEP Regional PEI team in Bangkok v Country programmes established in Vietnam and Bhutan v Target to launch PEI activities in : Bangladesh, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal and East-Timor

UNDP-UNEP Poverty- Environment Initiative PEI: Regions and Countries Latin America v. Joint UNDP-UNEP team based in Panama v. Regional PEI programme launched in May 2008. Europe/CIS v. Joint UNDP-UNEP team based in Geneva/Bratislava v. Regional PEI programme launched in June 2008. Experience in country PEI programmes has led to key lessons learned, created model for mainstreaming environment into development processes