1MAINSTREAMING SCP INTO DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

Dr. Stefanos Fotiou, UNEP

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What is mainstreaming?

Integrate an idea/ theme into an entity (institution or process) to change the nature of that entity’s culture and

practices

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Mainstreaming SCP into development planning

Incorporating SCP into all elements of a country’s development policies, programmes, strategies and budgets and their implementation

Why mainstreaming SCP?4

Ensuring sustainability of SCP policies

Prioritizes SCP when decisions on budget allocation are taken

Increases the chance of securing funds from

donors

Contributes to the

achievement of greater developme

nt objectives

A mainstreaming approach5

• Sound basis and context• Understanding of related context• Engage stakeholders

Finding the entry points and making the case

• Integration of SCP into on-going policy process• Capacity strengthening to support integration

Integrate into policy processes

• Implementation of SCP mainstreaming measures

• Building of systems to support on-going mainstreaming

Meeting the implementation challenge

More success factors6

• Size opportunities Solve problems• “Driving processes” usually impose their time-

lines• “Tactical approach”

Right timing

• Manage “egos”• Share

Ownership

• Balance ambitions • Different scales (national, sub-national, sector)

Realistic expectations

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Do we need National Action Plans?

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Caution: How we measure progress?

Time

Resu

lts

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More information

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stefanos.fotiou@unep.org

@stefanosfotiou

Thank you!