Contents
I. PRINCIPLES OF PROJECT CYCLE
II. PROCEDURAL STEPS IN PROJECT CYCLE
Phase I: From Project Concept to Work Program Approval
Phase II: From Work Program Approval to Project Approval
Phase III: From Project Approval to Project Completion
III. FURTHER POLICY GUIDANCE AND ELABORATION TO BE INCORPORATED IN PROJECT CYCLE
IV. TIMING OF THE PROJECT CYCLE
TABLES (Copies of these tables are available by fax from the GEF Secretariat). You may email your request to: GEFPUB@worldbank.org
TABLE 1: DESCRIPTION OF BLOCKS A, B AND C
TABLE 2: ROLE OF KEY "ACTORS"
FIGURE: PROJECT CYCLE PROCEDURAL STEPS
This document is an effort to present a pragmatic description of the procedural steps that will be followed throughout the project cycle for GEF-financed activities. The document addresses the role and responsibilities of the major actors in the GEF project cycle: recipient Governments, Implementing Agencies, STAP, the Council, the CEO and the GEF Secretariat.
The first part of the document summarizes the principles relevant to the project cycle that have been agreed to in the Instrument for the Establishment of the Restructured GEF.
Part II of this document summarizes the procedural steps that must be followed in project preparation and implementation.
Part III identifies areas for which a clear policy has yet to be approved by the GEF Council. The project cycle is to be flexible and pragmatic, and should be responsive to the continuous guidance of the Council.
The GEF Council reviewed and approved the GEF project cycle at its meeting in May 1995. In approving the project cycle, the Council stressed the need to apply its procedures flexibly, recognizing the differences that may exist between specific projects, focal areas and regions. The Council agreed that the project cycle should be kept under review, in particular in light of the information and analysis that will be generated through monitoring and evaluation activities. The Council agreed that the project cycle should be updated by the Secretariat as necessary to reflect any additional policies approved by the Council.
