The Sixteenth Poverty Environment Partnership Meeting (PEP 16) was held on 16 - 18 February 2011 in Vienna, Austria.

The overarching theme was "Supporting nationally owned Green Economies to achieve the MDGs and respond to climate change." While the first day focused on economy and policy aspects of a Green Economy, including approaches and tools to factor in the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity into development, the second day was dedicated to sharing knowledge and experiences concerning governance and institutional aspects. The last day of the three-day meeting offered an opportunity for exchange on policy and implementation processes at development agency level and end with setting out future PEP work.’

• Minutes (DOC)
• Presentations
• List of participants (XLS)
  
• PEP 16 basic information (DOC)
• Agenda (DOC)
• Registration Form (DOC)

Related reading:
Harmonising Green Economy: Macro-economic Tools and Approaches to Engage Finance and Planning Ministry in Developing Countries (DOC)
Green Economy for Poverty Reduction and the MDGs: Policy Challenges and Opportunities (DOC)
Background report for UNEP Governing Council, including extracts from the forthcoming Green Economy report (PDF)
Communicating and implementing TEEB for Business: A proposal for action-research (PDF)
Green, fair and productive: How the 2012 Rio Conference can move the world towards sustainability (PDF)
Ecosystems, Climate Change and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): Scaling Up Local Solutions (PDF)
GREEN economy: A Brief For Policymakers on the Green Economy and Millennium Development Goals (PDF)
GREEN economy: Developing Countries Success Stories (PDF)
How-to Guide: Low-emission Development Strategies and Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions: Eastern Europe and CIS (PDF)

The Fifteenth Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP 15) Meeting was held on 1 to 5 March 2010 in Malawi, and featured the theme "Climate and Environment Mainstreaming and the Green Economy to achieve the Millennium Development Goals."

Materials related to PEP 15 will be posted on this page continually as they are made available.

UPDATES:

• Action Points and Summary
• Summary Annex: Mapping of development partner strategies that address environment and/or climate change [PDF]
• Participants
• Presentations
• Agenda
• Delegate Registration Form
• A Brief for Participants
• Logistics for Field Visit
• IISD Coverage of Meeting

RELATED READING:

• World Bank Environment Strategy 2010 Consultations - Malawi [PDF]
• The Paris Declaration and Accra Agenda for Action
• Factsheet: Global Partnership on Country Systems [PDF]
• Factsheet: CDE and Country Systems[PDF]
• Factsheet: Capacity Development a DAC Priority[PDF]
• Worksheet: Plan and Budget Session[PDF]
• Greening Development Planning: A Review of Country Case Studies For Making the Economic Case For Improved Management of the Environment and Natural Resources [PDF]
• Integrating Public Environmental Expenditure Within Multi-year Budgetary Frameworks [PDF]
• Assessing Environmental Management Capacity: Towards a Reference Framework [PDF]
• Worksheet: Climate Change Financing Session [PDF]
• Financing Climate Change Action, Supporting Technology Transfer and Development. Key messages and recommendations from recent OECD work [PDF]
• OECD Policy Guidance on Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Development Cooperation
• Managing Development Resources: The Use of Country Systems in Public Financial Management [PDF]
• World Bank Group's Environment Strategy 2010
• World Bank Environment Strategy Concept Note [PDF]
• Discussion Paper on Green Economy for Danida strategy process 2009 [PDF]
• Survey of Environmental Mainstreaming Activities of PEP Member Organizations [PDF]
  

The Fourteenth Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP 14) Meeting was held on 31 March – 2 April, 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland. It was hosted by United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Europe.

_{Participants of the 14th PEP meeting. (Click for larger image.)}

Agenda (PDF)
Final Report (PDF)
List of Participants (PDF)
31 March presentations
1 April presentations

For more information about the meeting, contact the PEP webmaster or email naomi.kabocha@unep.ch or nara.luvsan@unep.ch.

The Asian Development Bank hosted the 13th PEP Meeting on 9-11 June 2008 in Manila, Philippines.

Sessions for the first day focused on the theme of "Poverty and Environment Linkages: Sharing Experience from the Field," the second day on "Poverty, Climate Change, Environmental Finance, Emerging Issues," and the third day for general PEP business and other meetings.

The 14th PEP Meeting, to be hosted by UNEP and SDC, has been tentatively set for Spring 2009. Please continue to check this site for updates.

Minutes of the Meeting (26 June, PDF)
Agenda (PDF)
Photos
List of Participants (PDF)
Meeting Advisory (15 May 2008, PDF)
Agenda, 1 page schematic (09 June 2008, PDF)

June 9 presentations
June 10 presentations
June 11 presentations

Related documents:

• Adapting to Climate Variability and Change: A Guidance Manual for Development Planning
• New Finance for Climate Change and the Environment
• The Environments of Poverty: A Geographical Approach to Poverty Reduction in Asia and the Pacific (Draft for discussion)
• Food Prices and Inflation in Developing Asia: Is Poverty Reduction Coming to an End? (ADB)
• Making REDD work for the poor
• Environmental Mainstreaming
• Local organisations – central but neglected roles in poverty reduction and environmental management
• Poverty, Health and Environment: Placing Environmental Health on Countries’ Development Agendas

The Poverty Environment Partnership's 12th meeting was held in Washington DC on 19-21 November 2007.

Overall theme for the proceedings: "INFRASTRUCTURE, GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION: THE ROLE OF ECOSYSTEMS AND NATURAL RESOURCES"

Meeting Minutes (DOC)

Registration Form (DOC)
Agenda (as of 16 November, PDF)
Participants List (XLS)

Presentations by Day:
19 November
20 November
21 November

Send your inquiries or requests to the PEP Web Administrator.

Related reading:
REDD and Poverty: The social implications of reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries (summary)

The Poverty Environment Partnership's 11th meeting was held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 18 to 20 June 2007.

Capturing ideas and suggestions from the 10th meeting in Nairobi, the overall theme for this meeting was "Environmental Improvements for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Growth: the Challenges of Implementation."

Final Agenda (PDF)
Registration Form (DOC)
List of Participants (PDF)
Meeting Minutes and Summary (DOC)
PEP on climate adaptation, proofing and mitigation (PDF)
PEP on deforestation and poverty (PDF)

Presentations by Day:

• 18 June
• 19 June
• 20 June
  

Send your inquiries or requests to the PEP Web Administrator.

Related reading:
Actions on the organizational aspects of the 11th PEP Meeting (DOC)
Practical Information for your Trip to Copenhagen (DOC)
Development Effectiveness in Practice: Key Messages and Summary Record (PDF)
Budget Support, Aid Instruments and the Environment: the Country Context (DOC)
Environmental Due Diligence in Budget Support (DOC)
Mobilising Capacity for Sustainable Development (PPT)
Follow up to the Dublin Workshop on Development Effectiveness in Practice (DOC)
Pro-Poor Investment in Biodiversity Conservation (PDF)

The Poverty Environment Partnership's 10th meeting was held in Nairobi, Kenya on 30 January to 01 February 2007. The overall theme for the proceedings was "Country experiences in mainstreaming environment into national development processes."

Meeting Documents:

• Minutes of the Meeting (DOC)
• Agenda (final)
  
• Meeting Summary (IISD website)
• 30 January Presentations and Papers
• 31 January Presentations and Papers
• 01 February Presentations and Papers
• List of Participants (DOC)

Related reading:

• Addressing Environmental Objectives in the Context of Budget Support
• International Stakeholders Panel on Mainstreaming Environment in Development: Producing a ‘User Guide’ to effective tools and methods for integrating environment and development (updated 29 Jan)
• UNEP Poverty and Environment website
• IISD 10th PEP meeting website
• Poverty Environment Net website update (Jan 2007) (PDF)
• Poverty, Wealth and Water - concept note
• Managing Environmental Wealth for Poverty Reduction (DOC)
• Environmental economics for Poverty Reduction - Draft Agenda (DOC)
• Environment for Development - making a difference with research (PDF)
• Learning from Local Organisations about Poverty Reduction and Environmental Management: A participatory review
• Environmental Poverty: New Perspectives and Implications for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific

Send your inquiries or requests to the PEP Web Administrator.

On 12-15 June 2006, the Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP) held its 9th meeting in Washington DC. Among the topics discussed during the event were the environment and its links with pro-poor growth, economic growth and health.

• Final Agenda (DOC)
  
• Presentations: June 12 (Pro-Poor Growth and Environment)
  
• Presentations: June 13 (Economic Growth and the Environment)
  
• Presentations: June 14 (Environment and Health)
  
• Presentations: June 15 (Environment Health and PEP Business)
• PEP 9 Meeting Minutes
  

Send your inquiries or requests to the PE Net web administrator.

Download 8th Meeting Minutes

Download 7th Meeting Minutes