Subject: Re: revised concept note attached _ FIJI effort References: From: "Hay, Mark" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Dus-ascii In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <529420D0-74DA-4F99-AEBB-C0BF8E6B02F5@biology.gatech.edu> Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:53:30 -0500 (EST) To: "jcavelier@thegef.org" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Zimbra 7.1.4_GA_2567 (MobileSync - Apple-iPad2C3/810.2) Jaime, Thanks so much for your help. Cheers, Mark Mark Hay Teasley Professor of Environmental Biology School of Biology Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332-0230 Voice 404-894-8429 Mark.hay@biology.gatech.edu sent from my iPad On Feb 24, 2012, at 3:20 PM, jcavelier@thegef.org wrote: > Hi Mark: >=20 > Thanks for your email and the latest draft of the concept note. >=20 > I read the concept note and I think we are ready to formally pass the cas= e to UNDP. In fact, I already talked to one of my contacts at UNDP to let h= im know that I was going to send them the concept note and the letter of en= dorsement from the Government of Fiji. >=20 > This is what is going to happen: >=20 > 1. I will pass UNDP the case on Monday. >=20 > 2. Our contacts at UNDP will quickly review the case and pass it to the U= NDP office in Bangkok. That is from where UNDP handles the operations in Fi= ji. >=20 > 3. This person will contact the Government of Fiji and start investigatin= g the case on their own. This is a common practice. Since the Government of= Fiji is on-board, this should not be a problem. During that search UNDP sh= ould contact Bill as well. Please provide me with the names and contact inf= ormation (email and phones) of the Government officials that are aware of t= his potential project to ensure that UNDP talks to them. One of them will b= e the GEF Operational Focal Point. >=20 > 4. Once that search is complete, you and UNDP will embark in the preparat= ion of the GEF Project Identification Project (PIF). When completed, this 4= -6 pages document should allow us to secure the funding for the project. If= the PIF is approved, then, you will have 12 months to fully prepare the pr= oject. This project, called the Medium Size Project -MSP (because it is les= s than $1 million) should look like the Panama project (you have a copy I b= elieve). I will be available for consultation during this phase.=20 >=20 > There is also the possibility of preparing the MSP directly, without goin= g to the PIF phase. I will explain that option as we approach the moment to= decide the best course of action (PIF and then MSP, or MSP directly).=20 >=20 > Well, that is all for the moment. I will let you know when my message to = UNDP gets out so you can prepare to engage. >=20 > Thank you for all your hard work. > Please remember to pass me the contacts at the Government for me to inclu= de them in my email to UNDP. Thanks. >=20 > Saludos, >=20 > Jaime >=20 >=20 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hay, Mark" [mark.hay@biology.gatech.edu] > Sent: 02/24/2012 12:44 PM EST > To: Jaime Cavelier > Cc: William Bill Aalbersberg > Subject: revised concept note attached _ FIJI effort >=20 >=20 >=20 > jaime, >=20 > sorry about the delay on this. we were waiting to clarify what woudl ser= ve as sufficient enabling legislation in fiji. given your response to the = environment ministry letter, i assume we are now OK on this. attached is a= n updated concept note that bill and i have revised. =20 >=20 > i hope this is closer to what is needed. let me know about any other iss= ues, and again, many thanks for your help and guidance. >=20 > cheers, >=20 > mark >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Mark Hay > Teasley Professor of Environmental Biology > School of Biology > Georgia Institute of Technology > Atlanta, GA 30332-0230 USA > voice 404-894-8429 > FAX 404-385-4440 > > http://www.biology.gatech.edu/faculty/mark-hay/