GEF
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
May 2011: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has published a roadmap to clarify the steps necessary for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to access funds for climate change adaptation and mitigation through the LDC Fund.
The LDC Fund supports the preparation and the implementation of the National Adaptation Programs of Action (NAPAs), thus any LDC country having completed its NAPA is eligible for funding projects under the LDC Fund. The publication, titled “Accessing Resources Under...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
19 May 2011: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a US$1 million grant from its concessional Technical Assistance Special Fund and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is providing US$11.2 million in cofinancing in support of the Coastal and Marine Management Project to improve natural resource management and job alternatives in the Coral Triangle. The Governments of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines are providing an additional US$3 million in non-cash contributions.
The Coral...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
26 May 2011: The 40th meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council has adopted a decision on broadening the GEF Partnership under Paragraph 28 of the GEF Instrument, which establishes criteria and accreditation procedures for allowing new entities into the Partnership during a pilot phase.
The meeting, which convened in Washington, DC, US, from 24-26 May 2011, also agreed on “provisional” policies on environmental and social safeguards, as well as on a policy on gender mainstreaming...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
31 May 2011: The World Bank Board has approved a Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant of US$4.1 million to support São Tomé and Principe in increasing its adaptive capacity to the adverse impacts of climate variability and change.
As an island nation, São Tomé and Principe will focus on coastal early warning systems and safety at sea by disseminating timely forecasts prior to extreme events. It will distribute safety equipment and provide training on safety at sea, and will reinforce...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
7 June 2011: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has released a new version of its ”A to Z of the GEF for Civil Society Organizations,” a guide that describes the GEF’s structure, partnership and strategic objectives and provides guidance on how civil society organizations (CSOs) can access GEF funding.
This guide is intended to help CSOs and other partners understand how to work with the reformed GEF as it details the procedures and opportunities that CSOs can invest in at the...
