GEF
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...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
7 June 2011: The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) held a mid-term review conference, highlighting efforts to conserve species and sites in the Polynesia-Micronesia Biodiversity Hotspot, which is rich in plant and animal life.
CEPF is a joint programme of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the World Bank, the French Development Agency, the MacArthur Foundation, Conservation International, and the Government of Japan. The CEPF US$27 million fund for the Polynesia-Micronesia...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 June 2011: At its 14th meeting, held in Bonn, Germany on 22 June 2011, the Adaptation Fund Board approved US$17.4 million in grant funding and accredited the National Environment Fund of Benin as the fourth National Implementing Entity and the West African Development Bank as the first Regional Implementing Entity.
The grant funding was approved for Maldives, Mongolia and Turkmenistan. All three projects will be implemented by the UN Development Programme (UNDP). The Maldives project focuses...
