GEF
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 July 2010: A new regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) opened in Praia, Cape Verde, on 6 July. The Centre is supported by the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Governments of Austria, Cape Verde and Spain, as well as through a special partnership between Brazil and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
ECREEE, a specialized agency of ECOWAS, will help develop renewable energy and energy efficiency markets in West Africa. It...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 July 2010: The 38th meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council took place in Washington DC, US, from 29 June-1 July 2010, and approved major reforms aimed at helping developing countries to meet international environmental challenges, including those related to climate change and biodiversity.
During the meeting the Council approved major reforms designed to give developing countries and stakeholders more control and access to funds, including: direct access to GEF resources for...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 August 2010: The World Bank and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) are supporting the Government of Kiribati in adapting to climate change through planning efforts to reduce the country’s vulnerability to climate change, climate variability and sea level rise.
Within the Kiribati Adaptation Program, Kiribati’s main road is being protected. Shoreline Protection Guidelines were developed for use in Kiribati to design and implement improved coastal protection measures, including...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 September 2010: The UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) have launched a project to further identify gaps, obstacles and opportunities in forest financing in small island developing States (SIDS) and low forest cover countries (LFCCs).
The project is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). It follows up on the SIDS/LFCC project launched in 2009 as part of the facilitative process to assist countries to mobilize funding from all sources. Drafts of studies...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
19 October 2010: The Global Environment Facility’s Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) has launched a catalogue of biodiversity-based products from SGP’s Latin American & Caribbean portfolio. The catalogue demonstrates the linkage between the sustainable use of biodiversity, community empowerment and poverty reduction.
The catalogue was launched on the occasion of the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which is taking...
