GEF
21 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
August 2012: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) Project has released a guidebook, titled “Accessing International Financing for Climate Change Mitigation.” The guidebook aims to assist developing countries in speeding up the transfer, deployment and diffusion of mitigation technologies, thereby enabling countries to contribute to climate change mitigation and reduce climate change impacts while pursuing national development goals.
The 142-page guidebook...
21 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
August 2012: The latest issue of The Greenline newsletter of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) introduces the new GEF CEO and Chairperson, Naoko Ishii, as well as reports on recent climate change initiatives.
The July 2012 edition of The Greenline opens with remarks from the new GEF CEO and Chairperson, Naoko Ishii, who describes ongoing GEF involvement in supporting and implementing the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, as well as the success of the GEF Small...
21 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
16 August 2012: At its 18th Meeting, the Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) accredited the National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development of India as the National Implementing Entity (NIE) for India, and as its 12th NIE. The Board also approved grants for $50.7 million in seven countries, including one direct access project in Jamaica.
Additional projects were approved in Colombia, Djibouti, Cambodia, Egypt, Lebanon and Mauritania. The Board continued discussions on how to increase adaptation...
17 Aug 2012
The ECWs bring together GEF focal points, focal points from the main conventions (biodiversity, desertification, climate change and persistent organic pollutants), representatives from civil society and representatives from the GEF Secretariat and the GEF Agencies, to discuss priority issues and share lessons and experiences from the development and implementation of GEF projects and their integration within national policy frameworks. Countries eligible to participate in this Expanded...
17 Aug 2012
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Expanded Constituency Workshop (ECW) for East Africa will bring together GEF focal points, focal points from the main Conventions (Biodiversity, Desertification, Climate Change and persistent organic pollutants), representatives from civil society and representatives from the GEF Secretariat and the GEF Agencies to discuss priority issues and share lessons and experiences from the development and implementation of GEF projects and their integration within...
