The A to Z of the GEF, A Guide to the Global Environmental Facility for Civil Society Organizations
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Washington, DC: Global Environmantal Facility, 2011. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued.. 60 p. List of Acronyms. This publication celebrated twenty years of the Global Environmental Facility. From Wikipedia: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) unites 182 member governments in partnership with international institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to address global environmental issues. An independent financial organization, the GEF provides grants to developing countries and countries with economies in transition for projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, and persistent organic pollutants. These projects benefit the global environment, linking local, national, and global environmental challenges and promoting sustainable livelihoods. Established in 1991, the GEF is today the largest funder of projects to improve the global environment. The GEF has allocated $9.2 billion, supplemented by more than $40 billion in cofinancing, for more than 2, 700 projects in more than 165 developing countries and countries with economies in transition. Through its Small Grants Programme (SGP), the GEF has also made more than 12, 000 small grants directly to nongovernmental and community organizations, totalling $495 million. The GEF partnership includes 10 agencies: the UN Development Programme; the UN Environment Programme; the World Bank; the UN Food and Agriculture Organization; the UN Industrial Development Organization; the African Development Bank; the Asian Development Bank; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; the Inter-American Development Bank; and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel provides technical and scientific advice on the GEF s policies and projects. The GEF also serves as financial mechanism for the following conventions: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) The GEF, although not linked formally to the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer (MP), supports implementation of the Protocol in countries with economies in transition. The Instrument for the Establishment of the Restructured GEFis the document which established the GEF after an initial pilot phase. It was accepted by the member countries and adopted by the Implementing Agencies in 1994. The Instrument may be considered the statutes and by-laws of the GEF, and contains provisions for the governance, participation, replenishment, and fiduciary and administrative operations of the GEF. It also lays out the roles and responsibilities of different actors in the GEF.
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- The A to Z of the GEF, A Guide to the Global Environmental Facility for Civil Society Organizations
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- Wraps
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- Used - Very good. No dust jacket as issued.
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- Paperback
- Publisher
- Global Environmantal Facility
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- Biodiversity; Climate CHange; International Waters; Land Degradation; Sustainable Forest Management; Capacity Development; Global Environmental Facility; GEF; Land Use; Ozone Depleting Substances; Deforestation; Land Management; Technology Needs
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