1. Mission2. History3. Conventions4. Focal Areas5. Role of the GEF6. Organizational Structure7. Institutional Framework8. Evolution of the GEF

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a mechanism for international cooperation for the purpose of providing new, and additional, grant and concessional funding to meet the agreed incremental costs of measures to achieve agreed global environmental benefits

•Established in 1991 – pilot facility

•United Nations Conference on Environment and Development- Earth Summit, 1992

•Instrument for the Establishment of the Restructured GEF- March 1994

•Replenishment of the GEF Trust Fund: GEF-1 (1994) $2 billion

GEF-2 (1998) $2.75 billion

GEF-3 (2002) $3 billion

GEF-4 (2006) $3.13 billion

GEF-5 (2010) $4.34 billion

GEF is the “financial mechanism” for the1. Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)2. Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)3. Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD)4. Stockholm Convention for Persistent Organic Pollutants

The GEF collaborates closely with other treaties and agreements to reach common goals (International Waters, Montreal Protocol)

1. Biodiversity2. Climate Change3. International Waters4. Ozone Depletion (only countries in

transition)5. Land Degradation6. Persistent Organic Pollutants – POPs

LINKS LOCAL WITH GLOBALGEF advances sustainable development in individual nations while improving the global environment for all

COMPLEMENTS EXISTING AID PROGRAMSGEF is not a substitute for regular development finance

LEVERAGES ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTGEF seeks co-finance, replication, and follow-up investment: the trust fund cannot solve all global environmental problems

GEF Member Countries: 181

GEF Council: 32 Members. Main governing body of GEF

GEF Assembly: All members represented. Meets every 4 years. Reviews and evaluates policies and operations. Amends Instrument (on Council recommendation)

GEF Secretariat: Headed by CEO. Administrates the Fund.

STAP: Panel of six members, including Chair.

GEF Trustee: Manages the GEF Trust Fund

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broad primary roles identified in the GEF Instrument

– FAO– UNIDO– IFAD– ADB– AFDB– EBRD– IDB

granted access to GEF resources and assigned more definite roles based on specific business needs of the GEF

CBD

UNFCC

CCD

InternationalWaters

CEO / CHAIRMAN

GEF SECRETARIAT

COUNCIL

ASSEMBLY

W.B.

DonorReplenishmentGroup

GEFEO

ADB

UNIDO

FAO

NGOS

MultilateralFund ofMontrealProtocol

STAP

POPS

IAs / EAs

UNEP

EBRD

IFAD

IDB

Af DB

UNDP

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Restructuring – 1994M&E Unit to independent GEFEO – 1996 to 2003Fee-based system – 1999, 2005Executing Agencies to broadening partnership – 1999 to presentRAF to STAR – 2005, 2009Fiduciary Standards – 2005 to presentResults-based Management – 2006 to presentCountry Drivenness, NPFE, CSPs, etc – 2003 to presentDirect Access, 2010Streamlining Project and Program Cycles – ongoing

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