2. 1.Mission 2.History 3.Conventions 4.Focal Areas 5.Role of the GEF 6.Organizational Structure 7.Institutional Framework 8.Evolution of the GEF

3. 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

4. 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

5. GEF is the “financial mechanism” for the 1.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)

6. 1.Biodiversity 2.Climate Change 3.International Waters 4.Ozone Depletion (only countries in transition) 5.Land Degradation 6.Persistent Organic Pollutants – POPs

7. LINKS LOCAL WITH GLOBAL GEF advances sustainable development in individual nations while improving the global environment for all COMPLEMENTS EXISTING AID PROGRAMS GEF is not a substitute for regular development finance LEVERAGES ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT GEF seeks co-finance, replication, and follow-up investment: the trust fund cannot solve all global environmental problems

8. 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

9. UNDP UNEP World Bank 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

10. CBD UNFCC CCD International Waters CEO / CHAIRMAN GEF SECRETARIAT COUNCIL ASSEMBLY W.B. Donor Replenishment Group GEFEO ADB UNIDO FAO NGOS Multilateral Fund of Montreal Protocol STAP POPS IAs / EAs UNEP EBRD IFAD IDB Af DB UNDP 1/04

11. Restructuring – 1994 M&E Unit to independent GEFEO – 1996 to 2003 Fee-based system – 1999, 2005 Executing Agencies to broadening partnership – 1999 to present RAF to STAR – 2005, 2009 Fiduciary Standards – 2005 to present Results-based Management – 2006 to present Country Drivenness, NPFE, CSPs, etc – 2003 to present Direct Access, 2010 Streamlining Project and Program Cycles – ongoing

12. Thank you for your attention