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GEF Replenishment Negotiations Continue

14 March 2010: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) convened a meeting to discuss the fifth replenishment of its Trust Fund, during which participants considered replenishment options between US$3.6-4.6 billion for the period 2010-2014.

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WHO, UNDP Launch Adaptation Project

12 March 2010: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have launched the first global project on public health adaptation to climate change. The project involves a series of pilot projects that will seek to increase the adaptive capacity of national health system institutions, including field practitioners, to respond to health risks associated with climate variability and change.

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GEF STAP Addresses Needs for Scientific and Technical Advice Arising from the Copenhagen Accord

8 March 2010: The Global Environment Facility’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (GEF STAP) held an open meeting at the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) headquarters in Rome, Italy, with representatives from GEF agencies, the GEF Secretariat, GEF Evaluation Office and Conventions, and observers from the GEF Council.

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Event Announcement: Second Earth Fund Board Meeting

The Global Environment Facility's (GEF) Earth Fund Board will consider, among other issues, two US$5 million proposals, namely a Public-Private Funding Mechanism for Watershed Protection, and a proposal for greening the cocoa industry.
Location
Washington DC, US
Start Date
18 March 2010
End Date
18 March 2010
Link

http://www.thegef.org/gef/node/2439

World Bank Launches Book on Evaluating Climate Change and Development

18 February 2010: The InfoShop of the World Bank has launched a book titled “Evaluating Climate Change and Development,” a compilation of papers presented at the International Conference on Evaluating Climate Change and Development, which was organized by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Evaluation Office and partners, in Alexandria, Egypt, in May 2008.

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WHO and UNDP Partner on GEF-funded Project on Health Adaptation to Climate Change

December 2009: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) approved US$4.5 million funding for a joint global project by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on “piloting health adaptation to climate change.” read more »

GEF Approves Emergency Solar Power Project for Haiti

20 January 2009: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved an emergency project to help restore power, which was lost from the Port au Prince earthquake, to key medical facilities and refugee camps. The US$3 million grant, co-financed with matching grants from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank Group, will use solar energy to produce clean electricity for medical centers, vaccine refrigeration and other critical relief efforts.

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Event Announcement: GEF Replenishment Meeting and STAP Meetings

The meeting of the fifth GEF Replenishment will continue negotiations towards completing the replenishment for the 2010-2014 period. A meeting of the GEF’s Science and Technology Advisory Panel (STAP) will also be held at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), on 8 March.
Location
Rome, Italy
Start Date
08 March 2010
End Date
11 March 2010
Link

http://thegef.org/interior_right.aspx?id=48

World Bank Provides Update on Development Marketplace Projects

Developmentmarketplace5 January 2009: The World Bank has provided an update on how the Development Marketplace projects have fared since winning the awards in November 2009, in Washington DC, US. read more »

West African Development Bank Defines its Role in the Climate Change Regime

6jan_10_04December 2009: The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has published a report in French on its role in the future climate change regime. The report, titled “New Treaty on Climate: Copenhagen 2009, role and place of the BOAD,” discusses the enhancement of the Bank’s environmental policy and proposed Carbon Initiative. read more »