The three-day intensive seminar will familiarize you with GEF-5 strategies, program, policies, and procedures. It is intended to be interactive and informative and will be enhanced by the diversity of perspectives brought to it by its participants.

Location: PRESTON AUDITORIUM, THE WORLD BANK, 1818 H STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC USA

Presentations - Day 1

Institutional Structure of the GEF, William Ehlers

GEF Trustee, Praveen Desabatla

Scientific & Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) and its Role, Thomas Hammond

GEF Evaluation Office, Aaron Zazueta

GEF Agencies Panel

(UNDP, UNEP, World Bank, AfDB, ADB, FAO, IaDB, UNIDO)

GEF Resource Programming: STAR Update, Ramesh Ramankutty

Results-Based Management Framework, Dima Reda

GEF Monitoring and Evaluation Policy, Aaron Zazueta

How to Access GEF Funding:

- The GEF Trust Fund, Lily Uy Hale

- Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund, Jaime Cavelier

- Least Developed Country Fund, Bonizella Biagini

- Special Climate Change Fund, Bonizella Biagini

- Broadening the GEF Partnership, Yasemin Biro

Mobilizing Resources through Programmatic Approach

Presentations - Day 2

GEF Strategies, Activities, and Accomplishments - Natural Resources, Moderator Gustavo Fonseca

- Biodiversity, Mark Zimsky

- Land Degradation, Mohamed Bakarr

- International Waters, Ivan Zavadsky

- Sustainable Forest Management, Ian Gray

Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund, Patricia Zurita

GEF Strategies, Activities, and Accomplishments - Climate Change and Chemicals

- Climate Change Mitigation, Chizuru Aoki

- Adaptation to Climate Change, Bonizella Biagini

- Chemicals, Ibrahima Sow

How to Prepare Multi-Focal Area Projects

- Sustainable Forest Management, Ian Gray

- Biodiversity and Land Degradation and/or International Waters, Mark Zimsky

GEF Support to Biodiversity Enabling Activities, Mark Zimsky

Adaptation Fund

GEF Capacity Development Activities

- Country Support Programme, William Ehlers

- Capacity Development, Danielius Pivoriunas

Conflict Resolution, Sekou Toure

Presentations - Day 3

Group Work on Case Study

Case Study Review and Presentations