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Latest approved projects
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2010-06-09
Biodiversity project implemented by UNDP
Country: Albania
GEF Grant: $950,000 - Co-financing: $1,977,500
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Albania supports a wide spectrum of flora and fauna, many of which are endemic or sub-endemic, due to its ecosystem diversity and its critical geographical location between the Adriatic and Ionian seas, where the Otranto Channel remains a strategic migratory route for many avian and marine species. Many...
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2010-06-08
Multi-focal area project implemented by The World Bank
Countries: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico
GEF Grant: $6,340,000 - Co-financing: $17,500,000
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The Meso-American Barrier Reef System (MBRS) is threatened by a combination of non-point pollution from agricultural runoff, municipal waste and marine transport, exponential growth in tourism,...
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2010-06-08
Multi-focal area project implemented by The World Bank
Countries: Dijibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Yemen
GEF Grant: $3,000,000 - Co-financing: $3,000,000
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The Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (RSGA) is comprised of a highly unique marine ecosystem of coral reefs and surrounding wildlife which is increasingly threatened by unsustainable fishing practices, including overfishing, destruction of habitat, and...
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2010-06-08
Climate Change project implemented by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment of Russia (lead partner), Municipalities of pilot cities, Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Interior
Country: Russian Federation
GEF Grant: $5,400,000 - Co-financing: $35,200,000
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Russian transportation is responsible for one quarter of the country’s entire annual energy consumption, and rising...
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2010-06-08
Multi-focal area project (International Waters/Biodiversity) implemented by UNDP, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Russia, Ministry of Environment of Mongolia
Countries: Russian Federation, Mongolia
GEF Grant: $3,898,000 - Co-financing: $10,670,000
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The two interconnected watersheds and ancient lakes of Lake Baikal and Lake Hövsgöl represent over 20 ecosystem types and thousands of...
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2010-06-08
Multi-focal area project (Land Degradation, Biodiversity, Climate Change) implemented by World Bank
Country: Chile
GEF Grant: $5,863,636 - Co-financing: $77,610,000
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Chile is one of the most developed countries in the southern hemisphere and relies heavily on its natural resource base for employment and exports. The country has a wide range of ecological zones, but despite its natural assets and...
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2010-06-08
Ozone depleting substances, implemented by GEF Agencies the UNDP and UNEP
Countries: Belarus, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
GEF Grant: $9,000,000 - Co-financing: $12,300,000
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The significant impact of hydrochloroflourocarbons (HCFCs) on the depletion of the ozone is widely known. As a result, the Montreal Protocol has stipulated that many countries, primarily countries with transitional...
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2010-06-08
POPs project implemented by The World Bank
Country: Lebanon
GEF Grant: $2,538,900 - Co-financing: $5,071,500
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Lebanon's National Implementation Plan, completed in 2006, identified the following top priorities in terms of POPs management: (i) awareness raising; (ii) institutional and regulatory strengthening; (iii) PCB management; and (iv) management of emissions of dioxins and furans. The Government of...
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2010-06-08
Climate change project implemented by UNDP and FAO
Country: Sri Lanka
GEF Grant: $1,996,250 - Co-financing: $8,200,000
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Approximately 90 percent of Sri Lanka’s industrial small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) uses wood to produce thermal energy and to meet energy requirements. Furthermore, the rise in oil prices in 2008 resulted in an increased demand for fire wood as an energy fuel...
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2010-06-08
Climate change project implemented by UNDP
Country: Namibia
GEF Grant: $1,718,000 - Co-financing: $18,436,000
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With an estimated average annual growth in electricity demand of 3 percent over the next 30 years and a government policy that seeks to ensure energy security, Namibia is in need of an improved electricity generating capacity that focuses on developing the country’s energy sources, particularly solar energy....