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The GEF in Africa
Since its inception in 1991, the Global Environment Facility has steadfastly supported African countries as they seek effective and innovative approaches to a nature-positive economy. The GEF has helped implement more than 1,800 projects in Africa, with a total investment of $6.2 billion. These investments have leveraged over $40 billion from other stakeholders, including governments, bilateral and multilateral partners, the private sector, and civil society organizations.
Climate finance: the role of the climate funds in supporting developing countries
Climate finance must be increased to meet the global climate challenge so that developing countries can increase the ambition of their responses. This event highlighted a new joint declaration from the four multilateral climate funds - the Adaptation Fund, the Climate Investment Funds, the Global Environment Facility, and the Green Climate Fund - that emphasizes their commitment to develop an ambitious and concrete action plan to enhance access to climate finance and increase the collective impact of their actions.
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate change is a growing major threat to human and natural systems on our planet. The world must focus on scaling up climate mitigation action that minimizes trade-offs and maximizes synergies with other government economic and development priorities, including protecting nature and promoting an equitable post-pandemic recovery. In this context, the GEF is very well positioned to help accelerate action standing on three decades of experience in the provision of climate financing.
The GEF and Climate Change: Catalyzing Transformation
The Global Environment Facility is the largest and most experienced multilateral fund dedicated to addressing climate change and threats to nature around the world. The two climate change adaptation funds it manages - the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) - are uniquely focused on helping vulnerable countries prepare for and cope with the impacts of a warming planet.
UNFCCC Guidance from the COPs and Responses by the GEF: COP1 - COP27
The GEF continually incorporates guidance from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties into its programs and operations, as described annually in its report to the COP. This booklet summarizes all guidance to the GEF dating from the first COP to COP27 and the corresponding GEF responses. This publication provides full documentation of the evolution of GEF activities and policies as informed by guidance from the COP.
The GEF sponsors 13 youth ambassadors for COP28 climate summit
In an investment in the next generation of environmental leaders, the Global Environment Facility is sponsoring 13 youth ambassadors from across Latin America to participate in the 2023 United Nations climate summit as part of their national delegations.
Winners of the CAP Financial Innovation Challenge announced
Launched in July 2022 with funding from the Global Environment Facility, the UNDP Climate Aggregation Platform (CAP) Financial Innovation Challenge aims to foster the development of innovative financial aggregation structures and models that can help increase the availability and reduce the cost of financing for low-carbon energy in developing countries.
New initiative to transform energy markets in over 20 African countries
Launched at the United Nations Climate Conference COP27, the Africa Minigrids Program (AMP) is a country-led technical assistance program that supports countries to rapidly and cost-effectively provide electricity and new development opportunities to some of Africa’s poorest communities.
GEF CEO message for launch of the Africa Minigrids Program at COP27
Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility, sent a video message for the GEF and UNDP side event on "Africa's just energy transition: scaling up renewables energy minigrids for people and planet" at COP27.