26 JUNE 2009 | WASHINGTON DC - The World Bank’s Board of Directors approved a program which will help reduce greenhouse gases and promote clean energy use in Benin. The program, supported by a US $1.82 million GEF grant, seeks to improve energy services in urban areas for customers that already have access to electricity in Benin.
24 JUNE 2009 | WASHINGTON DC - The GEF will join forces with the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to spur binding action by decision-makers to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity, stop species loss, and maintain vital ecosystem goods and services.
22 JUNE 2009 | WASHINGTON DC - The GEF Council meeting is held from Monday, June 22 to Wednesday, June 24, 2009. The meetings will take place at the World Bank, Eugene R. Black Auditorium (H Auditorium), 600 19th Street N.W., Washington D.C.
21 JUNE 2009 | WASHINGTON DC - The GEF NGO Consultation is being held in immediately prior to the GEF Council Meeting and the Second meeting on the 5th GEF Replenishment. The objective of the meeting is to facilitate a dialogue on critical issues related to the replenishment and future implementation - especially on governance, focal area strategies and allocation of resources and partnership with civil society.
17 JUNE 2009 | WASHINGTON DC - Joint Statement of the Global Environment Facility and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification on the Occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification
15 JUNE 2009 | WASHINGTON DC - Mexico boosted its image as a global leader in climate change in December 2008, when it announced it had set the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 50% below 2002 levels by 2050. Now Mexico is embarking on a comprehensive strategy to cut emissions and reduce energy use while also potentially putting the Mexican economy on a low carbon growth path.
15 JUNE 2009 | BONN, GERMANY - The Sixth Meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board is taking place at the UNCCD premises in Bonn (Langer Eugen, room LEU 1916) from June 15 to 17, 2009. Watch the LIVE WEBCASTING!
Jun.25:Six messages on climate change , from ODIJun.24: Hope for Seychelles' last Critically Endangered species, from BirdLife Intl
Jul. 6-10: 58th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund, Montreal, CanadaJul.9-11: CSP Sub-regional Workshop for GEF Focal Points from West and Central Africa, Accra, Ghana