The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council is the main governing body of the GEF. It functions as an independent board of directors, with primary responsibility for developing, adopting, and evaluating GEF programmes. Council members representing 32 constituencies (16 from developing countries, 14 from developed countries, and two from countries with transitional economies) meet for three days, twice each year.  

dates: 4-7 June 2012   location: Washington, District of Columbia, US   contact: GEF Secretariat   phone: 1 202 473-0508   fax: 1 202 522-3240   e-mail: secretariat@thegef.org   www: http://www.thegef.org/gef/node/4578