19 November 2009
GEF COUNCIL ADOPTS NEW ALLOCATION FRAMEWORK
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The 36th meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council took place in Washington DC, US, from 10-12 November 2009, and adopted a new allocation framework, the System for a Transparent Allocation of Resources (STAR), to be applied to the fifth replenishment of the GEF Trust Fund (GEF-5).

Resources in the focal areas of biodiversity, […]

The 36th meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council took place in Washington DC, US, from 10-12 November 2009, and adopted a new allocation framework, the System for a Transparent Allocation of Resources (STAR), to be applied to the fifth replenishment of the GEF Trust Fund (GEF-5).

Resources in the focal areas of biodiversity, climate change and land degradation will thus be distributed following STAR criteria. Every country will receive a minimum allocation of $4 million, from whichUS$2 million would be used for climate change, $1.5 million for biodiversity, and $0.5 million for land degradation. The maximum a country may get is $300 million for these three focal areas. The Council also approved a work programme comprising 34 project concepts worth US$159.29 million, and decided its next meetings would convene the weeks of 29 June 2010 and 15 November 2010.
The fourth meeting for the GEF-5 Replenishment also took place in the same venue on 13 November 2009. Participants welcomed the Russian Federation as new donor to GEF-5, and continued discussions on the level of funding and focus of GEF-5. The next meeting to discuss GEF-5 is, subject to confirmation, scheduled for February 2010 in Rome.
On 12 November 2009 the Council of the Least Developed Countries Fund and Special Climate Change Fund (LDCF/SCCF) also met and approved projects in Brazil and Jordan.
Links to further information
Council meeting summary of the Chairs
GEF replenishment meeting summary of the Chairs
GEF Council and LDCF/SCCF Council meeting and documents


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