The UNFCCC has published the GEF report to COP 17, which describes: achievements of the GEF over its 20-year history since its establishment in 1991 to date, including the activities approved and conducted by the GEF during the reporting period; GEF programming and other positive development aspects in Africa, including activities leading up to COP 17; and Convention guidance to the GEF and the GEF response to COP 16 and conclusions of the 34th session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI).
19 September 2011: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published the report (FCCC/CP/ 2011/7) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the UNFCCC, which will take place in Durban, South Africa, at the end of 2011.
The report consists of three parts and four annexes. Part I describes achievements of the GEF over its 20-year history since its establishment in 1991 to date, including the activities approved and conducted by the GEF during the reporting period, fiscal year 2011 (from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011). They include climate change mitigation, technology transfer, climate change adaptation, and enabling activities funded from the GEF Trust Fund, the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), and the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF). Part II of the report provides insights into GEF programming and other positive development aspects in Africa, including activities leading up to COP 17. Part III summarizes Convention guidance to the GEF and the GEF response to COP 16 and conclusions of the 34th session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI).
The four annexes to the report cover: summaries of projects during the reporting period under the GEF Trust Fund; summaries of projects under the LDCF and the SCCF; the status of National Communications from parties not included in Annex I of the Convention; and the status report on the LDCF and the SCCF. [Report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of the Parties]