The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Expanded Constituency Workshop (ECW) for East Africa will bring together GEF focal points, focal points from the main Conventions (Biodiversity, Desertification, Climate Change and persistent organic pollutants), representatives from civil society and representatives from the GEF Secretariat and the GEF Agencies to discuss priority issues and share lessons and experiences from the development and implementation of GEF projects and their integration within national policy frameworks. Countries eligible for this ECW are: Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.  

dates: 30 October – 1 November 2012   location: Arusha, Tanzania, United Republic of   contact: GEF Secretariat   phone: +1 202 473-0508   fax: +1 202 522-3240   e-mail: secretariat@thegef.org   www: http://www.thegef.org/gef/ECW-Tanzania-2012