Adjacent to the GEF 60th Council meeting in June 2021, a virtual GEF Consultations with Civil Society is scheduled for Friday June 11th from 7:00 to 11.00 a.m. EST (GMT-4). This consultation is organized collaboratively among the GEF Secretariat, the GEF CSO Network, the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) and the GEF Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group (IPAG).
The topic for this consultation is Enhancing Climate Resilience: The Role of Civil Society, and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. The GEF Council members recognize the important the role civil society play in climate resilience and adaptation and selected this topic at its 57th meeting in December 2019. The consultation will include roundtable discussions with civil society on experiences from GEF projects including from the GEF Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and the GEF Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF), the GEF SGP and other similar projects around world. The main objectives with the roundtables are to showcase the valuable role of civil society organizations and indigenous people and local communities in building resilience and adapting to a changing climate and to distill lessons learned for consideration in future GEF projects and programs.
The consultation aims at bringing the voices of civil society, indigenous peoples, and local communities in a dialogue with GEF Council members, GEF Agencies, and the GEF Secretariat. The GEF Secretariat welcome members of civil society to register their interest to participate in the consultation and dialogue on this topic. If you wish to attend please register by using the option "CSO Application" on the right-hand side of this page.