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Polesie toy company has become the first Belarusian business to join the EBRD’s Finance and Technology Transfer Centre for Climate Change (FINTECC) programme, supported by the GEF. Finance available through FINTECC has helped Polesie install energy efficient technology that is new to the Belarusian manufacturing sector. Photo: EBRD

January 15, 2019 | News

EBRD and GEF make “greener” toys in Belarus
Forest conservation and sustainable timber production is one of the new blueprints released by CPIC. Photo: Peter Gueth/Shutterstock.

January 10, 2019 | News

CPIC releases new blueprints to boost investment in nature conservation
Belize’s howler monkeys live safely in a sanctuary, thanks to UNDP’s Small Grants Programme. Photo: Wildtracks

January 9, 2019 | Feature Story

Small grants, big results: Celebrating 25 years of partnerships that foster biodiversity in Belize

January 8, 2019 | News

US$ 20 million financing to private Lebanese electricity provider BUTEC: EBRD loan and GEF facility to support investment programme

December 21, 2018 |

GEF in 2018: Year in Review
Family photo of GEF Council Members and Alternate Council Members with GEF CEO and Chairperson Naoko Ishii and members of the GEF Secretariat (courtesy of IISD ENB)

December 20, 2018 | News

GEF Council approves first work program of new funding cycle and measures to improve efficiency, accountability and transparency
Ms. Ishii noted that GEF7 is a powerful instrument in fighting the war against climate change and global environmental degradation. Photo: Christian Hofer/GEF.

December 18, 2018 | News

GEF-7 to address growing environmental challenges

December 18, 2018 | News

Multi-stakeholder dialogue on gender and environment held in advance of 55th GEF Council meeting
African women play a central role in achieving zero hunger and protecting our planet. Photo: UNDP.

December 14, 2018 | Feature Story

Realizing the African Dream: With continued support for low-carbon, climate-resilient development, the nations of Africa are rising to the challenges of climate change
Photo: Imen Meliane / UNDP(Mali).

December 14, 2018 | Press Release

Climate change is pushing Africa to a tipping point, threatening economic and development gains
As the glacier melts faster than ever due to global warming, the Imja lake’s water levels keep rising. Photo: Kamal Raj Sigdel

December 11, 2018 | Feature Story

Danger in the Himalayas: The risks of climate change
IDA18 will help restore 90,000 hectares, benefitting 80,000 households and increasing land productivity by 20 percent. Photo: Dave Proffer / Wikimedia Commons

December 11, 2018 | Feature Story

Restoring vital landscapes for sustainable growth in Burundi
In August, the Cambodia’s National Committee for Disaster Management (NDCM) reported that 30 people had been killed by flooding caused by heavy rainfall and a swelling Mekong River. Photo: Shutterstock.

December 7, 2018 | Feature Story

GEF, UNDP, and People in Need continue collaboration to realise a weather-ready climate-smart Cambodia
A changing climate is challenging generations-old patterns of production in Madagascar, pushing communities to find new ways to survive and thrive. Photo: UN Environment / Lisa Murray

December 6, 2018 | Feature Story

Bend, but never break: Weaving a climate-proof future
Dugong

December 6, 2018 | Feature Story

The dugong’s tears: Madagascar’s gentle giants bounce back