GEF Facts Sheets: About the GEF
These new fact sheets offer brief descriptions and data on the activities undertaken in each focal area and provide an handy resource to know GEF work at glance
GEF Biodiversity Fact Sheet
The GEF’s biodiversity portfolio has been the largest focal area portfolio in terms of grant amounts provided, and accounts for about one-third of total GEF investment to developing countries and to those with economies in transition.
GEF Climate Change Fact Sheet (v. 2009)
GEF projects in climate change help developing countries and economies in transition to contribute to both stabilizing and reducing atmospheric greenhouse gases and adapt to future climate change.
GEF International Waters Fact Sheet
Since its establishment the GEF has pioneered processes to help countries
build their trust and confidence in working together on issues that affect their shared water resources, including legal and policy reforms.
GEF Land Degradation Fact Sheet
The GEF’s program on promoting sustainable land management focuses on integrated approaches to natural resources management, covering all the major rural land use systems: agriculture, rangeland, and forestry.
GEF Gender Fact Sheet
The GEF has a long history of investing in local actions to achieve global environmental objectives. Today, an even deeper understanding exists of the relationships among household welfare, women’s equality, and environmental sustainability.
GEF Persistent Organic Pollutants Fact Sheet
The GEF’s main goal in the POPs focal area is to protect human health and the environment by helping countries to reduce and eliminate production, use, and releases of POPs, and thereby contribute generally to capacity development for the sound management of chemicals.
GEF Technology Transfer Fact Sheet
Transfer of technologies and enabling policy environments or legal and regulatory landscapes, that encourage the adoption of climate-friendly technologies and practices are GEF's main focus.
GEF Ozone Layer Depletion Fact Sheet
Phasing out ozone-depleting substances (ODS) is a highly effective means for achieving immediate, and future, global environmental benefits. Consequently, the GEF allocated more than $183 million to projects to phase out ODS, with an additional $188 million of cofinancing.
GEF-NGO Network Fact Sheet
Established in May 1995 the GEF-NGO Network is made up of GEF-accredited organizations whose work in environment and sustainable development is aligned with the GEF mandate.