Blog | GEF-9 focal areas: what each one is designed to deliver through 2030
By Luisa Freitas and Abiodun Salako Replenished every four years, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) defines the strategic direction, funding levels, and programming priorities that direct the flow of environmental finance to developing nations. The GEF is now in its ninth replenishment cycle, a four-year, multi-billion-dollar commitment to tackling some of the world’s most […]
Blog | GEF-9: What does it entail? What changes are there? What is the impact on environmental finance?
By Luisa Freitas and Abiodun Salako “A healthy planet makes lasting development possible.’’ – GEF Interim CEO Claude Gascon The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has been the backbone of multilateral environmental finance and over three decades, it has disbursed more than USD 27 billion in grants and concessional finance, catalysed USD 155 billion in […]
Project spotlight | Approved – 11238 – Land Degradation Neutrality Initiative in Southern Haiti
Communities in Haiti’s South Department are increasingly exposed to climate hazards, including hurricanes, floods, and droughts, with climate change driving increasingly erratic weather patterns characterised by long dry periods and heavy rainfall. We spoke to Senior consultant Anne Gander, who worked on the project: Land Degradation Neutrality Initiative in Southern Haiti. This was a GEF […]