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IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) has produced daily web coverage and a briefing note from this meeting. To download our report please click below in the HTML or PDF icons. |
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 Fortieth Meeting of the Global Environment Facility Council
24-26 May 2011 | Washington, DC, United States of America |
Highlights for Monday, 23 May 2011
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 To mark the 20th anniversary of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the GEF organized a gala reception on the eve of the 40th meeting of the GEF Council. The 23 May 2011 reception took place at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC. As the Master of Ceremonies, Andre Laperriere, Deputy CEO of the GEF, noted, the location was a special place to celebrate a special milestone – a place where participants could honor countless generations who have shown us how to provide responsible stewardship of the land, water and sky.
Monique Barbut, GEF CEO, presented a timeline of the GEF’s achievements and looked forward to its continued contributions. She noted that, during her tenure as CEO, she has introduced reforms that reduced the time required for a project to move from concept to approval from 66 months to 18 months, and emphasized that the GEF has a unique role to play in strengthening delivery channels to allow countries to make meaningful investments in sustainable development. Kerri-Ann Jones, US Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, commended the GEF on its 20 years. Nokuzola Mndende, a Tribal leader/healer connected with the GEF’s small grants program and the founding Director at the Icamagu Institute, offered a Tribal Blessing, and Hector Parion Oyacachi, Ecuador, a woodcarver with GEF’s small grants program, presented the GEF CEO with a special GEF anniversary keepsake.
The 40th meeting of the GEF Council will convene from 24-26 May 2011 in Washington, DC, to consider agenda items including the Annual Country Portfolio Evaluation Report – 2011, the Annual Performance Report – 2010, the Four-year Work Program and Budget of the Evaluation Office, and the Work Program.
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Daily highlights (click on the following links to see our daily web pages)
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Daily highlights (click on the following links to see our daily web pages)
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GEF resources
 Fortieth GEF Council Working documents
Fortieth GEF Council provisional agenda
GEF website
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of the Fourth GEF Assembly, 24-28 May 2010, Punta del Este, Uruguay
IISD RS coverage of the Third GEF Assembly, 29-30 August 2006, Cape Town, South Africa
IISD RS coverage of the Second GEF Assembly, 16-18 October 2002, Beijing, China
IISD RS coverage of the First GEF Assembly, 1-3 April 1998, New Delhi, India
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Climate Change Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing Global Climate Change Policy
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
MEA Bulletin - Newsletter on key MEAs and their secretariats
African Regional Coverage
Latin America and Caribbean Regional Coverage |
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