Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council Consultation Meeting with Civil Society Organization (CSOs), 52nd GEF Council Meeting, and 22nd Meeting of the Least Developed Countries Fund and the Special Climate Change Fund (LDCF/SCCF) Council

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council is the GEF’s main decision-making body. It meets twice each year to develop, adopt and evaluate the GEF’s operational policies and programmes. The Council approves new projects with global environmental benefits in the GEF’s focal areas (biodiversity, climate change, chemicals and waste, international waters, land degradation and sustainable forest management) and in its integrated approach programmes (IAPs) on sustainable cities, taking deforestation out of global commodity supply chains, and sustainability and resilience for food security in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Council also provides guidance to the GEF Secretariat and Agencies.

The 52nd meeting of the GEF Council will take place in Washington, DC, US, from 23-25 May 2017. The GEF Council will consider a range of topics, including the seventh replenishment of the GEF Trust Fund (GEF-7) and a proposed policy on ethics and conflict of interest. A consultation with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) will take place on 22 May 2017. In addition, on 25 May 2017, the 22nd meeting of the Least Developed Countries Fund and the Special Climate Change Fund (LDCF/SCCF) Council will convene.