Punta del Este, Uruguay, June 27, 2012 – Today marks the official start of the 4th Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Mercury. The session was opened by Minster Fernando Lugris, Chair of the INC, and was followed by a choir of children from 57 schools from Montevideo. The music set a charming tone to the event.
The GEF provides financial support to developing countries and Countries with Economies in Transition (CEITs) for the implementation of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. The GEF is also supporting CEITs to phase out Ozone Depleting Substances to fulfill their obligation towards Montreal Protocol.
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Washington DC, June 21, 2012 - Last week, GEF Deputy CEO, Andre Laperriere, represented the Global Environment facility at 18th International Economic Forum of the Americas in Montreal. This Forum was created to promote the role of the Americas in major decisions and reforms related to the current global economic context. Its mission is also to facilitate agreements, offer business opportunities and provide access to unique insights from leading specialists.
Global Environment Facility Launches Publication of From Rio to Rio: A 20-Year Journey to Green the World’s Economies
Book tells story of GEF through lens of 20 projects over 20 years, ranging from Danube River Basin to African Sahel
Washington D.C, June 7, 2012
On Friday, June 1st, the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP), the Institute for Society, Population and Nature (ISPN), the host institution of GEF SGP, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hosted a field visit for journalists to highlight and share the experience of the GEF SGP in the sustainable use of biodiversity in the Cerrado region in the context of the upcoming Rio+20 conference of Sustainable Development.
By Monique Barbut
Monique Barbut is the chief executive officer and chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (/gef/), the world’s largest multinational funder of global environmental projects. Article originally published in Global Dialogue (www.worlddialogue.org)
The LIVE Webcast of the 42nd GEF Council will start on June 5, 2012, at 9:00 AM (-5 GMT).
