Preparation of GEF Projects

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is an independent financial organization that provides grants to developing countries for projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, and persistent organic pollutants. Since its establishment in 1991 as a trust fund, the GEF has allocated US $8.8 billion, supplemented by more than US $38.7 billion in cofinancing, for more...

GEF Caribbean Challenge

Consisting of five (5) project components, the Caribbean Challenge seeks to improve the management effectiveness of existing and expanded Protected Area networks across the Eastern Caribbean through the establishment of sustainable financing mechanisms.GEF Caribbean Challenge PIF Feb3 document

New Projects for 2010 to Review

Biosafety Program: To implement effective, operable, transparent and sustainable National Biosafety Frameworks which cater for national and regional needs, deliver global benefits and are compliant with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in the current eligible Caribbean sub-region countries of Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Barbados, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda and St. Kitts and...

SIRMM – Sustainable Island Resource Manageme...

The Environment Division commenced the four year Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded project in 2008. This project is the Development and Implementation of a Sustainable Island Resource Management Mechanism in a Small Island Developing State (SIRMM) and the Environment Division is the National Executing Agency. The GEF contribution to the project will be USD 3 million over a period of 4 years.SIRMM Project...

Climate Change

Climate change is a major issue for small island developing states (SIDS) with hurricanes and tropical storms becoming much more frequent (and have caused more damage) in recent years among other issues. Since 1995, five serious hurricanes and several tropical storms have resulted in significant damage to infrastructure, as well as to the natural environment vegetation and coastal features such as beaches and reefs. ...

Developing an Integrated Watershed Management Syst...

This project which aims to develop an Integrated Watershed Management System for Antigua and Barbuda has 4 main outcomes: Outcome 1 Coordination of inter-sectoral and planning priorities; Outcome 2 Establishment of an effective system for the administration of all water resources in Antigua and Barbuda; Outcome 3 Demonstration of integrated watersheds management and; Outcome 4 Establishment of a high quality system for...