Current Projects

To demonstrate low emissions, resilient, nature-based inclusive sustainable urban development in selected cities and support scale-up nationally.

To transition the Mt. Elgon region to a sustainable, biodiverse, climate-resilient, integrated landscape with efficient coffee and staple crops (maize, banana and Irish potato) value and supply chain

Facilitate the implementation of the Stockholm Convention in participating countries through the development, review and update of the NIPs and submission to the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Convention

Strengthen Burundi’s institutional and stakeholder capacity to comply with the requirements of Enhanced Transparency Framework under the Paris Agreement on climate change

To enhance national-level institutional and technical capacities for the 2021-2022 UNCCD reporting process in the context of the UNCCD Strategic Framework 2018-2030 and SDG15.3

To enhance national-level institutional and technical capacities for the 2021-2022 UNCCD reporting process in the context of the UNCCD Strategic Framework 2018-2030 and SDG15.3

To enhance national-level institutional and technical capacities for the 2021-2022 UNCCD reporting process in the context of the UNCCD Strategic Framework 2018-2030 and SDG15.3

To enhance national-level institutional and technical capacities for the 2021-2022 UNCCD reporting process in the context of the UNCCD Strategic Framework 2018-2030 and SDG15.3

To enhance national-level institutional and technical capacities for the 2021-2022 UNCCD reporting process in the context of the UNCCD Strategic Framework 2018-2030 and SDG15.3

To enhance national-level institutional and technical capacities for the 2021-2022 UNCCD reporting process in the context of the UNCCD Strategic Framework 2018-2030 and SDG15.3

Facilitate the implementation of the Stockholm Convention in participating countries through the development, review and update of the NIPs and submission to the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Convention

To strengthen the transparency systems of Paraguayan institutions to meet the requirements of the transparency framework under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change

To support the Republic of Moldova prepare and submit its First Biennial Transparency Report that comply with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement reporting requirements while responding to its national development goals.

Facilitate the implementation of the Stockholm Convention in participating countries through the development, review and update of the NIPs and submission to the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Convention

To reduce the use of mercury in the ASGM sector in Uganda through a holistic, multisectoral, integrated formalization approach, and increase access to traceable gold supply chains and finance for adoption of sustainable mercury free technologies

Significant and documented reductions in use, releases, and exposure to chemicals of concern (CoCs) including POPs in the textiles sector in selected countries

To improve the conservation of Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) sites.

Reducing stress on the transboundary water resources in the Trifinio region by developing a Strategic Action Plan for its trinational Lempa River Basin and enabling the joint management of the shared water resources, while building community-based ecosyste

Strengthen Mauritania's capacities in climate transparency, according to the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) under the Paris Agreement and thereby achieve its sustainable low-carbon development goals.

Reduce the risk of exposure to mercury-added skin lightening products

Improve the institutional and technical capacity of national institutions to enhance the implementation of the Paris Agreement through greater transparency in Cameroon

To assist Cambodia in the development of its National Action Plan for the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector, raise national awareness on the Minamata Convention and build initial national capacity for the early implementation of the National Action Plan and the Minamata Convention

Towards a more impactful GEF portfolio: facilitating replication of good practice across GEF International Waters projects, including projects across all focal areas in Small Island Developing States, working in collaboration with development partners, supporting the delivery of training information management, providing programmatic guidance and facilitating partnership building.

To assist Brazil in the development of its National Action Plan for the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector, raise national awareness on the Minamata Convention and build initial national capacity for the early implementation of the National Action Plan and the Minamata Convention

To provide streamlined need-based capacity building and technical support at the country, regional, and global level, to enable Non Annex I countries* under the UNFCCC and developing countries under the Paris Agreements to better respond to reporting requirements and to catalyze increased action within country NDCs. *Beneficiary countries under this project are referred to throughout the document as Non-Annex I countries (referring to their status under the UNFCCC) and developing country parties (referring to their status under the Paris Agreement).