Current Projects

To strengthen the capacity for implementation of the updated POPs Global Monitoring Plan (GMP) and to create the conditions for sustainable monitoring of POPs in the Pacific Islands Region.

Enhanced Conservation and Management of Carbon Stocks and Biodiversity in Forest and non-Forest Lands in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (ChEZ), in Ukraine.

Ratification and early implementation of the Minamata Convention is facilitated by the use of scientific and technical knowledge and tools by national stakeholders in participating countries

To prepare and submit Papua New Guinea's Third National Communication (3NC) and the first biennial update report (BUR) to UNFCCC.

To strengthen national capacities and assist Panama in the alignment of its National Action Plan to Combat Desertification (NAP) with UNCCD 10-Year Strategy and in complying with UNCCD reporting and review process

Nine countries prepare and submit intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) to the 2015 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Agreement and have institutional arrangements in place that support the INDC process

To strengthen institutional and technical capacities in LDCs for more effective participation in intergovernmental climate change negotiations and coordination of climate change efforts.

Ratification of the Nagoya Protocol and the implementation of its basic provisions by the member countries of the Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC)

To Enhance the Effectiveness of Conservation of Dugongs and their Seagrass Ecosystems Across the Indian and Pacific Ocean Basins

To prepare and submit Benin’s first biennial update report (BUR) to UNFCCC and in doing so enhance Benin’s capacity to meet its reporting obligations under the UNFCCC on continuous basis.

To reduce vulnerability of the coastal zone to climate variability and change through institutional capacity building, concrete coastal adaptation interventions and integration of climate change into policy and planning

To prepare the Second National Communication and first Biennial Update Report of the State of Kuwait and enable the country fulfill its obligations under the UNFCCC, in accordance with Articles 4.1 and 12.1 of the Convention while strengthening its capacity to integrate climate change concerns into national and sectoral development plans and priorities

To build capacity of Kiribati to align its NAP with the 10-year UNCCD Strategy and prepare the national report on UNCCD implementation in the country following the PRAIS format, including reporting on the impact indicators.

To prepare the Third National Communication (TNC) and first Biennial Update Report (BUR) of South Africa to enable the country fulfill its obligations under the UNFCCC, in accordance with Articles 4.1 and 12.1 of the Convention while strengthening its capacity to integrate climate change concerns into national and sectoral development plans and priorities through the implementation of the national climate change response strategy (NCCRS)

To support 16 countries parties Countries in meeting its obligation to the UNCCD Convention through Alignment of NAP with the 10 – Year Strategy and reporting and review process for the UNCCD

Building Core Capacity for Decentralized MEA implementation and Natural Resources Management in Afghanistan

To enhance capacities of institutions for environmental management in Bosnia and Herzegovina by institutionalizing identified tools and practices for environmental information and knowledge management

To prepare and submit The Sultanate of Oman's Second National Communication and first Biennial Update Report (BUR 1) to UNFCCC and in doing so enhance Oman's capacity to meet its reporting obligations under the UNFCCC on a continuous basis.

To assist Tunisian Government to align the NAP with UNCCD 10-Year Strategy and to assist the country in UNCCD reporting and review process.

To apply methodologies and approaches for carbon accounting and ecosystem service valuation in Blue Forests so as to provide evidence-based experience that supports replication, up-scaling and adoption of Blue Forests concepts by the international community and the GEF.

Within the overall objective of the Stockholm Convention, which is to protect human health and the environment from POPs, the purpose of the project is to prepare for implementation of the Stockholm Convention in Namibia by developing the National Implementation Plan.

To assist Botswana Government to align the NAP with UNCCD 10-Year Strategy and to assist the country in UNCCD reporting and review process

The utilization of microbial genetic resources within the protected Kenyan Soda lakes for research,development and commercialization of industrial enzymes and bio‐pesticides for improved resource management andlivelihoods in compliance with the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing

To assess the capacity development needs for the synergetic and coordinated implementation of multilateral environmental conventions in Iraq

To prepare and submit Mongolia’s initial Biennial Update Report to UNFCCC and in doing so enhance Mongolia’s capacity to meet its reporting obligations under the UNFCCC on a continuous basis