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From Principles to Action: Operationalizing the Whole of Society Approach
On May 29, 2025, a significant event occurred in the climate space. Over 200 participants gathered virtually for the GEF Consultation with Civil Society. The…
Operationalizing the GEF Whole of Society Approach: GEF Consultation with Civil Society
The GEF Secretariat, in collaboration with the GEF CSO Network, would like to invite you to the GEF Consultation with Civil Society on Thursday 29th…
GEF Council to Review $650 Million Climate and Biodiversity Agenda
From December 16-20, representatives of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) will meet virtually to discuss an ambitious $650 million funding package aimed at addressing global…
GEF Focal Areas
GEF-9 Programming Scenarios aim to deliver strategic impact across all elements of the GEF Focal Areas and Integrated Programs.
Biodiversity
Climate Change
Land Degradation
Chemicals & waste
International Waters
Mission
Strengthening civil society partnership with the GEF by enhancing informed participation, contributing to policy development and local action.
Governance
The GEF CSO Network has a decentralized leadership approach, which facilitates collaborative decision-making and shared responsibility among its diverse CSO members.
Focal Points
The GEF-CSO Network’s Coordination Committee is composed of 16 Regional Focal Points and Indigenous People’s Focal Points from 3 regions.
gef-9 replenishment
Experts take first step towards GEF-9 replenishment
Technical Advisory Group meetings were the formal start of the Global Environment Facility’s ninth replenishment process, which will set the framework, size, and ambition of GEF funding provided to developing countries in the July 2026 to June 2030 period.
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GEF events
Find out more about meetings and conferences
The GEF CSO Network in Transition
Revitalizing Civil Society’s Voice in Global Governance
GEF CSO Network
Membership
In line with the decision of the GEF Council in November 2008, the accreditation system for Civil Society organizations operated by the GEF Secretariat is replaced by a membership system operated by the Network. Organisations which are admitted as members of the Network will be eligible to attend GEF Consultations and Assembly meetings in a similar manner to formerly accredited organizations.
Resources
Information collected from or submitted by GEF, the GEF Civil Society network and other relevant stakeholders.
GEF Climate
Funding Adaptation in Least Developed Countries
Least Developed Countries Fund
The pace of climate change is accelerating, bringing with it rising sea levels and more frequent and intense storms, droughts, and floods.
In 2001, the 194 parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) set out to address this challenge by establishing the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) – the only facility exclusively dedicated to helping these countries adapt to new climate realities.
Special Climate Change Fund
Developing countries in particular face an outsized risk of costly climate-linked disasters, from damage to coasts and key infrastructure from rising sea levels and storms to the loss of productive agricultural land through droughts and floods.
GEF Climate
Multilateral climate adaptation finance instrument
GEF Agencies
GEF Agencies help governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
to develop, implement and execute their projects
