The GEF Land Degradation Focal Area provides the framework for eligible countries1 to utilize GEF resources for implementing the UNCCD. Through the focal area, the GEF provides incremental financing for countries to invest in sustainable land management (SLM) activities that generate multiple environmental and development benefits.
The Land Degradation Focal Area is the GEF window for investing in sustainable land management to improve or restore ecosystem services in production systems.
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The UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia has issued a new publication on “Glaciers Melting in Central Asia: Time for Action”.
Product development: iLEF, development and launch of a single-purpose facility financing the conversion of traditional urban street lighting technologies to more efficient LEDs and by doing so realizing the associated CO2 as well as budgetary savings for municipalities, globally
The private sector—the dominant driver of global economic activity—is a vital player in the fight against climate change. To achieve reductions in GHG emissions at the scale required to keep the increase in global warming below 2° C
The 2014 Dushanbe Seminar Report, including a draft Action Plan, has been prepared by an independent consultant for the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA). The report is based on the presentations, group works and discussions during the International Seminar on “Glaciers Melting in Central
This documentation accompanies a series of polygon layers that depict watershed boundaries and sub-basin delineations at a global scale. The goal of this product is to provide a seamless global coverage of consistently sized and hierarchically nested sub-basins at different scales (from tens to millions of square kilometers), supported by
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