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PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
April 16th, 2018 - April 20th,2018
A weekly update on the GEF Program Management
Calendar
- Council Meeting Schedules
- GEFOP Meeting Schedules
Projects
- GEF Project Concepts, Proposals, Draft Documents Received
- Project Clearances, Approvals, Endorsements and Other Comments
Contacts
- GEF Secretariat Staff
- GEF Agencies
- GEF Trustee Convention Secretariats
Communications
- Introducing new staff to the GEFSEC
- Announcements
SCHEDULE OF FORTHCOMING GEF COUNCIL MEETING
GEF Council Consultations with Civil Society
GEF Council Meeting
LDCF/SCCF Council Meeting
STAP Panel Meetings
GEF Work Program Calendar for 2018
Events Dates
Receipt deadline for PIF/PFD
Draft Cover Note to Agencies, ConvSec, STAP
Inter-Agency Meeting with ConvSec, STAP
Posting of Work Program
Council Meeting
Council Approval
Meetings/Consultations
Kindly see the link to the compilation of council comments for the November 2017 GEF Work Programhttps://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/work-program-documents/Compilation%20of%20Council%20Comments%20-%20November%202017%20Work%20Program.pdf
Dates
March 9
May 18
May 24
May 29
June 24-26
June 26
Fiscal Year ‘18Country Support Program Activities
Expanded Constituency Workshops
Constituency Meetings
June 11 - 13, 2018SwitzerlandVenue: TBD
June 23, 2018 Asia Pacific Venue: Furama Hotel, Da Nang
South AsiaVenue: Furama Hotel, Da Nang
East Asia Venue: Furama Hotel, Da Nang
Requests Received from GEF Agencies
April 16 - 20, 2018
GEF
ID Type Decision Sought Proponent Country Project Title
Date
Received
IA
ID Program ManagerFocal Area
AfDB
8014 FP CEO endorsement of FSP AfDB Lesotho Climate Change Adaptation for
Sustainable Rural Water Supply in
Lowlands Lesotho
20-Apr-18Dustin SchinnClimate
Change
CAF
10036 MSP CEO MSP Approval CAF Paraguay Establishment of a sustainable
framework for productive chains in
Paraguay.
18-Apr-18Pascal MartinezLand
Degradation
CI
9462 FP CEO endorsement of FSP CI China Expanding the Coverage and
Strengthening the Management of
Wetland Protected Areas in
Sichuan Province, China
13-Apr-18Mark ZimskyBiodiversity
GEF
ID Type Decision Sought Proponent Country Project Title
Date
Received
IA
ID Program ManagerFocal Area
FAO
10046 MSP CEO PIF Approval FAO Vanuatu Ecosystem Restoration and
Sustainable Land Management in
Tongoa Island
17-Apr-18Asha Bobb-SempleLand
Degradation
9514 FP CEO endorsement of FSP FAO Central African
Republic
Forest and Landscape Restoration
supporting Landscape and
Livelihoods Resilience in the
Central African Republic (CAR)
19-Apr-18Pascal MartinezMulti Focal
Area
9285 FP CEO endorsement of FSP FAO Afghanistan Community-based Sustainable
Land and Forest Management in
Afghanistan
20-Apr-18Manuela Ravina da
Silva
Multi Focal
Area
GEF
ID Type Decision Sought Proponent Country Project Title
Date
Received
IA
ID Program ManagerFocal Area
UNDP
10005 FP CEO PIF Clearance for
WPI
UNDP Global (Cameroon,
Mongolia, Maldives,
Mozambique,
Namibia, El
Salvador, Uganda)
GEF SGP Sixth Operational
Phase- Strategic Implementation
using STAR Resources Tranche 3,
including LDCs and SIDS (Part
V)
11-Apr-185475 Maria Del Pilar
Barrera Rey
Multi Focal
Area
9255 FP CEO endorsement of FSP UNDP South Africa Development of Value Chains for
Products derived from Genetic
Resources in Compliance with the
Nagoya Protocol on Access and
Benefit Sharing and the National
Biodiversity Economy Strategy
16-Apr-185686 Jaime CavelierBiodiversity
9215 FP CEO endorsement of FSP UNDP Djibouti Mitigating Key Sector Pressures
on Marine and Coastal
Biodiversity and Further
Strengthening the National System
of Marine Protected Areas in
Djibouti
17-Apr-185560 Jaime CavelierBiodiversity
10041 FP CEO PIF Clearance for
WPI
UNDP Regional (Marshall
Islands, Palau,
Tuvalu)
Managing Coastal Aquifers in
Selected Pacific SIDS
17-Apr-186196 Christian SeverinMulti Focal
Area
9574 FP CEO endorsement of FSP UNDP Vanuatu Barrier Removal for Achieving the
National Energy Road Map
Targets of Vanuatu (BRANTV)
18-Apr-185926 Ming YangClimate
Change
10052 FP CEO PIF Clearance for
WPI
UNDP Rwanda Ecosystems/Landscape approach
to climate proof the Rural
Settlement Program of Rwanda
18-Apr-186083 Dustin SchinnClimate
Change
GEF
ID Type Decision Sought Proponent Country Project Title
Date
Received
IA
ID Program ManagerFocal Area
9165 FP CEO endorsement of FSP UNDP Regional (Egypt,
Libya, Sudan, Chad)
Enabling Implementation of the
Regional SAP for the Rational and
Equitable Management of the
Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System
(NSAS).
18-Apr-184736 Astrid HillersInternational
Waters
9679 FP CEO endorsement of FSP UNDP China China's Protected Area Reform (C-
PAR) for Conserving Globally
Significant Biodiversity
19-Apr-185688 Hannah FairbankBiodiversity
9553 FP CEO endorsement of FSP UNDP Mauritius Mainstreaming IAS Prevention,
Control and Management
19-Apr-185503 Cyrille BarneriasBiodiversity
10045 EA CEO EA Approval UNDP Algeria Third National Communication
and First Biennial Update Report
of Algeria to the UNFCCC
19-Apr-185267 Milena VasquezClimate
Change
9748 MSP CEO MSP Approval UNDP Angola Creation of Marine Protected
Areas in Angola
19-Apr-186051 Jaime CavelierBiodiversity
9449 FP CEO endorsement of FSP UNDP Brazil Sustainable, Accessible and
Innovative Use of Biodiversity
Resources and Associated
Traditional Knowledge in
Promising Phytotherapic Value
Chains in Brazil
19-Apr-185792 Mark ZimskyBiodiversity
10041 FP CEO PIF Clearance for
WPI
UNDP Regional (Marshall
Islands, Palau,
Tuvalu)
Managing Coastal Aquifers in
Selected Pacific SIDS
19-Apr-186196 Christian SeverinMulti Focal
Area
9367 FP CEO endorsement of FSP UNDP Bhutan Bhutan Sustainable Low-emission
Urban Transport Systems
20-Apr-185563 Xiaomei TanClimate
Change
GEF
ID Type Decision Sought Proponent Country Project Title
Date
Received
IA
ID Program ManagerFocal Area
9592 FP CEO endorsement of FSP UNDP Regional (Chile, Peru) Catalysing Implementation of a
Strategic Action Programme for
the Sustainable Management of
Shared Living Marine Resources
in the Humboldt Current System
(HCS)
20-Apr-185697 Christian SeverinInternational
Waters
GEF
ID Type Decision Sought Proponent Country Project Title
Date
Received
IA
ID Program ManagerFocal Area
UNEP
10019 EA CEO PIF Clearance for
WPI
UNEP Global (Cote d'Ivoire,
Ghana, Kenya, St.
Lucia, Moldova,
Madagascar,
Mongolia, Mauritius,
Niue, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, Solomon
Islands, Vietnam)
Umbrella Programme for
Preparation of National
Communications and Biennial
Update Reports to the UNFCCC
7-Mar-18Milena VasquezClimate
Change
9808 MSP CEO MSP Approval UNEP Botswana Building Core Capacity for the
Implementation, Monitoring and
Reporting of Multilateral
Environmental Agreements
(MEAs) and Relevant Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) in
Botswana
12-Apr-18Susan WaithakaMulti Focal
Area
10011 FP CEO PIF Clearance for
WPI
UNEP Myanmar Effective implementation of
Myanmar’s commitments under
the Nagoya Protocol through
enhanced policies on access and
benefit sharing from utilization of
genetic resources and associated
traditional knowledge
17-Apr-18Jaime CavelierBiodiversity
9408 FP CEO endorsement of FSP UNEP Regional (Antigua
And Barbuda,
Barbados, Dominica,
Grenada, St. Kitts
And Nevis, St. Lucia,
St. Vincent and
Grenadines)
Preventing COSTS of Invasive
Alien Species (IAS) in Barbados
and the OECS Countries
17-Apr-18Sarah WyattBiodiversity
GEF
ID Type Decision Sought Proponent Country Project Title
Date
Received
IA
ID Program ManagerFocal Area
10053 MSP CEO MSP Approval UNEP Global Global best practices on emerging
chemical policy issues of concern
under the Strategic Approach to
International Chemicals
Management (SAICM) (EDCs,
EPPPs, and HHPs)
19-Apr-18Anil SookdeoChemicals
and Waste
10050 MSP CEO PIF Approval UNEP Regional (Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia)
Upscaling of Global Forest Watch
in Caucasus Region
20-Apr-18Ulrich ApelBiodiversity
April 16 - 20, 2018
Responses to Proponents
ID Type Decision Sought Proponen Country Project Title
Response
Date Remarks
IA
ID Focal Area Program Manage
CI
9713 FP CEO endorsement
of FSP
CI Guyana A GEF GOLD/ Supply
Chain Approach to
Eliminating Mercury in
Guyana’s ASGM Sector:
El Dorado Gold Jewelry
Made in Guyana
17-Apr-18 FSP endorsed by CEOChemicals and
Waste
Evelyn Swain
FAO
9243 FP CEO endorsement
of FSP
FAO India Green-Ag: Transforming
Indian Agriculture for
Global Environmental
Benefits and the
Conservation of Critical
Biodiversity and Forest
Landscapes
16-Apr-18 FSP recommended for
endorsement
Multi Focal
Area
Hannah Fairbank
9153 FP CEO endorsement
of FSP
FAO Uruguay Climate-smart Livestock
Production and Land
Restoration in the
Uruguayan Rangelands
17-Apr-18 FSP endorsed by CEOMulti Focal
Area
Milena Vasquez
9243 FP CEO endorsement
of FSP
FAO India Green-Ag: Transforming
Indian Agriculture for
Global Environmental
Benefits and the
Conservation of Critical
Biodiversity and Forest
Landscapes
18-Apr-18 FSP circulated to
Council before CEO
endorsement
Multi Focal
Area
Hannah Fairbank
UNDP
##### EA CEO EA Approval UNDP Egypt Fourth National
Communication to the
UNFCCC
13-Mar-18 EA recommended for
CEO approval
6197 Climate
Change
Akio Takemoto
ID Type Decision Sought Proponen Country Project Title
Response
Date Remarks
IA
ID Focal Area Program Manage
##### EA CEO EA Approval UNDP Macedonia Fourth National
Communication and Third
Biennial Update Report on
Climate Change under the
UNFCCC
9-Apr-18 EA recommended for
CEO approval
6222 Climate
Change
Milena Vasquez
9996 EA CEO EA Approval UNDP Niger Fourth National
Communication on
Climate Change
13-Apr-18 EA recommended for
CEO approval
6214 Climate
Change
Akio Takemoto
9982 EA CEO EA Approval UNDP Lebanon Lebanon’s Fourth National
Communication and Third
Biennial Update Report
under the UNFCCC
16-Apr-18 EA recommended for
CEO approval (PM
Recommends EA
approval)
6207 Climate
Change
Milena Vasquez
9982 EA CEO PIF Approval UNDP Lebanon Lebanon’s Fourth National
Communication and Third
Biennial Update Report
under the UNFCCC
16-Apr-18 Review Sheet sent to
Agency for PIF
revision
6207 Climate
Change
Milena Vasquez
9246 FP CEO endorsement
of FSP
UNDP Regional
(Guatemala,
Honduras)
Integrated Environmental
Management of the Rio
Motagua Watershed
17-Apr-18 FSP endorsed by CEO5714 Multi Focal
Area
Christian Severin
##### MSP CEO PIF Approval UNDP Djibouti Promoting a better access
to modern energy services
through sustainable mini-
grids and hybrid
technologies in Djibouti
18-Apr-18 Review Sheet sent to
Agency for PIF
revision
6202 Climate
Change
Ming Yang
9574 FP CEO PIF
Clearance for WPI
UNDP Vanuatu Barrier Removal for
Achieving the National
Energy Road Map Targets
of Vanuatu (BRANTV)
19-Apr-18 Review Sheet sent to
Agency for PIF
revision
5926 Climate
Change
Ming Yang
UNEP
ID Type Decision Sought Proponen Country Project Title
Response
Date Remarks
IA
ID Focal Area Program Manage
##### EA CEO PIF
Clearance for WPI
UNEP Global (Cote
d'Ivoire, Ghana,
Kenya, St. Lucia,
Moldova,
Madagascar,
Mongolia,
Mauritius, Niue,
Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, Solomon
Islands, Vietnam)
Umbrella Programme for
Preparation of National
Communications and
Biennial Update Reports to
the UNFCCC
19-Mar-18 PIF recommended for
CEO clearance
Climate
Change
Milena Vasquez
3474 MSP Cancellation of
Project
UNEP Yemen Yemen Geothermal
Development Project
23-Mar-18 Project CancelledClimate
Change
Ulrich Apel
9498 FP CEO endorsement
of FSP
UNEP Tunisia Leapfrogging Tunisia’s
Lighting Market to High
Efficiency Technologies
11-Apr-18 FSP endorsed by CEOClimate
Change
Milena Vasquez
9888 FP CEO PIF
Clearance for WPI
UNEP Venezuela Support to the
Development of Legal and
Institutional Framework
on Access to Genetic
Resources and related
Benefit Sharing and
Traditional Knowledge in
line with the CBD and its
Nagoya Protocol in
Venezuela
16-Apr-18 Review Sheet sent to
Agency for PIF
revision
Biodiversity Jaime Cavelier
##### FP CEO PIF
Clearance for WPI
UNEP Myanmar Effective implementation
of Myanmar’s
commitments under the
Nagoya Protocol through
enhanced policies on
access and benefit sharing
from utilization of genetic
resources and associated
traditional knowledge
16-Apr-18 Review Sheet sent to
Agency for PIF
revision
Biodiversity Jaime Cavelier
##### MSP CEO PIF Approval UNEP Regional
(Armenia,
Azerbaijan,
Georgia)
Upscaling of Global Forest
Watch in Caucasus Region
17-Apr-18 Review Sheet sent to
Agency for PIF
revision
Biodiversity Ulrich Apel
ID Type Decision Sought Proponen Country Project Title
Response
Date Remarks
IA
ID Focal Area Program Manage
##### MSP CEO MSP
Approval
UNEP Panama Biodiversity Conservation
through Effective
Management in the
Soberanía National Park
19-Apr-18 MSP sent to Agency
for revision
Biodiversity Mark Zimsky
Front Office GEF CEO and
Chairperson
Naoko Ishii
Advisor to the CEO
Claus Astrup
Head of Communications
Robert Bisset
GEF Programs
Unit Director
Gustavo Fonseca
Manager
Claude Gascon
Director
Francoise Clottes
Policy, Partnerships
and Operations
Latin America Region
Mark Zimsky
Africa Region
Ibrahima Sow
Asia Region
Hannah Fairbank
Small Islands Developing
States Region
Europe and Central Asia
Ulrich Apel
Global
Astrid Hillers
Biodiversity
Mark Zimsky
Climate Change
Mitigation
Climate Change
Adaptation
Sustainable Forest
Management
Land Degradation
Ulrich Apel
Chemicals & Waste
Anil Sookdeo
International Waters
Christian Severin
Manager
Herbert Acquay
Patnerships and Resource
Mobilization
Pilar Barrera Rey Country Relations/
Secretary to the Council
William Ehlers Policy and Strategy
Knut Roland SundstromOperations
Henry SalazarResults-Based Management
Christine Roehrer Knowledge Management
Yasemin Biro Information Technology
Deepak Kataria Gender and Social Issues
Gabriella Richardson Temm
Advisor to the CEO/
Conflict Resolution
Commissioner
Peter Lallas
Program Strategy
Mohamed Bakarr Multilateral Environmental
Agreements
Chizuru Aoki
Naoko IshiiChief Executive Officer and Chairperson
Peter LallasAdvisor to the Chief Executive Officer
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Claus Pram AstrupAdvisor to the Chief Executive Officer
Amornrat Ning Poopech Resource Management Officer
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Esther PormesSenior Executive Assistant
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Christian HoferSenior Communications Officer
+1 202 458 0936
Camila Perez GabilondoCommunications [email protected]
Robert BissetHead of Communications
+1 202 458 5191
Patrizia CoccaCommunications Officer and KM Coordinator
+1 202 458 0234
Alua Satybaldina-Kennedy Communications [email protected]
Mailing Address:
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Washington, D.C. 20433
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Communications
FRONT OFFICE
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Julienne Kouame Program Analyst
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Diego Riano Posada Special Assistant [email protected]
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+1 202 458 0895
Olivier Besson Program Assistant [email protected]+1 202 473-8935
POLICY AND OPERATIONS
Akila Nazneen Senior Financial [email protected]
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Amanda Adams Program Assistant
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Christina BogyoSenior Program Assistant
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Christine RoehrerCoordinator –Lead Results Based Management
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Deepak KatariaCoordinator - Information Technology
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Gabriella Richardson-Temm Coordinator – Gender and Social Issues
Henry Salazar Coordinator - Operations
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Juman ByunBusiness Solutions Officer [email protected] +1 202 458 7987
Lesly RigaudClient Technologies Officer
+1 202 473 3881
Naiying Peng Operations Analyst
[email protected] +1 202 458 9580
Olha Krushelnytska Operations [email protected] +1 202 458 5839
Herbert AcquayManager - Policy, Partnerships and Operations
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Knut Roland Sundstrom Coordinator - Policy and Strategy
ksundstro [email protected]
+1 202 473 7510
Minna Maria Kononen Country Relations Officer [email protected]
+1 202 473 9402
Nicolas Alejandro Marquez Pizzanelli Operations Analyst
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Francoise Clottes Director
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Omid Parhizkar Operations Officer [email protected]
+1 202 458 2186
Oreste Maia Andrade Operations Analyst [email protected] +1 202 458 9387
Pilar BarreraCoordinator - Partnerships and
Resource Mobilization
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Raul Rodriguez Temporary
Regine Mpoyi Program Assistant [email protected]
+1 202 473 2754
Seo-Jeong Yoon Policy Officer
+1 202 473 7832
Susan WaithakaCountry Relations Officer
+1 202 473 5457
William EhlersCoordinator – Country Relations/
Secretary to the Council
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Quynh Xuan Thi Phan Senior Financial [email protected] +1 202 458 4760
Ramon Prudencio C de Mesa Operations Officer [email protected] +1 202 458 9285
Robert Schreiber Program Coordinator
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Sonja Sabita Teelucksingh Senior Evironmental Specialist [email protected] +1 202 458 4004
Thomas Biegel Consultant [email protected] +1 202 473 9252
Yasemin BiroCoordinator - Knowledge Management [email protected]
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Akio TakemotoSenior Environmental [email protected] +1 202 458 2789
Anil Bruce SookdeoChemicals and Waste Focal Area
Coordinator
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Astrid Hillers Senior Environmental Specialist
+1 202 458 8173
Christian SeverinInternational Waters Focal Area Coordinator
+1 202 458 2001
Cyrille BarneriasSenior Environment Specialist
+1 202 473 8871
Evelyn Swain Senior Environment Specialist
+1 202 473 1151
Flavius MihaiesConsultant, Climate and Chemicals
+1 202 560 4934
Hannah FairbankSenior Biodiversity [email protected]
Asha Imani Bobb Semple Operations Analyst
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Chizuru AokiLead Environmental Specialist -
Multilateral Environmental
Agreements [email protected]
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Claude GasconLead Program Manager
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Dustin Schinn Climate Change Specialist [email protected]
+1 202 458 1234
Fareeha IqbalSenior Climate Change Specialist [email protected]
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Glynis Barber Program Assistant
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Ibrahima SowAfrica Regional Coordinator [email protected]+ 1 202 473 2716
PROGRAMS
Gustavo Fonseca Director
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Shakil Kayani Program Assistant
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Jaime CavelierSenior Biodiversity Specialist [email protected]+1 202 473 4886
Katya Yuh Kuang-Idba Climate Change Specialist [email protected]+1 202 473 4364
Leah KarrerSenior Environmental Specialist [email protected] +1 202 473 8364
Milena Gonzalez Vasquez Junior Professional Associate
+1 202 458 1284
Mohamed Imam BakarrLead Environmental Specialist - Program
Strategy [email protected]
+1 202 458 8890
Nhu Quynh Phan Program Assistant [email protected] +1 202 473 4236
Pascal MartinezSenior Climate Change Specialist
+1 202 458-9755
Jean-Marc Sinnassamy Senior Environmental Specialist [email protected] +1 202 473 8060
Kettly DenisProgram [email protected]+1 202 473 0825
Mark ZimskyLatin America Regional Coordinator/ Biodiversity Focal Area Coordinator [email protected]
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Manuela Ravina da SilvaJunior Professional Officer [email protected] +1 202 473 3231
Ming YangSenior Climate Change Specialist
+1 202 473 5707
Monica Fernandes Senior Program Assistant
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Paul HartmanSenior Environmental Specialist [email protected]
Tigest Tirfe Program Assistant
+1 202 458 9297
Steffen HansenEnvironmental [email protected]
+1 202 458 8796
Ulrich ApelEurope and Central Asia Regional Coordinator/
Land Degradation Focal Area Coordinator
uapel@ thegef.org
+1 202 473 2573
Xiaomei TanSenior Climate Change Specialist
+1 202 473 7448
Sarah WyattOperations [email protected]
+1 202 473 0534
Director GEF Independent Evaluation Office
Senior Evaluation Officer [email protected]+1 202 473 2259
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Dennis Bours Evaluation Officer [email protected]+1 202 458 9153
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Peixuan ZhouEvaluation Analyst [email protected]+1 202 473 1703
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Laura Reynolds Nissley Consultant [email protected]
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smancini
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Senior Climate Change Specialist
Saliha Dobardzic
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GEF Secretariat1
Program Coordination Registry1818 H Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20433, USA
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International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (The World Bank) Registry 1818 H Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20433, USA
Mr. Praveen Desabatla
Team Leader, DFPTF
+1 202 458 2099
UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)413 rue Saint-Jacques, Suite 800
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Attn: Ms. Cristiana Paşca Palmer Executive Secretary
GEF Contact Person: Ailis [email protected]
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Martin Luther King Strasse 8
53175 Bonn, Germany
Attn: Ms. Patricia EspinosaExecutive Secretary
GEF Contact Person(s):
- Ms. Deschen Tsering
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Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm ConventionsUNEP International Environment House 1
11-13 Chemin des Anemones
1219 Chatelaine, Geneva, Switzerland
Attn: Dr. Rolph Payet Executive Secretary
Mr. Frank Moser
GEF Focal Point
0ffice of the Executive Secretary
+41 22 917 8951
1 GEF Secretariat’s physical address: 1899 Pennslyvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20006
Convention Secretariats
GEF Trustee
GEF Secretariat
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D-53113 Bonn, Germany
Attn: Ms. Monique Barbut
Executive Secretary
GEF Contact Person: Ms. Anja Thust
Program Officer, FCMI Unit
+49 228 815 2828
Interim Secretariat of the Minamata ConventionInternational Environment House 1
13, chemin des Anémones
CH-1219 Chatelaine, Geneva
Switzerland
Ms. Rossana Silva RepettoExecutive [email protected]
STAP Panel and Secretariat
Rosina Bierbaum Chairperson [email protected]
Christopher Whaley STAP Secretary [email protected]
+1 734 763 8675 +1 202 974 1318
Ralph E. Sims Panel Member on Climate Change Mitigation [email protected] +64 21 166 4555
Guadalupe Duron Programme Officer [email protected] +1 202 974 1313
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Robin Burgess Programme Assistant [email protected] +1 202 974 1311
Ricardo Barra Panel Member on Chemicals & Waste [email protected] 56-41-2204002
Annette Cowie Panel Member on Land Degradation [email protected] +61 2 677 28080
Ferenc Toth Panel Member of Adaptatation [email protected] +43 2236 864501
Sarah Lebel Climate Adaptation and Resilience Specialist [email protected] +1 202 621 5036
Virginia Gorsevski Senior Programme Officer [email protected] +1 202 621 5020
Sunday A. Leonard (PhD) Senior Programme Officer [email protected] + 33 (0) 1 44 37 19 98
Michael Stocking Advisor to the STAP Chair [email protected]+44 1603 592 339
Thomas E. Lovejoy Advisor to the STAP Chair [email protected]
Panel Secretariat
GEF Agency Secretariats
African Development Bank (AfDB) Registry Headquarters 01 BP 1387 Abidjan 01 Côte d'Ivoire [email protected]
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Registry 6 ADB Avenue Mandaluyong City 1550 Metro Manila, Philippines [email protected]
European Bankfor Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Registry One Exchange Square London EC2A 2JN, United Kingdom [email protected]
Mr. Mahamat Assouyouti GEF Coordinator [email protected]
Copy to: Mr. Kurt Lonsway Division Manager, Environment and Climate Change [email protected]
Attn: Mr. Nessim Ahmad Deputy Director General, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Development and GEFOfficial Focal Point [email protected]
Copy to: Mr. Bruce Dunn Principal Environment Specialist, Environment and Safeguards and ADB/GEF Coordinator [email protected] +632 683 1922/ +632 683 1923
Attn: Mr. Alexis FrankePrincipal Manager | Deputy Pillar HeadDonor [email protected]+44 20 7338-6004
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Registry Viale Dell Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome, Italy [email protected]
Attn: Mr Alexander Jones Director, Climate and Environment Division (CBC) [email protected] +3906 570 54477
Copy to: Mr. Jeffrey Griffin Senior Coordinator - FAO-GEF Unit Climate and Environment Division (CBC) [email protected] [email protected] +3906 570 55680
GEF Agency Secretariats cont’d
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (The World Bank) Registry 1818 H Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20433, [email protected]
Ms. Emilia Battaglini GEF Executive Coordinator [email protected] + 1 202 458 0378
Copy to: Shaanti Kapila [email protected]
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Registry Via Paolo di Dono, 44 00142 Rome, Italy [email protected]
Mr. Perin Saint-Ange Associate Vice President, Programme Management Department [email protected]+39 06 5459 2448Copy to: Ms. Margarita Astrálaga Director, Environment and Climate Division [email protected]: +39 06 5459 2151
Ms. Sheila Mwanundu [email protected]
Ms. Aisha Nazario [email protected]: +39 06 5459 2459 Ms. Estibalitz Morras [email protected]: +39 06 5459 2438
United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) Registry United Nations Avenue Gigiri, PO Box 30552 00100 Nairoibi, Ken ya [email protected]
Local Office: 900 17th Street, NW Suite 506, Washington, D.C. 20006
Ms. Kelly West GEF Coordinator [email protected] +254 20 762 4147
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Registry 1300 New York Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20577, USA [email protected]
Mr. Juan Pablo BonillaIDB-GEF Executive [email protected]
GEF Agency Secretariats cont’d
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Registry 304 East 45th Street New York, NY 10017, USA [email protected]
Attn: Ms. Adriana Dinu GEF Executive Coordinator [email protected] +1 212 906 5143
Copy to: Nancy Bennet [email protected]
GEF Project Agency Secretariats
Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) 380 Enrique Canaval Moreyra Ave., 13th Floor, San Isidro, Lima Lima 27, Peru [email protected]
Attn: René Gómez García Palao Senior Executive [email protected] +511-710-8530
Copy to: Ms. Ligia Castro de Doens, Director Environment [email protected]
Conservation International (CI) 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500 Arlington VA, 22202 USA [email protected]
Attn: Mr. Miguel Morales Vice President/ Managing Director CI-GEF Project [email protected]
Copy to: [email protected]
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Registry Vienna International Centre PO Box 300 A-1400 Vienna, [email protected]
Mr. Juergen Hierold GEF Coordinator [email protected]+43 1 26026 4565
Copy to: Ms. Pamela Mikschofsky [email protected]
GEF Project Agency Secretariats cont’d
[email protected] +41 22 999 02 56
Mr. Sébastien Delahaye Portfolio Manager GEF Coordination Unit [email protected] +41 22 999 02 51
Foreign Economic Cooperation Office (FECO) Ministry of Environmental Protection ECO Building No.5 Houyingfang Hutong Xicheng District, Beijing 100035, China [email protected]
Attn: Mr. Xiao Xuezhi Deputy Director General [email protected] + 86-10-82268807
Copy to: Ms. Chen Haijun Director, [email protected] + 86-10-82268846
Ms. Yan Wei Senior Project Manager [email protected] + 86-10-82268848
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Rue Mauverney, 28 CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland [email protected]
Attn: Cyrie Sendashonga Global Director, Policy and Programme [email protected] +41 22 999 03 17
Copy to: Mr. Jean-Yves Pirot, Head, GEF Coordination Unit
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) 1258 Lever Road, Headway Hill Midrand, 1685 South Africa
Attn:Ms. Nomsa T. Zondi GEF Coordinator [email protected] +27 11 313 3491
GEF Project Agency Secretariats cont’d
World Wildlife Fund, Inc. (WWF-US) 1250 24th St, NW Washington, DC 20037-1193 [email protected]
Attn: Dr. David S. McCauley Senior Vice President Policy and Government Affairs [email protected] +1-202-495-4159
Copy to: Mr. Hervé Lefeuvre Senior Director, GEF Relations and GEF Coordinator [email protected] +1-202-459-8533
Fundo Brasileiro para a Biodiversidade (FUNBIO) Rua Voluntários da Pátria, 286 5º andar Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22270-014 [email protected]
Attn: Fabio Heuseler Ferreira leite GEF Coordinator [email protected]
+ 55 21 2123-5326
Copy to:
Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (BOAD) 68 Avenue de La Liberation 1172 - Lomé / Togo
Attn: Mr. Yacoubou Bio-Sawe Director of Environment and Finance Climate (DEFIC), GEF Coordinator [email protected] +(228)22.232.525.24
Copy to: Ibrahim Traore Head of Finance Climate Division, [email protected] +1(228)22.23.26.92
DISTRIBUTION LIST WHEN SUBMITTING PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR GEF CEO APPROVAL/ENDORSEMENT
As a rule, all GEF Agencies are expected to circulate their project proposals to the GEF Secretariat, GEF Agencies,
and STAP and to the relevant Convention Secretariat.
Standard Distribution List for all projects (PIF, PPG, FSP, MSP, and EA): [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]@adb.org [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]@boad.org [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@dbsa.org [email protected] [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]@[email protected] [email protected]@[email protected] [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@wwfus.org [email protected]
To be included in the Standard Distribution List as appropriate:
For Land Degradation Projects:
For POPs Projects:
For Biodiversity Projects: [email protected]
For Climate Change Projects:
For Mercury Projects