PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
March 12th, 2018 - March 16th,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
Requests Received from GEF Agencies
March 12 - 16, 2018
GEF
ID Type Decision Sought Proponent Country Project Title
Date
Received
IA
ID Program ManagerFocal Area
CAF
10035 MSP CEO MSP Approval CAF Regional (Argentina,
Bolivia, Brazil,
Paraguay, Uruguay)
Preparing the Ground for the
Implementation of the La Plata
Basin Strategic Action Program
9-Mar-18Christian SeverinInternational
Waters
10036 MSP CEO MSP Approval CAF Paraguay Establishment of a sustainable
framework for productive chains in
Paraguay.
9-Mar-18Pascal MartinezLand
Degradation
9782 FP CEO PIF Clearance for
WPI
CAF Bolivia Ecological Integrity and
Sustainability of the Plurinational
System of Protected Areas
16-Mar-18Mark ZimskyBiodiversity
CI
9434 FP CEO endorsement of FSP CI Timor Leste Securing the Long-term
Conservation of Timor Leste
Biodiversity and Ecosystem
Services through the
Establishement of a functioning
National Protected Area Network
and the Improvement of Natural
Resource Management in Priority
Catchment Corridor
15-Mar-18Cyrille BarneriasMulti Focal
Area
GEF
ID Type Decision Sought Proponent Country Project Title
Date
Received
IA
ID Program ManagerFocal Area
FAO
10044 MSP CEO PIF Approval FAO Ukraine Strengthening capacity in the
Forestry sector of Ukraine for
enhanced transparency in
implementation and monitoring of
Ukraine’s Nationally Determined
Contribution (NDC) under the
Paris Agreement
20-Feb-18Pascal MartinezClimate
Change
10044 MSP CEO PPG approval FAO Ukraine Strengthening capacity in the
Forestry sector of Ukraine for
enhanced transparency in
implementation and monitoring of
Ukraine’s Nationally Determined
Contribution (NDC) under the
Paris Agreement
20-Feb-18Pascal MartinezClimate
Change
10034 FP CEO PIF Clearance for
WPI
FAO Equatorial Guinea Promoting Community Forestry
for Climate Change Mitigation and
Sustainable Livelihoods in
Equatorial Guinea.
9-Mar-18Pascal MartinezClimate
Change
10037 MSP CEO PIF Approval FAO Uzbekistan Strengthening Capacity in the
Agriculture and Land-use Sectors
for Enhanced Transparency in
Implementation and Monitoring of
the Uzbekistan’s Nationally
Determined Contribution (NDC)
under the Paris Agreement
9-Mar-18Akio TakemotoClimate
Change
GEF
ID Type Decision Sought Proponent Country Project Title
Date
Received
IA
ID Program ManagerFocal Area
10037 MSP CEO PPG approval FAO Uzbekistan Strengthening Capacity in the
Agriculture and Land-use Sectors
for Enhanced Transparency in
Implementation and Monitoring of
the Uzbekistan’s Nationally
Determined Contribution (NDC)
under the Paris Agreement
9-Mar-18Akio TakemotoClimate
Change
9988 MSP CEO PIF Approval FAO Equatorial Guinea Enhancing Equatorial Guinea’s
institutional and technical capacity
in the agriculture, forestry and
other land-use sector for enhanced
transparency under the Paris
Agreement
13-Mar-18Dustin SchinnClimate
Change
10040 MSP CEO PIF Approval FAO Sri Lanka Enhancing and bridging
knowledge gaps in Sri Lanka's
NDC implementation of AFOLU
sector for Enhanced Transparency
Framework (ETF)
13-Mar-18Akio TakemotoClimate
Change
IADB
10031 MSP CEO PIF Approval IADB Mexico Transparency under the Paris
Agreement: National and
Subnational Contribution and
Tracking towards Mexico’s NDC
9-Mar-18Milena VasquezClimate
Change
10031 MSP CEO PPG approval IADB Mexico Transparency under the Paris
Agreement: National and
Subnational Contribution and
Tracking towards Mexico’s NDC
9-Mar-18Milena VasquezClimate
Change
GEF
ID Type Decision Sought Proponent Country Project Title
Date
Received
IA
ID Program ManagerFocal Area
IUCN
9417 FP CEO endorsement of FSP IUCN Chad Restoring Ecological Corridors in
the Mayo-Kebbi Quest, Chad, to
Support Multiple Land and Forests
Benefits - RECONNECT
14-Mar-18Jean-Marc
Sinnassamy
Multi Focal
Area
GEF
ID Type Decision Sought Proponent Country Project Title
Date
Received
IA
ID Program ManagerFocal Area
UNDP
10042 MSP CEO PIF Approval UNDP Macedonia Strengthening Institutional and
Technical Macedonian Capacities
to Enhance Transparency in the
Framework of the Paris Agreement
8-Mar-186323 Milena VasquezClimate
Change
9996 EA CEO EA Approval UNDP Niger Fourth National Communication
on Climate Change
12-Mar-186214 Akio TakemotoClimate
Change
10032 FP CEO PIF Clearance for
WPI
UNDP Colombia Colombia's 2030 MRV Strategic
Vision
12-Mar-186226 Milena VasquezClimate
Change
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)
13-Mar-185475 Maria Del Pilar
Barrera Rey
Multi Focal
Area
9899 FP CEO PIF Clearance for
WPI
UNDP Philippines Supporting Cities to Achieve Low-
Emission Urban Pathways
(SCALEUP)
14-Mar-186173 Xiaomei TanClimate
Change
10041 FP CEO PIF Clearance for
WPI
UNDP Regional (Marshall
Islands, Palau,
Tuvalu)
Managing Coastal Aquifers in
Selected Pacific SIDS
14-Mar-186196 Christian SeverinMulti Focal
Area
9709 FP CEO endorsement of FSP UNDP Colombia GEF GOLD Colombia: Integrated
Sound Management of Mercury in
Colombia’s ASGM sector
14-Mar-185931 Evelyn SwainChemicals
and Waste
9651 MSP CEO MSP Approval UNDP Somalia Strengthening National Capacities
for Improved Decision Making and
Mainstreaming of Global
Environmental Obligations
14-Mar-185799 Susan WaithakaMulti Focal
Area
GEF
ID Type Decision Sought Proponent Country Project Title
Date
Received
IA
ID Program ManagerFocal Area
9651 MSP CEO PIF Approval UNDP Somalia Strengthening National Capacities
for Improved Decision Making and
Mainstreaming of Global
Environmental Obligations
14-Mar-185799 Susan WaithakaMulti Focal
Area
9710 FP CEO endorsement of FSP UNDP Peru Integrated Sound Management of
Mercury in Peru’s Artisanal and
Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM)
14-Mar-185874 Evelyn SwainChemicals
and Waste
9708 FP CEO endorsement of FSP UNDP Kenya Integrated Sound Management of
Mercury in Kenya’s ASGM
(IMKA)
15-Mar-185877 Evelyn SwainChemicals
and Waste
9598 FP CEO PIF Clearance for
WPI
UNDP Iran Sustainable Land Management in
the Illam Province
16-Mar-184708 Ulrich ApelLand
Degradation
9804 MSP CEO MSP Approval UNDP Panama Conservation and Sustainable Use
of Biodiversity in Coastal Marine
Production Landscapes
16-Mar-185750 Mark ZimskyBiodiversity
GEF
ID Type Decision Sought Proponent Country Project Title
Date
Received
IA
ID Program ManagerFocal Area
UNEP
10030 MSP CEO EA Approval UNEP Global (Azerbaijan,
Cuba, Algeria,
Ecuador, Ethiopia,
Gambia, Cambodia,
Kiribati, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Morocco,
Montenegro,
Mauritius, Panama,
Peru, Paraguay,
Rwanda, Sudan,
Senegal, Togo,
Tunisia, Turkey,
Tuvalu, Uganda,
Samoa)
GEF Support to UNCCD 2018
National Reporting Process -
Umbrella IV
9-Mar-18Jean-Marc
Sinnassamy
Land
Degradation
10043 MSP CEO PIF Approval UNEP Azerbaijan Capacity Building to Meet
enhanced Transparency
Framework of the Paris Agreement
9-Mar-18Milena VasquezClimate
Change
10043 MSP CEO PPG approval UNEP Azerbaijan Capacity Building to Meet
enhanced Transparency
Framework of the Paris Agreement
9-Mar-18Milena VasquezClimate
Change
10038 MSP CEO PIF Approval UNEP Pakistan Building Capacity in the Public
and Private Sectors to Achieve
Transparent Tracking of Pakistan’s
NDC
13-Mar-18Akio TakemotoClimate
Change
10039 MSP CEO PIF Approval UNEP Lao PDR Strengthening Lao PDR's
institutional capacity to comply
with the Enhanced Transparency
Framework under the Paris
Agreement
13-Mar-18Akio TakemotoClimate
Change
GEF
ID Type Decision Sought Proponent Country Project Title
Date
Received
IA
ID Program ManagerFocal Area
10030 MSP CEO PIF Clearance for
WPI
UNEP Global (Azerbaijan,
Cuba, Algeria,
Ecuador, Ethiopia,
Gambia, Cambodia,
Kiribati, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Morocco,
Montenegro,
Mauritius, Panama,
Peru, Paraguay,
Rwanda, Sudan,
Senegal, Togo,
Tunisia, Turkey,
Tuvalu, Uganda,
Samoa)
GEF Support to UNCCD 2018
National Reporting Process -
Umbrella IV
16-Mar-18Jean-Marc
Sinnassamy
Land
Degradation
UNIDO
9473 MSP CEO MSP Approval UNIDO Cuba Strengthening of National
Capacities for the Development of
Solar Photovoltaic (PV) in Cuba
15-Mar-18Ming YangClimate
Change
9648 MSP CEO MSP Approval UNIDO Barbados Strategic Platform to Promote
Sustainable Energy Technology
Innovation, Industrial
Development and
Entrepreneurship in Barbados
16-Mar-18Ming YangClimate
Change
World Bank
9265 FP CEO endorsement of FSP World
Bank
Vietnam GEF-AF-Mekong Delta Integrated
Climate Resilience and Sustainable
Livelihoods Project
12-Mar-18159976 David Elrie RodgersMulti Focal
Area
GEF
ID Type Decision Sought Proponent Country Project Title
Date
Received
IA
ID Program ManagerFocal Area
WWF-US
10033 FP CEO PIF Clearance for
WPI
WWF-US Regional (Bhutan,
India)
Manas Integrated River Basin
Management Project (M-IRBM)
12-Mar-18Leah KarrerInternational
Waters
March 12 - 16, 2018
Responses to Proponents
ID Type Decision Sought Proponen Country Project Title
Response
Date Remarks
IA
ID Focal Area Program Manage
CAF
9782 FP CEO PIF
Clearance for WPI
CAF Bolivia Ecological Integrity and
Sustainability of the
Plurinational System of
Protected Areas
13-Mar-18 Review Sheet sent to
Agency for PIF
revision
Biodiversity Mark Zimsky
9782 FP CEO PIF
Clearance for WPI
CAF Bolivia Ecological Integrity and
Sustainability of the
Plurinational System of
Protected Areas
16-Mar-18 PIF recommended for
CEO clearance (PM
technically cleared PIF)
Biodiversity Mark Zimsky
CI
9997 MSP CEO PIF Approval CI Rwanda Strengthening the Capacity
of Institutions in Rwanda
to implement the
Transparency
Requirements of the Paris
Agreement
9-Mar-18 PIF recommended for
CEO approval (PM
recommended for
technical clearance)
Climate
Change
Dustin Schinn
FAO
9380 FP CEO endorsement
of FSP
FAO Mexico Securing the Future of
Global Agriculture in the
Face of Climate Change
by Conserving the Genetic
Diversity of the
Traditional Agro-
ecosystems of Mexico
14-Mar-18 FSP endorsed by CEOBiodiversity Jaime Cavelier
9556 FP CEO endorsement
of FSP
FAO Kenya Restoration of Arid and
Semi-arid lands (ASAL)
of Kenya through Bio-
enterprise Development
and other Incentives under
The Restoration Initiative
14-Mar-18 FSP recommended for
endorsement
(Technically cleared)
Multi Focal
Area
Jean-Marc
Sinnassamy
ID Type Decision Sought Proponen Country Project Title
Response
Date Remarks
IA
ID Focal Area Program Manage
9517 FP CEO endorsement
of FSP
FAO Sao Tome and
Principe
Landscape Restoration for
Ecosystem Functionality
and Climate Change
Mitigation in the Republic
of Sao Tome e Principe
15-Mar-18 FSP recommended for
endorsement
(Technically cleared)
Multi Focal
Area
Asha Bobb-Semple
IUCN
9417 FP CEO endorsement
of FSP
IUCN Chad Restoring Ecological
Corridors in the Mayo-
Kebbi Quest, Chad, to
Support Multiple Land and
Forests Benefits -
RECONNECT
14-Mar-18 FSP recommended for
endorsement
(Technically cleared)
Multi Focal
Area
Jean-Marc
Sinnassamy
9232 FP CEO endorsement
of FSP
IUCN Regional
(Cambodia, Lao
PDR, Myanmar)
Sustainable Management
of Peatland Ecosystems in
Mekong Countries
14-Mar-18 FSP endorsed by CEOMulti Focal
Area
Paul Hartman
9521 FP CEO endorsement
of FSP
IUCN Guinea-Bissau Managing Mangroves and
Production Landscapes for
Climate Change Mitigation
16-Mar-18 Review Sheet sent to
Agency for FSP
revision
Multi Focal
Area
Jean-Marc
Sinnassamy
UNDP
9659 FP CEO endorsement
of FSP
UNDP Kenya Kenya- Combating
Poaching and Illegal
Wildlife Trafficking in
Kenya through an
Integrated Approach
6-Mar-18 FSP endorsed by CEO5468 Multi Focal
Area
Jaime Cavelier
9231 FP CEO PIF
Clearance for WPI
UNDP Pakistan Snow Leopard and
Ecosystem Protection
Program
12-Mar-18 Review Sheet sent to
Agency for PIF
revision
5716 Multi Focal
Area
Jaime Cavelier
9193 FP CEO endorsement
of FSP
UNDP Kazakhstan Conservation and
Sustainable Management
of Key Globally Important
Ecosystems for Multiple
Benefits
13-Mar-18 FSP endorsed by CEO5696 Multi Focal
Area
Asha Bobb-Semple
ID Type Decision Sought Proponen Country Project Title
Response
Date Remarks
IA
ID Focal Area Program Manage
9646 MSP CEO PIF Approval UNDP Colombia Mainstreaming of energy
efficiency into public
buildings and social
housing development in
Colombia
13-Mar-18 Review Sheet sent to
Agency for PIF
revision
5599 Climate
Change
Milena Vasquez
9660 FP CEO endorsement
of FSP
UNDP Zimbabwe Strengthening Biodiversity
and Ecosystems
Management and Climate-
Smart Landscapes in the
Mid to Lower Zambezi
Region of Zimbabwe
14-Mar-18 FSP endorsed by CEO5693 Multi Focal
Area
Jaime Cavelier
9361 FP CEO endorsement
of FSP
UNDP Vietnam Mainstreaming Natural
Resource Management and
Biodiversity Conservation
Objectives into Socio-
economic Development
Planning and Management
of Biosphere Reserve in
Viet Nam
14-Mar-18 FSP endorsed by CEO5659 Multi Focal
Area
Hannah Fairbank
9931 MSP CEO MSP
Approval
UNDP Regional Clean Rural Electrification
for African Countries
15-Mar-18 MSP approved by CEO6182 Climate
Change
Ming Yang
##### FP CEO PIF
Clearance for WPI
UNDP Lesotho Integrated Watershed
Management for improved
agro-pastoral livelihoods
in the Sepabala sub-
catchment.
15-Mar-18 PIF recommended for
CEO clearance
6081 Land
Degradation
Jean-Marc
Sinnassamy
##### FP CEO PIF
Clearance for WPI
UNDP Sao Tome and
Principe
Enhancing Capacity for
Biodiversity Conservation
and Protected Area
Management
15-Mar-18 Review Sheet sent to
Agency for PIF
revision
5881 Multi Focal
Area
Jean-Marc
Sinnassamy
UNEP
ID Type Decision Sought Proponen Country Project Title
Response
Date Remarks
IA
ID Focal Area Program Manage
9956 MSP CEO MSP
Approval
UNEP Regional (Burkina
Faso, Niger)
Effective National
Implementation of the
Access and Benefit
Sharing and Traditional
Knowledge Regime in
Burkina Faso and Niger in
accordance with the
Nagoya Protocol through
regional collaboration.
14-Dec-17 MSP sent to Agency
for revision
Biodiversity Jaime Cavelier
9409 MSP CEO MSP
Approval
UNEP Sri Lanka Healthy Landscapes:
Managing Agricultural
Landscapes in Socio-
ecologically Sensitive
Areas to Promote Food
Security, Well-being and
Ecosystem Health
13-Mar-18 MSP sent to Agency
for revision
Multi Focal
Area
Ulrich Apel
9452 FP CEO endorsement
of FSP
UNEP Global
(Afghanistan,
Antigua And
Barbuda, Central
African Republic,
Djibouti,
Dominica, Eritrea,
Fiji, Guinea, Haiti,
Jamaica, Liberia,
Myanmar, Malawi,
Niger, Nauru,
Suriname, Sao
Tome and Principe,
Chad, Trinidad and
Tobago, Ukraine,
Uganda)
Technology Needs
Assessments - Phase III
(TNA Phase III)
14-Mar-18 FSP endorsed by CEOClimate
Change
Katya Kuang-Idba
ID Type Decision Sought Proponen Country Project Title
Response
Date Remarks
IA
ID Focal Area Program Manage
##### MSP CEO EA Approval UNEP Global
(Azerbaijan, Cuba,
Algeria, Ecuador,
Ethiopia, Gambia,
Cambodia,
Kiribati, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Morocco,
Montenegro,
Mauritius, Panama,
Peru, Paraguay,
Rwanda, Sudan,
Senegal, Togo,
Tunisia, Turkey,
Tuvalu, Uganda,
Samoa)
GEF Support to UNCCD
2018 National Reporting
Process - Umbrella IV
14-Mar-18 Review Sheet sent to
Agency for EA revision
Land
Degradation
Jean-Marc
Sinnassamy
9901 FP CEO PIF
Clearance for WPI
UNEP Thailand Accelerating construction
of energy efficient green
housing units in Thailand
14-Mar-18 Review Sheet sent to
Agency for PIF
revision
Climate
Change
Ming Yang
9539 MSP CEO MSP
Approval
UNEP Malawi Enhancing Sustainability
of Protected Area Systems
and Stabilizing Agro-
production in Adjoining
Areas through Improved
IAS Management
15-Mar-18 MSP approved by CEOBiodiversity Jaime Cavelier
9835 MSP CEO MSP
Approval
UNEP Chile Strengthening Chile’s
Nationally Determined
Contribution (NDC)
Transparency Framework
15-Mar-18 MSP approved by CEOClimate
Change
Milena Vasquez
ID Type Decision Sought Proponen Country Project Title
Response
Date Remarks
IA
ID Focal Area Program Manage
##### MSP CEO PIF
Clearance for WPI
UNEP Global
(Azerbaijan, Cuba,
Algeria, Ecuador,
Ethiopia, Gambia,
Cambodia,
Kiribati, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Morocco,
Montenegro,
Mauritius, Panama,
Peru, Paraguay,
Rwanda, Sudan,
Senegal, Togo,
Tunisia, Turkey,
Tuvalu, Uganda,
Samoa)
GEF Support to UNCCD
2018 National Reporting
Process - Umbrella IV
16-Mar-18 PIF recommended for
CEO clearance (Docs
circulating for
clearance/signature)
Land
Degradation
Jean-Marc
Sinnassamy
UNIDO
9206 FP CEO endorsement
of FSP
UNIDO Peru Sustainable Industrial
Zone Development
9-Mar-18 Review Sheet sent to
Agency for FSP
revision
Multi Focal
Area
Evelyn Swain
9206 FP CEO endorsement
of FSP
UNIDO Peru Sustainable Industrial
Zone Development
12-Mar-18 FSP endorsed by CEO
(03/12/2018 CEO
Endorsed Project)
Multi Focal
Area
Evelyn Swain
9648 MSP CEO PIF Approval UNIDO Barbados Strategic Platform to
Promote Sustainable
Energy Technology
Innovation, Industrial
Development and
Entrepreneurship in
Barbados
13-Mar-18 Review Sheet sent to
Agency for PIF
revision
Climate
Change
Ming Yang
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
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Ibrahima Sow
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Mitigation
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Adaptation
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Management
Land Degradation
Ulrich Apel
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International Waters
Christian Severin
Manager
Herbert Acquay
Patnerships and Resource
Mobilization
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Secretary to the Council
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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]
+1 202 473 7855
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
+1 202 473 9647
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
Senior Operations Officer [email protected]+1 202 473 6056
Senior Evaluation Officer [email protected]+1 202 473 0266
Dennis Bours Evaluation Officer [email protected]+1 202 458 9153
Research Assistant [email protected]+1 202 473 1808
Molly WattsEvaluation Analyst [email protected]+1 202 473 3675
Sara El ChoufiEvaluation Analyst [email protected]+1 202 458 7069
Program Assistant [email protected]+1 202 473 0654
Peixuan ZhouEvaluation Analyst [email protected]+1 202 473 1703
nupam AnandEvaluation Officer [email protected]+202-473-3147
Geeta BatraDeputy Director and Chief Evaluation [email protected]+202-473-4442
Senior Evaluation Officer [email protected]+1 202 473 8154
Senior Evaluation Officer [email protected]+1 202 4738896
Knowledge Management Officer [email protected]+1 202 458 4908
Evaluation Officer [email protected]+1 202 458 2719
Information Analyst [email protected]+1 202 473 4914
Kyoko MatsumotoSenior Evaluation Officer [email protected]+1 202 473 2609
Senior Executive Assistant [email protected]+1 202 458 9682
Khondoker Tanveer Haider [email protected]
Laura Reynolds Nissley Consultant [email protected]
Silvia Mancini
smancini
Operations Associate
Sophie Hans-Moevi Senior Program Assistant shansmoevi
73 0701
Matthew Pueschel Consultant mpueschel 6743
Senior Climate Change Specialist
Saliha Dobardzic
[email protected]+ 202 473 5943
Young Hee Lee Operations Analyst ylee12
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Farayi Onias Madziwa Program Officer fmadziwa
58 5184
licia Marie Austin Temporary austin
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nni Rein Temporary rein
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Manager
GEF DIRECTORY OF ADDRESSEES
GEF Secretariat1
Program Coordination Registry1818 H Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20433, USA
gcoord ination@theg ef.org
Attn: Mr. Henry SalazarCoordinator - [email protected]
+1 202 473 8226
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
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 1 N9 [email protected]
Attn: Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias Executive Secretary GEF Contact Person: Mr. Yibin Xiang
Program Officer
+1 514 288 2220
UN Framework on Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC)Haus Carstanjen
Martin Luther King Strasse 8
53175 Bonn, Germany
Attn: Ms. Patricia EspinosaExecutive Secretary
GEF Contact Person(s):
- Ms. Deschen Tsering
- Mr. Alejandro Kilpatrick
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
UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)Herrmnn-Ehlers Str. 10
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
Mr. Jacob Duer
Coordinator, Minamata Convention
[email protected] +41 22 917 82 17
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
Brian Child Panel Member on Biodiversity [email protected] +352 392 0494
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: Ryan Alexander Associate Manager, Climate Finance [email protected]
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, USA [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 2448
Copy to: Ms. Margarita Astrálaga Director, Environment and Climate Division [email protected] Tel: +39 06 5459 2151
Ms. Sheila Mwanundu [email protected]
Ms. Aisha Nazario [email protected] Tel: +39 06 5459 2459 Ms. Estibalitz Morras [email protected] Tel: +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]
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 Agency [email protected]
Copy to: [email protected]
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Registry Vienna International Centre PO Box 300 A-1400 Vienna, Austria [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: [email protected]
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 Biodiversity Projects: [email protected] [email protected]
For Land Degradation Projects:
For POPs Projects:
[email protected] For Climate Change Projects:
For Mercury Projects