On Thursday, the Global Environment Facility Council, meeting as the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF)/Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) Council, approved one of the largest LDCF/SCCF work programs ever. In his opening remarks to the LDCF/SCCF Council, GEF CEO and Council Co-Chair Carlos Manuel Rodríguez emphasized the importance of these two GEF adaptation funds to build resilience and adaptation in the world’s most vulnerable countries. They also met as the first Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) Council and approved GBFF’s Resource Allocation Policy.