Catalysing the Use of Solar Photovoltaic Energy

2019-GEF-PIR-PIMS5137-GEFID5063CEO Endorsement Letter to CouncilPIF Document for WPI (Revised)PPG Document (Revised)Project Review SheetSTAP Review (PDF)
To reduce GHG emissions in Iraq by demonstrating and catalysing the application of solar PV technology to meet the energy needs of offices, small businesses, residences and small town services (small-scale distributed solar PV power plants and utility scale plants, on- and off-grid).

Vietnam POPS and Sound Harmful Chemicals Management Project

2019-GEF-PIR-PIMS5154-GEFID5067PIF Document for WPI (Revised)PPG Document (Revised)Project Review SheetRequest for CEO EndorsementSTAP Review (PDF)project document
Continued reduction of environmental and health risks through POPs, mercury and harmful chemicals release and exposure reduction achievedby provision of an integrated insititutional and regulatory framework.

Protect Human Health and the Environment from Unintentional Releases of POPs and Mercury from the Unsound Disposal of Healthcare Waste in Kyrgyzstan

HCWM_TE_Final_Report_04_Oct_2018PIF Document for WPI (Revised)PPG DocumentProject Review SheetRequest for CEO MSP approval
Implement Best Environmental Practices (BEP) and Best Available Technologies (BAT) in the health-care sector to assist Kyrgyzstan in meeting its obligations under the Stockholm Convention to reduce UPOPs as well as Mercury releases under the future Minamata Convention, while reducing the occurrence of the spread of infectious diseases due to inadequate HCWM

Implementing a "Ridge to Reef" Approach to Protecting Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions within and Around Protected Areas

2019-GEF-PIR-PIMS5087-GEFID5069PIF Document for WPI (Revised)Project Document (for CEO Endorsement)Project Review SheetSTAP Review (PDF)Web Documents
To ensure that biodiversity and ecosystem functions within and around marine and terrestrial PAs in Grenada are better protected from threats through the adoption of an integrated “ridge to reef” approach that increases PA management effectiveness and applies targeted sustainable land management practices

National Biodiversity Planning to Support the Implementation of the CBD 2011-2020 Strategic Plan in South Africa

Enabling Activity Request
To integrate South Africa’s obligations under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) into its national spatial, development and sectoral planning frameworks through a renewed and participative ‘biodiversity planning’ and strategizing process, in a manner that is in line with the global guidance contained in the CBD’s Strategic Plan for 2011-2020.

Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies for Industrial Climate Change Mitigation in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation

PIF Document for WPI (Revised)Review Sheet (PDF)STAP Review (PDF)
To mitigate the Russian Federation’s contribution to anthropogenic climate change by improving the resource efficiency and reducing the GHG emissions of the key manufacturing industries operating in the Republic of Tatarstan as well as by enhancing the agro-forestry industry’s capacities to produce planting material required by Tatarstan’s Ministry of Forestry for climate change mitigating carbon sink enhancement.