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New initiative aims to curb the toxic impacts of agriculture
The governments of Ecuador, India, Kenya, Lao PDR, Philippines, Uruguay, and Viet Nam have come together to launch a $379 million initiative to combat pollution from the use of pesticides and plastics in agriculture.
Textile-producing nations unite to reduce chemical waste
The governments of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Viet Nam have joined forces to fight chemical pollution, launching a joint $43 million program to manage and reduce hazardous chemicals in their textile industries.
Transformational change needed to avoid environmental catastrophe
GEF Assembly discusses how the GEF can accelerate systems change
“Transformational change” will be needed if humanity is to avoid environmental “catastrophe”, President David Granger of Guyana today told the closing session of the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) Assembly in Da Nang, Viet Nam. But he added that the meeting had convinced him that a “new day is dawning for the global environment”.
Heads of state, UN and business leaders to attend Sixth GEF Assembly in Da Nang, Viet Nam on June 27-28
Heads of state and government, ministers, heads of UN agencies, top businesspeople and academics, and NGO leaders, will meet in Viet Nam on June 27-28, for the Sixth Global Environment Facility's (GEF) Assembly.
The Assembly, which will be one of the most significant global gatherings of the year on the environment, follows a record US$4.1 billion replenishment by governments of the GEF’s trust fund, and is testament to its growing influence and effectiveness in bringing about sustainable development around the world, and safeguarding the global commons.
The GEF’s contribution to sustainable development in Vietnam
By Dr. Do Nam Thang, GEF Operational Focal Point, Vietnam
Anyone seeking to assess the impact of the GEF's work in Vietnam should go and visit Mr. Phan Trong Xuan. He used to live within five metres of a Persistent Organic Pollutant (POP) pesticide warehouse in Mau 2 village, Kim Lien commune, in the Nam Dan district of Nghe An province The pesticides caused soil and water pollution, and produced a bad odour that pervaded the whole village. Many people suffered health problems: some died from cancer.
Investing in Africa’s Cities
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) CEO, Naoko Ishii, wrapped up a visit to Africa, focused on dealing with the challenges of rapid urbanization in Johannesburg, where she joined Executive Mayor, Parks Tau for the announcement of a new multi-million investment in the City’s spatial redesign program, ‘Corridors of Freedom’.