Medium-sized Project Proposals Circulated for Council's information prior to CEO Approval - 2009
Medium-sized project (MSP) grants of less than US$1 million are available through expedited procedures that speed processing and implementation. These medium-sized grants increase GEF's flexibility in programming resources and encourage a wider range of interested parties to propose and develop project concepts. For more information, please refer to the MSP Template and Guidelines.
February 16, 2010
Barbados: Sustainable Energy Framework for Barbados
January 18, 2010
Haiti: Emergency Program for Solar Power Generation and Lighting for Haiti
Comments from Council Members: Netherlands France
January 14, 2010
Costa Rica: Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework under the Global: Biosafety Program
Morocco: Mainstreaming Biodiversity into Value Chains for Mediterranean Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
January 13, 2010
Uganda: Developing an Experimental Methodology for Testing the Effectiveness of Payments for Ecosystem Services to Enhance Conservation in Productive Landscapes in Uganda
December 28, 2009
Serbia: Ensuring Financial Sustainability of the Protected Area System
December 23, 2009
Haiti: Small Scale Hydro Power Development in Haiti
December 17, 2009
Kyrgyzstan: Small Hydro Power Development
Mauritania: Partnership to Mainstream Marine and Coastal Biodiversity into Oil and Gas Sector Development in Mauritania
December 16, 2009
Bhutan: Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework of Bhutan
December 11, 2009
Kyrgyzstan: Management and Disposal of PCBs in Kyrgyzstan
December 7, 2009
South Africa: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Major Sporting Events, FIFA 2010 and the Implementation of the National Greening Programme in Liaison with 2010 FIFA LOC
November 20, 2009
Argentina: Grasslands and Savannas of the Southern Cone of South America: Initiatives for their Conservation in Argentina
November 19, 2009
Mongolia: Energy Efficiency in New Construction in the Residential and Commercial Buildings Sector in Mongolia
October 30, 2009
Belarus: Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation into Territorial Planning Policies and Practices
October 19, 2009
Romania: Improving the Financial Sustainability of the Carpathian System of Protected Areas
October 15, 2009
India: SLEM - Sustainable Participatory Management of Natural Resources to Promote Ecosystem Health and Resilience in the Thar Desert Ecosystem
October 7, 2009
Global: Global Energy Assessment: Developing Policy Tools for Jointly Reducing Energy Poverty and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
October 1, 2009
Global (Afghanistan, Eritrea, Lao PDR, Liberia, Mauritius, Palau): Piloting Integrated Processes and Approaches to Facilitate National Reporting to Rio Conventions
September 14, 2009
Colombia: Co-Efficiency: Improving Energy Efficiency in Buildings in Colombia through Synergies between Environmental Conventions
September 3, 2009
Bahamas: Promoting Sustainable Energy
August 27, 2009
Uruguay: Piloting of an Ecosystem-based Approach to Uruguayan Coastal Fisheries
August 18, 2009
Morocco: Mainstreaming Global Environmental Aspects in the Planning and Monitoring processes of the National Human Development Initiative (NHDI)
August 17, 2009
Vietnam: Promotion of Sustainable Forest and Land Management in the Vietnam Uplands
Madagascar: SIP-Stabilizing Rural Populations through improved systems for SLM and Local Governance of Lands in Southern Madagascar
August 7, 2009
Regional (Bulgaria, Romania): Promotiong Payments for Environmental Services (PES) and Related Sustainable Financing Schemes in the Danube Basin
August 3, 2009
Djibouti: Establishing Effectively Managed Marine Protected Areas
July 17, 2009
Montenegro: Strengthening the Sustainability of the Protected Areas System of the Republic of Montenegro
July 15, 2009
Slovak Republic: Sustainable Mobility in the City of Bratislava
July 10, 2009
Global: Collection and Reporting Procedures for Evaluating the Continued Need of DDT for Disease Vector Control
July 9, 2009
Armenia: Developing the Protected Area System
July 2, 2009
Global: Support to GEF Eligible CBD Parties for Carrying Out 2010 Biodiversity Targets National Assessments-Phase III
Senegal: Innovations in Micro Irrigation for Dryland Farmers under the Regional: SIP Program: Strategic Investment Program for SLM in Sub-Saharan Africa (SIP)
July 1, 2009
Burkina Faso: National Subprogram for Coordination and Institutional Development on Sustainable Land Management
June 16, 2009
Regional (Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Yemen): MENARID Cross Cutting M&E Functions and Knowledge Management for INRM within the MENARID Programme
June 15, 2009
Turkmenistan: Strengthening the Turkmenistan Protected Areas System
June 9, 2009
Syria: Prevention and Disposal of POPs and Obsolete Pesticides
June 4, 2009
Lao PDR: BS Support the Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework of Lao PDR
Regional (Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam): CTI West Pacific-East Asia Oceanic Fisheries Management Project - under the Coral Traingle Initiative
May 12, 2009
India: SLEM/CPP - Institutional Coordination, Policy Outreach and M & E Project under the India Sustainable Land and Ecosystem Management Partnership
Global: SFM Capacity Development for Climate Change Mitigation through Sustainable Forest Management in non-Annex I Countries under the GEF Strategy for Sustainable Forest Management
May 5, 2009
Seychelles: Capacity Development for Improved National and International Environment Management in Seychelles
April 10, 2009
Tajikistan: Support to Sustainable Transport Management in Dushanbe
April 8, 2009
Regional (Algeria, Tunisia, Libya): Reducing risks to the sustainable management of the North West Sahara Aquifer System (NWSAS) under the MENARID Integrated Nature Resources Management in Middle East and North Africa Region Program
April 1, 2009
Georgia: Catalyzing Financial Sustainability of Georgia's Protected Area System
March 20, 2009
Regional (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay): Supporting the Implementation of the Global Monitoring Plan of POPs in Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC)
Regional (Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius, Uganda, Zambia): Supporting the Implementation of the Global Monitoring Plan of POPs in Eastern and Southern African Countries
Regional (Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Congo DR): Supporting the Implementation of the Global Monitoring Plan of POPs in West Africa
February 25, 2009
Regional (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda): Malaria Decision Analysis Support Tool (MDAST): Evaluating Health Social and Environmental Impacts and Policy Tradeoffs
February 19, 2009
Moldova: Improving Coverage and Management Effectiveness of the Protected Area System in Moldova
February 17, 2009
Global: Assessments and Guidelines for Sustainable Liquid Biofuels Production in Developing Countries (A Targeted Research Project)
Archives of MSP Proposals Circulated for Council's information prior to CEO Approval